S2008 E1 • Laptops for Africa

The One Laptop Per Child project is committed to providing computer technology to children in developing countries. Rory Cellan Jones has been to Nigeria, where a pilot of the scheme is up and running.

Première diffusion : 12 janvier 2008

S2008 E2 • Terrorist 007

The story of a young extremist who used the internet to spread hatred and the efforts of those trying to track him down. Calling himself 'terrorist 007,' he built links to alleged terror groups in North America, Bosnia and Scandinavia.

Première diffusion : 19 janvier 2008

S2008 E3 • Zimbabwe Undercover

President Mugabe, whose regime has brought Zimbabwe to the verge of collapse, is now likely to face a challenge for power from within his own Zanu-PF party. After a week's secret filming in the capital Harare, defying a ban on the BBC, World Affairs Editor John Simpson reveals the condition of Zimbabwe's people.

Première diffusion : 20 janvier 2008

S2008 E4 • A Trucker's View

The United States' faltering economy has emerged as the main concern of voters ahead of this year's presidential election. Matthew Price hitched a ride on a freight truck across six states, to gauge the views of ordinary Americans.

Première diffusion : 2 février 2008

S2008 E5 • The Danish Nazi

Steve Rosenberg travels to Copenhagen and Bavaria to uncover the story of former Danish SS officer Soeren Kam. Although named as one of the top ten Nazi war criminals, a German court has refused to extradite him to Denmark to stand trial.

Première diffusion : 2 février 2008

S2008 E6 • Innocent Behind Bars

In Mexico they're developing a progressive policy which allows children born in jail to stay with their mothers until six years old. Duncan Kennedy has exclusive access to one of Mexico's toughest women's prisons to see how the new policy is working.

Première diffusion : 16 février 2008

S2008 E7 • King Tide Rising

Tuvalu, one of the smallest and most remote nations on Earth, faces the real danger of disappearing under water within 50 years because of rising sea levels caused by climate change. David Shukman assesses the risks and the future of the islanders.

Première diffusion : 23 février 2008

S2008 E8 • Generation Me Grows Up

China's first generation of cars and home owners are growing up. They are independent and successful, but what more do they want? Quentin Sommerville meets four young people in Shanghai who are discovering there is more to life than getting rich.

Première diffusion : 8 mars 2008

S2008 E9 • Surviving Childhood

Sierra Leone and Sweden represent the worst and the best that life has to offer children. The BBC's medical correspondent Fergus Walsh visits both countries and examines the differences in their maternity and child care.

Première diffusion : 15 mars 2008

S2008 E10 • Super Size Superpower

The United States tops the scales when it comes to obesity - and nowhere is bigger than Mississippi. The BBC's Media Correspondent Fergus Walsh investigates a crisis that could bankrupt the state's healthcare budget.

Première diffusion : 22 mars 2008

S2008 E11 • Zimbabwe End Days

This weekend millions of Zimbabweans are going to the polls. In the highly charged race for the presidency, Robert Mugabe is being challenged from inside his own party, as well as by the opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai. How will Zimbabweans vote? The BBC is banned from reporting inside Zimbabwe, but in the run up to the election, the BBC accompanied RTE's Richard Downes to try to assess the state of the country.

Première diffusion : 29 mars 2008

S2008 E12 • Jonah and the Whalers

Jonah Fisher spent six weeks on a Greenpeace ship tracking the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean. What happened when they finally caught up with the fleet?

Première diffusion : 5 avril 2008

S2008 E13 • Danger - Democracy at Work

Is fostering Western style government in poorer countries the best way to bring peace and raise living standards? Humphrey Hawksley travelled from war torn Iraq, through the monarchies of the Middle East, to the economic tigers of East Asia, to find out.

Première diffusion : 12 avril 2008

S2008 E14 • The New Battle of Midway

Coral islands in the Pacific may be remote but their flora and fauna are battling against a rising tide of other people's plastic waste. David Shukman travelled over eight thousand miles to find out where the world's rubbish ends up.

Première diffusion : 19 avril 2008

S2008 E15 • Nation Building in Iraq

Coral islands in the Pacific may be remote but their flora and fauna are battling against a rising tide of other people's plastic waste. David Shukman travelled over eight thousand miles to find out where the world's rubbish ends up.

