E1 - America's Poor Kids

Aired: March 06, 2013

Child poverty has reached record levels in America. This documentary offers a unique perspective on the nation's flagging economy, told from the point of view of the children.

E2 - A History of Syria with Dan Snow

Aired: March 11, 2013

A History of Syria with Dan Snow

E3 - Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?

Aired: March 20, 2013

Documentary. The father of an RAF reservist killed in Basra in 2007 travels to the Iraqi city to discover the impact of the war and the subsequent occupation on ordinary Iraqis.

E4 - South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation

Aired: April 24, 2013

In August 2012, 34 miners were shot dead by police as they protested outside a mine. Peter Hain MP uncovers a day of shocking brutality and disturbing allegations.

E5 - The Mafia's Secret Bunkers

Aired: May 01, 2013

Author and mafia historian John Dickie uncovers the truth about Italy's most powerful mafia, the 'Ndrangheta', believed to be Europe's biggest cocaine traffickers.

E6 - India's Supersize Kids

Aired: August 13, 2013

Investigating the obesity epidemic engulfing India's growing middle class. Anita Rani travels to Mumbai to meet some of India's overweight teenagers.

E7 - America's Stoned Kids

Aired: August 24, 2013

Professor John Marsden heads to Colorado, which voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in November 2012, to investigate the impact this could have on teenage drug use.

E8 - Terror in the Desert

Aired: August 31, 2013

In January 2013, 39 people died and dozens of workers were held hostage when terrorists stormed a gas plant in Algeria. British survivors tell their dramatic and harrowing stories.

E9 - Dan Snow's History of Congo

Aired: October 09, 2013

Dan Snow travels to Congo to reveal how its troubled history has turned one of the world's potentially richest countries into one of its poorest.

E10 - No Sex Please, We're Japanese" "The Great Japanese Retirement

Aired: October 24, 2013

As Japan faces a future which could see its population shrink by a third in just 40 years, Anita Rani explores the reasons why the Japanese are not having enough babies.

E11 - World's Busiest Maternity Ward

Aired: October 31, 2013

In crowded Manila, the capital of the Philippines, Anita Rani follows the lives of three different women and visits a hospital where up to 100 babies are born each day.

E12 - Don't Panic - The Truth About Population

Aired: November 07, 2013

Statistician Professor Hans Rosling presents a spectacular portrait of our rapidly changing world, showing how the problems of rapid population growth are starting to be conquered.