Fishermen crossing a lake at sunset Copyrighted imageCredit: Ferdinandreus | Dreamstime.com About the series

Earth Reporters is a vibrant new series of half-hour films, which combine powerful journalism with distinctive voices from around the world. Earth Reporters gives a new perspective on global concerns through first-hand insights of its storytellers. Shorter versions of the films were broadcast on the BBC World News channel from 7th May 2011.

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The episodes

Earth Reporters: My City and Your City Featuring: Video Copyrighted imageCredit: tve (Photographer: Miguel Vassy)

Episode one: St Louis Senegal is the former colonial capital of West Africa; an Atlantic gem in the style of the great Creole cities. Now...  Watch now: Earth Reporters: My City and Your City

Earth Reporters: Sea Change Featuring: Video Copyrighted imageCredit: ReefVid

Episode two: Tasmania-based Earth Reporter, Dr Susan Wijffels is one of a handful oceanographers worldwide piecing together crucial new insights into the way the oceans...  Watch now: Earth Reporters: Sea Change

Earth Reporters: Beating Plague Featuring: Video Copyrighted imageCredit: tve

Episode three: Dr Dickens Chibeu works at the inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources based in Nairobi. He tells the story of his 30-year campaign to...  Watch now: Earth Reporters: Beating Plague

Earth Reporters: Burning Questions in the Freezing Cold Featuring: Video Copyrighted imageCredit: tve (Photographer: Martin Hartley)

Episode four: Dr Victoria Hill invites us to join in on her expedition to a special research base on the Arctic ice  Watch now: Earth Reporters: Burning Questions in the Freezing Cold

Earth Reporters: Damming the Mekong Featuring: Video Copyrighted imageCredit: tve

Episode five: Thitarat Sriwattanapong takes us on a trip down the Mekong River and introduces us to the people who earn their livelihoods on it  Watch now: Earth Reporters: Damming the Mekong

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