Première diffusion : 26 avril 2008

S2008 E16 • Frontline Afghanistan

BBC Correspondent Mark Urban has been embedded with British troops around Musa Qala in Afghanistan. Joining the soldiers on operations as they come across people hostile to their mission, he talks frankly to them about the campaign ahead.

Première diffusion : 3 mai 2008

S2008 E17 • Jaffa Stories

Israel turns 60 in May, with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rarely out of the news. But beyond the headlines of violence there is an untold story in Jaffa. Adam LeBor visits this ancient port where Palestinians and Jews live together.

Première diffusion : 10 mai 2008

S2008 E18 • The Birth of Israel

Sixty years ago Israel established itself in the wake of the British Mandate of Palestine. For the Palestinians, expelled from their homes in the process, the Israeli War of Independence is still known as The Catastrophe (al-Nakba). Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East editor examines the events leading up to the conflict, the war itself and the lasting legacy for the Middle East.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 2008

S2008 E19 • TB Timebomb

Tuberculosis is an ancient killer which has staged an alarming resurgence. It kills more people each year than any infectious disease apart from HIV/AIDS. Fergus Walsh reports from South Africa - which has one of the world's highest rates of TB.

Première diffusion : 24 mai 2008

S2008 E20 • Korea: Out of the North

Another chance to see this awarding-winning film in a newly updated version. Olenka Frenkiel reports on the plight of North Korean refugees as they seek to escape the communist regime for the chance of a better life elsewhere.

Première diffusion : 31 mai 2008

S2008 E21 • India's Motoring Revolution

Chris Morris explores India's ambitious plans for a new generation of low budget cars, and a modern road network on which to drive them.

Première diffusion : 7 juin 2008

S2008 E22 • Blood on the Silk Road

Natalia Antelava investigates how hundreds of young children have been infected by the HIV virus inside the hospitals of Central Asia.

Première diffusion : 14 juin 2008

S2008 E23 • Our World: Zimbabwe's Election Crackdown

Featuring news programmes on current issues around the world. A showcase of BBC journalism with programmes that expose and evaluate global topics.

Première diffusion : 21 juin 2008

S2008 E24 • After the Storm

Every year, unseen by the rest of the world, thousands of refugees cross the freezing waters of the Tumen River into China hoping to escape the repressive regime in North Korea. Olenka Frenkiel investigates.

Première diffusion : 28 juin 2008

S2008 E25 • Swing Town, America

The BBC's Matt Frei returns to the small town of Culpeper,Virginia. In this critical swing state he takes the political pulse of the voters.

Première diffusion : 5 juillet 2008

S2008 E26 • City in the Sand

Crispin Thorold in Saudi Arabia investigates plans for an entirely new city in the desert.

Première diffusion : 12 juillet 2008

S2008 E27 • The Killing Machines

Duncan Kennedy investigates Mexico's heavily armed drugs cartels. He uncovers training camps where gang members are prepared to fight an increasingly violent war on the country's streets, and tracks the guns to their source across the border in the U.S.A.

Première diffusion : 19 juillet 2008

S2008 E28 • Pakistan's Taliban

From the shelter of Pakistan's remote tribal areas, fighters strike against international forces in Afghanistan and attack the government in Pakistan's cities. They are Pakistan's Taliban, and the question of how to deal with them has left relations between Pakistan and the United States at their most strained for years. As Barbara Plett reports, the BBC has gained rare access to their leader and his supporters.

Première diffusion : 26 juillet 2008

S2008 E29 • Jihad Rehab

The Saudi Arabia government is employing a radical approach to win back the hearts and minds of those who have committed atrocities on behalf of groups like al-Qaeda. Shiraz Maher reports on turning young men away from extremism, Saudi style.

Première diffusion : 2 août 2008

S2008 E30 • From the Bann to Beijing

The story of three men from one Northern Ireland town, Coleraine, with the shared dream of Olympic rowing glory in China. For the past 18 months Our World has followed the progress of oarsmen Alan Campbell, Richard Chambers and Richard Archibald on their journey to Beijing 2008.

Première diffusion : 9 août 2008

S2008 E31 • Kenya: Peace at Any Price

Six months after a peace deal brought an end to Kenya's post election violence, Our World examines what is being done to repair the damage. Kenyans are desparate for the violence not to be repeated but does that mean sweeping away difficult questions?

