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This World (2004) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch This World online in HD.

This World — Storyline

The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world.

International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".

Cast & Crew

This World — Series Details

This World — Episode Guide

Season 2004

• E1: Hells Angels (2004-01-04) — The strand opens with a documentary on the seemingly unstoppable rise of some of the world's most dangerous men. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club's membership is rapidly growing in
• E2: Ethiopia: A Journey (2004-01-11) — In 1984, with Ethiopia in the grip of famine, Michael Buerk filed two shocking reports highlighting the plight of the sick and the dying. The harrowing images prompted aid efforts
• E3: Football and Freedom (2004-01-18) — As South Africa celebrates a decade of democracy, this film follows the fortunes of two of the country's promising young footballers. Both possess their share of talent but Seth is
• E4: American Virgins (2004-01-25) — Why are more and more of America's teenagers saying no to sex? The Bush administration is allocating large amounts of dollars to abstinence programmes, many of which are faith-base
• E5: Access to Evil (2004-02-01) — Crisis talks over North Korea's nuclear weapons have already begun but, away from the show-city of Pyongyang, there's evidence that the communist power is testing its chemical weap
• E6: Iran, a Murder Mystery (2004-02-15) — In June 2003 photographer Zahra Kazemi returned to her native Iran, after 30 years in exile, to photograph student protests. Three weeks later she was dead. Jim Muir looks into the
• E11: One Day of War (2004-05-27) — Every minute, two people are killed in conflicts around the world, but little is known about those fighting and dying. Here, starting a new run of the This World strand, film-maker
• E12: LAPD – Protect and Serve? (2004-06-03) — October 2002: can Los Angeles – the murder capital of America – be made a safer place? New LA police chief William J Bratton is brought in to reduce the chilling statistics of 658
• E13: The Secret Swami (2004-06-17) — Sai Baba is India's most prolific guru. To his millions of followers around the world he is also the embodiment of God on Earth. Many devotees, however, who sought his spiritual en
• E14: Child Rescuers (2004-06-20) — The harrowing story of one man's efforts to stop children being sexually exploited in Costa Rica. Bruce Harris infiltrated a paedophile porn ring and went undercover as a customer
• E15: The Boy from the Block (2004-07-08) — On 15 February this year Aboriginal teenager Thomas "TJ" Hickey died from an injury his family claim was sustained after being chased by a police patrol in a rundown area of Sydney
• E16: Saudi: the Family in Crisis (2004-07-15) — Saudi Arabia's rich and secretive royal family is facing a growing predicament in the aftermath of 9/11, the US-led invasion of Iraq and the recent al-Qaeda bombings across the kin
• E17: The Real Bangkok Hilton (2004-07-22) — Thailand's Bang Kwang prison, often dubbed "the Bangkok Hilton", is arguably the most infamous jail in the world. As the Thai authorities try to crack down on drug trafficking, Thi
• E21: Dolphin Hunters (2004-11-09) — New series 1/5. The This World team return with an investigation in Japan into the links between those who slaughter dolphins in traditional hunts and those who put the mammals on
• E22: Guinea Pig Kids (2004-11-30) — Experimental drug trials are condemning children to painful lives and even death. In New York, children born to HIV-positive mothers are being used as test subjects for Aids/HIV dr
• E23: Locked in Paradise (2004-12-07) — Boot camps are all the rage for American parents looking to tame their troublesome teens. Raphael Rowe travels to the deceptively named Tranquility Bay in Jamaica, where unruly chi
• E24: If … We Could Stop the Violence (2004-12-22) — Twenty years from now, the media is reporting record low levels of violent crime. In this world, Liam, a hard-to-control youngster, has failed preliminary tests to establish the sc

