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Money Trouble at the Hague
Why the World Court at the Hague has resorted to begging for money
17 Feb 2000,39 mins
Anglo-Indians
'A people between two cultures'. Anglo-Indian history, culture and identity
15 Feb 2000,38 mins
Spanish Museum of Ham
Food preservation methods and a museum of ham
14 Feb 2000,38 mins
East Timor Violence
Investigations into atrocities committed during the East Timor crisis of 1999
11 Feb 2000,38 mins
Grenada and the Demand for Organic Food
Grenada and the effects of one supermarket's solution to the demand for organic food
10 Feb 2000,38 mins
Historical Chef Sally Granger
Cooking pork in pine kernel sauce in the studio
08 Feb 2000,39 mins
Chinese New Year
As Chinese New Year approaches, what can be expected from the Year of the Dragon?
04 Feb 2000,39 mins
Festival of Devils
The Brotherhood of the Devils and the Virgin Mary celebrated in Almonacid del Marquesa
03 Feb 2000,38 mins
Ecuador Coup
Unlikely allies rise against the government in Ecuador
02 Feb 2000,38 mins
Cholesterol Free People in Italy
The Italian villagers with an unusual gene
01 Feb 2000,39 mins
Aljazeera TV and the Prince Claus Fund
Aljazeera TV wins a Prince Claus Fund award
23 Dec 1999,38 mins
Robin Hood
Robin Hood and the curious appeal of outlaws worldwide
22 Dec 1999,38 mins
Lone Telephone Box in California's Mojave Desert
The story of an isolated phone box in the Mojave Desert
22 Dec 1999,38 mins
Orri Vigfusson's Solution to Overfishing
A simple but expensive solution to the problem of declining salmon stocks
21 Dec 1999,38 mins
Altered Photos in Newspapers
How much should we trust what we see in newspaper photographs?
20 Dec 1999,38 mins
The 'Living Dead' of India
The fightback of those falsely declared dead in India
30 Nov 1999,38 mins
Champagne
A celebration of champagne
30 Nov 1999,39 mins
Review of the Year 1999
A look back at the programme highlights from 1999
29 Nov 1999,38 mins
Iraqi Children and Depleted Uranium
Is the depleted uranium used during the Gulf War causing birth defects?
01 Apr 1999,38 mins
Religion in Punjab
The changing face of religion in Punjab in 1469 and the founding of Sikhism
17 Mar 1999,28 mins
French Polynesian Islands
Discovering the French Polynesian islands
01 Jan 1999,38 mins
The Return of the Black Death
How the Black Death is once again claiming victims
24 Aug 1993,23 mins
Discovery of a Musical Treasure Trove in Russia
The recovery of a collection of musical recordings hidden during Communism in Russia
18 Dec 1992,23 mins
Goonhilly Special
Celebrating 25 years of Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station
10 Jul 1987,28 mins
Review of the Year 1986
Some of the best reports on Outlook during 1986
29 Dec 1986,46 mins
New York Mafia
FBI special agent Joe Valiquette talks about a trial of mafia leaders in New York
26 Nov 1986,44 mins
Review of the Year 1985
Highlights from Outlook items over the past year
31 Dec 1985,42 mins