We explore how the demand for manta gill plates is threatening the existence of one of the most graceful marine species.

East Timor is one of the poorest countries in Asia. Its only economic hope for the future lies in massive reserves of oil and gas in the Timor Sea.

The only TV doc to have advance access to the biggest Wikileaks release ever.

China’s remote Bama County is home to a significant number of the worlds oldest people but what is the secret of a long and happy life?

Beijing Silvermine is a unique photographic portrait of the capital and the life of its inhabitants following the Cultural Revolution.

A 15-month investigation reveals how retired US colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing US-funded […]

Two years after the tsunami, the consequences of the nuclear disaster continue to define the residents’ lives.

Is the jewel of the Arab world is almost entirely built upon imported slave labor?

Cambodia, a country representing some of the highest levels of rape in Asia. Can perpetrators of violence against women play a role in preventing it and to what extent can […]

This unique film has followed her for her whole life, filming her and her family every year since her birth in 1992.

Whale sharks are the largest of the ocean’s fish, weighing up to 20 tonnes. They pose no threat to humans, feeding mainly on plankton in the warm waters of the […]

After three decades of economic liberalisation, have China’s communist ideals been discarded forever?

In traditional India, love that dishonours family can lead to death. These so-called “honour killings” are illegal in India, but that hasn’t stopped the practice.