This World 2004
- Status
- Returning Series
- First Aired
- January 4, 2004
- Last Aired
- February 17, 2025
- Format
- 14 seasons · 123 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~123 hours (60 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~122 hours (skips filler)
- Network
- BBC Two
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What is This World?
This World is a television series that focuses on social issues and current affairs stories. The series is comprised of international current affairs documentaries.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2004
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 123
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Jan 4, 2004
- Last aired
- Feb 17, 2025
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- GB
- Networks
- BBC Two
- Genres
- Documentary
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.0/10 from 5 votes
- Format
- 14 seasons · 123 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Network
- BBC Two
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This World is a television series that focuses on social issues and current affairs stories. The series is comprised of international current affairs documentaries. It serves as a replacement for another television series, specifically "Correspondent." The series explores various global topics and events, providing in-depth coverage of significant issues.
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“Explore international current affairs and global social issues through investigative documentaries.”
Reasons to watch
- covers global current affairs
- focuses on social issues
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- limited plot details available
- documentary format may not suit all viewers
Watch it if you are interested in international current affairs and social documentaries.
The content focuses on serious social issues and current affairs around the world.
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Season 1 · 17 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hells Angels Mytharc Jan 4, 2004
- E2 Ethiopia: A Journey Core Jan 11, 2004
- E3 Football and Freedom Core Jan 18, 2004
- E4 American Virgins Core Jan 25, 2004
- E5 Access to Evil Core Feb 1, 2004
- E6 Iran, a Murder Mystery Core Feb 15, 2004
- E11 One Day of War Core May 27, 2004
- E12 LAPD - Protect and Serve? Core Jun 3, 2004
- E13 The Secret Swami Core Jun 17, 2004
- E14 Child Rescuers Mytharc Jun 20, 2004
- E15 The Boy from the Block Core Jul 8, 2004
- E16 Saudi: the Family in Crisis Core Jul 15, 2004
- E17 The Real Bangkok Hilton Core Jul 22, 2004
- E21 Dolphin Hunters Core Nov 9, 2004
- E22 Guinea Pig Kids Core Nov 30, 2004
- E23 Locked in Paradise Mytharc Dec 7, 2004
- E24 If ... We Could Stop the Violence Mytharc Dec 22, 2004
Season 5 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Boys From Baghdad High Mytharc Jan 8, 2008
- E2 Baghdad: A Doctor's Story Mytharc Jan 14, 2008
- E3 Girl Racer Core Feb 19, 2008
- E4 Diamonds and Justice Core Feb 26, 2008
- E5 Deep South Divide Core Mar 4, 2008
- E6 Miss Gulag Core Mar 11, 2008
- E7 Lethal Solution Core Mar 18, 2008
- E8 Bannatyne Takes on Big Tobacco Core Jul 1, 2008
- E9 Battle of the Bishops Filler Jul 21, 2008
- E10 Murder in the Snow Core Nov 10, 2008
- E11 The Man Who Armed the World Core Nov 17, 2008
- E12 American Time Bomb Mytharc Nov 24, 2008
- E13 Forced to Marry Mytharc Dec 1, 2008
Season 6 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mandela at 90 Mytharc Jan 31, 2009
- E2 Escaping North Korea Core Apr 6, 2009
- E3 The Madoff Hustle Core Jun 28, 2009
- E4 Gypsy Child Thieves Core Sep 2, 2009
- E5 An Iranian 'Martyr' Core Nov 24, 2009
- E6 Can Obama Save the Planet? Mytharc Nov 25, 2009
- E7 Stalin's Back Mytharc Dec 2, 2009
Season 7 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Closing Guantanamo Mytharc Jan 3, 2010
- E2 Obama and Me Core Jan 19, 2010
- E3 Tsunami: Five Years On Core Jan 27, 2010
- E4 Mexico's Drug War Core Feb 7, 2010
- E5 Stolen Brides Core Aug 11, 2010
- E6 Surviving Haiti Core Aug 18, 2010
- E7 The Wounded Platoon Core Aug 25, 2010
- E8 Hostage in the Jungle Core Oct 20, 2010
- E9 Tea Party America Mytharc Nov 1, 2010
- E10 Pakistan's Flood Doctor Mytharc Dec 13, 2010
Season 8 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Paedophile Hunters Mytharc Jan 30, 2011
- E2 Geert Wilders: Europe's Most Dangerous Man? Core Feb 14, 2011
