On Assignment - Season 5

On Assignment - Season 5

Season 5

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Episodes5
DatesMay 14, 2018 - Jun 11, 2018
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 5Episode 135 min

Episode 1

This time, John Ray explores the sensitive issue of post-apartheid land redistribution in South Africa, which has sparked an outpouring of hope and fear. Debi Edward speaks to families torn apart during the Korean war, now desperately hoping to be reunited with their loved ones in the North. And Penny Marshall travels to rural Albania to meet the last remaining ‘sworn virgins' - women who have agreed to live their whole lives as men.

May 14, 2018
Episode 2
Season 5Episode 235 min

Episode 2

In this week's episode, Lucrezia Millarini travels to Poland, where the government is trying to tighten its already very restrictive abortion laws. Rageh Omaar is in Israel on its 70th birthday to meet conscientious objectors risking prison sentences for their refusal to serve in the Israeli army. And Nina Nannar is in Los Angeles to learn whether insects could be the next big food trend in Europe.

May 21, 2018
Episode 3
Season 5Episode 330 min

Episode 3

In this third episode, Martin Geissler is in Vice President Mike Pence's home state of Indiana to find out just who he is and why this deeply religious family man has stuck by President Trump. Meanwhile Richard Pallot is in Norway, where half of new car sales are electric, to discover what lessons we can learn in the UK. And Neil Connery bears witness to the final days of the ancient Turkish city of Hasankeyf, which is set to be flooded under 60 meters of water.

May 29, 2018
Episode 4
Season 5Episode 430 min

Episode 4

The US economy and stock market is booming, but homelessness is rising. ITV's Washington correspondent Robert Moore travels across America to meet those living on the street.

Jun 4, 2018
Episode 5
Season 5Episode 530 min

Episode 5

A year on from the remarkable rise of Emmanuel Macron, which swept grassroots movement 'La Republique En Marche!' to power, Allegra Stratton returns to meet a new wave of citizen politicians promising to remake France. Plus, as we battle a rise in opioid abuse in the UK, Geraint Vincent travels to Portugal to see what can be learnt from their pioneering approach to the war on drugs.

Jun 11, 2018

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