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The World About Us Episodes

  1. China Freefall

    Documentary following American skydiving teams on a visit to China.

  2. Blazing Paddles: Great Hawaiian Canoe Race

    Teams race outrigger canoes between two Hawaiian islands.

  3. Eliza Doolittle Goes to Bombay

    The story of the Hindi musical film version of Pygmalion.

  4. Trading to Extinction

    How the over-exploitation of wildlife is leading to dwindling numbers of animals.

  5. Tibet: Episode 1 - The Lost Mystery

    A focus on the history and culture of the Tibetan people between 1903 and 1949.

  6. Man Bilong Hole Bilong Stone

    Programme following the progress of a British caving expedition to Papua New Guinea.

  7. One Way Ticket to Hualampong: Thailand's Market in Children

    Documentary highlighting the alarming market in children in Thailand.

  8. Son of Haji Omar

    Documentary showing a way of life destroyed by the Russian invasion of Afghanistan.

  9. The Slaves of Surinam

    Documentary following two professors to Surinam as they search for their ethnic roots.

  10. Return to the Marshes

    Gavin Young revisits the Marsh Arabs of Iraq 25 years after their first encounter.

  11. Down on the Factory Farm

    An investigation into the welfare of farm animals in Britain.

  12. Mattanza: Death of the Giant Tuna

    Sicilian fishermen find that stocks of giant bluefin tuna are diminishing.

  13. Ileksen

    Coverage of the first general election in Papua New Guinea since its independence in 1975.

  14. Albion in the Orient

    British football team West Bromwich Albion pay a visit to the People's Republic of China.

  15. Africa's Tallest Story

    The wildlife documentary series explores the popularity of the giraffe.

  16. Korea: Faces behind the Mask

    A programme about the Mask Drama performed in the South Korean village of Yangju.

  17. Da Jiu: Dragons, Gods and Ancestors

    Hugh Baker reports on the survival of ancient Chinese traditions outside Commuist China.

  18. The Romance of Indian Railways

    Celebrating 150 years of rail transportation with a look at India's rail network. (1975)