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The Best Episodes of Foreign Correspondent Season 25

Every episode of Foreign Correspondent Season 25 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Foreign Correspondent Season 25!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 1 - Rosie's Journey
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    #1 - Rosie's Journey

    S25:E1

    Does gender equality free women from family violence? Campaigner Rosie Batty & reporter Sally Sara journey to gender equality heartland, Sweden to find out. What they discover will surprise.

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  2. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 2 - The Zombies From Wall Street
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    #2 - The Zombies From Wall Street

    S25:E2

    They're back. The crazy loans that triggered the Global Financial Crisis have morphed into "zombie mortgages" and as Paul Barry discovers, they're cutting a swathe through some American cities.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 3 - One Night In Cologne
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    #3 - One Night In Cologne

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    A mob sexual assault on young women revellers on New Year’s Eve snapped Germany’s celebrated tolerance of mass migration. What happened? Why was it hushed up? How has it changed the nation?

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 4 - Poppyland
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    #4 - Poppyland

    S25:E4

    Liam Cochrane travels to the source of most of Australia’s heroin - the vast opium fields of Myanmar, where poppy production has more than doubled in a decade. What will it take to stop the opium trade?

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 5 - Mafia Hunter
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    #5 - Mafia Hunter

    S25:E5

    Inside the life of Pino Maniaci, the irrepressible Sicilian journalist who campaigns daily against the Mafia, defying constant threats to his life.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 6 - On Thin Ice
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    #6 - On Thin Ice

    S25:E6

    A budding ski industry has sprung up in the remote alps of Afghanistan. But this enterprise – and the local people - face the menace of a resurgent Taliban.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 7 - Saudi Arabia Uncovered
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    #7 - Saudi Arabia Uncovered

    S25:E7

    Undercover cameras provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries, revealing how Saudi Arabia ruthlessly crushes internal dissent - and how some people are fighting back.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 8 - False Economy
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    #8 - False Economy

    S25:E8

    Thousands of Australians book their holidays on cheap foreign airlines - but how safe are they? This special report reveals troubling evidence about the safety of some Asian budget carriers.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 9 - Persian Jam
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    #9 - Persian Jam

    S25:E9

    Hairy hipsters, beautiful girls, funky cafes, pulsing live music - this is modern Iran, where young artists and musicians are testing the tolerance of the Islamic regime. Matt Brown reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 10 - Come In Spinner
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    #10 - Come In Spinner

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    A giant leap for mankind or a hazardous lurch into the unknown? A tiny Australian venture is racing to rule the skies, as drone companies vie to deliver mail, medicines & pizzas to your door. Zoe Daniel reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 11 - Into The Zone
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    #11 - Into The Zone

    S25:E11

    Mark Willacy travels to radiation-poisoned Fukushima to uncover startling new evidence about the dangers that still lurk there and the near insurmountable task of cleaning it up.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 12 - Surgical Strike
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    #12 - Surgical Strike

    S25:E12

    Anatomy of a military scandal. Why did US forces attack a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people? An Aussie doctor is among the survivors who tell their chilling stories.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 13 - There'll Always Be An England
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    #13 - There'll Always Be An England

    S25:E13

    Quit Europe or stay? It's the English who hold the whip in hand in the coming UK vote - and many want out. So what's up with the Poms? Lisa Millar explores the essence of "Englishness".

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  14. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 14 - Accused
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    #14 - Accused

    S25:E14

    A puff of rumour grew into a tempest of accusations and led to the jailing of seven people for alleged child abuse at an elite international school in Jakarta. Was justice served or was it a case of moral panic?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 15 - A Fleeting Freedom
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    #15 - A Fleeting Freedom

    S25:E15

    As supporters battle to free seven people jailed in a child abuse scandal at an elite Indonesian school, Foreign Correspondent digs into the evidence - and turns up some surprises.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 16 - Honouring Noah
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    #16 - Honouring Noah

    S25:E16

    It's the question posed after Orlando & every other massacre: Will America ever regulate guns? Lisa Millar revisits a mother who lost her little boy to a mass shooter and who - remarkably - sees positive signs of change.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 17 - The Reckoning
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    #17 - The Reckoning

    S25:E17

    It deposed tyrant Saddam Hussein but caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, lit sectarian conflict and helped the rise of ISIS. Was the Iraq war justified? Thirteen years on, a major inquiry is set to pass judgment.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 18 - Freedom Riders
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    #18 - Freedom Riders

    S25:E18

    How do you free troubled kids from the violence and poverty of South Africa's broken townships? For starters, you teach them surfing. Sally Sara reports on the idea that's inspiring youngsters to unleash their best.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 19 - A Bloody Boycott
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    #19 - A Bloody Boycott

    S25:E19

    Eight or more students shot, universities boycotted, a Prime Minister fighting for his political life. Eric Tlozek looks behind the unrest afflicting Australia's nearest neighbour, PNG.

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  20. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 20 - The Labours Of Mr. Zhang
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    #20 - The Labours Of Mr. Zhang

    S25:E20

    As China's economy stumbles, Matthew Carney taps into the anger of a growing mass of unemployed workers and meets a labour activist who's risking his freedom to fight for their rights.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 21 - Get Up, Stand Up
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    #21 - Get Up, Stand Up

    S25:E21

    As the world's newest nation teeters on the brink of civil war, the young people of South Sudan are pushing back, seeking peace through music and the power of radio. Sally Sara reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 22 - Never Trump
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    #22 - Never Trump

    S25:E22

    Hamish Macdonald obtains exclusive access to rebel Republicans as they plot to railroad Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 23 - For Greater Glory
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    #23 - For Greater Glory

    S25:E23

    A generation of athletes treated like lab rats by their own country. Sarah Dingle reports on the human cost of the widespread doping programs run by the former East Germany in the 70s and 80s.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 24 - The War on Children
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    #24 - The War on Children

    S25:E24

    In a playground of international powers, it’s children who are dying from bombs, bullets and hunger. Sophie McNeill and cameraman Aaron Hollett report from the Yemen war zone.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Foreign Correspondent Season 25 Episode 25 - Last Whites of The East End
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    #25 - Last Whites of The East End

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    For the first time ever, white Britons are a minority in London. This film delves into the lives of the dwindling cockney tribe of the East End as they struggle with immigration, "white flight" and loss of identity.

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Season 25 Ratings Summary

"Rosie's Journey" is the best rated episode of "Foreign Correspondent" season 25. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/15/2016. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Zombies From Wall Street".