Kolkata with Sue Perkins

01: Peace | Welcome to Rio

Documentary series exploring Rio's shanty-towns, the favelas. In Cantagalo, delivery man Rocky carries goods up the steep staircases overlooking C...

Episode 1 | Welcome to Lagos

A look at life in the Olusosun rubbish dump, where around 1,000 people live on top of the rubbish in houses built from scrap.

02: War | Welcome to Rio

A look at Rio's drug-trafficking favelas, being 'pacified' by the government's special forces ahead of the World Cup in increasingly violent incursi...

Episode 1 | Africa with Ade Adepitan

Ade Adepitan embarks on the first leg of his journey around Africa. He travels from Cape Verde to Senegal and the Ivory Coast, before fi...

03: Ingenuity | Welcome to Rio

This episode looks at the resourcefulness of some of Rio's poorest residents, revealing how favela residents exploit their opportunities.

Kids with Guns | Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley explores the issue of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's civil war, where an estimated 30,000 chi...

Episode 2 | Welcome to Lagos

This episode follows those who choose to live and work on the waters of Lagos Lagoon, including a father of 18 who lives in a house built on sti...

Episode 1 | Welcome to India

Documentary series which explores life in India. It follows two people as they try to carve out homes - one in Kolkata and the other on a Mumbai...

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

An orphan from the slums of Mumbai makes it all the way to the final question of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The police think he must be cheati...

The Kids from Kibera | My Life

Kibera in Kenya is one of the largest slums in Africa and it is home to thousands of children, living and playing on the streets. It can be a ...

Africa United

Three youngsters from Rwanda decide to make the epic 3,000 mile journey from their homes to the World Cup in South Africa on foot.

Episode 2 | Africa with Ade Adepitan

Ade Adepitan embarks on the second leg of his journey around Africa. This time he is in Central Africa, travelling from Gabon to Uganda,...

Slums | Welcome to Lagos

The mass migration to Lagos, Nigeria, is causing ever expanding informal settlements.

Ethiopia | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh Ranganathan travels to some of the most unlikely places for a holiday. Romesh heads to Ethiopia. Will he find a war...

Rubbish Heap | Welcome to Lagos

How people are adapting to life in Lagos informal settlements, which includes sorting through and recycling everything in the Olusosun rubbis...

Rural to Urban Migration | Welcome to Lagos

Migration from rural environments to the Lagos slums.

Episode 3 | Africa with Ade Adepitan

Ade begins this leg of his journey in Tanzania, in Selous Game Reserve. He is on the lookout for elephants but numbers in this park have...

Episode 3 | Welcome to Lagos

This last episode follows Esther, who lives in a scrap house on the beach in central Lagos. Her village has repeatedly been bulldozed by governm...

02: Leather | Blood, Sweat and Luxuries

Young British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. In Addis Ababa the Brits join the locals who rely on t...

Episode 4 | Africa with Ade Adepitan

The last leg of Ade Adepitan's tour sees him travelling from the beaches of Mozambique, through South Africa. At Paradise Island, Ade fi...