Première diffusion : 16 août 2008

S2008 E32 • China's win-win in Africa

China's Olympic slogan is 'One World, One Dream', and it hopes the Beijing games will herald a new era in its relations with the world. But what lies beyond the Olympic dazzle? Tim Whewell investigates the impact of Chinese economic power in Africa.

Première diffusion : 23 août 2008

S2008 E33 • Stormchaser

With the Atlantic hurricane season in full flight, Simon Hancock visits America's Tornado Alley. He joins thrillseekers who hunt down the spectacular storms and meets the people whose job it is to protect communities from the weather's destructive power.

Première diffusion : 30 août 2008

S2008 E34 • GM: Time to Think Again?

In the United States and Africa the answer to the global food crisis is being sought partly in genetically modified crops. But in Europe there's hostility towards the science.

Première diffusion : 6 septembre 2008

S2008 E35 • When the Water Runs Out

The south-western US is suffering its eighth year of drought. There are concerns that the Colorado River can no longer meet the needs of the tens of millions of people living in major cities such as Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Matthew Price investigates.

Première diffusion : 13 septembre 2008

S2008 E36 • Fighting Alzheimer's

Fourteen million people around the world are known to suffer from Alzheimer's. We meet the sufferers and their carers, as well as the scientists racing to find a cure. A special programme introduced by David Willis.

Première diffusion : 20 septembre 2008

S2008 E37 • The Land That Radovan Built

The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, is on trial for war crimes but what about the country he left behind? The Bosnian war ended 13 years ago. The fighting has stopped but as Allan Little discovered, much else remains unchanged.

Première diffusion : 27 septembre 2008

S2008 E38 • No Rain in Spain

Spain is in the grip of its worst drought in 40 years. Barcelona is now importing drinking water, and thousands of farmers have abandoned their parched land. Sue Lloyd Roberts reports on the drought in the Iberian Peninsula.

Première diffusion : 4 octobre 2008

S2008 E39 • Return to Dora

Mark Urban returns to the Baghdad suburb Dora, once known as 'the worst place in Iraq', to see if things there have improved.

Première diffusion : 11 octobre 2008

S2008 E40 • 24 Hours in Somalia

The BBC's Mark Doyle meets the African Union peacekeepers trying to maintain order in one of the world's most lawless capitals, Mogadishu. He discovers a military force under immense pressure and a population on the brink of despair.

Première diffusion : 25 octobre 2008

S2008 E41 • The Last Volunteer

At the 90th anniversary of the Armistice, Robert Hall meets Henry Allingham. In this intimate portrait, Britain's oldest man remembers his childhood at the turn of the twentieth century, his experience of combat, and the horrors of the First World War.

Première diffusion : 1 novembre 2008

S2008 E42 • The Cold Rush

David Shukman in Alaska discovers that the massive melt of arctic ice is opening up new opportunities to exploit the natural resources of this northern wilderness. But it's also raising fresh tensions over international boundaries in the arctic circle.

Première diffusion : 8 novembre 2008

S2008 E43 • Broken Georgia

For five days in August, Russia and Georgia went to war over the tiny breakaway region of South Ossetia. Our Moscow correspondent Richard Galpin returns to Georgia to look at how that conflict fractured the country and undermined its government.

Première diffusion : 22 novembre 2008

S2008 E44 • Inside South Ossetia

When Russian tanks entered Georgian territory this autumn, European security was shaken to the core. But what really happened, and who was to blame?

Première diffusion : 29 novembre 2008

S2008 E45 • Without Warning

Southern California recently undertook America's biggest ever emergency drill - to test its readiness for a potentially catastrophic earthquake. Rajesh Mirchandani reports on a day of shocking drama and intense scrutiny along the San Andreas fault.

Première diffusion : 13 décembre 2008

S2008 E46 • Held Hostage

The BBC's Alan Johnston - himself held hostage in Gaza for four months - talks to Ingrid Betancourt, who lived through six years of captivity and torture in the Colombian jungle at the hands of FARC guerrillas.

Première diffusion : 20 décembre 2008

S2008 E47 • Volga down the Volga

Rupert Wingfield-Hayes takes a leisurely drive in a Volga car down the Volga river.

Première diffusion : 1 mars 2008

S2008 E48 • White Horse Village

Carrie Gracie returns to White Horse Village deep in rural China. She finds out who is winning and who is losing out as the old way of life is demolished to make way for a new city.

Première diffusion : 6 décembre 2008