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Life (series 5)
Eleven years of civil war between 1991 and 2002 left Sierra Leone in ruins. Now the rebuilding has begun, and Sierra Leone is looking for outside investment to kick start its economy.
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Life (series 5)
Eleven years of civil war between 1991 and 2002 left Sierra Leone in ruins. Now the rebuilding has begun, and Sierra Leone is looking for outside investment to kick start its economy.
Life on the Edge (series 6)
Highlights the problems of two young mothers living in two very different societies - Wales in the UK, and rural northern Ethiopia..
Life (series 5)
Why desperately poor people in Nigeria are choosing to pay for their children to be educated privately.
Life (series 5)
Explores developing issues in the extremely poor Central African Republic.
Life (series 5)
Examines the long and painful process of identifying the many thousands of men and boys who were slaughtered in Srebrenica in 1995.
Life (series 5)
For tourists, the Maldives are a paradise on earth. But in December 2004 the Tsunami unleashed devastation on this small island nation in the Indian Ocean.
Life (series 5)
Worldwide, an estimated 200 billion dollars goes to developing countries every year in the form of remittances direct to poor families. What impact does this have in the fight against poverty?
Life (series 5)
Every year one and a quarter million people die and more than fifty million are seriously injured in road traffic accidents. Life visits India and Brazil to look at road safety in developing countries.
Life (series 5)
Zambia, southern Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world, where one in every six children dies before reaching their fifth birthday. Its economy depends heavily on international aid. Over 40% of the Zambian government’s budget comes from foreign donors. In 2003 that was $560 million.
Life (series 4)
An updated examination of globalisation through the eyes of unemployed car worker Geraldo in Brazil.
Life (series 5)
Life assesses the changes made by Brazil's worker president, Lula.
Life (series 5)
Investigates why health care professionals leave developing countries to work abroad, and the impact on health services on both sides.
Life (series 5)
Investigates the issues surrounding access to cheap drugs in the developing world.
Life (series 5)
Assesses the record of Kenya's Kibaki government in controlling corruption.
Life (series 5)
Continuing attempts to clarify land and property rights seized during the civil war.
Life (series 4)
Examines the legacy of communism in central Europe, and assesses the potential for future environmental sustainability as countries in the region join the EU.
Life (series 4)
Life visits Ukraine and Zambia to assess the progression of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Life (series 4)
The problem of convincing Turkish parents of the value of educating children, particularly girls, away from home.
Life (series 4)
This programme explores changes in two Indian states that have succeeded in giving previously powerless people some control over their lives.
Life (series 4)
Focuses on the development of reproductive rights since the Cairo conference in 1994.