Name: Go Back to Where You Came From
Released: 2025-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

Available on Channel 4

Six Brits experience refugee life up close in some of the world's most dangerous places. Their journeys take them across Africa, the Middle East and Europe, and reveal the dangers that refugees face to reach the UK.

Documentary · 2025 · 47 min

Director Guy Simmonds

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Dave, Bushra and Chloe confront the aftermath of a brutal regime that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in Raqqa. Jess, Nathan and Mathilda face a mix of conflict, climate change and famine in Mogadishu.

47 min · 4 Feb 2025
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

In Syria, the Brits come close to terrifying drone strikes and meet victims recovering in hospital. In Lebanon, where millions of Syrians have found refuge, the Brits witness the rising tensions as stretched resources fuel hostility.

49 min · 11 Feb 2025
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

The Brits divide into two camps. Some meet a people smuggler, then face the terror of a sea crossing as they depart from Lebanon for Italy. Meanwhile, the other Brits arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa. The two groups reunite in the Alps.

47 min · 12 Feb 2025
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

After crossing the Alpine Mountain pass, the six Brits travel to Calais to meet refugees who are determined to make illegal dinghy crossings to the UK. In makeshift camps, the Brits meet adults and children who are living in terrible conditions.

47 min · 12 Feb 2025

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