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101 East

101 East

Description: A team of journalist travel across the Asia-Pacific region to discover the current events of the week and the issues faced by the people.
Genre: Documentary, News
Year Released: 1970
Number of seasons: 8
Number of episodes: 270
First episode air date: January 1, 1970
Program Creator: Al Jazeera Media Network
Language: English
Genres: News, Current affairs
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