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With the Olympics in full swing, the overwhelming dominance of major multinational corporate sponsors are raising questions about the power that companies such as Coca-Cola and McDonald's exert over the Games.  

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Everyone is watching their nations strive for success in the London Olympics. But away from the hype, small English towns are playing host to the different teams, experiencing some unlikely cultural exchanges.  

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Tucked away in a corner of Beirut, an Armenian family is preparing for the Olympics. In this charming film they show us how their obsession with ping pong has taken them from their small shop to the big Games.  

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One year ago horror struck a quiet Norwegian island, as Anders Breivik gunned down 77 teenagers. This moving report looks at one Kurdish family's experience and how they’ve coped with the aftermath of the tragedy.  

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In 2004 Yasser Arafat suddenly fell mysteriously ill. Doctors from around the world rushed to save him but he died within weeks and ever since it's been an unsolved case. It was convenient timing for Israel and the US who wanted him out of the way. But no investigation followed. This investigative doc made the news worldwide when it recruited forensic scientists and discovered traces of a deadly radioactive poison on his clothes. Was Arafat murdered?  

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The publication of Glenn Carle's account of the CIA's investigation methods has been fraught with controversy. This report discusses the former agent's shocking claims with him and asks why he is speaking out.  

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As countries like Greece and Spain struggle under massive debts that are impoverishing its people, the financial elite around the world are getting richer and richer. This report explores the ever-widening gap.
 

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The publication of Glenn Carle's account of the CIA's investigation methods has been fraught with controversy. This report discusses the former agent's shocking claims with him and asks why he is speaking out.  

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The Kosovan War was grisly and nebulous, with both Serbians and Albanians accused of one sordid atrocity after another. 12 years on, we take a look at a region still living with the legacy of the conflict.  

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Look over the walls of the insular world of nuclear power plants and witness one of humanity’s most compelling struggles. Through startlingly beautiful cinematography this surreal documentary captures the true essence of the technology many see as the only viable energy option for our future. Pushing beyond the public debates, it explores an unpredictable and untameable beast, which demands more from mankind than we can possibly hope to give.  

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It is one of the largest ecological disasters in the world. As a bitter dispute over who is at fault rages, this report takes a powerful grassroots look at 50 years of devastation in the Niger Delta.  

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Brazil is using innovative strategies in its fight against poverty and violence in Rio's slums. But with a World Cup around the corner and an Olympic games not far behind, are these solutions enough?  

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Shadows fall across the narrow streets of Palermo, cloaking the dark hand of the Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia. The Mafia still extort protection money, known as pizzo, from 80% of Sicilian businesses. Failure to pay pizzo means arson or physical attack. We throw open the shutters on this hidden world, where to confront the Mafia can spell death. An explosive mix of police footage, frank testimony and chilling reconstruction.  

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Speed flying – the ability to “ski, launch and land in the mountains” - is fast and furious. Twirling and dancing in the air against the azure blue of the mountain sky, “it's just simple, it's effortless”. Yet the sport comes fraught with danger and instils in its participators the insatiable desire for higher, longer, faster rides.  

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Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has twice been imprisoned after what he calls politically-motivated cases. But he keeps fighting for democracy in a country he brands less democratic than even Burma.  

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While political parties bitterly debate Greece's future in the eurozone, locals are finding their own solutions - one that doesn't rely on the Euro at all. Could the people of Volos have found the answer?  

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In Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring, violence has returned to the streets. This report examines the deep-seated problems that are pushing their inexperienced Islamist government to breaking point.  

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Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali are two giants of the intellectual left. They join Julian to discuss protest movements, democracy, and how the West completely failed to anticipate the Arab Spring.  

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An Australian family cowers in terror as a devastating firestorm sweeps across their land, engulfing their home, killing their neighbours and destroying their town. For those who survived, the years that followed would test them in ways they couldn’t have imagined. This observation of ordinary people responding to an extraordinary event offers a tender insight into mankind’s amazing potential to manage adversity and rise up from despair.  

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Chut Wutty was one of Asia's leading environmental activists until he was mysteriously gunned down in the Cardomom forest. Why was he killed? We investigate a story of corruption, conflict and cover up.  

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With the Olympics just around the corner, not every Londoner is accepting the runaway hyperbole surrounding the city's big sporting carnival. We take a look at both sides of the debate raging in the capital.
 

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Australia's Black Caviar took on Europe's best at Royal Ascot this weekend, resulting in her 22nd consecutive win. This report tells the fascinating inside story of the making of an unbeatable champion.  

