Episodes 5

1 The Bank Raiders of Beirut

April 14, 2023

24m

Over a million people have been locked out of their bank accounts, able only to withdraw a few hundred pounds of their own money a month. Guru-Murthy interviews Riad Salameh, long-serving governor of the Central Bank, who since their discussion has charged with money laundering, illicit enrichment and embezzlement.

2 Your Phone's Dirty Gold

April 21, 2023

24m

Guillermo Galdos investigates how illegal Amazonian gold could be in your smart phone, as he follows Brazilian police cracking down on mining in protected Indigenous regions.

3 Inside Little North Korea

April 28, 2023

24m

In Kyoto, Japan, a Korean community with a network of schools and businesses has a tight bond with North Korea. But rising regional tensions is putting their way of life at risk.

4 India's Leopard Attacks

May 5, 2023

24m

The alarming rise of leopards attacking humans as growing cities and lethal wildlife clash.

5 Drag Queen Culture Wars

May 12, 2023

24m

A report from Tennessee, where tensions over whether drag queens should be able to perform in front of children are resulting in their performances being banned in public. On a wider scale, at least 15 Republican-controlled US states are now introducing legislation to stop drag performances.

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