21st CENTURY Television series

21st Century

CRAZY MEDICINE (9'02")

MONGOLIA: THE TWILIGHT OF REINDEER HERDERS (9'30")

In South-East Asia, opium cultivation has declined over the last 10 years by an astounding 82 percent. But countries across the region are now tackling a very different drug threat -- one that could be even harder to eradicate.

The potato is a humble, common vegetable. But it is so important to the world's food supply that this has been designated The Year of the Potato.... People all across the globe make this versatile vegetable a regular part of their diet. Its story begins in a mountainous corner of Peru.

It is estimated that half of the world's 7,000 spoken languages will vanish within this century. With them, cultures and knowledge accumulated over thousands of years are in danger of dying out. We take you now to a remote corner of Mongolia where the fate of the "reindeer people" has tribal elders deeply concerned.

ABOUT THE SERIES
UNTV's series of 12 x 26' news-magazine programmes puts a spotlight on the world's most underreported stories. Each episode features 2-3 character-driven, human interest stories that reflect some of the most important issues affecting the world, and our lives today. Our cameras offer unique and often unparalleled access to people and places and stay to bring you the stories as they unfold over time, long after other news outlets leave. From the child labour situation in Tanzania to the woman's struggle in Afghanistan, from the poverty streets in Somalia to the frontline of the guerilla war in Colombia, this series brings home the stories viewers care about, but rarely see. Presented as a fully-packaged programme, and also available by feature segment (approximately 8' each), 21st Century incorporates narrative storytelling with balanced, accurate reporting and is adaptable to local languages. Currently fifty international broadcasters air the magazine monthly, including BBC World and RTVE.

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