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This World

This World

2004Returning Series13 Seasons122 Episodes6.0TMDB
BBC Two

The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".

Season 9 Episodes

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Episode 1: Egypt - Children of the Revolution

Feb 3, 2012 · 1h

Investigative documentary. A year-long look at the lives of three young revolutionaries as their differing visions for the new Egypt collide following 2011's Arab Spring.

Episode 2: Inside the Meltdown

Feb 23, 2012 · 1h

Investigative documentary. A look at 2011's tsunami that swamped Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, making 100,000 people homeless and causing nuclear meltdown and a radiation leak.

Episode 3: The Fastest Changing Place on Earth

Mar 5, 2012 · 1h

Investigative documentary series. Following the lives of three people in rural China as their tiny farming community is transformed by a massive government urbanisation project.

Episode 5: The Mormon Candidate

Mar 27, 2012 · 1h

International investigative documentary series. John Sweeney investigates Mormonism, the belief system of Mitt Romney, the potential Republican candidate for the 2012 US election.

Episode 6: Norway's Massacre

Apr 15, 2012 · 1h

This World tells the story of the 2011 massacre in Norway, offering insight into the life and mind of the perpetrator, Anders Breivik, and exposing the hatred that inspired him.

Episode 7: The Shame of the Catholic Church

May 1, 2012 · 1h

Decades of clerical abuse and cover up have left the Catholic church in Ireland at breaking point. Now Darragh MacIntyre reveals new evidence of a scandal that goes to the very top of the Irish church.

Episode 9: Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice

Sep 22, 2012 · 1h

Documentary which captures the moment when the Nobel Prize-winning dissident Aung San Suu Kyi took the huge, risky step into everyday politics in Burma.

Episode 10: Obama: What Happened to Hope?

Nov 4, 2012 · 1h

With days to go before the US presidential election, Andrew Marr assesses Barack Obama's first term in office, talking to those who have worked closely with him in the White House.

Episode 11: Cuba with Simon Reeve

Dec 11, 2012 · 1h

Simon Reeve heads to Cuba to find a communist country in the middle of a capitalist revolution and asks if the new economic openness could lead to political liberalisation.

Episode 12: The Great Spanish Crash

Dec 16, 2012 · 1h

Investigative documentary series. Paul Mason travels to Spain to examine how a once thriving economy became the latest casualty of the Eurozone crisis.

Season 9 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did This World Season 9 premiere?

This World Season 9 premiered on February 3, 2012.

How many episodes are in This World Season 9?

This World Season 9 has 12 episodes.

What is the first episode of This World Season 9?

The season opens with Season 9 Episode 1, "Egypt - Children of the Revolution". It aired on February 3, 2012.

Go to Season 9 Episode 1

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