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American power and the fracking boom
People & Power - S8 - E27
What impact will America's oil and gas boom from fracking have on US power and global geopolitics?
People & Power: Season 8 - 34 Episode s
8x1 - Malawi's Children of Tobacco
January 15, 2014
People & Power investigates the plight of children forced to work in Malawi's tobacco industry.
8x2 - Europe's New Mafias
January 22, 2014
In the midst of a changing criminal underworld, we investigate the spread of mafia-style activity from East to West.
8x3 - Ethiopia - Land for Sale
January 29, 2014
As the economy thrives, we examine the plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors.
8x4 - Congo and the General
February 5, 2014
People & Power goes behind the scenes with UN peacekeepers who are shifting their rules of engagement in the DR Congo.
8x5 - Kazakhstan: Poisoned Legacy
February 19, 2014
How are British mining companies impacting the Central Asian nation's worsening environmental track record?
8x6 - Marijuana Wars - Part One
February 26, 2014
We investigate attitudes towards legalisation, and ask if the Americas are reaching a tipping point in the war on drugs.
8x7 - Marijuana Wars - Part Two
March 5, 2014
In the second half of a special investigation, we look at legalisation and drug violence in the US and Latin America.
8x8 - The Long Arm of the Dictator
March 12, 2014
People & Power investigates allegations that exiled opponents of the Uzbek regime are being hunted down and killed.
8x9 - India: High Tech Mirage
March 19, 2014
We investigate the worrying rise in suicides among young IT professionals in Bangalore, India's tech capital.
8x10 - Karachi Cop
March 26, 2014
People & Power goes behind the scenes with a famous super cop in Pakistan's fastest-growing and most lawless city.
8x11 - Kagame
April 9, 2014
Twenty years after Rwanda's genocide, should President Paul Kagame be seen as a saviour or a dictator?
8x12 - Europe's Hidden Shame
April 16, 2014
An undercover investigation reveals disturbing evidence about the abuse of disabled people in Romania.
8x13 - Bulgaria: Wrestled to the ground
April 23, 2014
People & Power investigates why Bulgarians have been protesting against corruption in the heart of government.
8x14 - Israel's drone dealers
April 30, 2014
People and Power investigates how Israeli drone technology came to be used by the US.
8x15 - Libya: The migrant trap
May 7, 2014
People and Power investigates how migrants trying to reach Europe fall into the hands of Libya's militias.
8x16 - Ukraine: A dangerous game
May 14, 2014
As crucial elections approach, is Ukraine really as divided as people have been told?
8x17 - Afghanistan's Hidden Gems
May 21, 2014
Can Afghanistan harness a fortune in unexploited precious stones to rescue its ailing economy?
8x18 - Back to Guantanamo
June 4, 2014
After a 12 year absence a correspondent returns to the infamous US military prison to ask why it is still open.
8x19 - Albania's missing children
June 11, 2014
People & Power investigates the sinister disappearance of 500 Albanian 'street' children from a Greek State orphanage.
8x20 - Disunited kingdom
July 9, 2014
As Scotland prepares to vote on independence, what would a 'Yes' vote mean for the UK's standing in the world?
8x21 - Moldova: Under the influence
July 16, 2014
With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine getting bloodier, fears are increasing that Moldova could be next.
8x22 - The people smugglers
July 23, 2014
Is the tough application of Canada’s immigration laws justified?
8x23 - Growing Up Behind Bars
July 30, 2014
People & Power uncovers the harrowing stories of Afghanistan's prison children.
8x24 - Myanmar: A new dawn
August 20, 2014
As Myanmar emerges slowly from five decades of dictatorship, will it ever catch up with its more prosperous neighbours?
8x25 - The Battle for Africa - Part 1
August 27, 2014
People and Power investigates the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.
8x26 - The battle for Africa - Part 2
September 3, 2014
The second part of our investigate into the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.
8x27 - American power and the fracking boom
October 1, 2014
What impact will America's oil and gas boom from fracking have on US power and global geopolitics?
8x28 - Bomb run Aleppo
October 8, 2014
Behind the scenes with medics who struggle to cope with the deadly effects of barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian regime.
8x29 - Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 1)
October 15, 2014
The three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.
8x30 - Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 2)
October 22, 2014
People & Power's three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.
8x31 - Rebuilding Somalia
October 29, 2014
Can Somalia's embattled president unite his country against the armed group al-Shabab?
8x32 - Georgia: Corridor of power
December 17, 2014
Can the Republic of Georgia remain aloof from Russian expansionism or will internal division drag it towards conflict?
8x33 - Colombia: The End Game (Part I)
December 24, 2014
Behind the scenes with Colombia's insurgents as they bring their 50-year-long conflict to a close.
8x34 - Colombia: The End Game (Part II)
December 31, 2014
Behind the scenes with Colombia’s insurgents as they bring their 50 year bloody conflict to a close (Part 2 of 2).