
2015 (2015)
Episodes: 45
Star Cast:
Episodes List

Ep.1 Australia's Jihadis
Air Date: 2015-01-29
101 East explores why so many young Australians are risking their lives on the brutal front lines of Syria and Iraq.

Ep.2 Truth or Lies: Somaly Mam
Air Date: 2015-02-05
101 East talks to Cambodia's fallen anti-sex trafficking icon as she fights to restore her reputation and save her NGO.

Ep.3 The Last Reef on Earth
Air Date: 2015-02-12
Can marine scientists in Indonesia save the world's oceans with a 3D map of the most biodiverse region on earth?

Ep.4 Cambodia's News Blackmailers
Air Date: 2015-02-19
Hundreds of Cambodian journalists make a living by uncovering news and then extorting bribes to bury the story.

Ep.5 Laos: Saviours of the Street
Air Date: 2015-02-26
101 East examines what is driving the high number of fatal road accidents in Laos and Southeast Asia.

Ep.6 MH370: The Unending Search
Air Date: 2015-03-05
One year after Flight MH370 vanished, 101 East investigates one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

Ep.7 Denim Blues
Air Date: 2015-03-19
The Chinese city of Xintang, known as the world's jeans capital, is home to an industry tainted by labour rights abuses.

Ep.8 Malaysia's Woman Warrior
Air Date: 2015-03-26
We follow the rise of Malaysia's first professional female mixed martial artist as she faces the fight of her life.

Ep.9 Fake Pills: A Fatal Fraud
Air Date: 2015-04-09
101 East investigates the multi-billion-dollar trade in counterfeit medicines, which is creating a global health crisis.

Ep.10 Sri Lanka: Widows of War
Air Date: 2015-04-23
101 East examines the plight of thousands of widows struggling to survive in post-war Sri Lanka.

Ep.11 Sabah's Invisible Children
Air Date: 2015-04-30
101 East enters the world of Sabah's stateless children, who spend their lives on the run from authorities.

Ep.12 Afghanistan's Billion Dollar Drug War
Air Date: 2015-05-07
Afghan authorities are struggling to control the resurgence in poppy farming that feeds the habits of addicts worldwide.

Ep.13 Malaysia: Crackdown on Freedom
Air Date: 2015-05-14
Meet the Malaysians arrested under a controversial law that critics say is being used to silence government opponents.

Ep.14 Kazakhstan's Hard Sell
Air Date: 2015-05-21
Can Kazakhstan become a world power and tourism hotspot despite its poor human rights record and steep prices?

Ep.15 Nepal's Unsung Hero
Air Date: 2015-05-28
101 East follows one man's mission to restore hope to survivors of Nepal's worst natural disaster in recent history.

Ep.16 China's Super Mums
Air Date: 2015-06-04
101 East explores the tradition of confinement for new mothers in modern China and the growing industry behind it.

Ep.17 Vietnam's War Babies
Air Date: 2015-06-11
We follow a Vietnam war baby as she searches for her roots and finds instead a new generation of Vietnamese orphans.

Ep.18 Saving Thailand's Animals
Air Date: 2015-06-18
Can Thailand's new animal welfare laws curb cruelty inside lucrative tiger temples, elephant parks and wildlife parks?

Ep.19 Taiwan's Secret Cancer
Air Date: 2015-06-25
Cancer sufferers are taking on a company they say exposed them to toxic chemicals in a landmark class action lawsuit.

Ep.20 Afghanistan: No Country for Women
Air Date: 2015-07-02
In war-torn Afghanistan it is not the Taliban that poses the greatest threat to women - it is their own families.

Ep.21 Southern Exposure
Air Date: 2015-07-09
101 East visits Antarctica where an extraordinary international community live, work and play together. But can it last?

Ep.22 Papua New Guinea's Snake Man
Air Date: 2015-07-16
We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites.

Ep.23 Slaving Away
Air Date: 2015-07-23
We expose the dirty secrets behind Australia's fresh food industry and the widespread exploitation of foreign workers.

Ep.24 When I Die: Inside Japan's Death Industry
Air Date: 2015-07-30
101 East explores how Japan's funeral industry is getting creative as the ageing nation runs out of space for the dead.

Ep.25 Becoming Pacquiao
Air Date: 2015-08-13
Inspired by the rags-to-riches story of Manny Pacquiao, many Filipino fighters see boxing as a ticket out of poverty.

Ep.26 Saving Mary Jane
Air Date: 2015-08-20
She escaped death by firing squad with minutes to spare; now the fight is on to bring Filipina Mary Jane Veloso home.

Ep.27 Japan's Womenomics
Air Date: 2015-08-27
The island nation is pinning its hopes on women to save its flagging economy.

Ep.28 Waiting for Eviction
Air Date: 2015-09-03
101 East meets Western Australia's indigenous communities who are facing eviction from their ancestral lands.

Ep.29 Murder in Malaysia
Air Date: 2015-09-10
101 East investigates the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu and whether the real culprits remain at large.

Ep.30 White Gold
Air Date: 2015-09-17
A 101 East investigation into the shadowy trade in illegal ivory and Hong Kong's role as a key conduit.

Ep.31 South Korea: Kimchi Crazy
Air Date: 2015-09-24
South Korean cuisine has taken the world by storm, but has the love for food transformed into an unhealthy obsession?

Ep.32 China: Tales of a City
Air Date: 2015-10-01
101 East follows the lives of seven people in Nanjing and asks what they think of the direction their country is taking.

Ep.33 Bringing Them Home: Parental Abduction in Australia
Air Date: 2015-10-08
101 East explores why over 300 Australian children are abducted by a parent and taken overseas every year.

Ep.34 Cambodia: Circus of Hope
Air Date: 2015-10-15
Cambodia: Circus of Hope

Ep.35 Pakistan: Music Under Siege
Air Date: 2015-10-22
Despite facing death threats and censorship, can Pakistan's musicians mend an already crippled industry?

Ep.36 PNG's Bundles of Joy
Air Date: 2015-10-29
We follow a medical team on Papua New Guinea's remote islands working to reduce the rate of deaths during childbirth.

Ep.37 Myanmar: Free and Fair?
Air Date: 2015-11-05
Ahead of Myanmar's historic election, we meet activists refusing to buckle under a campaign of harassment and arrest.

Ep.38 The Buzz Around Niue
Air Date: 2015-11-12
Can Niue, one of the world's smallest countries, save a global bee population under threat?

Ep.39 An Attack on Bloggers
Air Date: 2015-11-19
As harsh laws and a string of murders target Bangladeshi bloggers, 101 East meets those risking their lives.

Ep.40 China: Faking It
Air Date: 2015-11-25
The insatiable appetite for antiques by China's growing nouveau riche is feeding a counterfeit industry.

Ep.41 Can you spot a fake antique?
Air Date: 2015-11-26
China's forged antiques market is booming as the country's burgeoning mega-rich unknowingly buy them up.

Ep.42 Hidden Harm: Australia's Drinking Mums
Air Date: 2015-12-03
101 East meets the mothers and children living with the tragic consequences of drinking alcohol when pregnant.

Ep.43 China's Home Invasion
Air Date: 2015-12-03
As thousands of Chinese are hunting for their dream homes abroad, we investigate the impact of their shopping spree.

Ep.44 Indonesia: Where There's Smoke
Air Date: 2015-12-10
We track down companies accused of being behind Indonesia's deadly fires that have caused a global environmental crisis.

Ep.45 The Great Divide: Islamophobia in Australia
Air Date: 2015-12-17
Is anti-Islamic sentiment threatening Australia's celebrated multicultural identity?