Foreign Correspondent S20E01 · The Pied Piper of Jihad

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From the lawless confines of a dirt poor nation an accused terrorism mastermind sends out a rallying call for fanatical foot soldiers and they come running from near and far. We set off for Yemen on the trail of disaffected young Australians joining up for jihad.

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1. 1 1. The Pied Piper of Jihad2011-02-08 · 30mFrom the lawless confines of a dirt poor nation an accused terrorism mastermind sends out a rallying call for fanatical foot soldiers and they come running from near and far. We se
2. 2 2. Salma in the Square2011-02-15 · 30mIt's an extraordinary feat of endurance and will. Salma el Tarzi is a popping, fizzing bundle of energy and exuberance who was in Cairo's Tahrir Square from the outset, leading a c
3. 3 3. Goodbye, My Ireland2011-02-22 · 30mWhen the going gets tough, even the toughest and most resilient in Ireland get going - overseas. They have to. Ireland’s economy is on life support, jobs have been obliterated and
4. 4 4. Gunsmoke2011-03-01 · 30mIt's where heavily armed citizens take border security into their own hands and it's where, in the words of one prominent critic, you can have a long criminal record, a history of
5. 5 5. Killing the Messenger2011-03-08 · 30mWho is killing the intrepid reporters of Russia and why aren't they being caught and brought to justice? There's a bulging casebook of horrifying murder mysteries that sends a shiv
6. 6 6. Monster Makeover2011-03-22 · 30mOne former US president called him the Mad Dog of the Middle East. His fingerprints are all over a catalogue of despicable acts including terrorism. So why did the West welcome Lib
7. 7 7. Beyond Borat2011-03-29 · 30mIt could be the most misrepresented and misunderstood nation on earth. It's unlikely you'll find farm animals roaming inside family homes while women haul ploughs in the field. The
8. 8 8. Dance Like There's No Tomorrow2011-04-05 · 30mFor a short, terrifying time it was main street in the high noon of a nuclear showdown. The world has never been as close to atomic warfare than the Cuban Missile Crisis. Now, litt
9. 9 9. The Blue and the Black2011-04-12 · 30mIn an idyllic, crystal clear patch of the Pacific, locals are learning what goes down must come up - and they're told the consequences will be devastating. Lurking at the bottom of
10. 10 10. Kingdom, Undercover2011-04-19 · 30mIn a violent sandstorm it's hard to know what's real and what's not. And so in the little Arabian island of Bahrain when push came to shove and protest turned to uprising the swif
11. 11 11. Eat, Pray, Give2011-04-26 · 30mHe doesn't host his own cooking show. He doesn't endorse a line of high-end kitchenware or churn out glossy recipe books by the tonne. His career path certainly had its destination
12. 12 12. Inside/Out2011-05-03 · 30mA rising rap star, a documentary maker, a teacher who happens to be gay. In many places around the world they're free to get on with their lives. Iran is not one of them. And while
13. 13 13. True Believers2011-05-17 · 30mHe was watched at every turn. Trailed by secret agents everywhere he went. Every conversation and meeting observed. The black Hondas of the local security services followed him fro
14. 14 14. By the Beach2011-05-24 · 30mTed Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz. Three of America's truly gruesome figures of criminal infamy who killed and killed again. In the annals of crime, serial killers are rel
15. 15 15. The Boy on the Bike2011-05-31 · 30mHe was a cheeky skylark who zoomed past our camera and tried his best to get into our story. He was so persistent we finally relented and so a little boy on a bike got his cameo. T
16. 16 16. Gangster's Paradise2011-06-07 · 30mIt was once a jet-set jewel. A hip, snazzy playground for entertainment A-listers chasing a tan, socialites looking to be seen and suave politicians and rich business types looking
17. 17 17. Catwalk Empire2011-06-14 · 30mThey're two darlings of Jakarta's fashion obsessed, social set. One's a former top central banker mired in claims she jumped into the job off a pile of bribes. The other's a brassy
18. 18 18. There's an Awful Lot of Money in Brazil2011-06-21 · 30mIt's a big southern land, with beautiful beaches, sun worshipping citizens and a mother lode of natural riches fuelling a remarkable economic boom that's the envy of the rest of th
19. 19 19. The Pain in Spain2011-06-28 · 30mA big black question mark is creeping across Spain, shaking and shocking a growing number of mothers and fathers of still-born babies and prompting them to dramatically rethink the
