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This World

Season 5 Episode 11: The Man Who Armed the World

Nov 17, 2008NR1h6.3

Accused of being one of the most notorious arms dealers and sanction busters in the world, Russian businessman Viktor Bout languishes in jail in Bangkok. This World tells the story of the dramatic international sting which finally brought him to justice, and the battle to extradite him to the USA.

Season 5 Episodes:

Episode 3 Girl Racer

3. Girl Racer

Aired: Feb 19, 2008

International investigative documentary series. This film tells the story of ...

Episode 4 Diamonds and Justice

4. Diamonds and Justice

Aired: Feb 26, 2008

Liberian Charles Taylor was on trial in the Hague in January for, allegedly, ...

Episode 5 Deep South Divide

5. Deep South Divide

Aired: Mar 4, 2008

Tom Mangold returns to the school in Jena, Louisiana to investigate the event...

Episode 6 Miss Gulag

6. Miss Gulag

Aired: Mar 11, 2008

Documentary series. Every spring, staff at women's prison UF 91-9, Siberia, o...

Episode 7 Lethal Solution

7. Lethal Solution

Aired: Mar 18, 2008

International documentary series. The eighth amendment of the US Constitution...

Episode 9 Battle of the Bishops

9. Battle of the Bishops

Aired: Jul 21, 2008

Documentary. With the worldwide Anglican Church on the brink of an historic s...

Episode 10 Murder in the Snow

10. Murder in the Snow

Aired: Nov 10, 2008

Investigative documentary series. Here, the story of Himalayan mountaineers w...

Episode 12 American Time Bomb

12. American Time Bomb

Aired: Nov 24, 2008

Investigative documentary series. Is America facing a greater threat to its e...

Episode 13 Forced to Marry

13. Forced to Marry

Aired: Dec 1, 2008

Investigative documentary series. Saira Khan investigates the dramatic storie...

Info about This World

Seasons: 12

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary