Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Who Is A Refugee? | 20211005 | 20211220 (R4) | It is 100 years since a civil war caused a refugee crisis on Europe's borders and the appointment of the first High Commissioner for refugees. Today, as a series of refugee crises roils European politics, Katy Long presents a series examining what the century in between has taught us all about how to deal with a refugee crisis. Across three episodes, Katy will examine how refugee crises start, what it is like to be a refugee, how the business of supporting refugees has changed (and grown), and how refugee crises end. She speaks to refugees and former refugees, to those who work with them and to the politicians who decide what will become of them. In this first episode, about how refugee crises start, Katy will examine how the definition of a refugee has changed. Covering Russia, Rwanda and Syria, she'll consider how international agreements, legal texts and political pressures have shaped public and political understanding of who refugees are, and what they are owed. Producer: Giles Edwards Assistant Producer: George Dabby. Extract from 'Memories: From Moscow to the Black Sea', by Teffi, and translated by Robert Chandler. Katy Long investigates 100 years of refugee politics. |
| 02 | What Do We Owe Refugees? | 20211012 | 20211221 (R4) | Katy Long examines what the century of refugee politics has taught us about how to deal with a refugee crisis. 100 years on from a refugee crisis on Europe's borders which lead to the first High Commissioner for Refugees, Katy is examining how refugee crises start, what it is like to be a refugee, how the business of supporting refugees has changed (and grown), and how refugee crises end. She's speaking to refugees and former refugees, to those who work with them and to the politicians who decide what will become of them. In this second episode, about the human experience of being a refugee, and working with them, Katy will examine how the refugee camp has come to be symbolic of the refugee experience. She'll examine the refugee business and the explosive growth of organisations supporting refugees. And as she speaks to refugees, and hears the hopes and dreams of those who live in refugee camps, she'll consider what the future might hold for them. Producer: Giles Edwards Assistant Producers: George Dabby and Ignatius Bahizi. Katy Long continues her history of 100 years of refugee politics. Katy Long investigates 100 years of refugee politics. |
| 03 | How Do Refugee Crises End? | 20211019 | 20211222 (R4) | Katy Long concludes her history of 100 years of refugee politics, as she examines how to 'solve' a refugee crisis. A century on from a refugee crisis on Europe's borders which lead to the first High Commissioner for Refugees being appointed, Katy is examining how refugee crises start, what it is like to be a refugee, how the business of supporting refugees has changed (and grown), and how refugee crises end. She's speaking to refugees and former refugees, to those who work with them and to the politicians who decide what will become of them. In this third and final episode Katy will examine how refugee crises end - how they might be solved. Hearing stories from Paraguay to Israel and Rwanda to the United States, Katy will examine return and resettlement, but in the end she asks who are these solutions really for. Producer: Giles Edwards Assistant Producer: George Dabby. Katy Long concludes her history of 100 years of refugee politics. Katy Long investigates 100 years of refugee politics. |