Season 2008

• E1: The Boys From Baghdad High (2008-01-08) — Documentary. Four classmates from different backgrounds were given cameras to capture everyday life in Baghdad. What does the future hold for these teens?
• E2: Baghdad: A Doctor's Story (2008-01-14) — Shot by an Iraqi doctor, this film reveals the conditions of a civilian ER in Baghdad where the ambulance crews go from one dangerous mission to another.
• E3: Girl Racer (2008-02-19) — International investigative documentary series. This film tells the story of beautiful Laleh Seddigh, who has become Iran’s national motor sports champion.
• E4: Diamonds and Justice (2008-02-26) — Liberian Charles Taylor was on trial in the Hague in January for, allegedly, backing rebels in neighbouring Sierra Leone. Is he as evil as the West claims?
• E5: Deep South Divide (2008-03-04) — Tom Mangold returns to the school in Jena, Louisiana to investigate the events that triggered the biggest black civil rights march since the 60s last year.
• E6: Miss Gulag (2008-03-11) — Documentary series. Every spring, staff at women's prison UF 91-9, Siberia, organise a beauty pageant to lift spirits and help inmates win time off for good behaviour.
• E7: Lethal Solution (2008-03-18) — International documentary series. The eighth amendment of the US Constitution bans 'cruel and unusual' punishment – so should American prisons use lethal injection?
• E8: Bannatyne Takes on Big Tobacco (2008-07-01) — Duncan Bannatyne, the scourge of Dragons' Den, journeys to Africa to explore the rise in the number of kids smoking and the activities of one tobacco company in particular.
• E9: Battle of the Bishops (2008-07-21) — Documentary. With the worldwide Anglican Church on the brink of an historic split, this film goes behind the scenes with the key players in the splinter movement.
• E10: Murder in the Snow (2008-11-10) — Investigative documentary series. Here, the story of Himalayan mountaineers who witnessed the shooting of Tibetan refugees by Chinese border guards in 2006.
• E11: The Man Who Armed the World (2008-11-17) — Accused of being one of the most notorious arms dealers and sanction busters in the world, Russian businessman Viktor Bout languishes in jail in Bangkok. This World tells the story
• E12: American Time Bomb (2008-11-24) — Investigative documentary series. Is America facing a greater threat to its economy than the meltdown of its banking system? David Walker, former US Comptroller General, thinks so.
• E13: Forced to Marry (2008-12-01) — Investigative documentary series. Saira Khan investigates the dramatic stories of British Asians taken to Pakistan by their parents and forced to marry against their will.

Season 2009

• E1: Mandela at 90 (2009-01-31) — After years of retirement from political life, Nelson Mandela, the world's most admired statesman, allows cameras into his private world.
• E2: Escaping North Korea (2009-04-06) — The dramatic stories of North Koreans who are risking everything, including torture and execution, to escape the repression and hunger of their homeland and reach safety in the Sou
• E3: The Madoff Hustle (2009-06-28) — Investigative documentary. Willard Foxton, whose father committed suicide after falling for an elaborate con, heads to the US to investigate the fraud and its fallout.
• E4: Gypsy Child Thieves (2009-09-02) — This World examines the shocking phenomenon of Romanian Gypsy children across Europe forced to beg and steal, and the racism and discrimination suffered by the Romani people.
• E5: An Iranian 'Martyr' (2009-11-24) — Investigative documentary series. The story of Neda Agha Soltan, an Iranian woman who was shot in Tehran in June 2009, and has been claimed as a martyr for Iran's protest movement.
• E6: Can Obama Save the Planet? (2009-11-25) — International investigative documentary series. Justin Rowlatt reports on whether President Obama is on target to keep his climate change promises.
• E7: Stalin's Back (2009-12-02) — Joseph Stalin is back. Or is he? Reporter John Sweeney travels more than 5000 miles through the old Soviet Union, from Stalin's birthplace in Georgia to a former labour camp in Ru

Season 2010

• E1: Closing Guantanamo (2010-01-03) — On his second day in office, President Obama pledged to close the Guantanamo Detention Centre within a year. Michael Portillo finds out why he's not been able to keep his promise.
• E2: Obama and Me (2010-01-19) — Documentary following the lives of ordinary Americans who voted for Barack Obama and had high hopes for his presidency. How have their lives been changed in Obama's first year?
• E3: Tsunami: Five Years On (2010-01-27) — Documentary telling the powerful story of how the survivors of the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004 have tried to rebuild their lives.
• E4: Mexico's Drug War (2010-02-07) — Violence is running out of control in Mexico as rival drug cartels battle over the smuggling routes. Katya Adler journeys deep into the heart of a shocking conflict.
• E5: Stolen Brides (2010-08-11) — Lucy Ash investigates bride stealing in Chechnya, following two families as they struggle to negotiate a compromise over the fate of a young woman abducted in the street.
• E6: Surviving Haiti (2010-08-18) — Filmed over the six months after the Haiti earthquake, This World follows four of the few who were rescued from a death beneath the rubble.
• E7: The Wounded Platoon (2010-08-25) — A shocking look at heroism, grief, combat, drugs, alcohol, brutal murder and the consequences of multiple tours and post-traumatic stress for a generation of American soldiers.
• E8: Hostage in the Jungle (2010-10-20) — The story of the kidnapping of Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and her assistant Clara Rojas. Both of them spent six years in the jungle before their rescue.
• E9: Tea Party America (2010-11-01) — As the US prepares to vote in crucial mid-term elections, political journalist Andrew Neil investigates the right-wing Tea Party, the fastest-growing political movement in the US.
• E10: Pakistan's Flood Doctor (2010-12-13) — Documentary. Jane Corbin travels with Doctor Shershah Syed through the flood ravaged Sindh province in Pakistan as he performs life-saving operations.

