Season 1

Dealing with 13 years of violence, oppression and war, Todd visits the civilians and medics at the frontline of one of the most violent confrontations in the world - the Gaza Strip.

Does ritual and tradition justify violent behaviour? Todd travels to the tribes of Ethiopia where women are whipped as a sign of devotion to their tribe, and in return receive the promise of lifelong support from their men.

Todd investigates the most resilient athletes in the world – in the theatre of pain.

Todd braves some of the coldest conditions on earth as he ventures to the extreme Arctic wilderness in the hopes of living with the nomadic reindeer herdsmen.