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The Best Episodes of Our World Season 12

Every episode of Our World Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Our World Season 12!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Our World Season 12 Episode 1 - Ukraine's Frontline Bakery
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    Lucy Ash reports from Marinka in eastern Ukraine, where a new bakery brings some comfort and sustenance to war-weary locals.

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  2. Our World Season 12 Episode 2 - China's Chat Girls
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    Lele Tao is an internet superstar in China's $3 billion dollar 'live streaming' industry. With more than a million fans she can earn thousands of dollars a day.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Our World Season 12 Episode 3 - Russia's Ghost Towns
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    Hundreds of industrial towns across Russia face extinction. Once the pride of the Soviet Union, many have now been abandoned and millions have lost jobs and homes after the collapse of their local industry. The government now has a plan to save at least some of Russia's dying towns.

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  4. Our World Season 12 Episode 4 - France's Stolen Children
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    More than two thousand children were taken to France from the Indian Ocean island of Reunion between the 1960s and early 1980s as part of a French government plan to repopulate rural areas. Promised a better life, and an education, many suffered sexual and physical abuse. Some, now middle aged, are seeking an apology and compensation from the French state. Earlier this year, Katie Razzall travels from France to Réunion with two women searching for the families they lost more than 50 years ago.

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  5. Our World Season 12 Episode 5 - The Trauma of War
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    For nearly 40 years Afghanistan has been in a constant state of war. How has this affected the mental health of its people? Sahar Zand reports.

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  6. Our World Season 12 Episode 10 - Iraq's War on Meth - with Yalda Hakim
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    Basra is in the grip of a crystal meth epidemic. Yalda Hakim has gained exclusive access to Basra's SWAT team and the prison where dealers and addicts are kept in the same cell.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Our World Season 12 Episode 11 - Mexico's Streets of Blood
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    A showcase of BBC journalism with programmes that expose and evaluate global topics. Mexico's murder rate reached a record high in 2017, with close to 30,000 dying in drug related violence. The coastal city of Acapulco is particularly dangerous, in the grip of vicious turf wars between gangs over control of the drugs trade. Clive Myrie follows a paramedic and a body collector in Acapulco and meets a senior member of a powerful drug syndicate.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Our World Season 12 Episode 26 - Australia and New Zealand; Troubled Neighbours
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    For decades Australians and New Zealanders have had the right to live and work in each other's country - but those rights have now been curtailed by Australia.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Our World Season 12 Episode 27 - Second Platoon - Still Fighting
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    A decade after returning from Iraq, Our World meets a group of former US soldiers still struggling to adjust to life back home.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Our World Season 12 Episode 28 - Ukraine's Church: Rejecting Russia
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    In Ukraine a new independent Orthodox church is set to reject 350 years of spiritual domination by Russia. Four years into a war against Russian backed rebels many Ukrainians want to sever ties with their closest neighbour. But will the trauma caused by this religious schism further divide Ukraine?

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Our World Season 12 Episode 29 - Saudi's Crown Prince on Trial
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    In the wake of the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Our World can reveal allegations that close associates of the Prince have been involved in torture and murder in the past.

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  12. Our World Season 12 Episode 30 - Justice for Qandeel?
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    Two years ago Qandeel Baloch was murdered in her bed, the victim of a so-called honour killing that rocked Pakistan and the world.

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  13. Our World Season 12 Episode 31 - Who Cares About Israel's Thai Workers?
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    Around 25 thousand people from Thailand work on Israel's farms. Filmed over a year, Our World investigates allegations that many are being exploited.

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  14. Our World Season 12 Episode 32 - China's Hidden Camps
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    The Chinese government denies locking up millions of Muslims, claiming people willingly attend special 'vocational schools' to combat 'terrorism and religious extremism'.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Our World Season 12 Episode 33 - Burundi's Torture Houses
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    BBC investigation has now uncovered evidence of government sponsored torture and killings designed to silence dissent in Burundi, East Africa.

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  16. Our World Season 12 Episode 34 - The Struggle for Poland's Future
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    For Our World Yalda Hakim has been to Poland to meet ordinary Poles, some urging immigrants to assimilate or leave.

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Ukraine's Frontline Bakery" is the best rated episode of "Our World" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/13/2018. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "China's Chat Girls".