Foreign Correspondent
Foreign Correspondent: Season 29

Air Date

February 18, 2020

Episodes

24 episodes

Foreign Correspondent

Season 29

Episodes

The Coal War

1. The Coal War

February 18, 2020
30 min

While Australia ponders opening new coal fields, Germany has reached an agreement between government, mining and energy companies and unions to phase out brown coal by 2038 in return for a $60 billion injection of funds.

Tourist Mecca

2. Tourist Mecca

February 25, 2020
30 min

Sam Hawley gains rare access to the reclusive kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it begins a campaign to become a tourist destination. But is the notoriously repressive, brutal regime ready to open itself up to the outside world?

Paper Orphans

3. Paper Orphans

March 3, 2020
30 min

Reporter Sally Sara travels to Nepal to uncover an ugly truth: many children living in the more than 500 orphanages across the country are not orphans but victims of traffickers, who prey on poor families in remote areas.

The Peacemaker of Syria

4. The Peacemaker of Syria

March 10, 2020
30 min

A young Syrian leader fighting for peace and prosperity for her country is brutally murdered, soon after President Trump pulled US troops out of north Syria. Reporter Yalda Hakim asks, who killed Hevrin Khalaf and why?

The New Mafia

5. The New Mafia

March 17, 2020
30 min

Sex, drugs and people smuggling. Emma Alberici braves a no-man's land near Naples to report on a ruthless new criminal group moving in on the Italian mafia. Will the Nigerian mafia be as hard to root out as the local mob?

Life in the Time of Corona

6. Life in the Time of Corona

March 24, 2020
30 min

Europe's Coronavirus epicentre and a system at breaking point. Italy in lockdown with thousands of new cases reported every day, hospitals in the north swamped and patients young and old are dying. Emma Alberici reports.

The Singapore Solution

7. The Singapore Solution

March 31, 2020
30 min

While the world shuts down, Singapore has been open for business. Learning from the SARS outbreak Singapore acted on its pandemic plan even before the new virus arrived. Eric Campbell explores the secrets to its success.

Atom Hunters in Antarctica

8. Atom Hunters in Antarctica

April 7, 2020
30 min

Take an epic journey across Antarctica with a crack team of scientists on a mission to unlock earth's secret history. They plan to drill hundreds of metres deep to find atoms in a bid to illuminate our climate future.

The War on Afghan Women

9. The War on Afghan Women

April 14, 2020
30 min

After years of war the US government and the Taliban are making a 'peace deal'. But what does the Taliban's return to power mean for Afghan women? Will migrant Afghani workers returning home from Iran spread COVID-19?

Behind Enemy Lines

10. Behind Enemy Lines

April 21, 2020
30 min

New York City is the epicentre of the US fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. We follow paramedics, police, ICU nurses, overworked doctors and volunteers on the frontline despite a lack of personal protective equipment.

A New Crusade

11. A New Crusade

April 28, 2020
30 min

A deeply divided nation in the throes of a culture war. The Polish government and Catholic Church are forming a holy alliance to denounce Western-style liberalism. Now feminists, gay people and liberals are fighting back.

Revolution in the Time of Corona

12. Revolution in the Time of Corona

May 5, 2020
30 min

Lebanon's young and old, rich and poor, Muslim, Christian and Druze have united to try and overthrow corrupt and incompetent leaders. They face hyperinflation, currency collapse, high unemployment, power cuts and COVID-19.

The War Next Door

13. The War Next Door

May 12, 2020
30 min

A secret war on Australia's doorstep. Sally Sara reports from inside the escalating conflict in Indonesian-ruled West Papua. There have been protests, fighting, a security crackdown, hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

The World's Biggest Lockdown

14. The World's Biggest Lockdown

May 19, 2020
30 min

India has enforced the world's biggest lockdown. When the government ordered people to stay home, millions of migrant workers left the city for their villages so they wouldn't starve. Is the cure worse than the disease?

Carry On Covid

15. Carry On Covid

May 26, 2020
30 min

Coronavirus has hit Britain hard with the highest death toll in Europe and forecasts of the deepest recession in 300 years. We look at England through the lockdown and hear people's fears and hopes for life after corona.

The Doctor vs The President

16. The Doctor vs The President

June 2, 2020
30 min

She's a young doctor. He's the Russian President. He insists he's got the virus under control. She says he's lying. We follow the medic who's learned to fight without fear and the leader who's afraid of losing control.

Pirates of the Caribbean

17. Pirates of the Caribbean

June 9, 2020
30 min

The laid back, self-proclaimed 'rainbow people' of Trinidad and Tobago are dealing with an increase in illegal migration, gang crime and piracy on-sea. Andy Park visits during peak party season, the festival of Carnival.

No Justice, No Peace

18. No Justice, No Peace

June 16, 2020
30 min

What began as a hashtag seven years ago has transformed into a global movement for justice for black people. Sally Sara reports on #BlackLivesMatter, the force galvanising rage and grief sparked by George Floyd's death.

All the Single Men

19. All the Single Men

June 23, 2020
30 min

Being a single man in China is tough. Young men face pressure to provide a family heir but finding a bride isn't easy. With 30 million more males than females, many bachelors are taking desperate measures to get hitched.

The Swedish Model

20. The Swedish Model

June 30, 2020
30 min

Sweden is doing COVID differently. Its high-risk strategy allows cafes, schools and gyms to stay open, trusting citizens to do the right thing. But with over 5000 dead, many are asking - is the Swedish model working?

Stolen Children

21. Stolen Children

July 7, 2020
30 min

Born in Timor, raised in Indonesia, a group of East Timorese stolen during wartime is now returning home. But will reunion with long lost family heal old wounds? This is a moving story about the power of blood and memory.

North Korea's Secret Armada

22. North Korea's Secret Armada

July 14, 2020
30 min

Foreign Correspondent investigates North Korea's secret fishing fleets, exposing smuggling operations which make millions for leader Kim Jong Un. As they illegally fish further out to sea are they breaking UN Sanctions?

The Power of Falun Gong

23. The Power of Falun Gong

July 21, 2020
30 min

Falun Gong has morphed from fringe quasi-religious group into a powerful player in America's conservative media landscape. Using social media they try to get Trump re-elected so he can continue his war of words with China.

Life and Liberty

24. Life and Liberty

July 28, 2020
30 min

US Bureau Chief David Lipson travels through the northeast swing states to speak with voters about the coming presidential election. Will this fractured country survive the ultimate democratic stress test?

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