Dateline is an award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week, Dateline transports you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, tragedy, redemption and survival. Dateline journalists scour the world for the special characters to bring you a world of daring stories.
May 31, 2018•26 min
She survived years as a sex slave and escaped to Australia as a refugee. Aminata Conteh-Biger can't change the past but now she's ready to help the future of her homeland, which has become the world's most dangerous place to give birth.
Apr 12, 2018•29 min
Is Beijing trying to consign Tibet's ancient culture to history? Traditional houses are being replaced by modern, cheaper buildings and whole communities are being moved in an effort to 'modernise' these earthquake-prone areas. But Dateline finds Tibetans in fear of losing their architectural and cultural identity.
Apr 05, 2018•26 min
In El Salvador, home of the bloodiest gang violence in the world, we follow one man's gruesome struggle to bring identity and closure to the families of the victims. (An SBS Production) CC
Mar 02, 2018•25 min
Dateline continues its journey across the Darien Gap, one of the most dangerous jungles in the world. We attempt what no one has filmed before - migrants on the way to USA risking death, drowning, deadly snakes and drug traffickers in the search for a better life.
Dec 21, 2017•29 min
World Exclusive: What would you risk for freedom? Dateline journeys through one of the world's most dangerous jungles, a route populated by drug traffickers, bandits and migrants searching for a new beginning.
Dec 20, 2017•32 min
Dateline is an award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week, Dateline transports you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, tragedy, redemption and survival. Dateline journalists scour the world for the special characters to bring you a world of daring stories. (An SBS Production) CC
May 24, 2017•26 min
From Miscarriage to Murder - Why are mothers in El Salvador being charged with homicide or manslaughter after losing a child? Dateline investigates the country's extreme anti-abortion laws and finds local women fighting to have their cases heard. (An SBS Production) CC
Nov 08, 2016•25 min
Who's Still With Trump? - Dateline travels to the Rust Belt of Middle America, where old industries are dying, jobs are vanishing, and people feel cheated out of the great American Dream. Could their anger carry Donald Trump to the White House? (An SBS Production) CC
Oct 12, 2016•27 min
Love, Sex And Science - Can brain scans and DNA tests really help you find the person you should marry? Dateline looks into the role that science is playing in modern dating. (An SBS Production) CC
Oct 05, 2016•24 min
Canada's Open House - While Australia balks at the prospect of settling more refugees, Canada has not only opened its borders but also its homes. Dateline visits two small communities where locals are helping Syrian families integrate - but is their good will and compassion enough? (An SBS Production) CC
Sep 28, 2016•26 min
Meet the world’s oldest hip-hop crew. They’re called Hip Op-eration, the average age is 79, and they’re New Zealand’s most unlikely celebrities. Now they just have to convince their families that they won’t be growing old gracefully. (An SBS Production) CC
Aug 09, 2016•13 min
Why are so many parents in Norway claiming that the state is kidnapping their children? With a spike in cases in recent years and accusations of racial intolerance, Dateline asks whether these children are being saved, or stolen. (An SBS Production) CC
Jul 26, 2016•27 min
Sicilians are breaking the mafia’s culture of silence - and standing up to intimidation. Dateline joins the anti-mafia fight, but finds that not everything is as it seems. (An SBS Production) CC
Jul 19, 2016•26 min
Gaza will be unliveable by 2020 according to the UN, with daily life already a struggle to find food and shelter, but Dateline finds the people bringing innovation and inspiration to the fight for survival. (An SBS Production) CC
Jul 12, 2016•25 min
The Orlando shootings left 49 dead and a country divided over its attitude towards guns, the gay community and Muslims. Tonight's Dateline reports from Louisville, Kentucky, where all those contradictions of America now collide. (An SBS Production) CC
Jun 29, 2016•25 min
Should parents have the right to stunt the growth of their severely disabled child to make them more physically manageable? Tonight's Dateline explores the controversial debate in New Zealand and beyond. (An SBS Production) CC
Jun 22, 2016•25 min
Is freedom of speech in Turkey under attack? As government opponents face being jailed as terrorists and now an assassination attempt, Dateline asks if democracy is on trial. (An SBS Production) CC
May 18, 2016•27 min
A group of Mexican women haven’t seen their husbands and sons for years. Can an ingenious plan involving a touring theatre show finally get them into the US to be reunited with their loved ones? (An SBS Production) CC
May 11, 2016•25 min
12 months on from Nepal’s earthquake, there’s little progress in rebuilding physically or politically. Dateline meets the people trying to move on, in a country more vulnerable than ever. (An SBS Production) CC
Apr 19, 2016•25 min
Danielle, Leticia and Cleane are all new mothers, but their children have birth defects. Dateline follows the devastating impact of the Zika virus in Brazil through their eyes. (An SBS Production) CC
Mar 23, 2016•26 min
Children in New York can be jailed as adults and held in solitary confinement for years at a time. Dateline investigates the impact and asks if it’s effectively a life sentence.
Mar 02, 2016•25 min
In Syria, rubble is the playground for the next generation. In Denmark, children are encouraged to run free in the forests. Dateline explores the age of innocence in two different worlds. An SBS Production) CC
Feb 24, 2016•26 min
Children are running wild in the mud, climbing high into trees and playing with knives, but no one is telling them off. This is kindergarten… Danish-style.
Feb 23, 2016•12 min
What’s it like living in the Arctic Circle where you can open the front door to find a polar bear? Tonight's Dateline goes on polar patrol in a Canadian town where bears roam the streets and everything in daily life has its own unique challenge.
Feb 17, 2016•25 min
Dateline follows the Australian team to the Battle of the Nations - a modern-day re-enactment of medieval fighting that draws competitors from across the world.
Apr 21, 2015•16 min
Over 60,000 migrants have landed in Italy in the last 12 months, but while they’re being shunned by many, one town is welcoming them with open arms.
Mar 17, 2015•10 min
Possessed by the devil or just deluded? Here's another chance to see Dateline's look at the increasing demand for exorcisms in Italy, with a rare opportunity to film one taking place.
Nov 11, 2014•18 min
Dateline heads to the epicentre of the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, as medics and locals struggle to deal with the magnitude of the epidemic.
Aug 19, 2014•16 min
It's an unlikely combination of chess and boxing... Dateline looks at the popularity of a game ending in either checkmate or knockout.
Aug 05, 2014•15 min