31 episodes

Foreign Correspondent - Series 25

First aired Mar 15, 2016Season 25

Browse all 31 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

Episodes

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Episode 1

Rosie's Journey

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Mar 15, 201630 min

Does gender equality free women from family violence? Campaigner Rosie Batty & reporter Sally Sara journey to gender equality heartland, Sweden to find out. What they discover will surprise.

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Episode 2

The Zombies From Wall Street

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Mar 22, 201630 min

They're back. The crazy loans that triggered the Global Financial Crisis have morphed into "zombie mortgages" and as Paul Barry discovers, they're cutting a swathe through some American cities.

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Episode 3

One Night In Cologne

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Mar 29, 201630 min

A mob sexual assault on young women revellers on New Year’s Eve snapped Germany’s celebrated tolerance of mass migration. What happened? Why was it hushed up? How has it changed the nation?

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Episode 4

Poppyland

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Apr 5, 201630 min

Liam Cochrane travels to the source of most of Australia’s heroin - the vast opium fields of Myanmar, where poppy production has more than doubled in a decade. What will it take to stop the opium trade?

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Episode 5

Mafia Hunter

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Apr 12, 201630 min

Inside the life of Pino Maniaci, the irrepressible Sicilian journalist who campaigns daily against the Mafia, defying constant threats to his life.

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Episode 6

On Thin Ice

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Apr 19, 201630 min

A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people - face the menace of a resurgent Taliban.

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Episode 7

Saudi Arabia Uncovered

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Apr 26, 201630 min

Undercover cameras provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries, revealing how Saudi Arabia ruthlessly crushes internal dissent - and how some people are fighting back.

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Episode 8

False Economy

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May 3, 201630 min

Thousands of Australians book their holidays on cheap foreign airlines - but how safe are they? This special report reveals troubling evidence about the safety of some Asian budget carriers.

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Episode 9

Persian Jam

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May 10, 201630 min

Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music - this is modern Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime. Matt Brown reports.

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Episode 10

Come In Spinner

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May 17, 201630 min

A giant leap for mankind or a hazardous lurch into the unknown? A tiny Australian venture is racing to rule the skies, as drone companies vie to deliver mail, medicines & pizzas to your door. Zoe Daniel reports.

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Episode 11

Into The Zone

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May 24, 201630 min

Mark Willacy travels to radiation-poisoned Fukushima to uncover startling new evidence about the dangers that still lurk there and the near insurmountable task of cleaning it up.

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Episode 12

Surgical Strike

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May 31, 201630 min

Anatomy of a military scandal. Why did US forces attack a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people? An Aussie doctor is among the survivors who tell their chilling stories.

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Episode 13

There'll Always Be An England

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Jun 7, 201630 min

Quit Europe or stay? It's the English who hold the whip in hand in the coming UK vote - and many want out. So what's up with the Poms? Lisa Millar explores the essence of "Englishness".

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Episode 14

Accused

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Jun 14, 201630 min

A puff of rumour grew into a tempest of accusations and led to the jailing of seven people for alleged child abuse at an elite international school in Jakarta. Was justice served or was it a case of moral panic?

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Episode 15

A Fleeting Freedom

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Jun 21, 201630 min

As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence - and turns up some surprises.

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Episode 16

Honouring Noah

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Jun 28, 201630 min

It's the question posed after Orlando & every other massacre: Will America ever regulate guns? Lisa Millar revisits a mother who lost her little boy to a mass shooter and who - remarkably - sees positive signs of change.

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Episode 17

The Reckoning

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Jul 5, 201630 min

It deposed tyrant Saddam Hussein but caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, lit sectarian conflict and helped the rise of ISIS. Was the Iraq war justified? Thirteen years on, a major inquiry is set to pass judgment.

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Episode 18

Freedom Riders

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Jul 12, 201630 min

How do you free troubled kids from the violence and poverty of South Africa's broken townships? For starters, you teach them surfing. Sally Sara reports on the idea that's inspiring youngsters to unleash their best.

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Episode 19

A Bloody Boycott

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Jul 19, 201630 min

Eight or more students shot, universities boycotted, a Prime Minister fighting for his political life. Eric Tlozek looks behind the unrest afflicting Australia's nearest neighbour, PNG.

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Episode 20

The Labours Of Mr. Zhang

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Jul 26, 201630 min

As China's economy stumbles, Matthew Carney taps into the anger of a growing mass of unemployed workers and meets a labour activist who's risking his freedom to fight for their rights.

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Episode 21

Get Up, Stand Up

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Aug 2, 201630 min

As the world's newest nation teeters on the brink of civil war, the young people of South Sudan are pushing back, seeking peace through music and the power of radio. Sally Sara reports.

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Episode 22

Never Trump

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Aug 9, 201630 min

Hamish Macdonald obtains exclusive access to rebel Republicans as they plot to railroad Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

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Episode 23

For Greater Glory

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Aug 16, 201630 min

A generation of athletes treated like lab rats by their own country. Sarah Dingle reports on the human cost of the widespread doping programs run by the former East Germany in the 70s and 80s.

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Episode 24

The War on Children

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Aug 23, 201630 min

In a playground of international powers, it’s children who are dying from bombs, bullets and hunger. Sophie McNeill and cameraman Aaron Hollett report from the Yemen war zone.

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Episode 25

Last Whites of The East End

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Aug 30, 201630 min

For the first time ever, white Britons are a minority in London. This film delves into the lives of the dwindling cockney tribe of the East End as they struggle with immigration, "white flight" and loss of identity.

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Episode 26

Generation Left Behind

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Sep 6, 201630 min

More than 60 million Chinese children are growing up without their parents, paying the price of their country's dash to prosperity. Matthew Carney reports on the generation left behind.

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Episode 27

Joe Leahy's Troubles

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Sep 13, 201630 min

When award-winning Australian filmmaker Bob Connolly reunites with the characters of his acclaimed PNG Highlands trilogy, he is shocked at how their fortunes have changed.

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Episode 28

Wild Things

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Sep 20, 201630 min

Elephants roaming Scandinavia, wolves chasing bison in Europe - endangered animals are being reintroduced to wild places as part of a radical and controversial idea called "re-wilding".

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Episode 29

Keep Calm And Drill On

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Sep 27, 201630 min

Oil-rich Norway has adopted the radical goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2030. But, as Eric Campbell reports, there's a catch to this green revolution.

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Episode 30

The Bridge

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Oct 4, 201630 min

Who'll be next? Fear and paranoia grip Turkey after a failed coup and a payback purge, as Sally Sara reports.

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Episode 31

President Trump

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Nov 20, 201630 min

He was a showman, a wheeler-dealer & one-time rank outsider who shocked Washington's establishment. Now he's set to lead the free world. So who is President Trump? Emma Alberici reports.