SBS Dateline: Recent Episodes
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Dateline is a weekly international half-hour documentary program that invites you to walk in the shoes of others in search of the inspiration and surprise in every global story.
It’s believed 5 million children in India have genius IQs but are never discovered. We follow two children from the slums who are as smart as Neil Armstrong fighting to achieve their dreams. (An SBS Production) CC
She survived months as a sex slave and escaped to Australia as a refugee. Aminata Conteh-Biger can't change the past but now she's ready to help the future of her homeland, which has become the world's most dangerous place to give birth. (An SBS Production) CC
Bulldozing Tibet's Past? - Is Beijing trying to consign Tibet’s ancient culture to history? Traditional houses are being replaced by modern, cheaper buildings in an effort to ‘modernise’ these earthquake-prone areas. Dateline finds Tibetans in fear of losing their architectural and cultural identity. (An SBS Production) CC
In El Salvador, home of the bloodiest gang violence in the world, we follow one man's gruesome struggle to bring identity and closure to the families of the victims. (An SBS Production) CC
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Dateline continues its journey across the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous jungles in the world. We attempt what no one has filmed before - migrants on the way to USA risking death, drowning, deadly snakes and drug traffickers in the search for a better life. (Part 2 of 2) (An SBS Production) CC
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: What would you risk for freedom? Dateline journeys through one of the world’s most dangerous jungles, a route populated by drug traffickers, bandits and migrants searching for a new beginning. Part 1 of 2.
The Brexit vote has driven a wedge between migrants and British-born citizens. In a small town that voted overwhelmingly to leave the EU, one Brexit voter is trying to bring these communities together.
From Miscarriage to Murder - Why are mothers in El Salvador being charged with homicide or manslaughter after losing a child? Dateline investigates the country's extreme anti-abortion laws and finds local women fighting to have their cases heard. (An SBS Production) CC
Who's Still With Trump? - Dateline travels to the Rust Belt of Middle America, where old industries are dying, jobs are vanishing, and people feel cheated out of the great American Dream. Could their anger carry Donald Trump to the White House? (An SBS Production) CC
Love, Sex And Science - Can brain scans and DNA tests really help you find the person you should marry? Dateline looks into the role that science is playing in modern dating. (An SBS Production) CC
Canada's Open House - While Australia has been slow to resettle refugees fleeing war in Syria, Canada has not only opened its borders but also its homes. Dateline visits two communities where locals are helping Syrian families integrate – but is their good will and compassion enough? (An SBS Production) CC
Meet the world’s oldest hip-hop crew. They’re called Hip Op-eration, the average age is 79, and they’re New Zealand’s most unlikely celebrities. Now they just have to convince their families that they won’t be growing old gracefully. (An SBS Production) CC
Why are so many parents in Norway claiming that the state is kidnapping their children? With a spike in cases in recent years and accusations of racial intolerance, Dateline asks whether these children are being saved, or stolen. (An SBS Production) CC
Sicilians are breaking the mafia’s culture of silence - and standing up to intimidation. Dateline joins the anti-mafia fight, but finds that not everything is as it seems. (An SBS Production) CC
Gaza will be unliveable by 2020 according to the UN, with daily life already a struggle to find food and shelter, but Dateline finds the people bringing innovation and inspiration to the fight for survival. (An SBS Production) CC
The Orlando shootings left 49 dead and a country divided over its attitude towards guns, the gay community and Muslims. Tonight's Dateline reports from Louisville, Kentucky, where all those contradictions of America now collide. (An SBS Production) CC
Should parents have the right to stunt the growth of their severely disabled child to make them more physically manageable? Tonight's Dateline explores the controversial debate in New Zealand and beyond. (An SBS Production) CC
Is freedom of speech in Turkey under attack? As government opponents face being jailed as terrorists and now an assassination attempt, Dateline asks if democracy is on trial. (An SBS Production) CC
A group of Mexican women haven’t seen their husbands and sons for years. Can an ingenious plan involving a touring theatre show finally get them into the US to be reunited with their loved ones? (An SBS Production) CC
12 months on from Nepal’s earthquake, there’s little progress in rebuilding physically or politically. Dateline meets the people trying to move on, in a country more vulnerable than ever. (An SBS Production) CC
Danielle, Leticia and Cleane are all new mothers, but their children have birth defects. Dateline follows the devastating impact of the Zika virus in Brazil through their eyes. (An SBS Production) CC
Children in New York can be jailed as adults and held in solitary confinement for years at a time. Dateline investigates the impact and asks if it’s effectively a life sentence.
