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Stacey Dooley explores the issue of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's civil war, where an estimated 30,000 children have been used during the 14-year conflict.

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Stacey Dooley visits the Aral Sea Basin in Kazakhstan, which has almost entirely dried up due to cotton production.

Environmental impact on the Aral Sea | Stacey Dooley

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Textile industry and water pollution | Stacey Dooley

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BBC Three | 2018 | 3'04''

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Coffee | Show Me What You're Made Of

CBBC | 2016 | 27'42''

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Beaten by My Boyfriend

BBC Three | 2015 | 56'30''

Stacey Dooley speaks to the now younger anonymous face of domestic violence, questioning victims and abusers to try and understand how deep the issues...

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Young British consumers work alongside luxury goods makers in Africa and Asia. In Ghana they mine gold and discover the terri...

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BBC Three | 2008 | 56'58''

Six young fashion lovers swap shopping for the factories and backstreet workshops of India to learn how the clothes they wear are manufactured.

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