Foreign Correspondent Season 22, Episode 25: USA - Down In Jungleland

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Tanzania/Kenya - Where Have All The Elephants Gone?

In a special investigation reporter Eric Campbell goes undercover with the world's top ranger, Australian Sean Willmore - to expose ivory traders and their rampant, black trade.

30 min

2

Israel - Prisoner X: The Australian Connection

Who was Prisoner X? A special Foreign Correspondent investigation to crack an international super secret.

30 min

3

Made In Italy

Emma Alberici investigates the paradox of the modern Italian state - a country that the European Union simply can't afford to go the same way as some of its neighbours.

30 min

4

USA - Inside The NRA

In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, reporter Lisa Millar examines the incredible power and influence of the National Rifle Association

30 min

5

India On Trial

Zoe Daniel reports from India, where a woman is raped almost every 20 minutes. But Joyti's story stood out, and her family tells Zoe that they're determined to bring about change.

30 min

6

Mexico - The Veins Of The Earth

Foreign Correspondent explores the mysterious and stunningly beautiful underground lakes and rivers of Mexico - the largest subterranean river system in the world, and it's under threat.

30 min

7

Syria - Ibrahim's War

As the bombs and ballistic missiles rain down on the divided ancient Syrian city of Aleppo, Matt Brown follows the life of an 11 year old boy who just wants to go to school and play football with his mates.

30 min

8

Ireland - Race To The Bottom

When Ireland's Food Standards Authority announced that it had found beef products sold by popular food brands contaminated with horse meat, it was the start of a scandal that spread around Europe and to parts of Asia.

30 min

9

Searching For Steele

Did the U.S. and its allies sponsor the use of torture methods in Iraq?

30 min

10

Taiwan - Standing On Shaky Ground

Mark Willacy reporting from Taiwan, where there are fears that a fourth nuclear power plant being constructed close to an active seismic fault could be the setting for another Fukushima-style disaster.

30 min

11

Mali - The Road To Timbuktu (Part 1)

Eric Campbell takes a 1,000km road trip to the fabled Saharan desert city of Timbuktu, which has just been liberated by French troops after radical Islamists invaded.

30 min

12

Mali - The Road To Timbuktu (Part 2)

In part two of his road trip through the West African music centre of Mali, Eric Campbell finally reaches the town of Timbuktu, where he finds out what happened to ordinary people during the occupation by hardline Islamists.

30 min

13

Cyprus - The Haircut

Economics Correspondent Stephen Long meets shocked, angry residents of this sun drenched Mediterranean island who've had their savings - including their pension funds - seized.

30 min

14

Israel - Prisoner X: The Secret

Stunning revelations emerge from a special Foreign Correspondent investigation.

30 min

15

China - The Other China Boom (Part 1)

Australia's leading international current affairs returns with the first of a captivating two part investigation into China's booming drug culture and surging supply chains out of Myanmar.

30 min

16

China - The Other China Boom (Part 2: The Drug Squad)

Foreign Correspondent's explosive investigation into China's booming drug culture and surging supply chains out of Myanmar continues, following big shipments of drug ingredients all the way to Australia.

30 min

17

Brazil - Showtime!

With the world's biggest sporting events heading their way, Brazilians are getting ready to party. So why are they so upset? Lisa Millar goes to Rio to find out.

30 min

18

India - 23 Little Lives

In a little, remote Indian school in July, 55 kids sat down to their government-supplied lunch. Very soon 23 would be dead. What happened? A Foreign Correspondent investigation sheds new light.

30 min

19

Corsica - Murder Island

It's got sun, beaches, spectacular scenery and hoards of holiday makers. It's also the number one European destination for murder. Foreign Correspondent examines the brutal, dark heart of a tourist playground.

30 min

20

Pakistan - The Enemy Within

The Enemy Within. A rare journey into Pakistan's wild, western no-go-zone where until recently the Taliban brutally enforced their doctrine. They've gone, but for how long?

30 min

21

Easter Island - Ageing Rock Stars

We get up close and personal with the ageing rock stars of Rapa Nui - Easter Island's mysterious stone statues. While scientists race to save the gigantic statues, the locals hope those same statues will save their community.

30 min

22

Afghanistan/Canada - Coming Home (Part 1: Combat Doctor)

Their lives intersected in a war zone where the crack combat doctor and the foreign correspondent shared one of the most harrowing days of their lives. Sally Sara tracks down Marc Dauphin - a life saver shattered by PTSD.

30 min

23

Afghanistan/Canada - Coming Home (Part 2: Soldiering On)

Sally Sara met the 'can-do' combat doctor in Kandahar. But when he made it home he struggled with PTSD. So many returned soldiers are ticking time bombs. Sally Sara investigates the impact of PTSD and how to beat it.

30 min

24

Pakistan - Malala

Going to school in Taliban-controlled Swat Valley, Pakistan was a dangerous act of defiance and Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head. Incredibly, she survived. Now Malala is a global icon for education.

30 min

25

USA - Down In Jungleland

Would you work for .13 an hour? That's the tough new reality for two former professionals you'll meet in this disturbing assessment of America's economic reality.

30 min

26

Russia - The Iron Closet

The Winter Olympics are coming and Russia is putting out the welcome mat to the world - that is unless you are gay. Putin's Russia is now a place to stay firmly in the closet - or face jail or worse.

30 min

27

Japan - The Next Wave

Earthquakes. Tsunami. Nuclear Emergency. The chilling set of dominoes that dropped in March 2011 and devastated northern Japan have now largely coalesced into one word - Fukushima.

30 min

28

UK - Honour & Obey

In multi-cultural Britain police struggle to deal with honour crime as women from south-Asian and middle-eastern backgrounds are controlled, abused and sometimes murdered by their families. Foreign Correspondent investigates.

30 min

29

Indonesia - Cry Of The Tiger

Highly endangered Sumatran tigers are barely surviving in the wild - but captivity for these magnificent animals can be just as threatening - Foreign Correspondent investigates the zoo from hell.

30 min

30

The Philippines - The Super Storm

The monster waves & wind of Typhoon Haiyan caused destruction & despair on Bantayan Island, but it's a forgotten corner of the typhoon tragedy. Little help has reached them but the islanders are determined to help themselves.

30 min