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In the valley of the Nyimba people, in Nepal, lives Gharjuwa and her family. The Nyimba practise fraternal polyandry where each family is built round a sole household and a sole wife. Gharjuwa is married to all the brothers from one family. This is her story of a life of sharing and solidarity beside her four husbands who bore her four children.

In India's largest cities, a bizarre new profession has established itself: the wedding detective. The detective's job is to dig up information on the financial situation of the bride and groom, on their character and level of education. Parents spare no expense before agreeing to their children's marriages; since matches are increasingly made through the internet, parents want to be sure of what they are getting before they accept a new member into the family.

The graveyards of the Philippine metropolis of Cebu are home to hundreds of families with children. At night they pitch their camps between the gravestones and sit down to cook, eat and do their washing. It seems that the city has grown used to its graveyard occupants, who have been a familiar sight since the 1950s. This documentary shows the everyday life of the children who live and play among the graves and tells of their hopes and dreams for the future. Tha na cladhan ann am baile mòr Cebu anns na Phillipines mar dhachaigh do na ceudan de theaghlaichean. Air an oidhche, bidh iad a' cur teantaichean an àirde eadar na leacan agus an sin, bidh iad a' còcacaireachd, ag ithe agus a' dèanamh an cuid nigheadaireachd. Tha am baile air fàs cleachdte ri luchd-còmhnaidh nan cladhan, a th' air a bhith ann bho na 50an. Tha am fiolm a' sealltainn beatha làitheil na cloinne a tha beò agus a' cluich a-measg nan leacan agus tha e ag innse mu na dòchasan a th' aca airson na h-ama ri teachd.

In Burkina Faso, the rapid desertification of once fertile plains caused droughts and ruined harvests, sparking a mass exodus of inhabitants and famines that decimated populations. Yet one illiterate peasant farmer and his ingenious farming methods have proved the key to achieving what experts have failed to do: stop the desert. This documentary tells the unique story of Yacouba Sawadogo, whose years of toil have transformed the lives of thousands.