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Iron Characters

10 November 2014 00:00

This unique series will introduce you to the work done at an iron ore mine. In a job like that you can't do without explosions and some seriously cool heavy machinery. This job is both tough and dangerous, but it’s also very important and someone has to do it. Meet the quarry workers of Kachkanar in the Urals region and watch them compete for the highest results in iron ore mining.

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Travel and Adventure

Spitsbergen. The long dark night. Life in the Arctic: mining community, months without sun and kids playing indoors
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Fishing Wars. Fierce competition, tightening laws and piracy in the rich fishing grounds off Western Africa
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27 October 2014 00:00

Traditions

Red Waters. Faroe Islands' ancient tradition of killing pilot whales
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Arctic Family: In Love With Cold. Arctic Island to become huge Russian military and scientific base
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Professions

Cold Rush. Drilling For Oil Amid Arctic Ice
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05 July 2017 00:00

Society

Congo, My Precious. The curse of the 'conflict minerals' in Congo
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30 July 2018 00:00

Environment

Palawan Lost . The dark side of a tropical idyll that tourists don't see
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Crime and Terrorism

Congo: Surviving the Resource Curse. The Congolese translator Bernard Kalume Buleri who broke our hearts shares good news and new challenges
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13 March 2017 00:00

Environment

Cry of a River. The trouble with India’s toilets and drinking water
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29 September 2016 00:00

Environment

Murky Waters of Flint. How a whole city was poisoned
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24 January 2022 12:00

Emergencies and Disasters

Forest Under Attack. Dismal results of deforestation
14:30

275

30 November 2022 12:00

Environment

Protect Oak Flat. Native Americans protect sacred land from foreign mining and destruction
27:02

557

25 January 2023 12:00

Politics

Europe Undone. Anti-Russian sanctions backfire with an energy crisis
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27 January 2023 12:00

Politics

Battle for Africa. Africa becomes world's new center of attraction
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861

06 May 2009 00:00

History

Standoff
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Professions

Inventors by birth. A homemade submarine & other outstanding creations made by Russian inventors
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17 February 2012 00:00

Health

Seeking Immortality. Cutting edge tech vies with ancient wisdom to unlock secret of extending life
52:02

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16 September 2013 00:00

Travel and Adventure

Antarctica: Ready for winter. Research crews prepare Russia’s stations for Antarctic winter
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19 November 2012 00:00

Military and War

Spetsnaz Special. The Legendary AK-47 Kalashnikov

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