This World

Season 1 Episode 11: One Day of War

12 Seasons May 27, 2004 NR 1h 30m 6.2

Every minute, two people are killed in conflicts around the world, but little is known about those fighting and dying. Here, starting a new run of the This World strand, film-makers follow 16 different people on a single day in war zones, from the jungles of Laos to the Black Sea, revealing the human stories behind the conflicts, including battles over disputed homelands, power and deeply held convictions.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Hells Angels

1. Hells Angels

Aired: Jan 4, 2004

The strand opens with a documentary on the seemingly unstoppable rise of some...

Episode 2 Ethiopia: A Journey

2. Ethiopia: A Journey

Aired: Jan 11, 2004

In 1984, with Ethiopia in the grip of famine, Michael Buerk filed two shockin...

Episode 3 Football and Freedom

3. Football and Freedom

Aired: Jan 18, 2004

As South Africa celebrates a decade of democracy, this film follows the fortu...

Episode 4 American Virgins

4. American Virgins

Aired: Jan 25, 2004

Why are more and more of America's teenagers saying no to sex? The Bush admin...

Episode 5 Access to Evil

5. Access to Evil

Aired: Feb 1, 2004

Crisis talks over North Korea's nuclear weapons have already begun but, away ...

Episode 11 One Day of War

11. One Day of War

Aired: May 27, 2004

Every minute, two people are killed in conflicts around the world, but little...

Episode 13 The Secret Swami

13. The Secret Swami

Aired: Jun 17, 2004

Sai Baba is India's most prolific guru. To his millions of followers around t...

Episode 14 Child Rescuers

14. Child Rescuers

Aired: Jun 20, 2004

The harrowing story of one man's efforts to stop children being sexually expl...

Episode 21 Dolphin Hunters

21. Dolphin Hunters

Aired: Nov 9, 2004

New series 1/5. The This World team return with an investigation in Japan int...

Episode 22 Guinea Pig Kids

22. Guinea Pig Kids

Aired: Nov 30, 2004

Experimental drug trials are condemning children to painful lives and even de...

Episode 23 Locked in Paradise

23. Locked in Paradise

Aired: Dec 7, 2004

Boot camps are all the rage for American parents looking to tame their troubl...


Main Cast

Simon Reeve Simon Reeve
Michael Buerk Michael Buerk
Olenka Frenkiel Olenka Frenkiel

Info about This World

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Documentary

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