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All the series made for broadcasters like the BBC, National Geographic and Al Jazeera.

Alvin's Guide to Good Business

Alvin Hall, a business veteran with 25 years experience on Wall Street, travels the world meeting social entrepreneurs, business leaders more interested in doing good than making money, to learn and advise them how to make their enterprises even more effective.

Hot Cities

Many of the world’s biggest cities are increasingly threatened by climate change. If it continues unchecked, millions will be left homeless, starving and with little water. “Hot Cities” travels the world from Lagos to Los Angeles, from Shanghai to Surat, from Dhaka to Durban to analyse one of the significant threats facing the planet.

Survival

"Survival" is a Landmark documentary series made for BBC World News. The BBC billed it is as the focus of one of the most thorough global health seasons undertaken by any broadcaster for international audiences. See: http://bbcworldnews.survival.tv/

The Other America

Living in the shadow of the world's largest economy has not worked out well for Latin America's poor. We talk to workers, farmers and the heads of corporations; to award-winning writers and thinkers to understand the “The Other America”.

Kill or Cure?

Diseases that are no threat in developed nations claim tens of millions of lives every year in developing countries.

Love in a Time of HIV

This series travels the world to see what it's like to be young and living with HIV. For 20-somethings, new drugs mean a long life expectancy - but no cure. So how do they cope with love, romance and starting a family.

What a Waste!

“What a Waste!” is a BBC World series looking at how the world is going to cope as the demand for power and energy grows and grows. What is the greenest car? How can we build energy efficient homes and offices? And how can we effectively harness the power of the sun and wind?

Ashden Awards

Can social entrepreneurs make a contribution in the fight against climate change. We visit some of the best projects worldwide.

Schools Out

As the world’s economic order changes, the pressure on countries to provide a skilled workforce becomes more acute. “School’s Out!” looks at the race to train workers for the 21st century.

Antarctica

We've been to Antarctica 7 times. We've filmed the history of exploration and modern science. We've been to the South Pole, the ice sheets, the Peninsular and the sub Antarctic islands.

Survivor's Guide

The acclaimed series from Rockhopper for BBC World which looks at the lives of people who have survived the ravages of war, disease, poverty, social upheaval and famine.

The Pulse

"The Pulse", made for Al Jazeera, showcases topical health stories from around the world, and from the laboratories working on new cures, vaccines and treatments.

Rockhopper Specials

Vaccine Hunters

Vaccines are one of the greatest medical successes of the last hundred years. For every dollar spent on vaccines, it’s estimated $27 dollars is saved in treatment.

First Steps

“Eight is too late” runs the latest education mantra. If you haven’t got a child hooked by then, it’s an uphill struggle. Pre-school education plays an increasingly important role.

Fight for Life

Each year more than half-a-million women die from pregnancy-related causes. And 10.8 million children also die, 40% of them in the first month of life.

Who's Afraid of HIV?

25 years since the first AIDS diagnosis in 1981, more than 25 million* people have died and nearly 40 million are currently living with the virus.

Being Indian

The caste system in India is still deeply entrenched – especially in remote rural areas. “Being Indian” looks at the lives and experiences of some India’s poorest children.

Heritage

In this series Rockhopper visits some of the worlds most breathtaking World Heritage sites and meets the people and communities that bring them to life.

World in 3

Welcome to a new Rockhopper project. We're developing a catalogue of 3-4 minute, internet-friendly films that will report our health, development and environment stories. We hope the 'World in 3' will grow into a reference library for anyone wanting fast video access to all our locations and stories.

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