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Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent

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ABC TV

Australia's leading international affairs program featuring fascinating, in-depth stories from the ABC's unrivalled network of foreign correspondents.

Season 23 Episodes

Browse every episode and jump into details.

Episode 1: Ukraine - Moscow Rules

Mar 18, 2014 · 30m

With breathtaking speed, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the armed takeover of a key part of a neighbouring country and dared the world to do something about it. Eric Campbell is there for the countdown.

Episode 2: Chile - Facing The Past

Mar 25, 2014 · 30m

Sally Sara follows the trail of a woman accused of involvement in serious, violent crimes in her homeland. Now living quietly in suburban Australia, the families of the dead are demanding she return to face justice.

Episode 3: Dubai - Trapped Part 1

Apr 1, 2014 · 30m

In Dubai, Australian Marcus Lee was accused of a multi-million dollar fraud he never committed. But it took him 7 months of jail time and a legal battle lasting years before he and his wife Julie would be free.

Episode 4: Dubai - Trapped Part 2

Apr 8, 2014 · 30m

In the second part of our exclusive report, Foreign Correspondent hears how Marcus and Julie Lee eventually escaped, and examines the controversial deal in more detail, hearing from all the main players for the first time.

Episode 5: India - The Babymakers

Apr 15, 2014 · 30m

Foreign Correspondent investigates India's booming international surrogacy industry by following Australian couples hoping to start or build their families by paying Indian women to bear them a child.

Episode 6: Canada, South Africa - Granpower!

Apr 22, 2014 · 30m

The uplifting story of a group of gutsy grandmothers from Canada, who have built a remarkable connection with Africa. Led by a powerhouse 89 year-old expat Australian.

Episode 7: Cuba - Inside Gitmo

Apr 29, 2014 · 30m

Shaker Aamer, hands and feet shackled, was dragged into Camp X-Ray, Guantanamo Bay prison more than 4,500 days ago. No charges, no trial. North America correspondent Lisa Millar inspects the infamous prison, Guantanamo Bay.

Episode 8: Afghanistan - Groomed to Kill

May 6, 2014 · 30m

The experiences and stories of some of the children convicted of fighting for the Taliban who are currently being held in special prisons across Afghanistan.

Episode 9: Spratly Islands - Reef Madness

May 20, 2014 · 30m

Eric Campbell reports from a conflict zone in the South China sea. In a world exclusive, Foreign Correspondent reports from the island dispute threatening war with China.

Episode 10: Pakistan - The Polio Emergency

May 27, 2014 · 30m

An immunisation program saw Polio retreat from the developed world - then a concerted campaign in the '80's all but wiped it out in the developing world. So why has Pakistan become a polio hotspot with cases on the rise?

Episode 11: Tiananmen - Australia's Witnesses

Jun 3, 2014 · 30m

China has changed dramatically since the crackdown and wholesale slaughter in Tiananmen Square 25 years ago. For the first time Australia's embassy staff assemble with their first-hand accounts of the days that stained China.

Episode 12: Jordan - Home Away From Home

Jun 10, 2014 · 30m

The Hariri's are an ordinary family who've had their lives shattered by war. Like 2.8 million other Syrian refugees, this family thought they were leaving their home for only a few weeks, but will they ever return?

Episode 13: USA - Cannabis Inc.

Jun 17, 2014 · 30m

Hundreds of cannabis businesses are aiming to make it an industry to rival beer. But there is a growing opposition of voices warning that a new Big Tobacco is being created.

Episode 14: Cairo: Ordeal In Egypt

Jun 24, 2014 · 30m

As judgement arrives for Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues in Egypt, family and key players feature in this special report by ABC Middle East correspondent Hayden Cooper.

Episode 15: Myanmar - A New Dawn

Jul 1, 2014 · 30m

What happens when a vacuum-sealed, strictly-controlled nation opens its doors and ushers in aggressive international businesses, hungry global developers and curious tourists? Sally Sara reports from Yangon, Myanmar.

Episode 16: Mexico - The Last Resort

Jul 8, 2014 · 30m

Jane Cowan investigates the booming international surrogacy business and an unscrupulous operator preying on the dreams and life savings of clients.

Episode 18: Syria - A Gangster Goes To War

Jul 22, 2014 · 30m

Foreign Correspondent presents an extraordinarily intimate and confronting journey as a violent, criminal king-pin leaves his turf behind to head to Syria's frontlines to fight a war he doesn't really comprehend.

Episode 20: Norway - The Gender Mission

Aug 5, 2014 · 30m

Eric Campbell travels to the Arctic Circle in Norway where he reports on a radical experiment being watched by the rest of the world, including Australia.

Episode 21: East Timor - The Clinic

Aug 12, 2014 · 30m

Foreign Correspondent travels to Dili, East Timor and witnesses a country facing a myriad of health problems. We follow the challenging daily life of Dr Dan Murphy as he treats people overwhelmed by the diseases of poverty.

Episode 22: Japan - Return Of The Samurai

Aug 19, 2014 · 30m

An in-depth look at the rise of militarism in Japan as tensions with China coincide with major changes to the country's pacifist constitution. The story exposes the deep rifts in Japanese society over the issue.

Episode 23: Sierra Leone - Ebola: Into The Hot Zone

Aug 26, 2014 · 30m

A special report on the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Our team, which was the last camera crew into the hardest hit areas before a Government lockdown, has been at the frontline for one of the worst weeks in the Ebola crisis.

Episode 24: Palau - Take A Long Line

Sep 2, 2014 · 30m

Whether you enjoy tuna on a sandwich, or as sashimi, you need to know that Pacific stocks are being fished out at an alarming rate. Can the small equatorial paradise of Palau turn the tide by banning foreign fishing vessels?

Episode 25: Nepal - The Road

Sep 9, 2014 · 30m

The kingdom of Upper Mustang, Nepal is the last outpost of authentic Tibetan Buddhism. Cut off from modernity, foreigners were banned until 1992. Now a road is being built all the way to China. Can the unique culture survive?

Episode 27: South Africa - Symphony In Soweto

Sep 23, 2014 · 30m

Sally Sara meets the new generation of Soweto. The black township was once a byword for suffering and squalor but it's always had an unassailable spirit and now it's undergoing a dramatic transformation.

Episode 28: China - Crackdown

Sep 30, 2014 · 30m

As Australia lifts its terror alert to high, China is intensifying its crackdown on a resident Muslim community in the remote northwest of the country in what it claims is its own war on terror. Stephen McDonell reports.

Episode 29: Kenya - Inside Out

Oct 7, 2014 · 30m

Sally Sara goes inside some of Kenya's toughest jails to investigate an innovative program that is seeing convicted criminals learn how to set themselves free, using the justice system.

Episode 30: The Italian Solution

Oct 14, 2014 · 30m

In an Australian TV first, Sophie McNeill hitches a ride on an Italian navy boat as more than 800 people are plucked out of the Mediterranean, just a tiny drop in an ocean of people fleeing Libya to seek asylum in Europe.

Season 23 FAQ

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

When did Foreign Correspondent Season 23 premiere?

Foreign Correspondent Season 23 premiered on March 18, 2014.

How many episodes are in Foreign Correspondent Season 23?

Foreign Correspondent Season 23 has 30 episodes.

What is the first episode of Foreign Correspondent Season 23?

The season opens with Season 23 Episode 1, "Ukraine - Moscow Rules". It aired on March 18, 2014.

Go to Season 23 Episode 1

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