In Syria, rubble is the playground for the next generation. In Denmark, children are encouraged to run free in the forests. Dateline explores the age of innocence in two different worlds. An SBS Production) CC
Children are running wild in the mud, climbing high into trees and playing with knives, but no one is telling them off. This is kindergarten… Danish-style.
What’s it like living in the Arctic Circle where you can open the front door to find a polar bear? Tonight's Dateline goes on polar patrol in a Canadian town where bears roam the streets and everything in daily life has its own unique challenge.
Dateline follows the Australian team to the Battle of the Nations - a modern-day re-enactment of medieval fighting that draws competitors from across the world.
Over 60,000 migrants have landed in Italy in the last 12 months, but while they’re being shunned by many, one town is welcoming them with open arms.
Possessed by the devil or just deluded? Here's another chance to see Dateline's look at the increasing demand for exorcisms in Italy, with a rare opportunity to film one taking place.
Dateline heads to the epicentre of the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, as medics and locals struggle to deal with the magnitude of the epidemic.
It's an unlikely combination of chess and boxing... Dateline looks at the popularity of a game ending in either checkmate or knockout.
Dateline gets special behind the scenes access to the Tour de France to meet the characters that keep the show on the road.
Les Murray, is one of Australia’s most familiar faces, but life could have turned out very differently. See the final leg of Les's journey.
Hundreds of Spanish villages lie abandoned, but now some are up for sale and there are hopes they can be revived from the ruins.
Children as young as ten are being used to mine for coal in cramped and dangerous conditions in India, but there is hope that some of them will find a better future.
As child cancer cases in part of Italy rise, a former mafia boss turned informant reveals details of the tonnes of toxic waste that the mafia illegally dumped there.
Zack Lamb has one of the most severe cases of Tourette Syndrome in the US - can drastic surgery help relieve his violent involuntary tics?
With more people getting lost or injured in Scotland's mountains, meet the rescue team making the difference between life and death.
With little sign of an end to Thailand's deadly unrest, Dateline's Nick Lazaredes reports from the streets of Bangkok on the escalating crisis.
From decay and poverty to new industry and jobs, times are changing in Detroit. Dateline meets those determined the city will bounce back from bankruptcy.
An estimated 55,000 female US veterans are now homeless and asking why the country they served is no longer looking after them.
Danish drug users are selling magazines to fund their habit instead of crime, but will it help or hinder the fight against addiction?
Dateline meets Australian grandmother Mary Hutton and follows her tireless work to stop the mistreatment of bears in Asia.
What happened to baby Farah from our powerful 2010 story on Iraqi children born with deformities? Fouad Hady returns to find out.
With a third of London's homeless now coming from eastern Europe, Dateline reports on the increasing social problems and tension on Britain's streets.
Dateline reports from the Lebanese village blaming Australia for last week's asylum seeker boat deaths.
With its dance parties, food stalls and swimming pool, Dateline gets an inside view of Venezuela's unusual take on prison reform.
Cruise ships visiting Vanuatu should have brought prosperity to islanders, but Dateline asks why they're seeing so little benefit.
Find out how North Korea creates the carefully choreographed image it wants to present, but what's life really like in the 'hermit kingdom'?
Dateline meets children with severe Tourette's and follows their journey to a summer camp where they find they're not alone.
Is the Indian Ocean being plundered by huge ships at the expense of traditional fishermen? Dateline investigates the story behind the lucrative tuna trade.
Is the message about Australia's hardline asylum policy reaching those trying to get here? Dateline talks to asylum seekers stuck in limbo in Indonesia.
What's really happening behind the fence of the Manus Island refugee centre? Dateline hears of attempted suicides and a lack of claims being processed.
Follow the dedicated team trying to make thousands of unexploded wartime bombs safe on the Pacific islands of Palau.
Yemen is addicted to chewing the narcotic leaf khat, but is it having too much influence on the country's economy, environment and future?
Yemen's death row houses not just adults but children... Dateline hears their stories and meets the determined group of youngsters trying to save them.
Dateline meets the parents going to desperate lengths because of China’s lack of autism care.
