Japan 2000 | The Geography Programme

01: Hong Kong | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan reveal the hidden systems and armies of people running Hong Kong - one of the most densely popu...

South China Sea Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Hong Kong's busy port is a vital gateway to trade in the South China Sea.

Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Global trade in Hong Kong's busy harbour.

Accommodation in the City | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan visits a type of shared accommodation in Hong Kong that many are forced to live in due to extortionate housin...

Globalisation and Immigration | World's Busiest Cities

Anita Rani visits Chungking Mansions, a culturally diverse location in Hong Kong, where people from over hundred count...

01: Honshu | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

Japan's central island of Honshu is home to over 100 million people, but it has a wild heart, and an astonishing range of wildl...

Free Trade | World's Busiest Cities

The history of HSBC and banking in Hong Kong.

Lasting impacts of the Vietnam War | This World

Simon Reeve investigates the continued impacts of the Vietnam War on rural communities in Vietnam.

Economy and employment in the new city | This World

How the economy is developing in the new city and supplying new job opportunities.

Migration to cities | This World

Many young people in rural villages in China move to the cities to earn money and support their families.

S02E02: Mongolia | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh Ranganathan travels to Mongolia - a country which he has almost no prior knowledge of, save for the fact th...

Building boom | This World

An exploration of China's out of control building boom.

Urbanising rural environments in China | This World

Life in a rural community in China, that will soon become a city due to government urbanisation plans.

02: The Southwest Islands | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

This episode explores the extraordinary wildlife in the south west of Japan, where a chain of small islands stre...

03: Hokkaido | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

This episode of the documentary series looks at Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost and wildest island. It takes tough animals and...

06: Laos to Hawaii | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

In the last episode of the series, he samples local delicacies in Laos and meets high achieving children in Taiwan.

China and Hong Kong | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow investigates Hong Kong's precarious relationship with China.

Hong Kong's growth | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow views Hong Kong from the sky and witnesses how the city's growth is slowly connecting it to mainland China.

Impact of the new city | This World

How the new city has impacted different families from White Horse village.

Japan 2000: Collection 1 | The Learning Zone

Japan and its geography. How Japan has overcome many of its geographic problems to achieve economic success.