In Focus: Cells - The Lifesavers of the Future Category: News & Current Affairs Since the genome was decoded, medical scientists have been researching human beings' smallest unit: the cell. Working to disclose its secrets, scientists hope to discover new therapies for diseases such as cancer.
In Focus: The Mystery of Alzheimer's Category: News & Current Affairs Three million people are suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in Europe alone. What are the new therapies being developed in North America and Germany, and why is new research sometimes held back?
In Focus: Race Against the Ice, Part 2 Category: News & Current Affairs After the ship "Dagmar Aaen" was stuck for almost a year in the winter harbor of Cambridge Bay, Arved Fuchs weighed anchor for a second attempt to conquer the passage. It was the beginning of a dramatic race against time.
International Dateline: In America - Election Panel Category: News & Current Affairs Americans have turned their backs on eight years of Republican rule and embraced as President the African-American senator from Chicago, Barack Obama. An International Dateline panel discusses the implications.
In Focus: Kanun - A Code of Honor Category: News & Current Affairs Kanun is a centuries-old code of revenge and honor in Albania and dictates the lives of many people. Thousands can no longer leave their houses because they are too scared of the men seeking revenge.
The Warning Category: Documentaries Five authors stand up and speak truth to power, exposing shocking trends towards a police state, an accelerated corporate integration with the state, and the blatant subversion of the U. S. Constitution since 9/11.
International Dateline: The Battle for Pennsylvania Category: News & Current Affairs This week International Dateline reports from America on one of the most watched U.S. elections to date. Amos Roberts takes the political pulse of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state in the U.S. race to the White House.
International Dateline: Return to Afghanistan Category: News & Current Affairs Journalist Yalda Hakim returns to her birthplace of Kabul, Afghanistan, keen to understand why the city of her birth is so vastly different to what she'd expected. Also in this episode, a look at Guatemala's gangs.
In Focus: School Shooters - Why Students Turn to Killing Category: News & Current Affairs School shooters have caused more than a hundred deaths and injured many hundreds more, and the global leader in these sad statistics is the United States. Are our schools, once a place of refuge and safety, becoming dangerous?
Arianna Huffington: U.S. Politics and the Media Category: News & Current Affairs In this speech, Arianna Huffington attacks the misuse of the “Fair and Balanced” credo, and advises on what Americans need to do to counterbalance what she calls “the lunatic fringe” of the Republican Party.
International Dateline: Magic Mint Menace Category: News & Current Affairs International Dateline reports on the dangers of the drug salvia. Also in this episode, an interview with author Thomas Friedman on the global economy, and a look inside Mexico's battle against drug cartels.
The U.S. - Muslim Engagement Project Category: Documentaries Link TV follows the final meeting of the U.S.-Muslim Engagement Project, a 20 month commitment where a group of distinguished Americans met to develop a strategy for improved relations with the Muslim world.