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In less than 24 hours, Egypt's ruling military junta has tightened its grip on power. Dealing a crushing blow to the country's transition to civilian rule, it's a move that could see a return to revolution.  

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As part of its reforms Burma has been releasing its imprisoned journalists. Their stories offer a glimpse into the frightening world of those who kept going despite torture and regular imprisonment.  

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With youth unemployment at 50%, the elderly losing their assets and ever-growing numbers going hungry, you don't need to wander far on the streets of Athens to witness the impact of Greece's debt crisis.  

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Alexander Lukashenko has held office in Belarus for 18 years, keeping power through torture, murder and kidnap. In the aftermath of the rigged 2010 elections, the regime's brutality has only continued to grow.  

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When former international cricket captain Imran Khan entered politics, neither he nor his party was taken seriously. Today however, he discusses his meteoric rise in Pakistani politics, and the issues driving it.  

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There’s a hidden world out there that is getting ready to explode: the world of slums. A seething mass of humanity inhabits it; over a billion people. And it is predicted numbers will triple in the next few years. This powerful, eye-opening documentary takes us across three continents to the heart of this new global niche. It’s the largest development in society mankind has ever known and the consequences if this mass of deprived humanity is ignored could be grave.  

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Cocaine Unwrapped is the definitive documentary on the global cocaine industry, tying the blithe recreational use of cocaine to the global realities of its dirty supply chain. With unprecedented access to all the major players in the War on Drugs, from Presidents to drug mules, Cocaine Unwrapped challenges preconceptions and begs compassion.  

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Cocaine Unwrapped is the definitive documentary on the global cocaine industry, tying the blithe recreational use of cocaine to the global realities of its dirty supply chain. With unprecedented access to all the major players in the War on Drugs, from Presidents to drug mules, Cocaine Unwrapped challenges preconceptions and begs compassion.  

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If your children had been snatched by your partner and taken overseas you'd hope the authorities would do everything in their power to retrieve them. But in Japan, the law is on the side of the kidnapper.  

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A terrifying war is being fought in the digital second world of modern life. Technology designed to soak up individuals' private communications is in constant development. In the age of cyber surveillance where does the boundary between private and public fall – if it still exists at all?  

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With diplomacy failing to break the deadlock between China and other Asian nations over the disputed Spratley Islands, arms dealers have been making a killing in the race for control of the valuable South China Seas.  

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Egypt is headed for a major crisis. Population growth has drastically increased demand for water. In the desert country 80 million are supplied by one river; but how long will it be before the Nile runs dry?  

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Israel's gay Palestinian underground. Persecuted in Palestine and called criminals in Israel, gay Palestinians are the silent victims of the conflict. Louie has been hiding in Tel Aviv for ten years, Abdu was tortured and accused of espionage for his relationships with gay Israelis and Louis was almost killed by his family. Where ever they go they live in fear of discovery. Only in Isreael’s gay underground are they at home. Eye opening and revelatory.  

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The Chinese government claims it's making serious efforts to clean up pollution. But as this horrifying report shows, much of their 'success' has involved simply moving their toxic industries out of sight.  

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The climate in Turkey is tense as an expanding civil rights movement, the Enlightenment, calls for justice for thousands of political killings and disappearances. We examine the unsolved crimes and state silence.  

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As the conflict rages on in Syria, there's no let-up to the killing of civilians. Thousands are now risking their lives to escape to countries like Turkey and Lebanon, many of them with horrendous injuries.  

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A terrifying war is being fought in the digital second world of modern life. Technology designed to soak up individuals' private communications is in constant development. In the age of cyber surveillance where does the boundary between private and public fall – if it still exists at all?  

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Ateke Tom, the “Godfather” of the Delta Vigilante Force, and his men attack oil pipelines, kidnap foreigners and make the Niger Delta region a no-go zone. It’s all in a bid for a share of government wealth in this oil-rich region. Meanwhile, in a village caught in the crossfire, 22-year-old Mama struggles to give birth while militants launch raids from across the river. Through close and compelling stories this doc gives a human face to a struggle for survival.  

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Over the last 40 years Bali has gone from being a spiritual, low-key holiday destination to an international tourist hot spot. Now it's stretched to breaking point, with a waste problem that's out of control.
 

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In Assange's most incisive interview to date in his World Tomorrow series President Correa speaks frankly about his nation's relationship with the USA, media corruption and the future of South America.  

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As the government's assault on the Nuba Mountains continues, we bring the first evidence that President Al Bashir, already indicted by the ICC, is employing cluster bombs against innocent civilians.  

