Asbestos: The toxic mineral endangering millions in India | Health
Asbestos is deadly, but India continues to be the world’s largest importer of the toxic mineral. 101 East investigates. Once used as an insulating material…
iHuman: AI and Humanity | Science and Technology
Artificial Intelligence, power and social control – an exploration of what AI could mean for humanity. AI and us – iHuman explores what artificial intelligence…
Letters of Love, Letters of War: Algeria’s war for independence | Independence
Algerian resistance fighters wrote heartfelt letters home in the 1950s. Few arrived but many remained unseen, until now. Algeria lived under French colonial rule for…
Sleeping on Water: A marine biologist in Namibia | Water
From aquaphobe to sea bird conservationist, Priskilla Nghaangulwa had to reinvent herself on the seas off Namibia. Growing up in Namibia’s desert interiors, Priskilla Nghaangulwa…
The Girl from Bukom: A female boxer in Ghana | Boxing
The hopes and dreams of Sarah Apew, training to become a boxing champion against the odds. In Bukom, a village suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra,…
Conviction: Free after 25 years of unjust imprisonment | Human Rights
After a quarter-century behind bars, Brandon Jackson is fighting back against Louisiana’s last Jim Crow law. In 1997, Brandon Jackson was convicted for a crime…
‘The Night Won’t End’: Biden’s War on Gaza | Gaza
From air strikes to field executions, Fault Lines investigates the killings of civilians by the Israeli military in Gaza and the role of the United…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., ex-heroin addict, plans to attack addiction.
Is America ready to elect a recovering addict as president? How about one who wants to hold 12-step recovery meetings in the White House? Robert…
China’s slave fishermen | Human Rights
101 East investigates alleged human rights violations in China’s seafood industry. Fish caught by Chinese vessels and processed in Chinese factories end up on dinner…
Whitehawk’s Football Ultras | Football
The small, non-league English football club uses its loyal fandom to oppose all forms of injustice. Hardly anyone outside Brighton in southeast England has ever…
Katie Couric steps in to produce ALS campaign film
As a longtime champion of awareness for both colon cancer and Parkinson’s disease, veteran TV journalist Katie Couric is no stranger to health advocacy. So…
India’s Chess Prodigies | Arts and Culture
101 East enters the high-stakes world of Indian chess and meets players reshaping the game on the global stage. India is in the middle of…
Neymar: Bolivia’s Ladder Boy | Documentary
An 11-year-old cemetery worker in Bolivia dreams of a better education as he struggles to support his family. Neymar works as a “ladder boy” at…
Alex Gibney offers an intimate look at Paul Simon at work
“In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” Alex Gibney’s 3½-hour documentary about singer-songwriter Paul Simon — streaming in two parts on MGM+ — takes…
Stateless in Syria | Syria’s War
A controversial aid worker is stranded in war-torn Syria when he is deprived of his citizenship by the United Kingdom’s government. British-born Tauqir Sharif runs…
Celine Dion paints a brutal picture of stiff-person syndrome
Since her 2022 diagnosis with stiff-person syndrome, Celine Dion has largely avoided the public eye. Now, details about her fight against the rare disorder are…
Remains: The collision of science and America’s Indigenous people | Documentary
A Danish scientist’s search for the earliest DNA in the United States uncovers profound ethical and personal dilemmas. The DNA of ancient human remains in…
Top Tory MP in unexpected career move as he plots fly-on-wall documentary with his family during Election
TORY MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg is in talks to star in his own reality show. The eccentric father-of-six, 55, is set to film a series…
Gaza: The War on Hospitals | Gaza
Israel is attacking Gaza’s hospitals in violation of international law, but is it part of a pattern going back to 1948? Hospitals are supposed to…
Now or Never | Climate Crisis
As the planet tips towards a point of no return, we look at how youth across the world are demanding climate action now. Protests and…