2014
Season 8 • 2014
⭐ 1.5 / 5
Episodes
1. Malawi's Children of Tobacco
People & Power investigates the plight of children forced to work in Malawi's tobacco industry.
2014-01-15 • 25 min
2. Europe's New Mafias
In the midst of a changing criminal underworld, we investigate the spread of mafia-style activity from East to West.
2014-01-22 • 25 min
3. Ethiopia - Land for Sale
As the economy thrives, we examine the plight of Ethiopians forced from their land to make way for foreign investors.
2014-01-29 • 25 min
4. Congo and the General
People & Power goes behind the scenes with UN peacekeepers who are shifting their rules of engagement in the DR Congo.
2014-02-05 • 25 min
5. Kazakhstan: Poisoned Legacy
How are British mining companies impacting the Central Asian nation's worsening environmental track record?
2014-02-19 • 25 min
6. Marijuana Wars - Part One
We investigate attitudes towards legalisation, and ask if the Americas are reaching a tipping point in the war on drugs.
2014-02-26 • 25 min
7. Marijuana Wars - Part Two
In the second half of a special investigation, we look at legalisation and drug violence in the US and Latin America.
2014-03-05 • 25 min
8. The Long Arm of the Dictator
People & Power investigates allegations that exiled opponents of the Uzbek regime are being hunted down and killed.
2014-03-12 • 25 min
9. India: High Tech Mirage
We investigate the worrying rise in suicides among young IT professionals in Bangalore, India's tech capital.
2014-03-19 • 25 min
10. Karachi Cop
People & Power goes behind the scenes with a famous super cop in Pakistan's fastest-growing and most lawless city.
2014-03-26 • 25 min
11. Kagame
Twenty years after Rwanda's genocide, should President Paul Kagame be seen as a saviour or a dictator?
2014-04-09 • 25 min
12. Europe's Hidden Shame
An undercover investigation reveals disturbing evidence about the abuse of disabled people in Romania.
2014-04-16 • 25 min
13. Bulgaria: Wrestled to the ground
People & Power investigates why Bulgarians have been protesting against corruption in the heart of government.
2014-04-23 • 25 min
14. Israel's drone dealers
People and Power investigates how Israeli drone technology came to be used by the US.
2014-04-30 • 25 min
15. Libya: The migrant trap
People and Power investigates how migrants trying to reach Europe fall into the hands of Libya's militias.
2014-05-07 • 25 min
16. Ukraine: A dangerous game
As crucial elections approach, is Ukraine really as divided as people have been told?
2014-05-14 • 25 min
17. Afghanistan's Hidden Gems
Can Afghanistan harness a fortune in unexploited precious stones to rescue its ailing economy?
2014-05-21 • 25 min
18. Back to Guantanamo
After a 12 year absence a correspondent returns to the infamous US military prison to ask why it is still open.
2014-06-04 • 25 min
19. Albania's missing children
People & Power investigates the sinister disappearance of 500 Albanian 'street' children from a Greek State orphanage.
2014-06-11 • 25 min
20. Disunited kingdom
As Scotland prepares to vote on independence, what would a 'Yes' vote mean for the UK's standing in the world?
2014-07-09 • 25 min
21. Moldova: Under the influence
With the conflict between Russia and Ukraine getting bloodier, fears are increasing that Moldova could be next.
2014-07-16 • 25 min
22. The people smugglers
Is the tough application of Canada’s immigration laws justified?
2014-07-23 • 25 min
23. Growing Up Behind Bars
People & Power uncovers the harrowing stories of Afghanistan's prison children.
2014-07-30 • 25 min
24. Myanmar: A new dawn
As Myanmar emerges slowly from five decades of dictatorship, will it ever catch up with its more prosperous neighbours?
2014-08-20 • 25 min
25. The Battle for Africa - Part 1
People and Power investigates the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.
2014-08-27 • 25 min
26. The battle for Africa - Part 2
The second part of our investigate into the effects of China's increasing influence in Africa.
2014-09-03 • 25 min
27. American power and the fracking boom
What impact will America's oil and gas boom from fracking have on US power and global geopolitics?
2014-10-01 • 25 min
28. Bomb run Aleppo
Behind the scenes with medics who struggle to cope with the deadly effects of barrel bombs dropped by the Syrian regime.
2014-10-08 • 25 min
29. Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 1)
The three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.
2014-10-15 • 25 min
30. Hong Kong: Occupy Central (Part 2)
People & Power's three-part report goes behind the scenes with a pro-democracy campaign trying to ensure free elections in Hong Kong.
2014-10-22 • 25 min
31. Rebuilding Somalia
Can Somalia's embattled president unite his country against the armed group al-Shabab?
2014-10-29 • 25 min
32. Georgia: Corridor of power
Can the Republic of Georgia remain aloof from Russian expansionism or will internal division drag it towards conflict?
2014-12-17 • 25 min
33. Colombia: The End Game (Part I)
Behind the scenes with Colombia's insurgents as they bring their 50-year-long conflict to a close.
2014-12-24 • 25 min
34. Colombia: The End Game (Part II)
Behind the scenes with Colombia’s insurgents as they bring their 50 year bloody conflict to a close (Part 2 of 2).
2014-12-31 • 25 min