- E3 Nicolas Sarkozy: President Bling-Bling? Core Mar 21, 2011
- E4 Chilean Miners: What Happened Next Core Mar 28, 2011
- E5 The Invasion of Lampedusa Core Jun 14, 2011
- E6 Italy's Bloodiest Mafia Core Jul 13, 2011
- E7 Thailand - Justice Under Fire Core Aug 7, 2011
- E8 Spain's Stolen Babies Mytharc Oct 18, 2011
- E9 Return of the Lost Boys of Sudan Mytharc Dec 12, 2011
Season 9 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Egypt - Children of the Revolution Mytharc Feb 3, 2012
- E2 Inside the Meltdown Core Feb 23, 2012
- E3 The Fastest Changing Place on Earth Core Mar 5, 2012
- E4 Interviews Before Execution: A Chinese Talk Show Core Mar 12, 2012
- E5 The Mormon Candidate Core Mar 27, 2012
- E6 Norway's Massacre Core Apr 15, 2012
- E7 The Shame of the Catholic Church Mytharc May 1, 2012
- E8 Michael Portillo's Great Euro Crisis Core May 9, 2012
- E9 Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice Core Sep 22, 2012
- E10 Obama: What Happened to Hope? Core Nov 4, 2012
- E11 Cuba with Simon Reeve Mytharc Dec 11, 2012
- E12 The Great Spanish Crash Mytharc Dec 16, 2012
Season 10 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 America's Poor Kids Mytharc Mar 6, 2013
- E2 A History of Syria with Dan Snow Core Mar 11, 2013
- E3 Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain? Core Mar 20, 2013
- E4 South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation Core Apr 24, 2013
- E5 The Mafia's Secret Bunkers Mytharc May 1, 2013
- E6 India's Supersize Kids Core Aug 13, 2013
- E7 America's Stoned Kids Core Aug 24, 2013
- E8 Terror in the Desert Core Aug 31, 2013
- E9 Dan Snow's History of Congo Core Oct 9, 2013
- E10 No Sex Please, We're Japanese" "The Great Japanese Retirement Core Oct 24, 2013
- E11 World's Busiest Maternity Ward Mytharc Oct 31, 2013
- E12 Don't Panic - The Truth About Population Mytharc Nov 7, 2013
Season 11 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve Mytharc Jan 12, 2014
- E2 The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve Core Jan 26, 2014
- E3 How China Fooled the World - with Robert Peston Core Feb 18, 2014
- E4 Copacabana Palace Core May 12, 2014
- E5 The Secret Life of Your Clothes Core Jul 14, 2014
- E6 Clothes to Die For Core Jul 21, 2014
- E7 Ireland's Lost Babies Core Sep 17, 2014
- E8 Life in Solitary Core Sep 21, 2014
- E9 Terror at the Mall Mytharc Sep 24, 2014
- E10 Rwanda's Untold Story Mytharc Oct 1, 2014
Season 12 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Surviving Sandy Hook Mytharc Mar 4, 2015
- E2 Secrets of Mexico's Drug War Core Mar 11, 2015
- E3 Quelle Catastrophe! France with Robert Peston Core Mar 13, 2015
- E4 Britain's Jihadi Brides Mytharc Apr 8, 2015
- E5 Kill the Christians Core Apr 15, 2015
- E6 World's Richest Terror Army Core Apr 22, 2015
- E7 Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola Core Jun 1, 2015
- E8 The Bin Laden Conspiracy? Mytharc Jun 17, 2015
- E9 Don't Panic - How to End Poverty in 15 Years Mytharc Sep 23, 2015
Season 13 · 7 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks Mytharc Jan 6, 2016
- E2 World War Three: Inside the War Room Core Feb 3, 2016
- E3 The Great Chinese Crash? With Robert Peston Core Feb 17, 2016
- E4 Inside the Billionaire's Wardrobe Core Apr 26, 2016
- E5 The New Gypsy Kings Core Jun 16, 2016
- E6 Frat Boys: Inside America's Fraternities Mytharc Jun 23, 2016
- E7 Unarmed Black Male Mytharc Nov 2, 2016
Season 14 · 9 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best? Mytharc Jan 12, 2017
- E2 After Brexit: The Battle for Europe Core Feb 9, 2017
- E3 Russia's Hooligan Army Core Feb 16, 2017
- E4 Born Too White Core Feb 23, 2017
- E5 The Attack: Terror in the UK Mytharc Mar 2, 2017
- E6 Colombia Core Apr 16, 2017
- E7 North Korea: Murder in the Family Core Aug 13, 2017
- E8 Calais, The End of the Jungle Mytharc Oct 24, 2017
- E9 The Balfour Declaration: Britain's Promise to the Holy Land Mytharc Oct 31, 2017
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Frequently asked questions
What is the focus of the series?
The series focuses on social issues and current affairs stories from around the world.
What genre is the show?
It is an international current affairs documentary series.
When did the series start?
The series began in 2004.
What show did it replace?
It replaced the series Correspondent.
Are there fictional storylines?
No, the series consists of international current affairs documentaries.
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