Broadcast date
2021-01-05 • 30 episodes
Episodes of this season
1. The Spy in Your Phone
event 2021-01-05 • schedule 48m
How Israeli-made spyware Pegasus works, the hacking of journalists' phones and its ominous consequences.
2. In Search of My Roots
event 2021-01-19 • schedule 48m
A filmmaker goes on trip to explore her Spanish heritage and learn about Moriscos, Christian Spaniards of Muslim origin.
3. Oman: History, Power and Influence
event 2021-02-02 • schedule 48m
The history of Oman's dramatic rise and fall as a trading and imperial power, and its role in the Gulf today.
4. Filmmakers, Inshallah
event 2021-02-09 • schedule 47m
The stories of five aspiring filmmakers in Morocco struggling to achieve success but united by a passion for their art.
5. Secrets of the Arab Café
event 2021-02-16 • schedule 47m
The stories behind four iconic cafés in Marrakesh, Cairo, Algiers and Hebron and their role in conversation and culture.
6. Living With the Volcano
event 2021-02-23 • schedule 47m
Life in the shadow of an active volcano might be risky but people living near Mount Vesuvius in Italy are there to stay.
7. Marriage for Sale
event 2021-03-02 • schedule 47m
Some risk sham marriages to obtain European residency for a partner – but the practice can have shattering consequences.
8. Women in the Wind
event 2021-03-09 • schedule 47m
Three teachers overcome considerable challenges to educate children in Morocco's windswept hinterland.
9. A Simple Life
event 2021-03-23 • schedule 47m
A couple and their young child quit the rat race and join a minimalist movement, decluttering and living with less.
10. Mirko Graorac: Trial and Error?
event 2021-04-06 • schedule 45m
A look at the case of Mirko Graorac, a Croatian Serb sentenced to 15 years for war crimes he may not have committed.
11. Arabs Abroad: The Humanitarian and the Healer
event 2021-04-27 • schedule 46m
A boy rescued from war in Gaza who is now a rescuer himself, and a Jordanian top rheumatologist in the US.
12. Deadly Games: Algerian and Tunisian Fans
event 2021-05-25 • schedule 47m
A powerful look at football passion in Tunisia and Algeria and the tragic consequences when it boils over into violence.
13. Songs From North Africa
event 2021-06-01 • schedule 47m
Exploring songs from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Sudan and the people, cultures and traditions behind them.
14. Rebel Radio Ships
event 2021-06-08 • schedule 46m
Pirate radio stations like Radio Caroline and The Voice of Peace used their airwaves to challenge the status quo.
15. Chad's Football Dream
event 2021-06-22 • schedule 47m
Football is a passion in Chad but the national team has yet to qualify for top African and world tournaments.
16. Arabs Abroad: The Designer and the Atomic Scientist
event 2021-06-29 • schedule 46m
The remarkable stories of two Arab immigrants to Germany and the US – a logo designer and an atomic scientist.
17. Anatomy of a Prisoner Exchange
event 2021-07-13 • schedule 47m
A prisoner exchange involving five years of negotiations through intermediaries on behalf of Hamas and Israel.
18. Somali Football's Golden Girls
event 2021-07-24 • schedule 47m
The Somali women's football team fights cultural barriers and funding problems in a bid to represent the country.
19. My Own Private History
event 2021-08-31 • schedule 47m
Personal, witness accounts of four historical events in Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia, including a riot over a movie.
20. The Story Behind the Scenes
event 2021-09-09 • schedule 46m
Behind the scenes of The Misfits, a movie scripted to tarnish a country's reputation but then overtaken by real events.
21. Morocco's Meteorite Hunters
event 2021-09-14 • schedule 47m
Moroccan nomads meet a geologist and a rare stone dealer as they search for meteorites, elusive extra-terrestrial rocks.
22. Literary Liaisons: North Africa
event 2021-09-21 • schedule 46m
Creative connections between North African writers – Jean Genet and Mohamed Choukri plus Albert Camus and Kateb Yacine.
23. Gaza: 60 Minute Warning
event 2021-09-28 • schedule 47m
Video inside Gaza towers shows residents and workers counting down to an Israeli missile attack while evacuating.
24. A Tunisian Family: High Hopes, Desperate Lives
event 2021-10-15 • schedule 46m
A Tunisian family, once full of hope after the 2011 revolution, now struggles with poverty and some impossible choices.
25. Samaritan Weddings: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
event 2021-10-19 • schedule 48m
A Samaritan community in the occupied West Bank has more men than women so hopes Ukraine can solve its marriage crisis.
26. Senegal's Pink Lake
event 2021-10-26 • schedule 47m
Lake Retba helps tourism and its salt drives Senegal's economy, but there are environmental risks to its future.
27. The Story of Al Jazeera: A Unique Path
event 2021-11-02 • schedule 51m
A film marking Al Jazeera's 25th anniversary, from its modest beginnings to becoming an international broadcaster.
28. A Palestinian Israeli Crime Wave
event 2021-11-23 • schedule 46m
The little-known story of Palestinian Israeli crime gangs and the questions it raises about the Israeli police response.
29. Doctor of Hope
event 2021-11-30 • schedule 47m
A gynaecologist volunteers to treat patients in conflict zones and places where there is little or no medical care.
30. Arabs Abroad: The Activist and the Entrepreneur
event 2021-12-07 • schedule 46m
The success stories of a Palestinian political activist in Iceland and a Moroccan entrepreneur in the Netherlands.
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