Season 16

2015 · 16 episodes

Episodes

1The City That Beat IsisA unique, devastating insight into the last days in the battle between Kurdish fighters and Isis for the Syrian town of Kobani.
2America's Cowboy KidsThis action-packed, eye-opening episode visits Texas to meet the young children participating in what has been described as the world's most dangerous organised sport: bull-riding.
3Standing Up to MugabeUnreported World meets the brave - and very funny - comics risking their security by satirising Zimbabwe's politicians online.
4Vaccination WarsUnreported World meets the health workers risking their lives to vaccinate children against polio in Pakistan, where the Taliban have issued a decree against vaccination.
540 Years to Find My FamilyIn Cambodia, Krishnan Guru-Murthy meets families torn apart by the Khmer Rouge genocide, who are now being reunited by reality TV.
6Generation FootballAde Adepitan investigates unscrupulous agents preying on young footballers in Cameroon who are desperate to make a career playing for teams in Europe or the Middle East.
7The Black Mambas: Saving the RhinoIn South Africa, reporter Evan Williams and director Laura Warner meet the Black Mambas: the world's first all-female anti-poaching unit, who are battling to save the rhino from extinction.
8Miss CrimeaIn the disputed territory of Crimea, Marcel Theroux meets Tatar families worried about what Russian rule might bring and a young woman who hopes to become the first Tatar winner of Miss Crimea.
9China's Gay Shock TherapyUnreported World reveals how some Chinese hospitals use nausea-inducing drugs and electric shock therapy to 'cure' gay people, while gay rights activists are closely monitored by the police.
10The Fight for SightIn this uplifting episode, reporter Ade Adepitan meets medics in Malawi who perform 15-minute operations that allow blind people to see.
11The Girl Who Lost Her FaceReporter Giles Duley visits a remarkable clinic for victims of acid attacks in Bangladesh, and follows one young victim as she rebuilds her life, and the inspirational team helping her.
12Frontline Family ReunionsReporter Morland Sanders meets the aid workers trying to reunite children and parents who are trapped on different sides of the frontline in the brutal civil war in South Sudan.
13Mafia HunterKrishnan Guru-Murthy meets the television journalist in Sicily who's risking his life to expose the Mafia bosses whose tentacles still reach far into almost every aspect of life.
14Mexico's Baby BusinessReporter Kiki King investigates Mexico's fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar surrogacy industry.
1530 Years a SlaveMarcel Theroux investigates the growing national scandal in South Korea of modern-day slaves, many of whom have learning difficulties and worked for years on a remote island chain.
16Brazil's Child PreachersChild preachers in Brazil are attracting large crowds and becoming celebrities, as the country's fast-growing evangelical movement gains religious and political power.