About this season
A series in which ITV News journalists contribute in-depth reports from around the world on the stories behind the headlines.
Episodes (10)
1. Lebanon, Australia and Melilla
Aired 31 January 2023
John Ray investigates why a mother of two is a folk hero in Lebanon, Dan Rivers revisits the Australian bush-fires of 2020, and Rageh Omaar explores a migrant crisis in Melilla.
2. Turkey, South Africa and New York
Aired 2 March 2023
Peter Smith reports on Turkey's recent deadly earthquake, Rageh Omaar explores an energy crisis in South Africa, and Rebecca Barry learns about cannabis licences in New York state.
3. Australia, Portugal and Denmark
Aired 28 March 2023
Sangita Lai reports from Denmark, while James Mates looks into a controversial euthanasia law in Portugal and Dan Rivers examines the experience of Australia's Indigenous community.
4. Greece, Lapland and Mexico
Aired 25 April 2023
Reporting on the aftermath of Greece's worst rail disaster, community challenges in the Arctic Circle, and a controversial new Mexican god.
5. USA, Mexico and France
Aired 30 May 2023
Rageh Omaar explores a controversial new train system in Mexico, Dan Rivers probes a new law in Tennessee, and Rachel Townsend examines a new approach to later life care in France.
6. Italy, Philippines and Bulgaria
Aired 27 June 2023
Lucy Watson is in Rome at one of Italy's most infamous prisons as it takes steps to accommodate trans women prisoners. Nina Nannar is in Bulgaria discovering how the ancient pagan tradition of firewalking is being kept alive.
7. South Africa, Spain and Slovenia
Aired 25 July 2023
Rohit Kachroo travels to South Africa seeking answers to the 21 teenage deaths in a nightclub. Ellie Pitt examines a new Spanish law that requires employers to give paid 'menstrual leave" to women who suffer from disabling periods.
8. Centralia, Turkey and Germany
Aired 26 September 2023
Amanda Walker witnesses doctors working to treat America's fentanyl addicts, Rohit Kachroo meets Russians in Turkey fleeing the war at home, and Julie Etchingham visits the Stasi archive of the former east German secret police.
9. India, Italy and Germany
Aired 31 October 2023
Romilly Weeks meets a charity reuniting families in India, Ben Chapman explores a devastation of clam farming in Italy, and Rhys Williams visits the mythical land of Mythodea
10. Iceland, Sweden and Denmark
Aired 30 November 2023
Sangita Lal visits the world's first direct air capture and storage plant in Iceland, Stacey Foster discovers a seaweed feed in Sweden, and Chris Choi explores Danish eco villages.