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July 1, 2009

Season 8

01. Crossing Heaven's Border

North Korean defectors take a life-threatening journey, traveling thousands of miles through China, Laos and Thailand, in the hope of settling as free citizens in South Korea. Intrepid South Korean journalists risk their own lives to capture the action and emotion.

July 1, 2009

02. Heart of Jenin

The parents of a Palestinian boy killed by Israeli soldiers consent to donate their son's organs.

July 8, 2009

03. The Market Maker

An Ethiopian economist sets up her country's first commodities exchange, hoping to revolutionize Ethiopia's market system and end its food shortages.

July 15, 2009

04. Contestant No. 2

An Arab-Israeli teenager sets her sights on the Miss Israel pageant and faces opposition from the Druze minority, a religious community.

July 22, 2009

05. Eyes of the Storm

Eyes of the Storm tells the struggles of several orphaned children left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. A Burmese team shot undercover for over 10 months in defiance of the ruling junta's media blackout to provide a rare window into one of the world's most secretive countries.

August 19, 2009

06. Once Upon a Coup

An investigation into a failed coup in 2004 Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich but impoverished nation in sub-Sahara Africa, reveals an international plot aimed at taking control of the nation's oil reserves. The documentary also details the country's growing business relationship with China.

August 26, 2009

07. Time for School 3 (Part 1)

Part 1 of 2. The opportunities for basic education around the world are explored via classrooms and students in Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya and Romania.

September 2, 2009

08. Time for School 3 (Part 2)

The Season 8 finale features the conclusion of "Time for School 3," about the opportunities for basic education around the world, including in Afghanistan, Benin, Brazil, India, Japan, Kenya and Romania.

September 9, 2009