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Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Middle East - The Hit Parade
It’s thought a single, fluffy pillow killed a Hamas operative in Dubai. But it took 27 secret agents with pilfered passports and a bag of disguises to administer it. We investigate the incredible case of overkill and over-exposure that’s astonished even the most hard-boiled of spies.
Dubai - Quicksand
They imagined a breathtaking future-world, burned billions of dollars to summon it out of the sand and hundreds of thousands of expats and investors stampeded into Dubai for a piece of the action. But when the sands suddenly shifted it wasn’t going to be quite so easy getting out.
U.S.A. - Fly Away Home
A 7 year old Ethiopian girl is portrayed as destitute and in grave danger. She is in fact 13 and has been well cared for much to the surprise of her adopting family. Then there are the children told they’re just visiting a foreign land who are in fact on a one way ticket. This is the powerful next instalment of Foreign Correspondent’s investigation of international adoption in Ethiopia and the United States that began with 2009’s Fly Away Children.
India - The Rapunzel Machine
How does a deeply personal spiritual offering from India’s poor to their Gods suddenly become a super-expensive, must-have style accessory in the haute salons of Europe, Asia, USA and Australia. Fire up the Benz, cue the hip-hop track and set the GPS for a collision course with faith, fashion and truckloads of money.
Recent Programs
| 16/03/2010 | United Arab Emirates - The Hit Parade | Trevor Bormann |
| 09/03/2010 | United Arab Emirates - Quicksand | Eric Campbell |
| 02/03/2010 | United States - Fly Away Home | Mary Ann Jolley |
| 23/02/2010 | India - The Rapunzel Machine | Tracy Bowden |
| 16/02/2010 | Afghanistan - The Golden Hour | Mark Corcoran |
| 09/02/2010 | Sri Lanka - Hell or High Water | Eric Campbell |
| 10/11/2009 | - Thanks for Watching | Foreign Correspondent Team |
| 03/11/2009 | Denmark - Winds of Change | Mark Corcoran |
Producer's Notes
11/03/2010Changes to U.S. Foreign Adoption Processing
Further to our recent Ethiopian adoption story "Fly Away Home" on March 5, 2010, the Office of Children's Issues in the U.S. Department of State announced changes in their intercountry adoption procedures. See report.
Program Repeats
This year Foreign Correspondent will still be repeated at 1pm on Saturdays in most states, but due to ABC contractual obligations it will at times be replaced by local sporting events.
The program video however, may be viewed on this website.
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