Where to dispose of nuclear waste divides opinion... Dateline's Aaron Thomas looks at one possible solution and two very different reactions to it.
Dateline's Nick Lazaredes goes undercover to investigate Madagascar's child sex trade, with some parents even prostituting their own children.
Get into the midst of the biggest gathering of humanity on earth, Kumbh Mela, bringing 100 million people to India's River Ganges.
Whoever wins Ohio is also expected to win the Presidency, so Mark Davis goes on a road trip to find out who voters are backing and why.
Mark Davis interviews Arnie Arnesen, who's a political commentator and a regular face in Dateline's coverage of US elections. What does she make of it all?
Dateline brings together a feisty panel of experts to analyse the election race and give their views on what we can expect.
Dateline visited a Pennsylvania diner just before Obama won in 2008, so now we return to see what issues concern voters this time.
In an unlikely combination of psychotherapist and comedian, David Granirer is encouraging people to fight mental illness with laughter.
A group of women in the slums of Manila are literally turning rags to riches thanks to the determination of a young entrepreneur.
Possessed by the devil or just deluded? Dateline explores the increasing demand for exorcisms in Italy, with a rare opportunity to film one taking place.
Dateline reports on the punishment attacks and killings of suspected drug dealers, which are adding to the long-standing divide in Northern Ireland.
How a classical music institute in the slums of Sao Paulo in Brazil has given thousands of young people a brighter future.
Dateline meets Illac Diaz, whose simple invention is bringing light into the dark lives of thousands of poor in the Philippines.
Over a million children have been orphaned by AIDS in Zimbabwe, but Yalda Hakim finds there is hope for the next generation.
Away from the London hype, Amos Roberts has an uplifting story of a town's welcome for the Rwandan Olympic team.
Mark Davis looks at the politics and protests surrounding Greece's economic crisis ahead of next week's crucial elections.
Dateline investigates the killing of Cambodian environmental activist Chut Wutty and whether he knew something that his killers didn't want revealed.
Dateline explores Vanuatu's alternative financial system, where a pig tusk bank claims to have reserves worth $1.4 billion.
Dateline gets close-up access to Syrian opposition leader Haitham Al Maleh, as he tries to defeat the Assad regime from exile.
Hong Kong's maids say they're treated like second class citizens by controversially being denied permanent residency.
Dateline goes on the US election trail, finding voters disenchanted with the politicians.
Dateline reports on how the success of Morocco's argan oil is threatening a traditional way of life.
Body snatchers in the Egyptian desert are kidnapping and killing for a disturbing trade in people's organs.
Dateline visits the Creation Museum in the United States, founded by Australian Ken Ham, but his view of how the world was created is proving controversial.
Dateline travels to Afghanistan for a candid, one-on-one interview with President Hamid Karzai.
Bullfighting has long been a male-dominated sport, but a group of women in Portugal are fighting the tradition.
Dateline travels with SBS's Mr Football, Les Murray, trying to find the people smuggler who helped him flee Hungary.
Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalised the use of all drugs, from marijuana to heroin, but has it worked?
Having up to four obedient wives is the key to happy marriage, according to a Malaysian club.
The rebuilding of Angola after the war is causing new divisions, over the influx of Chinese workers and wealth.
Mafia-style gangs have taken violent hold of Argentinian football, but is anything being done about it?
After finding Australian e-waste dumped in Ghana, Dateline calls the government to account.
Dateline investigates how our 'recycled' TVs and computers have ended up in a toxic dump in Ghana.
Meet Greenland's prisoners, who are allowed out each day for work and leisure, but is it really a deterrent?
What's the secret of long life in a part of China where people are living to well over 100?
Afghani and Iranian refugees are flooding into Greece, but finding a life of economic misery.
As a Taliban attack kills 30 US soldiers and eight Afghans, Dateline asks who's winning the war in Afghanistan.
Meet the Italian prisoners cooking up a behind bars banquet and booking out their jail restaurant.
Meet the Australian dance teacher helping youngsters in the Middle East express their feelings through dance.
A novel way of getting books to children in rural Colombia - a library on the back of a donkey!
Global warming is melting Greenland's ice, but revealing divisions over its oil reserves.
See the human faces of Nicaragua's child labour problem, in what is one of the world's poorest countries.
Hard economic times in the UK push part-time Territorial Army soldiers to go onto the wartime frontline.