South America (52)

The Other America: Trade not Aid

Latin America’s chequered history with multi-national companies can make big business a…
25:00 mins, 2009
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The Other America: Local Heroes

In this episode of The Other America we follow workers into the…
25:00 mins, 2009
(Ref: SA09744)
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Unlocking Bolivia’s Lithium Wealth

High in the Andes, lies the world’s largest reserves of the mineral…
10:00 mins, 2009
(Ref: SA09738)
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What a Waste – The People’s City

One of the biggest challenges facing planners and politicians is public transport,…
25:00 mins, 2009
(Ref: SA09718)
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Who’s Afraid of HIV? – Brazil

Formerly a problem confined mainly to the more prosperous southern regions of…
23:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: SA08496)
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From Priest to President

Paraguay is believed to be among the three most corrupt countries in…
22:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: SA08672)
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Kill or Cure: Tomorrow’s Children

In Tomorrow’s Children we travel to Poona in India where the very…
25:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: AS08643)
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Kill or Cure: Fighting Syphilis

Syphilis was thought to have been beaten by mass penicillin treatment in…
25:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: SA08662)
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First Steps: Catch Them Young

In Brazil we follow the story of Carol, who is just eighteen…
25:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: SA08693)
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Vaccine Hunters: The Price of Life

Vaccines are expensive and the funding is complex. From Big Pharmaceuticals to…
25:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: VS08615)
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Infanticide in the Amazon

The Deni tribe lives deep in the jungle of the Amazon in…
23:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: SA08623)
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Survivor’s Guide: A Cowboy’s Story

This is the extraordinary story of the struggle for survival among dairy…
25:00 mins, 2008
(Ref: SA08688)
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The Bitter Taste of Globalisation

While the coffee shops of Seattle make record profits from expensive lattes,…
11:00 mins, 2007
(Ref: SA0030)
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Murder Capital of the World

It’s the murder capital of the world. Only a third of men…
9:00 mins, 2007
(Ref: SA07432)
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Bolivia’s Transition

Bolivia is a country fractured for centuries by language, race and class….
20:00 mins, 2004
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Peru’s Shining Path

A guerrilla organisation, filled with hatred for America and a commander on…
8:00 mins, 2004
(Ref: SA04377)
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Polar Bears’ Safe Haven

This story may be a bit difficult to watch at times but…
12:00 mins, 2003
(Ref: NA03310)
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Sugar: Rules of the Game

Antonio Maolela cuts sugar cane on a plantation in Mozambique. He earns…
32:00 mins, 2003
(Ref: EU0349)
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GITMO’s History

A fascinating report, using rare archive footage, about the history of Guantanamo…
5:00 mins, 2002
(Ref: SA02256)
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Prosecuting War Criminals

This documentary examines the powers of the world’s first International Criminal Court…
13:00 mins, 2001
(Ref: NA01225)
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El Salvador’s Lost Children

This is the heartbreaking story of families split by the civil war…
34:00 mins, 2001
(Ref: SA01803)
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Operation Condor

Operation Condor was a covert Latin American Military Network conducted in the…
59:00 mins, 2001
(Ref: SA0136)
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Justice for Genocide

This film examines the highs and lows of the permanent war crimes…
23:00 mins, 2000
(Ref: EU00152)
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A Desperate Journey

These people have nothing to lose. Driven by desperation, thousands of refugees…
9:00 mins, 2000
(Ref: SA0027)
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