The programme is introduced by images of the Samsung factory and its highly dedicated workforce.

01.12 - 02.26

Commentary and footage give some background about reconstruction after the Korean War, and the current basis for industrial activity outside the cities of Korea.

02.26 - 06.29

Cameras follow a young female supervisor, Solmi Bae, through her work routine at Samsung. She explains how her whole life is focused on working for the corporation.

06.29 - 07.31

Commentary picks up on the theme of rapid industrial growth, with aerial shots of rural land ready to be engulfed in building projects.

07.31 - 09.30

The environmental disasters that can happen when expansion goes unchecked. The programme investigates chemical contamination of the water supply at Taegu.

09.30 - 09.59

An expert witness, Professor Park, explains how a very positive response was made to this event: footage of a water treatment plant.

09.59 - 11.51

Footage, commentary and interviews explain the decision by a former Samsung employee to set up his own business. Myung Soo Kim says that he wanted the freedom to be his own boss instead of the safety of life within a corporation.

11.51 - 16.05

Solmi has a day off and visits her parents' farm. Footage, commentary and interviews show the strong contrasts between urban and rural life. The continuing familial links between the two are also evident, with most town-based young people returning whenever possible to help on the land.

16.05 - end

Solmi's grandmother becomes the focus for a brief discussion of Korea's economic and social changes since 1953, when the war ended. It becomes apparent that Solmi also aspires to break with the corporation and own her own shop.