Vanilla Slice

January 22, 2019

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Foreign Correspondent - S28 - E3

Vanilla hustlers in dusty streets. Vanilla brokers in vanilla-built palaces. Vanilla crops threatening rare lemurs' jungle homes. On a wild ride through Madagascar, Adam Harvey finds there's nothing plain about vanilla.

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Foreign Correspondent: Season 28 - 24 Episode s

28x1 - Man v Wild
January 8, 2019
In India's far east, wild elephants are in deadly, daily conflict with people. Siobhan Heanue follows the clashes as roaming herds get squeezed by shrinking forests and a growing human population.
28x2 - Walk In Their Shoes
January 15, 2019
What drives Tatyana, 21, heavily pregnant and with two tiny kids in tow, or 13-year-old Daniel, to make an epic trek over thousands of kilometres? Eric Campbell tells the stories of the people behind Donald Trump's wall.
28x3 - Vanilla Slice
January 22, 2019
Vanilla hustlers in dusty streets. Vanilla brokers in vanilla-built palaces. Vanilla crops threatening rare lemurs' jungle homes. On a wild ride through Madagascar, Adam Harvey finds there's nothing plain about vanilla.
28x4 - Secret Sardinia
January 29, 2019
It's touted as Europe's most beautiful island - but the people of Sardinia are getting sick and dying mysteriously. Fingers are pointing at secret bomb tests and war games by the world's armies, as Emma Alberici reports.
28x5 - The Promised Land
February 5, 2019
Two young men escape the misery of Manus Island to forge new lives in North America. Reporter Eric Tlozek charts their progress and their pitfalls over 18 months.
28x6 - Running Amok
February 12, 2019
This is no armchair spectator sport. ABC Indonesia Correspondent David Lipson ventures into the fanatical, often deadly, arena of Indonesian soccer.
28x7 - Out of Breath
February 19, 2019
As Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un ready for their late February summit, we take a unique and inspiring journey into rural North Korea where local doctors join with international volunteers to heal the sick.
28x8 - Climate Hackers
February 26, 2019
They sound like science fiction, but radical remedies to slow global warming are on the way. Eric Campbell goes in search of crazy brave ideas to save the world.
28x9 - The Oasis
March 5, 2019
A radical experiment in democracy and women's rights is under way in the old badlands of Islamic State. But as Yaara Bou Melhem reports, it could be crushed in an instant.
28x10 - Saving Venice
March 12, 2019
The "Floating City" is sinking under rising seas and the weight of mass tourism. Now Venice's residents are fighting to reclaim it, as Samantha Hawley reports.
28x11 - Opioid America
March 19, 2019
A secretive billionaire family pushes a pill that triggers more deaths than guns or car crashes. From backwoods Appalachia to hi tech San Francisco, Conor Duffy investigates America's opioid scourge.
28x12 - The Battle For Rio
April 9, 2019
Democrat or despot? Brazil's new strongman is cracking down on rampant crime - but many fear the "Trump of the Tropics" is turning his country into a police state. Sally Sara reports.
28x13 - High Steaks
August 6, 2019
In the season return, Craig Reucassel investigates the future of food, where plant and animal cell-based meat substitutes challenge America's multi-billion-dollar meat industry.
28x14 - Death Metal Diplomacy
August 13, 2019
Is Taiwan the next flashpoint? As Hong Kong protesters take to the street to fight the rising power of China, a younger generation of Taiwanese also confront increasingly hardline Chinese attitudes. Bill Birtles reports.
28x15 - Motherland
August 20, 2019
Ukraine is the new 'go-to' destination for couples desperate to be parents. But Samantha Hawley uncovers an industry out of control that exploits surrogate mothers and leaves babies abandoned.
28x16 - Homage to Barcelona
August 27, 2019
Reporter Eric Campbell was living in Barcelona when the Spanish state cracked down on its 2017 independence vote, clubbing voters and firing rubber bullets. He explores how this cultural capital suddenly became a warzone.
28x17 - Fallout: The Legacy of the Chernobyl Disaster
September 3, 2019
The site of the world's worst nuclear accident Chernobyl is now a tourist destination. Linton Besser visits the exclusion zone to see the devastation of nuclear meltdown, government-sanctioned cover-up and radiation sickness.
28x18 - Mother Courage
September 10, 2019
The inspirational women of Rwanda who have turned pain into hope. They lived through one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century but the power of love and family saved them.
28x19 - Testing Times
September 17, 2019
As Australia grapples with a spate of deaths at music festivals, triple j presenter Tom Tilley heads to Europe to see drug testing in action. But is it the only way to keep people safe?
28x20 - Secrets and Lies
September 24, 2019
It's been an open secret for years, Catholic priests fathering children in breach of their vows. After suffering in silence and shame those children are speaking out, demanding answers and recognition from Rome.
28x21 - Climate Kids
October 1, 2019
They're young, passionate and want to save the planet. We profile three young activists inspired by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg to mobilise the public and demand action on global warming with climate strikes and at the UN.
28x22 - The State of Denmark
October 8, 2019
'What is Danish?' asks comedian Ellie Jokar. Born in Iran, now a Dane, Ellie struggles to understand why her once friendly country has pulled up the welcome mat. Hamish Macdonald explores a nation with an identity crisis.
28x23 - Insectageddon
October 15, 2019
Foreign Correspondent travels to Europe to investigate the decline of the insect population, threatening entire ecosystems. Reporter Eric Campbell discovers the causes and the steps in place to reverse the decline.
28x24 - At the Edge of the Earth - Alaska
October 22, 2019
Alaska's indigenous tribes are fiercely proud of their pristine land and traditions, but as Trump pushes to open up its protected wilderness for oil exploration, Zoe Daniel asks could it be under threat?

28x1 - Man v Wild

28x2 - Walk In Their Shoes

28x3 - Vanilla Slice

28x4 - Secret Sardinia

28x5 - The Promised Land

28x6 - Running Amok

28x7 - Out of Breath

28x8 - Climate Hackers

28x9 - The Oasis

28x10 - Saving Venice

28x11 - Opioid America

28x12 - The Battle For Rio

28x13 - High Steaks

28x14 - Death Metal Diplomacy

28x15 - Motherland

28x16 - Homage to Barcelona

28x17 - Fallout: The Legacy of the Chernobyl Disaster

28x18 - Mother Courage

28x19 - Testing Times

28x20 - Secrets and Lies

28x21 - Climate Kids

28x22 - The State of Denmark

28x23 - Insectageddon

28x24 - At the Edge of the Earth - Alaska

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