Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Scandinavia | 20110208 | 20110628 (R4) | Chris Bowlby discovers how new populist parties are re-shaping European politics. He begins in Scandinavia - where the minority Danish People's party wields major influence. He has a rare encounter with the party's charismatic leader, 'housewife' Pia Kjaersgaard, and hears how the party has transformed the country's immigration and integration policy, as mainstream parties offer concessions. He visits Sweden too to investigate how the Sweden Democrats, new members of the national parliament, now hope to emulate the Danish People's party success. Producer: Daniel Tetlow. Chris Bowlby looks at how the far right is influencing mainstream European politics |
| 02 | Austria And Germany | 20110215 | 20110705 (R4) | Continuing his series on successful new populist political forces in Europe, Chris Bowlby meets the Freedom Party in Austria, ahd questions its charismatic leader HJ Strache. He goes on to investigates links between the new populists across Europe, visiting a continental campaign against the building of mosques in European cities such as Cologne. And he asks whether mainstream parties have fundamentally changed their position, accepting the new populists as a permanent part of the political scene. Producer: Daniel Tetlow. How populists in the Austrian Freedom party and German anti-mosque groups are growing. Chris Bowlby looks at how the far right is influencing mainstream European politics |