Series 2026

2026-02-24 · 30m

NATO is facing its biggest security crisis since WWII. A wave of "hybrid" attacks blamed on Russia has left member states in fear and on high alert. Now Donald Trump's demand for Greenland is threatening the alliance. (Return)

2026-03-03 · 31m

Switzerland's iconic mountains are truly one of the wonders of the world, famous for their dramatic snow-capped peaks. But the Swiss Alps are under threat and in turn putting centuries old villages below them in grave danger.

2026-03-17 · 33m

After Donald Trump ordered the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro the focus shifted to the country's vast oil reserves. Now the US is trying to revive Venezuela's oil industry. But who will be the beneficiaries?

2026-03-24 · 31m

Greece is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, but the actual population of Greece is in freefall. There are far more deaths than births, young people have left in droves and migration is deeply unpopular.

2026-03-31 · 31m

Ireland isn't known for being one of the world's hottest surfing destinations. But in winter surfers head to the village of Mullaghmore, braving the freezing North Atlantic to take on waves as big as multi-storey buildings.

2026-04-07 · 31m

When a young Muslim American who called himself a democratic socialist was elected Mayor of New York City the world took notice. Zohran Mamdani is America's newest political star with an agenda to make his city affordable again.

2026-04-14 · 45m

Fiji is ground zero in the Pacific's drug crisis. Breathtaking quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine are being trafficked through Fiji and on to Australia, fuelling a wave of addiction and corruption in the Fijian community.

2026-04-21 · 45m

From South America to the Solomon Islands, Foreign Correspondent reveals the tactics used by cartels to send eye-watering quantities of drugs across the Pacific. We go on the hunt for the "narco subs" used by drug lords.

2026-04-28 · 31m

The US and Israel's war against Iran could not have come at a worse time for Saudi Arabia. The region's instability is impacting a multi-trillion dollar economic and social transformation underway in the Kingdom.

2026-05-05 · 30m

In India, marriage has become a $100 billion industry with families spending more on weddings than ever. But for many the pressure to spend big is becoming a financial burden as they grapple with the true price of love.

2026-07-21 · 30m

In China an electric revolution is taking place. Across the country, electric cars we might consider luxury are now standard issue. China invested billions to produce smarter and cheaper EVs, dominating the global market.

2026-07-28 · 30m

Norway is the biggest salmon producer in the world. It invented the farmed salmon industry and built it into an $18-billion business. But meeting the growing global appetite for salmon doesn't come without consequences.

2026-08-04 · 31m

In Japan the geisha community is a secretive and closed world but with rare, intimate access we meet Tokyo's most celebrated geisha and young women sacrificing ordinary freedoms to keep an ancient and iconic artform alive.

2026-08-11 · 31m

The South China Sea is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes but who controls it is hotly disputed. The Philippines and China both claim part of it, causing increasing confrontations and concerns over the vital sea lane.

2026-08-18 · 31m

On the tropical Honduran island of Roatan lies Prospera, a controversial libertarian proto state where billionaires can avoid taxes and government rules and biohackers try to cheat death with experimental medical treatments.

2026-08-25 · 28m

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have become a threat to global trade by blocking Saudi Arabian vessels in the Red Sea's Bab el-Mandeb Strait. How did a small group from northern Yemen transform into a powerful armed militia?

2026-09-01 · 30m

An inside look at how violent gangs have turned the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince into a veritable war zone as the country struggles with the displacement of almost 1.5 million people and the highest homicide rate in the world.

2026-09-08 · 32m

In the shadow of the US/Israel-Iran war, Lebanon has been thrown into crisis. Israel's ground invasion following rocket attacks by Iran ally Hezbollah has destroyed homes and buildings and displaced tens of thousands of Lebanese.

2026-09-15 · 31m

Venice is one of the great wonders of the world but rapidly rising sea levels are threatening the city and its treasures. Billions have been spent to protect it but experts are worried it still won't be enough to save Venice.

2026-09-22 · 31m

The holiday hotspot of Pattaya in Thailand is synonymous with sun, sand and sex, drawing billions in tourist dollars. But the shocking killing of a teenage girl has exposed the dark underbelly of the city's sex industry.