Show Info
- Status: Ended
- First Aired: November 19, 2012
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 8
- Networks: BBC Four, PBS
- Genres: Documentary
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Why Poverty?(2012)
Overview
A series of films which ask what it means to live in poverty in the 21st Century.
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8 episodes • 2012
Season 1
8 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Four Born Every Second | Nov 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Give Us the Money | Nov 25, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Stealing Africa | Nov 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Park Avenue - Money, Power and the American Dream | Nov 27, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Poor Us - An Animated History of Poverty | Nov 28, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Solar Mamas | Dec 2, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Great Land Rush | Dec 4, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | China's Ant People | Dec 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
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