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This World (2004–present) on BBC Two
The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 23, 2023, no return date announced yet.
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19seasons
168episodes
About This World
This World is a current affairs documentary programme which broadcast by BBC Two in United Kingdom, and it also airs worldwide throughout occasionally at BBC World News on digital services, satellite and cable in many countries. The series is mainly focus on social issues and current affairs stories around the world.
This World episode schedule
168 aired
Aired · 168
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Inside Taiwan: Standing Up to China |
| March 7, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Predator: The Secret Scandal of J-Pop |
| January 18, 2022 | S2022·E1 | Why Ships Crash |
| July 17, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Italy's Frontline: A Doctor's Diary |
| April 6, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Terror in Paradise |
| October 21, 2019 | S2019·E4 | The Day California Burned |
| September 26, 2019 | S2019·E5 | Conspiracy Files: Vaccine Wars |
| July 3, 2019 | S2019·E3 | Anna: The Woman Who Went to Fight ISIS |
| March 14, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Shadow Commander: Iran's Military Mastermind |
| January 16, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Revolution in Ruins: The Hugo Chavez Story |
| December 6, 2018 | S2018·E5 | Escape from Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess |
| June 28, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Japan's Secret Shame |
| May 15, 2018 | S2018·E3 | Nigeria's Stolen Daughters |
| February 24, 2018 | S2018·E2 | Columbia with Simon Reeve |
| February 2, 2018 | S2018·E1 | Murdered for Love? Samia Shahid |
| October 31, 2017 | S2017·E9 | The Balfour Declaration: Britain's Promise to the Holy Land |
| October 24, 2017 | S2017·E8 | Calais, The End of the Jungle |
| August 13, 2017 | S2017·E7 | North Korea: Murder in the Family |
| April 16, 2017 | S2017·E6 | Colombia with Simon Reeve |
| March 2, 2017 | S2017·E5 | The Attack: Terror in the UK |
| February 23, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Born Too White |
| February 16, 2017 | S2017·E3 | Russia's Hooligan Army |
| February 9, 2017 | S2017·E2 | After Brexit: The Battle for Europe |
| January 12, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Transgender Kids: Who Knows Best? |
| November 2, 2016 | S2016·E8 | Unarmed Black Male |
| June 23, 2016 | S2016·E6 | Frat Boys: Inside America's Fraternities |
| June 16, 2016 | S2016·E5 | The New Gypsy Kings |
| April 26, 2016 | S2016·E4 | Inside the Billionaire's Wardrobe |
| February 17, 2016 | S2016·E3 | The Great Chinese Crash? with Robert Peston |
| February 3, 2016 | S2016·E2 | World War Three: Inside the War Room |
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| January 6, 2016 | S2016·E1 | Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks |
| September 23, 2015 | S2015·E9 | Don't Panic - How to End Poverty in 15 Years |
| June 17, 2015 | S2015·E8 | The Bin Laden Conspiracy? |
| June 1, 2015 | S2015·E7 | Outbreak: The Truth About Ebola |
| April 22, 2015 | S2015·E6 | World's Richest Terror Army |
| April 15, 2015 | S2015·E5 | Kill the Christians |
| April 8, 2015 | S2015·E4 | Britain's Jihadi Brides |
| March 13, 2015 | S2015·E3 | Quelle Catastrophe! France with Robert Peston |
| March 11, 2015 | S2015·E2 | Secrets of Mexico's Drug War |
| March 4, 2015 | S2015·E1 | Surviving Sandy Hook |
| October 1, 2014 | S2014·E10 | Rwanda's Untold Story |
