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The Best Episodes of Foreign Correspondent Season 33

Every episode of Foreign Correspondent Season 33 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Foreign Correspondent Season 33!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 1 - Faking It - UK
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    #1 - Faking It - UK

    S33:E1

    Fake fashion is big business. From Gucci to Balenciaga, replica brands are everywhere. The trade is run by crime syndicates implicated in human trafficking and even terrorism. This story goes inside the counterfeit industry.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 2 - Moving a Megacity - Indonesia
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    #2 - Moving a Megacity - Indonesia

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    Indonesia has embarked on a radical plan to relocate its congested and sinking capital Jakarta to the jungles of Borneo. A new $45 billion mega city is currently being built but critics say it's too expensive and too remote.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 3 - After October 7 - Israel
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    #3 - After October 7 - Israel

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    The horrific events of October 7 and its aftermath have dramatically changed the lives of Palestinians and Israelis. With widespread loss of life and devastation, suspicion and revenge are boiling over and fear is everywhere.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 4 - Sikhs, Spies and Murder - India
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    #4 - Sikhs, Spies and Murder - India

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    In Punjab, northern India, the Sikh separatist movement is fighting to create its own independent Khalistan nation. Separatist leaders have accused the Modi government of targeting Sikhs around the world including Australia.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 5 - The One Euro House Dream - Italy
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    #5 - The One Euro House Dream - Italy

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    Italy's population is ageing and with towns dying out residents in Sicily have undertaken a grand social experiment. They're selling abandoned houses to newcomers for just one euro in a bid to breathe new life into old towns.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 6 - A Crack in the Mountain - Vietnam
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    #6 - A Crack in the Mountain - Vietnam

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    In the jungle of central Vietnam lies Son Doong, a magnificent underground cave passage, the largest in the world. Undisturbed for millions of years, its future has been placed in doubt with plans to make it a tourist mecca.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 7 - Time Bomb - The Pacific
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    #7 - Time Bomb - The Pacific

    S33:E7

    Eighty years since Japan and the Allied forces waged a battle at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islanders are still paying the price with thousands of unexploded devices left behind and the threat of leaking oil from rusting warships.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 8 - Sumo Sisters - Japan
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    #8 - Sumo Sisters - Japan

    S33:E8

    In Japan the ancient sport of sumo is wrestling with how to accept women competitors on an equal footing, challenging deeply held traditions. We meet the women who are trying to modernise attitudes in a sport they love.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 9 - Britain's Drug Gangs
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    #9 - Britain's Drug Gangs

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    The UK illicit drug market is worth an estimated 9.4 billion pounds a year. In small towns in the north of England, drugs are being warehoused and sold by criminals who make large sums of money and lead enviable lifestyles.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 10 - South Korea's Sham Adoptions
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    #10 - South Korea's Sham Adoptions

    S33:E10

    In the decades since the Korean war, over 200,000 children have been adopted to families worldwide. Now as adults, adoptees are demanding investigations into falsified documents, duplicate identities and even stolen children.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 11 - Reporting For Duty - Ukraine
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    #11 - Reporting For Duty - Ukraine

    S33:E11

    Across Ukraine increasing numbers of women are running newsrooms and reporting the war from the frontline. While male colleagues have joined the fight, women are working hard to ensure isolated communities are kept informed.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 12 - America's Broken Borders
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    #12 - America's Broken Borders

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    Immigration has become a defining issue in this year's US Presidential Election race. In Texas, the Republican Governor has politicised the problem by sending busloads of immigrants to Democrat cities like New York.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 13 - America Through Australian Eyes
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    #13 - America Through Australian Eyes

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    In the US political tension and deep division are causing concern for thousands of Australians who now call America home. Some are horrified by the state of affairs and are planning to leave. Others hail Donald Trump a hero.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 14 - The Arctic Chill - Russia/Norway
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    #14 - The Arctic Chill - Russia/Norway

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    In the Arctic, tensions between Russia and NATO nations are escalating in the Norwegian territory of Svalbard, one of the most geostrategic places on the planet. Russia is being accused of provocation and even sabotage.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 15 - Hong Kong Now
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    #15 - Hong Kong Now

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    With Hong Kong's protest movement effectively silenced and with activists either fleeing or ending up in jail, the city is being remade. More than 100,000 people have left and the new arrivals are coming from mainland China.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 16 - Bad Monks
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    #16 - Bad Monks

    S33:E16

    Corruption, drug use and fraud are not what you expect from Thailand's Buddhist monks. A series of scandals is engulfing the religion. Go on patrol with the monk police and undercover agents trying to bring them into line.

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  17. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 17 - Paradise In Flames - New Caledonia
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    #17 - Paradise In Flames - New Caledonia

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    In the tourist mecca of New Caledonia tensions between the French government and the indigenous Kanak people have resulted in violent uprisings. The push for independence has created ongoing deep divisions in the country.

    Director:Naomi Selvaratnam
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 18 - The Real Cost of a Rose - The Netherlands
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    #18 - The Real Cost of a Rose - The Netherlands

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    A bouquet of flowers is the go-to gift for many occasions, but the world is paying a high price for out of season blooms. We go behind the scenes of the billion-dollar flower trade to reveal the true cost of flowers we buy.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 19 - Kidnapped - West Africa
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    #19 - Kidnapped - West Africa

    S33:E19

    Australian doctor Ken Elliott tells his extraordinary story of being held captive in the Saharan desert by Al Qaeda terrorists for more than 7 years. Dr Elliott was 81 when he was kidnapped with his wife from Burkina Faso.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 20 - El Salvador's Mega Prison
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    #20 - El Salvador's Mega Prison

    S33:E20

    To combat its reputation as the most dangerous country in the world El Salvador has declared war on its gangs and built a mega prison capable of housing up to 40,000 inmates. Critics call it a 'black hole of human rights'.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 21 - Eat, Pray, Build - Bali
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    #21 - Eat, Pray, Build - Bali

    S33:E21

    Bali is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations, but the demand from holidaymakers and now digital nomads is turning paradise into a construction zone. Will cashed up foreign developers change the island forever?

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 22 - The Ardern Aftermath - New Zealand
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    #22 - The Ardern Aftermath - New Zealand

    S33:E22

    Across New Zealand tensions are high with Maori protestors warning the country is facing a watershed moment on race relations. The protestors are angry about the rollback of Maori programs by the conservative government.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 23 - South Africa's Copper Crimewave
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    #23 - South Africa's Copper Crimewave

    S33:E23

    Copper theft is a billion-dollar crime that's causing chaos in South Africa. Across the country police and armed contractors are waging war on the criminals who are cashing in on one of the world's most sought-after metals.

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  24. Foreign Correspondent Season 33 Episode 24 - Kamala's Battleground - USA
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    #24 - Kamala's Battleground - USA

    S33:E24

    The US state of Michigan is one of a handful of battleground states that will determine who will be the next American president. Will Kamala Harris' late injection into the race give the Democrats the boost they need to win?

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Season 33 Ratings Summary

"Faking It - UK" is the best rated episode of "Foreign Correspondent" season 33. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/29/2024. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Moving a Megacity - Indonesia".