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The Best Episodes of 101 East Season 8

Every episode of 101 East Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 101 East Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    101 East Season 8 Episode 1 - Japan: The next wave
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    #1 - Japan: The next wave

    S8:E1

    We investigate the long-term effects of the 2011 tsunami, including a potential cancer threat for Fukushima's children.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. 101 East Season 8 Episode 2 - Tin Trouble
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    #2 - Tin Trouble

    S8:E2

    "Indonesia is the world’s biggest tin exporter but for poverty stricken miners, the costs are deadly. "

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 101 East Season 8 Episode 3 - Cry of the Tiger
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    #3 - Cry of the Tiger

    S8:E3

    Neglected and mistreated, endangered animals are dying inside Indonesia's disease-ridden Surabaya Zoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 101 East Season 8 Episode 4 - Philippines: Stray Bullets
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    #4 - Philippines: Stray Bullets

    S8:E4

    We venture into the crime-ridden neighbourhoods of the Philippines to examine if a new law can get rid of gun violence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 101 East Season 8 Episode 5 - The Lost Boys
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    #5 - The Lost Boys

    S8:E5

    We explore the plight of thousands of children working in the dangerous coal mines of India’s Meghalaya state.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 101 East Season 8 Episode 6 - The Dolphin Hunters
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    #6 - The Dolphin Hunters

    S8:E6

    We join an annual tribal dolphin hunt in the Solomon Islands and ask whether this ancient practice should be stopped.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 101 East Season 8 Episode 7 - The vanishing sea tribe
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    #7 - The vanishing sea tribe

    S8:E7

    Thailand's Moken tribe foresaw and survived the 2004 tsunami, but are the traditions that saved them being abandoned?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 101 East Season 8 Episode 8 - Dying for fashion
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    #8 - Dying for fashion

    S8:E8

    Deadly clashes between poor garment workers and police are threatening to cripple Cambodia's largest export industry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 101 East Season 8 Episode 9 - Killer crocs
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    #9 - Killer crocs

    S8:E9

    As saltwater crocodiles stalk Australia's waterways, we investigate if they should be culled to curb attacks on humans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 101 East Season 8 Episode 10 - Indonesia's rock governor
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    #10 - Indonesia's rock governor

    S8:E10

    We go behind the scenes with the man tipped to become Indonesia's next president – governor of Jakarta, Joko Widodo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 101 East Season 8 Episode 11 - The ice age
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    #11 - The ice age

    S8:E11

    101 East explores methamphetamine abuse in Australia often resulting in violent assaults and mental health breakdowns.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 101 East Season 8 Episode 12 - Modi the Messiah?
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    #12 - Modi the Messiah?

    S8:E12

    101 East goes on the campaign trail with Narendra Modi, the man tipped to be the next Prime Minister of India.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 101 East Season 8 Episode 13 - A war on witches
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    #13 - A war on witches

    S8:E13

    As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abuses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 101 East Season 8 Episode 14 - We built this city
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    #14 - We built this city

    S8:E14

    After Singapore's first riot in decades, locals ask hard questions about the migrant worker abuse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 101 East Season 8 Episode 15 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1
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    #15 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 1

    S8:E15

    A two-part series follows ethnic Nepalese after they were expelled by Bhutan and found themselves stateless.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. 101 East Season 8 Episode 16 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2
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    #16 - Bhutan's Forgotten People: Part 2

    S8:E16

    "In the second of a two-part special on ‘Bhutan’s Forgotten People’, 101 East follows Sabitra Biswa as she leaves a refugee camp in Nepal for a new life in the United States. Sabitra was one of 100,000 ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan in the early 1990s in what many describe as systematic ethnic cleansing."

    Director:Unknown
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  17. 101 East Season 8 Episode 17 - When the battle comes home
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    #17 - When the battle comes home

    S8:E17

    101 East looks at the rising rates of mental health problems among Australian veterans of the war in Afghanistan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 101 East Season 8 Episode 18 - Humanoids
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    #18 - Humanoids

    S8:E18

    The development of robots that could save lives is an unparalleled breakthrough, but what if they also could kill?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 101 East Season 8 Episode 19 - Muzzling the messenger
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    #19 - Muzzling the messenger

    S8:E19

    Hong Kong’s press was once the most free in Asia, but many believe it is under attack from the central government.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 101 East Season 8 Episode 20 - Thailand in turmoil
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    #20 - Thailand in turmoil

    S8:E20

    As Thailand reels from its 12th military coup, what will it take to break the dangerous divide in this polarized nation?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 101 East Season 8 Episode 21 - Malaysia's gang menace
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    #21 - Malaysia's gang menace

    S8:E21

    Malaysia’s violent ganglands are luring many ethnic indians struggling to fit into a segregated society.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 101 East Season 8 Episode 22 - The gift of sight
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    #22 - The gift of sight

    S8:E22

    A Nepalese doctor takes an Indonesian woman under his tutelage and brings the gift of sight to the world's destitute.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. 101 East Season 8 Episode 23 - Reef madness
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    #23 - Reef madness

    S8:E23

    The Spratly Islands in the South China Sea are resource rich and claimed by vying countries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 101 East Season 8 Episode 24 - The baby makers
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    #24 - The baby makers

    S8:E24

    We meet the couples desperate for a child and the women in India who give birth to babies they will never know.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 101 East Season 8 Episode 25 - East Meets Tech
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    #25 - East Meets Tech

    S8:E25

    101 East heads to Silicon Valley to investigate the Asian influence on America's high-tech boom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Japan: The next wave" is the best rated episode of "101 East" season 8. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/9/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Tin Trouble".