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In China's Shanxi province the rate of children born with congenital defects is six times the national average. With many of these infants abandoned, a remarkable figure has embarked on a heartbreaking mission.  

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The Occupy movement has united hundreds of thousands across the world in protest against economic and social injustice. In this episode, key Occupy activists talk global finance, politics, and direct action.  

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Generations of Swiss children lost their childhoods to state-endorsed abuse and forced labour. This shocking report brings us their stories, shedding light on a little-known dark chapter of Swiss history.  

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Every year, for 8 days in July, a herd of massive fighting bulls power down cobbled streets, along with a petrified mass of thrill seekers. The dark beasts roar and skid; men with red bandanas are scattered like skittles. It's all about the primordial thrill of the scariest chase in the world. Years in the making, this sumptuous documentary gets unprecedented access to the Running of the Bulls; the camera so close you smell the fear and hear the snorts of the beasts.  

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In Uganda's conservative society, sexual health is a taboo that contributes to many deaths. But now one young girl from Kampala is breaking the silence with a fast-talking radio show about sex in the city.  

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Two years after the Gulf of Mexico disaster BP say the area is back in business. But in reality oil is washing up on the beaches, local residents are falling ill and the peak of the crisis is yet to come.  

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Last year, Tahrir Square rang out to the sound of violent protests over Mubarak's rule. Now the sound of music can be heard from two troubadours who've taken up performing at the square's tent city protest.  

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This blockbuster of a doc gets inside the drug world with unprecedented access. Travelling from the growers to the drug mules, poverty to prison, cocaine factories in the Colombian jungle, and dealers on the streets of Mexico and Baltimore. It is a fascinating and unusual insight into how the drug world functions. Features exclusive interviews with the political leaders of Latin America and drugs czars on both sides of the Atlantic.  

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Hollande may have won the French elections, but Far Right leader Marine Le Pen attracted record support and is showing no signs of slowing down. So what's next for the party and its controversial ambitions?  

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The killing of Trayvon Martin has divided America, raising questions about Florida's controversial 'Stand Your Ground' law. Can justice ever be served on the street? When does self-defence become murder?  

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Although the Libyan revolution is over, divisions still run dangerously deep in Sirte. Nowhere is this more damaging than in the school playground, where young friends are now sworn enemies.  

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In the Honduran barrios crime carries a permanent stigma - gang members are indelibly tattooed with their histories of violence. Desperate to escape their past, some have begun a painful path to rehabilitation.  

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This episode takes us to the very heart of America’s War on Terror: Guantanamo Bay. Julian sits down with a former Gitmo prisoner and a rights campaigner, both fighting for those still trapped behind the wire.  

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Worldwide, battles are raging between governments and rebels, drug cartels and gangs. But where do all the weapons come from? In this report the frightening reality of the international arms trade comes to light.  

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12-year-old Galaa likes hip-hop and computer games. But he lives in a small yurt on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar. After his father’s death he deals on the local black market to support his family until, caught between modernity and tradition, aspirations and poverty, he decides to become a Lama. Can the monks help this unruly, troubled boy to be a breadwinner? A touching and intimate glimpse into life in Mongolia today, painted with the lightest of strokes.  

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The bloodiest week in Egypt since the football massacres may have dramatically altered its political balance. With shocking footage, this powerful report gets inside the fresh turmoil threatening elections.  

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With the 2012 UEFA European Championship upon us, Ukraine finds itself in the world's spotlight. But with its poor human rights record and widespread corruption should it be co-hosting the event?  

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Assange, the journalist, comes of age! Following his latest interview with Bahrain's Nabeel Rajab, the activist was arrested. He and Egypt's Alaa Abd El-Fattah spoke powerfully to Assange about the failings of the Arab Spring.  

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With the Western world rocked by economic turmoil, we explore an alternative financial system that's secure, stable and has stood the test of time. In Vanuatu, a different approach to money is thriving.  

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677 concentration camps were set up during the Bosnian war in the early nineties. The way the victims and the perpetrators within each community deal with this legacy will determine the country's future. This well-crafted doc shares the viewpoint of each ethnic group through a new generation coming to terms with their toxic past. Living in a Bosnia fighting for EU membership, they’re desperate to find a way to live together for a peaceful tomorrow.  

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Over the last 18 months the middle east has been shaken by a series of revolutionary movements that began in Tunisia. This week Assange speaks to the man running the new Tunisia, President Moncef Marzouki.