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  1. The Art Of Monarchy Episode 1

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    Available since Tuesday with 5 days left.

    1/4. A look at some of the most personal images in the Royal Collection.

  2. Danger In The Download Episode 3

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    Available since Tue, 15 May 2012.

    3/3. In the final episode Ed Butler asks what governments can do to protect the internet.

  3. Danger In The Download Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 8 May 2012.

    2/3. Ed Butler asks if the net's architecture and governance is still fit for purpose?

  4. Danger In The Download Episode 1

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    Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.

    1/3. Ed Butler assesses the growing threats in cyberspace from hackers and cyber weapons.

  5. Nigerian Crossroads Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 1 May 2012.

    2/2. Nigeria is at a crossroads between chaos and a modern state. Can it become the pioneer ...

  6. Nigerian Crossroads Episode 1

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    Available since Tue, 24 Apr 2012.

    1/2. Can this huge, complicated country become the pioneer for Africa? Mark Doyle investigates.

  7. The School To Prison Pipeline

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    Available since Tue, 17 Apr 2012.

    How the heavy hand of the law in some US schools is criminalising the very young.

  8. The War Over Syria

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    Available since Tue, 10 Apr 2012.

    Barbara Plett investigates how the fighting in Syria might reshape the Middle East.

  9. The Pink Certificate

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    Available since Tue, 3 Apr 2012.

    Why homosexual men are not allowed to be conscripted into the Turkish army.

  10. Europe's Choice Deeper Not Wider

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    Available since Tue, 27 Mar 2012.

    3/3. Allan examines new resentments and divisions within the EU exposed by the crisis.

  11. Europe's Choice Breaking the Pact

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    Available since Tue, 20 Mar 2012.

    2/3. Allan Little looks at the failure to enforce the rules of the Stability and Growth Pact.

  12. Europe's Choice 1989: Reshaping Europe

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    Available since Tue, 13 Mar 2012.

    1/3. Allan Little looks at the transformation of Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  13. The Battle for Egypt

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    Available since Tue, 6 Mar 2012.

    A year after the fall of President Mubarak of Egypt, what happened to the revolution?

  14. English In The East Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 28 Feb 2012.

    2/2. English has been the dominant global language but is it the language of the future in Asia

  15. English In The East Episode 1

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    Available since Tue, 21 Feb 2012.

    1/2. English has been the dominant global language but is it the language of the future in Asia

  16. The Bombardment of Homs

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    Available since Sat, 25 Feb 2012.

    A special report from Paul Wood on the four harrowing days he spent under fire in Homs.

  17. Dickens And India - Mutual Friends

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    Available since Tue, 14 Feb 2012.

    Writer Ayeesha Menon explores India's love affair with Charles Dickens.

  18. Womb For Rent

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    Available since Tue, 7 Feb 2012.

    Is outsourcing pregnancy to India exploitative or mutually beneficial?

  19. The Wealth Gap: The View from London Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 31 Jan 2012.

    2/2. As the wealth gap widens, are the super-rich to blame? Michael Robinson investigates.

  20. The Wealth Gap: The View from London Episode 1

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    Available since Tue, 24 Jan 2012.

    1/2. As the wealth gap widens, are the super-rich to blame? Michael Robinson investigates.

  21. Sporting Chances Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 17 Jan 2012.

    2/2. Farayi Mungazi looks at the close links between sport and national identity in Australia.

  22. The Truth About NGOs Haiti

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    Available since Thu, 12 Jan 2012.

    Why are people in Haiti still living in tents without basic amenities?

  23. Sporting Chances Episode 1

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    Available since Tue, 10 Jan 2012.

    1/2. Farayi Mungazi looks at the close links between sport and national identity in South Sudan

  24. The Truth About NGOs India

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    Available since Sun, 1 Jan 2012.

    2/2. A look at transparency and corruption in India. Who really benefits from the work of NGOs?

  25. The Truth About NGOs Malawi

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    Available since Tue, 27 Dec 2011.

    1/2. Are NGOs causing a brain drain by attracting educated young people with the big salaries?

  26. The Songs of Comrade Time

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    Available since Sat, 31 Dec 2011.

    Monica Whitlock goes in search of The Children's Choir of the USSR.

  27. Dot.Com Camps

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    Available since Tue, 20 Dec 2011.

    Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor.

  28. Out In The World Episode 2

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    Available since Tue, 13 Dec 2011.

    2/2. Is the West attempting to force gay rights on Africa, Asia and the Middle East?

  29. Radical Economics Episode 2

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    Available since Sat, 10 Dec 2011.

    2/2. Paul Mason asks whether the expansion of credit created a new form of worker exploitation.

  30. Out In The World Episode 1

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    Available since Tue, 6 Dec 2011.

    1/2. Is the West attempting to force gay rights on Africa, Asia and the Middle East?

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