| September 24, 2014 | S2014·E9 | Terror at the Mall |
| September 21, 2014 | S2014·E8 | Life in Solitary |
| September 17, 2014 | S2014·E7 | Ireland's Lost Babies |
| July 21, 2014 | S2014·E6 | Clothes to Die For |
| July 14, 2014 | S2014·E5 | The Secret Life of Your Clothes |
| May 13, 2014 | S2014·E4 | Copacabana Palace |
| February 18, 2014 | S2014·E3 | How China Fooled the World - with Robert Peston |
| January 26, 2014 | S2014·E2 | The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve |
| January 12, 2014 | S2014·E1 | The Tea Trail with Simon Reeve |
| December 11, 2013 | S2013·E13 | Cuba with Simon Reeve |
| November 7, 2013 | S2013·E12 | Don't Panic - The Truth About Population |
| October 31, 2013 | S2013·E11 | World's Busiest Maternity Ward |
| October 24, 2013 | S2013·E10 | No Sex Please, We're Japanese |
| October 9, 2013 | S2013·E9 | Dan Snow's History of Congo |
| August 31, 2013 | S2013·E8 | Terror in the Desert |
| August 24, 2013 | S2013·E7 | America's Stoned Kids |
| August 13, 2013 | S2013·E6 | India's Supersize Kids |
| May 1, 2013 | S2013·E5 | The Mafia's Secret Bunkers |
| April 24, 2013 | S2013·E4 | South Africa: The Massacre That Changed a Nation |
| March 20, 2013 | S2013·E3 | Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain? |
| March 11, 2013 | S2013·E2 | A History of Syria with Dan Snow |
| March 6, 2013 | S2013·E1 | America's Poor Kids |
| December 16, 2012 | S2012·E12 | The Great Spanish Crash |
| December 11, 2012 | S2012·E11 | Cuba with Simon Reeve |
| November 4, 2012 | S2012·E10 | Obama: What Happened to Hope? |
| September 22, 2012 | S2012·E9 | Aung San Suu Kyi: The Choice |
| May 9, 2012 | S2012·E8 | Michael Portillo's Great Euro Crisis |
| May 5, 2012 | S2012·E7 | The Shame of the Catholic Church |
| April 15, 2012 | S2012·E6 | Norway's Massacre |
| March 27, 2012 | S2012·E5 | The Mormon Candidate |
| March 26, 2012 | S2007·E17 | Child Slavery with Rageh Omaar |
| March 12, 2012 | S2012·E4 | Interviews Before Execution: A Chinese Talk Show |
| March 5, 2012 | S2012·E3 | The Fastest Changing Place on Earth |
| February 23, 2012 | S2012·E2 | Inside the Meltdown |
| February 3, 2012 | S2012·E1 | Egypt: Children of the Revolution |
| December 12, 2011 | S2011·E9 | Return of the Lost Boys of Sudan |
| October 18, 2011 | S2011·E8 | Spain's Stolen Babies |
| August 7, 2011 | S2011·E7 | Thailand - Justice Under Fire |
| July 26, 2011 | S2011·E5 | Italy's Bloodiest Mafia |
| June 14, 2011 | S2011·E6 | The Invasion of Lampedusa |
| March 28, 2011 | S2011·E4 | Chilean Miners: What Happened Next |
| March 21, 2011 | S2011·E3 | Nicolas Sarkozy: President Bling-Bling? |
| February 14, 2011 | S2011·E2 | Geert Wilders: Europe's Most Dangerous Man? |
| January 30, 2011 | S2011·E1 | The Paedophile Hunters |
| December 13, 2010 | S2010·E10 | Pakistan's Flood Doctor |
| November 1, 2010 | S2010·E9 | Tea Party America |
| October 20, 2010 | S2010·E8 | Hostage in the Jungle |
| August 25, 2010 | S2010·E7 | The Wounded Platoon |
| August 18, 2010 | S2010·E6 | Surviving Haiti |
| August 11, 2010 | S2010·E5 | Stolen Brides |
| February 7, 2010 | S2010·E4 | Mexico's Drug War |
| January 27, 2010 | S2010·E3 | Tsunami: 5 Years On |
| January 19, 2010 | S2010·E2 | Obama and Me |
| January 3, 2010 | S2010·E1 | Closing Guantanamo |
| December 2, 2009 | S2009·E7 | Stalin's Back |
| November 25, 2009 | S2009·E6 | Can Obama Save the Planet? |
| November 24, 2009 | S2009·E5 | An Iranian 'Martyr' |
| September 2, 2009 | S2009·E4 | Gypsy Child Thieves |
| June 28, 2009 | S2009·E3 | The Madoff Hustle |
| April 6, 2009 | S2009·E2 | Escaping North Korea |