Season 2011

• E1: The Paedophile Hunters (2011-01-30) — Film following the agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as they track down, arrest, and extradite American paedophile sex tourists.
• E2: Geert Wilders: Europe's Most Dangerous Man? (2011-02-14) — A profile of controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders, known for his anti-Islamic stance. The film follows him on the campaign trail in the 2010 Dutch general election.
• E3: Nicolas Sarkozy: President Bling-Bling? (2011-03-21) — Emily Maitlis travels to Paris to find out why the French have fallen out of love with the man they nicknamed President Bling-Bling.
• E4: Chilean Miners: What Happened Next (2011-03-28) — After confronting death 800 meters under the Chilean desert, 33 trapped miners were thrust into the media spotlight. How are they reacting to the fame that followed their freedom?
• E5: The Invasion of Lampedusa (2011-06-14) — Investigative documentary. How a tiny island in the Mediterranean is changing the face of immigration in Europe, with the arrival of over 40,000 migrants from Tunisia and Libya.
• E6: Italy's Bloodiest Mafia (2011-07-13) — Investigative documentary. Reporter Mark Franchetti investigates Italy's deadliest mafia, the Camorra, to learn how it's survived for so long in a country at the heart of Europe.
• E7: Thailand – Justice Under Fire (2011-08-07) — This World investigates claims of corruption in Thailand's prosecution of army violence, which led to the deaths of 90 people in clashes in central Bangkok in 2010.
• E8: Spain's Stolen Babies (2011-10-18) — Documentary series. Katya Adler reveals the impact of Spain's stolen baby scandal, meeting those who were separated at birth and who are now desperate to find their relatives.
• E9: Return of the Lost Boys of Sudan (2011-12-12) — Investigative documentary following the return of the 'Lost Boys', child refugees forced to flee South Sudan during the civil war who now seek their old homes and a new life.

Season 2012

• E1: Egypt – Children of the Revolution (2012-02-03) — Investigative documentary. A year-long look at the lives of three young revolutionaries as their differing visions for the new Egypt collide following 2011's Arab Spring.
• E2: Inside the Meltdown (2012-02-23) — Investigative documentary. A look at 2011's tsunami that swamped Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, making 100,000 people homeless and causing nuclear meltdown and a radiation leak.
• E3: The Fastest Changing Place on Earth (2012-03-05) — Investigative documentary series. Following the lives of three people in rural China as their tiny farming community is transformed by a massive government urbanisation project.
• E4: Interviews Before Execution: A Chinese Talk Show (2012-03-12) — Investigative documentary series. This World explores Interviews before Execution, an extraordinary Saturday night talk show in China which interviews prisoners on death row.
• E5: The Mormon Candidate (2012-03-27) — International investigative documentary series. John Sweeney investigates Mormonism, the belief system of Mitt Romney, the potential Republican candidate for the 2012 US election.
• E6: Norway's Massacre (2012-04-15) — This World tells the story of the 2011 massacre in Norway, offering insight into the life and mind of the perpetrator, Anders Breivik, and exposing the hatred that inspired him.
• E7: The Shame of the Catholic Church (2012-05-01) — Decades of clerical abuse and cover up have left the Catholic church in Ireland at breaking point. Now Darragh MacIntyre reveals new evidence of a scandal that goes to the very top
• E8: Michael Portillo's Great Euro Crisis (2012-05-09) — Michael Portillo visits Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse, and debt-stricken Greece. Is this the moment the Eurozone becomes more united, or will it be pulled apart?
• E9: Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice (2012-09-22) — Documentary which captures the moment when the Nobel Prize-winning dissident Aung San Suu Kyi took the huge, risky step into everyday politics in Burma.
• E10: Obama: What Happened to Hope? (2012-11-04) — With days to go before the US presidential election, Andrew Marr assesses Barack Obama's first term in office, talking to those who have worked closely with him in the White House.
• E11: Cuba with Simon Reeve (2012-12-11) — Simon Reeve heads to Cuba to find a communist country in the middle of a capitalist revolution and asks if the new economic openness could lead to political liberalisation.
• E12: The Great Spanish Crash (2012-12-16) — Investigative documentary series. Paul Mason travels to Spain to examine how a once thriving economy became the latest casualty of the Eurozone crisis.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does This World have? 14 season(s) with 123 episodes.

Where can I watch This World? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.