The State We're In
Hosted by Jonathan Groubert, the programme explores global events by talking to people directly affected. The focus is on human rights in the broadest sense of the term
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The State We're In - The chosen ones
A Palestinian man discovers that his family may have taken ...
A Palestinian man discovers that his family may have taken the wrong baby - him - from the hospital. A British woman talks about her surprising and beautiful reunions with her birth mother and "birth son". A transgender man, a 'hijra', recounts the split from his adoptive mother, also a 'hijra', when he announced he wanted to live life as a male. And a Ghanaian-Dutch woman, who was adopted, talks to an Australian woman forced to give up her child for adoption.
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The State We're In - A matter of life and death
A British scientist explains how we can be "cured" of ...
A British scientist explains how we can be "cured" of death. A palliative caregiver explains how confronting death can make us more joyful. A clergyman conducts a funeral that nearly gets him killed and a sculptor wants his creations to outlive him.
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The State We're In - Unmasked!
A Belgian comedy troupe pranks the countrys biggest telecommunications company ...
A Belgian comedy troupe pranks the countrys biggest telecommunications company with a reputation for the worst customer service. A Nicaraguan woman plays a witch on local radio to name and shame men into treating their wives properly. A 'human lie detector' explains how he uncovers the truth from people trying to hide it. And political pundit Craig Crawford talks about why politicians lie.
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The State We're In - Bad therapy
Child 'witches' are being horribly abused in southern Nigeria. Women ...
Child 'witches' are being horribly abused in southern Nigeria. Women in northern Ghana accused of being witches find refuge in special camps and one man recounts the excruciating aversion therapy he went through as part of a psychiatrists attempt to cure him of his homosexuality.
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The State We're In - Be a man
Men grappling with what it means to be a man, ...
Men grappling with what it means to be a man, including the story of the father of a murdered teenager who counselled his son's friends against seeking revenge. The son of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl talks about getting out from his father's shadow. And a man who found making the coffin for his distant father, an odd gesture of love.
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The State We're In - Image busting
A Kuwaiti man is repulsed by western stereotypes and Muslim ...
A Kuwaiti man is repulsed by western stereotypes and Muslim fanatics, so he made a comic book series based on Allahs attributes - which has become a spectacular success - and made him enemies. A Cambodian singer explains how performing old rock 'n' roll songs helps keep her culture alive. And an African American photographer talks about challenging racial assumptions through his retrospective on 'white people'.
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The State We're In - Call me an optimist!
An Australian recounts how hes prevented 160 suicides by offering ...
An Australian recounts how hes prevented 160 suicides by offering tea. A US airman's wife explains why shes still looking for him, thirty-five years after his plane was downed in Laos. A young widow gets the one thing she wanted when her Air Force husband crashed: his wedding ring. Producer Anik See wants to return a wallet she found, no matter how fate tries to stop her. And an Indonesian who survived the extermination of his village by Dutch colonial forces explains why he still wants compensation, 70 years on.
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The State We're In - Not In My Backyard
A Palestinian villager leads a peaceful protest against Israeli tanks ...
A Palestinian villager leads a peaceful protest against Israeli tanks and wins. A Ugandan ex-officer throws eggs at his president to make a point. And a Somali bride lays down her law to both her parents and husband. The trial of John Demjanjuk, possibly the last Holocaust trial, has concluded with a guilty verdict. A victim tells us if he feels justice has, or even can be done.
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The State We're In - A Way Out.
Today we feature stories about one person, maybe a stranger ...
Today we feature stories about one person, maybe a stranger or even an old enemy, helping - and sometimes saving - another person. A gang member in London turns his life around after a photojournalist takes pictures of him. A Kenyan man finally meets the Swedish benefactor whose help allowed him to graduate from Harvard Law School. A woman in South Africa finds peace after meeting the man who orchestrated his daughter's assassination. And a homeless man rescues a woman drowning herself in the Thames.
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The State We're In - A cure for sex offenders?
We ask if there's a cure for sex offenders. Jesse ...
We ask if there's a cure for sex offenders. Jesse White tells us about how his assault on an underage girl landed him in jail, and how he feels the chemical treatment he received has turned his life around. We also speak with the doctor who treated Jesse. And just in time for World Press Freedom day, the man known as the father of undercover journalism in Europe talks about a life in character.