20. 20 20. The Shadows of Everest2011-07-05 · 30mOnce he stood higher than anyone else on earth and almost 60 years on - in many parts of Nepal - Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary is still a giant, revered for the schools, com
21. 21 21. What a Shocker!2011-07-12 · 30mHow low could they go and how high did it reach? Like a cluster bomb, the phone hacking scandal keeps on exploding, taking more and more casualties, killing The News Of The World -
22. 22 22. The Lady on the Lake2011-07-19 · 30mShe's the stoic, enduring face of the struggle against military rule in her poor and brutally oppressed country. Persistently pushing against the heavy hand of the junta, her digni
23. 23 23. The Anguish, the Anger2011-07-26 · 30mThey didn't stand a chance. When a powerful earthquake shook Christchurch at lunchtime on a February afternoon earlier this year, the relatively modern CTV building was reduced to
24. 24 24. Paper/Tiger2011-08-02 · 30mTwo scenes from candid cameras tell a troubling story. In one, wild and gravely endangered Sumatran tiger cubs cavort in their forest home. In the next, a bulldozer ploughs through
25. 25 25. The Secret Garden2011-08-09 · 30mIt's very rare and you'll only find it up in the very rare air. And even if you have the lungs, stamina and perseverance to get there you'll need razor-sharp eyes, hardy hands and
26. 26 26. A Place in the Sand2011-08-16 · 30mIt's a harrowing human drama growing more urgent by the day. Hundreds of thousands of lives are at stake, among them tens of thousands of children in immediate danger of starving t
27. 27 27. Diamond Dogs2011-08-23 · 30mDiamonds ignite passions. They symbolize beauty, glamour and romance. But how can something so beautiful also bring so much harm? In Zimbabwe they've been at the centre of violence
28. 28 28. The Storming of High Street2011-08-30 · 30mIt's home to a movie studio that helped shape the world's enduring image of the British. In the years following WW2, Ealing produced quaint, loveable comedies and stout, rousing dr
29. 29 29. The Stop and Go Back Man2011-09-06 · 30mHe compares Islam to communism and fascism, the Koran to Mein Kampf and he holds the balance of power in the Netherlands. Geert Wilders is Europe's incendiary, polarising Stop-And-
30. 30 30. The Fukushima Syndrome2011-09-13 · 30mIn the shadow of a giant nuclear power plant, a determined woman refuses to budge from her little wooden shack. She's not going to let the powerful nuclear company take her family
31. 31 31. Follow the Money2011-09-20 · 30mWhat would happen if people around the world who are concerned about the plight of Palestinians all stopped buying Israeli products and ceased using Israeli services and urged many
32. 32 32. Beyond the Lost Horizon2011-09-27 · 30mIn Shangri-La, once you visit you may never want to leave. The mystical, magical, mythical destination is supposed to be a heaven on earth. China's real Shangri-La - high in the mo
33. 33 33. Wiki Whacked2011-10-04 · 30mIt launched with massive fanfare and a radical agenda to change the way news was reported. It offered anonymity to whistleblowers and a platform to freely publish information to a
34. 34 34. Inside the Hidden Revolution2011-10-11 · 30mAfter Tunisia, Egypt and Libya, will Syria be the next Arab dictatorship to fall to people power? For months a popular uprising has been fighting an unseen and bloody battle again
35. 35 35. The Mormon Moment2011-10-18 · 30mWho would have thought that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would ever become this hip? There's a multi award-winning Broadway blockbuster based on Mormon missionar
36. 36 36. The Homecoming2011-10-25 · 30mWith their country finally liberated from the Gaddafi regime, thousands of Libyans who fled decades ago in fear of their lives are at last free to come home. We accompany the promi
37. 37 37. Revolution Hijacked2011-11-01 · 30mJust nine months ago, Egyptians were celebrating their revolution and savouring their sweet victory. Hundreds of thousands of protesters camping in Cairo's Tahrir Square stared dow
38. 38 38. Toxic Trade2011-11-08 · 30mThere's no doubt asbestos is a dirty, deadly word. In Australia the scandals of Wittenoom and the long-running James Hardie saga have ensured a widespread awareness that asbestos k
39. 39 39. Going Rogue2011-11-15 · 30mBanking used to be the very model of prudence. Now much of it resembles an extreme sport where the line between risk and recklessness has been wiped out. As the Occupy movement mov
40. 40 40. Around the World and Back Again2011-11-22 · 30mThe secret agents had been buzzing around China Correspondent Stephen McDonell so intrusively he knew he had to make them a part of the story but the moment he made that decision t