SoillseSeries 5Episodes Episode guide

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1. Leathar Nimheil/Hazaribagh: Toxic Leather

   A look at the tanneries of Dhaka and the working conditions of those working in them.
2. La aig Bonn na Beinne/40 Days at Basecamp

   Climbing Everest is no longer a challenge for only the bravest and most skilled.
3. Nairobi: Am Baile Fiadhaich/Wild Nairobi

   Nairobi, Africa's wildest city and with a vast wilderness just outside its city limits.
4. Nuair a dh' atharraich a' ghaoth/Then the Wind Changed

   On 7 February 2009, a firestorm swept across Victoria and 173 lives were lost.
5. Shakespeare a Kabul/Shakespeare from Kabul

   A Group of Afghan actors bring a production of Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors to London.
6. Mo Bheatha Phriseil/My Wonderful Life as a Vegetable

   The story of Birger Jeppesen, who suffers from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
7. Beò ann am Beanntan Pamir/Prisoners of the Afghan Pamir

   A look at the life of the last Kyrgyz nomads of the Afghan Pamir.
8. Banais Zanskar/Messengers of Zanskar

   The confrontation between tradition and modernity, in the Himalayan village of Skagam.
9. Fo Dhubhar Pol Pot/Bare Hands and Wooden Limbs

   The story of a group of landmine survivors who decide to create their own farming village.
10. Surfadh ann an Cùba/Surfing with the Enemy

    A look at why there are so few surfers in Cuba, despite its thriving sports culture.
11. Treubh Hmong/The Love Market

    Story of the hill tribe girls of Sapa, a town in the highlands of north Vietnam.
12. A' toirt fàs air an fhàsach/The Man who Stopped the Desert

    Story of Yacouba Sawadogo, whose years of toil have transformed the lives of thousands.
13. Leantainn nan Seilleanan Mòra/Facing the Giant Bees

    The men who scale the rock faces of the Himalayas, to gather the honey of wild bees.
14. An Cànan Dìomhair/Amazon Code

    A look at the Pirahã tribe and its strange language.
15. Tairbh Phamplona/Bull Runners

    A look at the tradition of bull running, which takes place every July in Pamplona.
16. Mumbai Baile nam Bruadar/Mumbai: The Dream and the Excess

    The challenges facing Mumbai to ensure the vulnerable are not forgotten as the city grows.
17. Beatha a-measg Bàs/Cemetary full of Life

    A look at the graveyards of Cebu, which are home to hundreds of families with children.
18. An Rèiteach Innseanach/Indian Wedding

    In India's largets cities, a new profession has established itself: the wedding detective.
19. Ceathrar Bhràithrean is Aon Bhean/Gharjuwa, Bride from the Forgotten Valley

    Documentary about the Nyimba people in Nepal, who practise fraternal polyandry.
20. Màthraichean Mosuos/Fire Girl

    Documentary about the Mosuos, a matriarchal society that ignore the rules of marriage.