101 East
2014
44 episodes
Episode 1
Japan: The next wave
We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.
Episode 2
Tin Trouble
"Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "
Episode 3
Cry of the Tiger
Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.
Episode 4
Philippines: Stray Bullets
We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.
Episode 5
The Lost Boys
We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.
Episode 6
The Dolphin Hunters
We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.
Episode 7
The vanishing sea tribe
Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?
Episode 8
Dying for fashion
Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.
Episode 9
Killer crocs
As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.
Episode 10
Indonesia's rock governor
We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.
Episode 11
The ice age
101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.
Episode 12
Modi the Messiah?
101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.
Episode 13
A war on witches
As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.
Episode 14
We built this city
After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.
Episode 15
Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.
Episode 16
Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
"In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves a refugee camp in Nepal for a new life in the United States. Sabitra was one of 100,000 ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan in the early 1990s in what many describe as systematic ethnic cleansing."
Episode 17
When the battle comes home
101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.
Episode 18
Humanoids
The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?
Episode 19
Muzzling the messenger
Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.
Episode 20
Thailand in turmoil
As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?
Episode 21
Malaysia's gang menace
Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.
Episode 22
The gift of sight
A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.
Episode 23
Reef madness
The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.
Episode 24
The baby makers
We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.
Episode 25
East Meets Tech
101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.
Episode 26
Food for thought
101 East goes undercover to expose the hidden harm in China's food industry.
Episode 27
Stalking cyber paedophiles
101 East examines how children in the Philippines are exploited when child sex predators lurk online.
Episode 28
The cost of beauty
101 East delves into Korea's plastic surgery craze and uncovers the real price of pursuing physical perfection.
Episode 29
Solo mums
What drives single mothers in South Korea to abandon their babies?
Episode 30
Out of steppe
Mongolia's booming economy is growing millionaires, but what happens to those who miss out or are left behind?
Episode 31
Laos: The legacy
A group of women risk life and limb to clear Laos of cluster bombs and make their country safe for future generations.
Episode 32
Japan's throwaway children
In a country that frowns upon foster care, 33,000 children from abusive homes are growing up in state institutions.
Episode 33
Drugged up Pakistan
With more than six million drug users and rising, can Pakistan win its fight against the billion-dollar narcotics trade?
Episode 34
Ditching the draft
We gain exclusive access to Taiwan's special forces and ask if the island can fend off China with a volunteer army.
Episode 35
Strangers in Paradise: Australia's offshore detainees
We travel to remote Manus Island in Papua New Guinea to investigate Australia's refugee detention programme.
Episode 36
Tibet calling
101 East travels to an isolated outpost of Tibetan culture in Nepal that is at risk of losing its unique way of life.
Episode 37
Philippines: After Haiyan
We returned to the Philippines in 2014 to see how survivors of Typhoon Haiyan were coping in the hardest-hit areas.
Episode 38
Battling the dry
101 East explores the human cost of the severe drought paralysing Australia’s north.
Episode 39
Malaysia's Unwanted
With refugees at risk of abuse and exploitation in Malaysia, 101 East investigates if those in charge are doing enough.
Episode 40
Myanmar's Jade Curse
China's jade obsession drives a multi-billion dollar black market that fuels a drug-infested jade mining industry.
Episode 41
Japan's stalking crisis
Stalkers are terrorising more and more women across the country, with 21,000 cases reported to police in 2013.
Episode 42
Thailand's tainted robes
As scandals involving misbehaving monks rock the nation, 101 East examines if Thailand can save its moral soul.
Episode 43
Thailand's Blood Timber
101 East follows the trail of illegal poachers who risk it all for the exotic hardwood, driving a species to extinction.
Episode 44
Special Episode 1
No overview available.