| January 31, 2009 | S2009·E1 | Mandela at 90 |
| December 1, 2008 | S2008·E13 | Forced to Marry |
| November 24, 2008 | S2008·E12 | American Time Bomb |
| November 17, 2008 | S2008·E11 | The Man Who Armed the World |
| November 10, 2008 | S2008·E10 | Murder in the Snow |
| July 21, 2008 | S2008·E9 | Battle of the Bishops |
| July 1, 2008 | S2008·E8 | Bannatyne Takes on Big Tobacco |
| March 18, 2008 | S2008·E7 | Lethal Solution |
| March 11, 2008 | S2008·E6 | Miss Gulag |
| March 4, 2008 | S2008·E5 | Deep South Divide |
| February 26, 2008 | S2008·E4 | Diamonds and Justice |
| February 19, 2008 | S2008·E3 | Girl Racer |
| January 14, 2008 | S2008·E2 | Baghdad: A Doctor's Story |
| January 8, 2008 | S2008·E1 | The Boys from Baghdad High |
| November 25, 2007 | S2007·E16 | Britain's Most Wanted |
| November 19, 2007 | S2007·E15 | The Trillion Dollar Revolutionary |
| November 5, 2007 | S2007·E13 | The Goddess and the King |
| October 29, 2007 | S2007·E12 | American Nightmare |
| October 22, 2007 | S2007·E11 | India's Missing Girls |
| October 1, 2007 | S2007·E10 | Inside a Shari'ah Court |
| September 18, 2007 | S2007·E9 | Vodka's My Poison |
| September 16, 2007 | S2007·E8 | The Real Godfather |
| June 21, 2007 | S2007·E7 | All-Girl Squad |
| June 14, 2007 | S2007·E6 | Race for the Beach |
| June 7, 2007 | S2007·E5 | Running from Mugabe |
| May 31, 2007 | S2007·E4 | Hunting for Hezbollah |
| May 24, 2007 | S2007·E3 | Race Hate in Lousiana |
| May 24, 2007 | S2007·E2 | Mystery Flights |
| May 1, 2007 | S2007·E1 | 01/05/2007 |
| November 24, 2006 | S2006·E16 | Poison, Murder and Putin - Anna's Last Words |
| November 16, 2006 | S2006·E15 | After a Fashion: A Tale of Two Turkeys |
| November 14, 2006 | S2006·E13 | Retired Husband Syndrome |
| October 31, 2006 | S2006·E12 | Kidney for Sale |
| October 10, 2006 | S2006·E11 | Will Israel Bomb Iran? |
| October 3, 2006 | S2006·E10 | The Tea Boy of Gaza |
| August 17, 2006 | S2006·E9 | Black and White (And Read All Over) |
| August 13, 2006 | S2006·E8 | Prisoners of Katrina |
| May 18, 2006 | S2006·E7 | Psychic Vietnam |
| May 11, 2006 | S2006·E6 | Putin's Palace |
| May 4, 2006 | S2006·E5 | Killer's Paradise |
| April 27, 2006 | S2006·E4 | Drug Trials: The Dark Side |
| April 20, 2006 | S2006·E3 | How to Plan a Revolution |
| April 13, 2006 | S2006·E2 | Kidnap Cops |
| January 24, 2006 | S2006·E1 | Munich: Operation Bayonet |
| November 24, 2005 | S2005·E5 | Death Metal Murders |
| October 26, 2005 | S2005·E3 | Bollywood: The Casting Couch |
| August 2, 2005 | S2005·E4 | Looking For China Girl |
| July 12, 2005 | S2005·E1 | Bad Medicine |
| May 3, 2005 | S2005·E2 | Iran's Nuclear Secrets |
| December 14, 2004 | S2004·E18 | Private War |
| December 7, 2004 | S2004·E17 | Locked in Paradise |
| November 30, 2004 | S2004·E16 | Guinea Pig Kids |
| November 16, 2004 | S2004·E15 | Zimbabwe: The Food Fix |
| November 9, 2004 | S2004·E14 | Dolphin Hunters |
| July 22, 2004 | S2004·E13 | The Real Bangkok Hilton |
| July 15, 2004 | S2004·E12 | Saudi: The Family in Crisis |
| July 8, 2004 | S2004·E11 | The Boy from the Block |
| June 20, 2004 | S2004·E10 | Child Rescuers |
| June 17, 2004 | S2004·E9 | Secret Swami |
| June 3, 2004 | S2004·E8 | LAPD: Protect and Serve? |
| May 30, 2004 | S2004·E7 | Israel's Nuclear Whistleblower |
| February 22, 2004 | S2004·E6 | A Killer's Homecoming |
| February 1, 2004 | S2004·E5 | Access to Evil |
| January 25, 2004 | S2004·E4 | American Virgins |
| January 18, 2004 | S2004·E3 | Football and Freedom |
| January 11, 2004 | S2004·E2 | Ethiopia: A Journey with Michael Buerk |
| January 4, 2004 | S2004·E1 | Hells Angels |