People & Power
People & Power: Season 8

Air Date

January 15, 2014

Episodes

34 episodes

People & Power

Season 8

Episodes

1. Malawi's Children of Tobacco

January 15, 2014
25 min

People & Power investigates the plight of children forced to work in Malawi's tobacco industry.

2. Europe's New Mafias

January 22, 2014
25 min

In the midst of a changing criminal underworld, we investigate the spread of mafia-style activity from East to West.

3. Ethiopia - Land for Sale

January 29, 2014
25 min

As the economy thrives, we examine the plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors.

4. Congo and the General

February 5, 2014
25 min

People & Power goes behind the scenes with UN peacekeepers who are shifting their rules of engagement in the DR Congo.

5. Kazakhstan: Poisoned Legacy

February 19, 2014
25 min

How are British mining companies impacting the Central Asian nation's worsening environmental track record?

6. Marijuana Wars - Part One

February 26, 2014
25 min

We investigate attitudes towards legalisation, and ask if the Americas are reaching a tipping point in the war on drugs.

7. Marijuana Wars - Part Two

March 5, 2014
25 min

In the second half of a special investigation, we look at legalisation and drug violence in the US and Latin America.

8. The Long Arm of the Dictator

March 12, 2014
25 min

People & Power investigates allegations that exiled opponents of the Uzbek regime are being hunted down and killed.

9. India: High Tech Mirage

March 19, 2014
25 min

We investigate the worrying rise in suicides among young IT professionals in Bangalore, India's tech capital.

10. Karachi Cop

March 26, 2014
25 min

People & Power goes behind the scenes with a famous super cop in Pakistan's fastest-growing and most lawless city.

11. Kagame

April 9, 2014
25 min

Twenty years after Rwanda's genocide, should President Paul Kagame be seen as a saviour or a dictator?

12. Europe's Hidden Shame

April 16, 2014
25 min

An undercover investigation reveals disturbing evidence about the abuse of disabled people in Romania.

13. Bulgaria: Wrestled to the ground

April 23, 2014
25 min

People & Power investigates why Bulgarians have been protesting against corruption in the heart of government.

14. Israel's drone dealers

April 30, 2014
25 min

People and Power investigates how Israeli drone technology came to be used by the US.

15. Libya: The migrant trap

May 7, 2014
25 min

People and Power investigates how migrants trying to reach Europe fall into the hands of Libya's militias.

16. Ukraine: A dangerous game

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May 14, 2014
25 min

As crucial elections approach, is Ukraine really as divided as people have been told?

17. Afghanistan's Hidden Gems

May 21, 2014
25 min

Can Afghanistan harness a fortune in unexploited precious stones to rescue its ailing economy?

18. Back to Guantanamo

June 4, 2014
25 min

After a 12 year absence a correspondent returns to the infamous US military prison to ask why it is still open.

19. Albania's missing children

June 11, 2014
25 min

People & Power investigates the sinister disappearance of 500 Albanian 'street' children from a Greek State orphanage.

20. Disunited kingdom

July 9, 2014
25 min

As Scotland prepares to vote on independence, what would a 'Yes' vote mean for the UK's standing in the world?

21. Moldova: Under the influence

July 16, 2014
25 min

With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine getting bloodier, fears are increasing that Moldova could be next.

22. The people smugglers

July 23, 2014
25 min

Is the tough application of Canada’s immigration laws justified?

23. Growing Up Behind Bars

July 30, 2014
25 min

People & Power uncovers the harrowing stories of Afghanistan's prison children.

24. Myanmar: A new dawn

August 20, 2014
25 min

As Myanmar emerges slowly from five decades of dictatorship, will it ever catch up with its more prosperous neighbours?

25. The Battle for Africa - Part 1

August 27, 2014
25 min

People and Power investigates the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.

26. The battle for Africa - Part 2

September 3, 2014
25 min

The second part of our investigate into the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.

27. American power and the fracking boom

October 1, 2014
25 min

What impact will America's oil and gas boom from fracking have on US power and global geopolitics?

28. Bomb run Aleppo

October 8, 2014
25 min

Behind the scenes with medics who struggle to cope with the deadly effects of barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian regime.

29. Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 1)

October 15, 2014
25 min

The three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.

30. Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 2)

October 22, 2014
25 min

People & Power's three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.

31. Rebuilding Somalia

October 29, 2014
25 min

Can Somalia's embattled president unite his country against the armed group al-Shabab?

32. Georgia: Corridor of power

December 17, 2014
25 min

Can the Republic of Georgia remain aloof from Russian expansionism or will internal division drag it towards conflict?

33. Colombia: The End Game (Part I)

December 24, 2014
25 min

Behind the scenes with Colombia's insurgents as they bring their 50-year-long conflict to a close.

34. Colombia: The End Game (Part II)

December 31, 2014
25 min

Behind the scenes with Colombia’s insurgents as they bring their 50 year bloody conflict to a close (Part 2 of 2).

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