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The Best Episodes of This World Season 10

Every episode of This World Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of This World Season 10!

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The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    This World Season 10 Episode 1 - America's Poor Kids
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #1 - America's Poor Kids

    S10:E1

    Child poverty has reached record levels in America. This documentary offers a unique perspective on the nation's flagging economy, told from the point of view of the children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. This World Season 10 Episode 2 - A History of Syria with Dan Snow
    6.3/10(21 votes)

    #2 - A History of Syria with Dan Snow

    S10:E2

    A History of Syria with Dan Snow

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. This World Season 10 Episode 3 - Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Iraq: Did My Son Die in Vain?

    S10:E3

    Documentary. The father of an RAF reservist killed in Basra in 2007 travels to the Iraqi city to discover the impact of the war and the subsequent occupation on ordinary Iraqis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. This World Season 10 Episode 4 - South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - South Africa: The Massacre that Changed a Nation

    S10:E4

    In August 2012, 34 miners were shot dead by police as they protested outside a mine. Peter Hain MP uncovers a day of shocking brutality and disturbing allegations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. This World Season 10 Episode 5 - The Mafia's Secret Bunkers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - The Mafia's Secret Bunkers

    S10:E5

    Author and mafia historian John Dickie uncovers the truth about Italy's most powerful mafia, the 'Ndrangheta', believed to be Europe's biggest cocaine traffickers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. This World Season 10 Episode 6 - India's Supersize Kids
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - India's Supersize Kids

    S10:E6

    Investigating the obesity epidemic engulfing India's growing middle class. Anita Rani travels to Mumbai to meet some of India's overweight teenagers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. This World Season 10 Episode 7 - America's Stoned Kids
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - America's Stoned Kids

    S10:E7

    Professor John Marsden heads to Colorado, which voted to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in November 2012, to investigate the impact this could have on teenage drug use.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. This World Season 10 Episode 8 - Terror in the Desert
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Terror in the Desert

    S10:E8

    In January 2013, 39 people died and dozens of workers were held hostage when terrorists stormed a gas plant in Algeria. British survivors tell their dramatic and harrowing stories.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. This World Season 10 Episode 9 - Dan Snow's History of Congo
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Dan Snow's History of Congo

    S10:E9

    Dan Snow travels to Congo to reveal how its troubled history has turned one of the world's potentially richest countries into one of its poorest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. This World Season 10 Episode 10 - No Sex Please, We're Japanese" "The Great Japanese Retirement
    6.9/10(81 votes)

    #10 - No Sex Please, We're Japanese" "The Great Japanese Retirement

    S10:E10

    As Japan faces a future which could see its population shrink by a third in just 40 years, Anita Rani explores the reasons why the Japanese are not having enough babies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. This World Season 10 Episode 11 - World's Busiest Maternity Ward
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - World's Busiest Maternity Ward

    S10:E11

    In crowded Manila, the capital of the Philippines, Anita Rani follows the lives of three different women and visits a hospital where up to 100 babies are born each day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. This World Season 10 Episode 12 - Don't Panic - The Truth About Population
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Don't Panic - The Truth About Population

    S10:E12

    Statistician Professor Hans Rosling presents a spectacular portrait of our rapidly changing world, showing how the problems of rapid population growth are starting to be conquered.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"America's Poor Kids" is the best rated episode of "This World" season 10. It scored 8.3/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/6/2013. This episode is rated 2.0 points higher than the second-best, "A History of Syria with Dan Snow".