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Episodes - Newsround Extra

• Asylum Seekers Investigation into the world of asylum seekers, focusing on two children who explain why they risked their lives leaving their own country for the UK, and revealing how England's 'Promised Land' has turned out to be a myth for many refugees who have encountered worse racism here than back home
• Bollywood A report on the Bollywood film industry focusing on a 13-year-old London boy tipped to be its next star. Also, a look at the fashions now available on the high street and the soundtracks influencing the UK charts
• British Sport Lizo Mzimba presents an investigation into why Britain produces so few sporting champions in comparison with other countries, and whether the recent victory in the Rugby World Cup marks a change in this state of affairs
• Child Bullfighters Laura Jones reports on bullfighting, which is banned throughout most of Europe but remains popular in Spain and Portugal, where an estimated 35,000 bulls are killed every year. On a trip to Portugal, she meets children in training for this dangerous sport and a campaigner fighting to get it banned
• Children and Alcohol Lizo Mzimba hears from children recovering from alcohol abuse as he reports on under-age drinking in the UK, and asks what is being done to stop the growing trend among youngsters
• Children in Care Video diaries made by children, presenting various accounts of living in care. The youngsters featured are Amie, who became pregnant at 15, Paul, who gives a guided tour of his children's home, Lydia, who talks about what it's like having parents who foster and Amy, who is about to leave care for good. Shown as part of the Taking Care season
• Elephants Lizo Mzimba investigates the threat to the elephants of Sri Lanka
• ET Where Are You? A comprehensive search for life on other planets, as scientists around the world set out to launch more probes dedicated to finding extraterrestrials
• Fanatical Fans Investigating the world of fanatical fans as three youngsters reveal how pop and soccer stars have taken over their lives
• Forced Marriages Ellie Crisell presents a report on forced marriages among youngsters in the UK and abroad, asking what happens to children who are made to become a bride or groom when they should be going to school. A British girl reveals how she is still on the run from her own family
• Game On Ellie Crisell reports on the future of video games, considering how they are becoming increasingly immersive and the impact this could have on other entertainment media
• Growing Up With Guns So Solid Crew's Asher D joins reporter Laura Jones to investigate a new initiative to keep children safe from guns and gangs. The pair meet youngsters on the streets of Kingston in Jamaica who are affected by violent crime, while back in London, the music star talks to children as another amnesty is launched
• Hope for Africa? Ellie Crisell visits Ghana to report on the fight against poverty in Africa
• Horses Thousands of ponies are being bred every year and can be sold for just a few pounds, resulting in many being abandoned or neglected. Kate Sanderson trails a family who buy two very cheaply but soon run into problems
• Kids and Gangs Ellie Crisell reports on the growing gang culture among children, asking whether this is a serious social problem or a normal part of growing up. In some areas, youngsters band together for safety, as the upsurge in gang violence presents a major problem for the police
• Kids and Guns So Solid Crew's Asher D joins reporter Laura Jones to investigate a new initiative to keep children safe from guns and gangs. The pair meet youngsters on the streets of Kingston in Jamaica who are affected by violent crime, while back in London, the music star talks to children as another amnesty is launched
• Kids and Knives Lizo Mzimba reports on children carrying guns and knives, and what can be done to reduce the number of weapons being brought into schools
• Kids Behind Bars Ellie Crisell presents a report on life in a secure unit for young offenders
• Knowing the Score Matthew Price investigates the growing problem of children involved in selling drugs, usually for adult dealers, and spends the night with a youth worker who gives confidential advice to kids who find themselves in the business
• The Kumbh Mela Kate Sanderson visits India for the Kumbh Mela : the biggest religious festival in the world : and charts the journey of a Hindu family on their pilgrimage from Britain to Allahabad
• Middle East - Children of Conflict: Israel Ellie Crisell presents the first in a series of reports on the lives of children living in war-torn parts of the world, starting with Israel and the Palestinian territories, where she meets a boy who was injured in an explosion and a girl whose brother was a suicide bomber
• My Crew Exploring four different musical styles, MC, bhangra, nu-metal and goth, revealing how young people express their loyalty to their favourite genre : and what happens if someone changes allegiance. Featuring celebrities such as R 'n' B diva Ms Dynamite, Slipknot's Joey Jordison and nu-metal rockers Inme
• Our Polluted Seas Laura Jones investigates the growing problem of pollution on the UK coastline, and the work being done to protect wildlife from this threat
• Our Polluted Seas Laura Jones reports on the impact of pollution on Britain's coastline and the 8,000 species of plants and animals living there, and considers what can be done to rectify matters
• Out of Control Special edition of the current affairs programme focusing on the mayhem caused by joyriders in Northern Ireland
• A Place to Call Home Adam Fleming reports from a refugee camp in Chad set up for the thousands of children fleeing the violence in the Sudanese region of Darfur
• Roads: Britain's Casual Danger Laura Jones investigates road safety. Almost 3,000 children are killed or injured every year, and new research suggests most of these accidents occurred because the youngsters in question weren't paying attention. A new campaign has been launched to confront the problem
• Russian Street Children Laura Jones travels to St Petersburg, where she discovers how some of Russia's 30,000 homeless children live
• Saving the Black Rhino Two black rhinos, born in captivity in Britain, are taken to South Africa to be released into the wild
• Sierra Leone : The Battle for Childhood Matthew Price visits war-torn Sierra Leone to present a harrowing report on the use of children on the front line, and meets up with the British Army to discover what they are doing to help restore hope to the lives of these unfortunate youngsters
• Strictly Come Dancing Report on under-16s competitive ballroom dancing, following four teenagers preparing for a competition
• Sumos A report from Japan on the ancient art of sumo wrestling, highlighting the opportunities that the sport provides for overweight children : but does it encourage boys to become obese?
• Toilets of Terror Ellie Crisell investigates the standards of comfort and hygiene in the UK's school toilets
• TV Pop Investigation into the manufactured pop stars who have flooded the music charts since 2000, including Will Young, Gareth Gates and Hear'Say, asking whether the bubble has burst and questioning the phenomenon's capacity to unearth real talent
• Urban Music Matthew goes in search of the latest trends in music, dropping in on acclaimed group So Solid Crew
• When Kids Feel Down Lizo Mzimba talks to children who have suffered from depression, discovering the different kinds of treatment available
• Who's Watching You? New series. Lizo Mzimba examines the impact of surveillance cameras, exploring how they are now commonplace in everyday life, appearing on buses, schools, city-centre shops and even in the home