All over the world, young people are finding it hard to grow up. They are getting stuck lodging with their parents, living hand-to-mouth and with no prospect of affluence or stability on the horizon. In some parts of the world, this is torment; in others, to some extent it is a choice. In this three-part series recorded in Ghana, Spain, Italy, California and London, Jake Wallis Simons meets the people experiencing a new stage of life that academics have dubbed ‘waithood’.

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Jake Wallis Simons goes behind the scenes at Interpol, the international police organisation with a unique role, a mysterious image and a complex and sometimes troubled history. Recorded in Monaco, Lyon and London.

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As controversy flows over the role of private investigators in the phone hacking scandal and breaches of privacy, and the debate continues over whether the industry should be tightly regulated, Jake Wallis Simons examines the murky world of private detectives.

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‘I knew I had to come back. I just didn’t know what to do now…’ A year on from the Paris attacks, Jake Wallis Simons returns to the Paris café where he reported on the deaths of scores of innocent victims.

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‘The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Israel has been growing increasingly cordial…’ Jake Wallis Simons reveals the unlikely friendship between Israel and Saudi Arabia, which is emerging from the shadows as a result of unprecedented recent geopolitical shifts.

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‘The first moment of fear was when the building began to move beneath me…’ Jake Wallis Simons weathers Hurricane Maria on a Caribbean island and visits the communities struggling to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.

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