List of On the Red Dot episodes

On The Red Dot is a current affairs/info-ed programme hosted by Cheryl Fox and Otelli Edwards. The show, which airs on MediaCorp Channel 5 and Channel NewsAsia, examines issues that are close to the hearts of all Singaporeans.

Episode list

Episodes 1-22 (2012-13)

Episode no.	Title	Air date on 5	Air date on CNA
1	"Shared Values in Singapore"	October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)	November 3, 2012
2	"Shift Towards Holistic Education"	November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)	November 10, 2012
3	"Caring for our Elderly"	November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)	November 17, 2012
4	"Youths and the Internet"	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)	November 24, 2012
5	"Foreigners and Integration"	November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)	December 1, 2012
6	"Cost of Living"	December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)	December 8, 2012
7	"Places and Spaces"	December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)	December 15, 2012
8	"Transport and Commuter Challenges"	December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)	December 22, 2012
9	"Conservation Versus Urban Redevelopment"	December 26, 2012 (2012-12-26)	December 29, 2012
10	"Singapore Identity: What makes us uniquely Singaporean?"	January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)	January 5, 2013
11	"Singapore's Baby Bust: Why aren't we having more babies?"	January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)	January 12, 2013
12	"Singapore Population Challenges"	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)	January 19, 2013
13	"Why do we need foreign workers in Singapore?"	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)	January 26, 2013
14	"Helping Those In Need"	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)	February 2, 2013
15	"Planning for the future"	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)	February 9, 2013
16	"Safeguarding Our Food Supply"	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)	February 16, 2013
17	"Are Singaporeans Charitable?"	February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)	February 23, 2013
18	"A Gracious Singapore...Are we there yet?"	February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)	March 2, 2013
19	"Singapore's Push for Productivity"	March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)	March 9, 2013
20	"A Singaporean Core in the Workforce"	March 13, 2013 (2013-03-13)	March 16, 2013
21	"Delivering affordable and accessible healthcare for all"	March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20)	March 23, 2013
22	"Housing the nation - Should HDB flats be a home or an asset?"	March 27, 2013 (2013-03-27)	March 30, 2013

Episodes 23-58 (2013)

Episode no.	Title	Air date on 5	Air date on CNA
23	"The young and driven - the complex reality behind young Singaporeans today"	April 3, 2013 (2013-04-03)	April 6, 2013
24	"Water! Life on an island"	April 10, 2013 (2013-04-10)	April 13, 2013
25	"Responsible Pet Ownership - what does it take?"	April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17) PG Graphic Visuals	April 20, 2013
26	"Going Green - are we making enough progress?"	April 24, 2013 (2013-04-24)	April 27, 2013
27	"The Education Review – reducing stress and nurturing kinder citizens"	May 1, 2013 (2013-05-01)	May 4, 2013
28	"Nurturing a Sporting Culture in Singapore"	May 8, 2013 (2013-05-08)	May 11, 2013
29	"Towards a Broader Definition of Success"	May 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)	May 18, 2013
30	"Unconventional Careers – Entrepreneurship and unusual career choices of Singaporeans"	May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)	May 25, 2013
31	"Health Matters – Crucial health issues in Singapore"	May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)	June 1, 2013
32	"Tourism – Selling the Singaporean experience"	June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05)	June 8, 2013
33	"Family matters – the state of the Singaporean family"	June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12)	June 15, 2013
34	"Pre-school education – raising standards and attracting qualified educators"	June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)	June 22, 2013
35	"Active ageing – Older workers and volunteers"	June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)	June 29, 2013
36	"Fighting Dengue"	July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03)	July 6, 2013
37	"Technology and You"	July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10)	July 13, 2013
38	"The Good, The Bad and The Funny"	July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17)	July 20, 2013
39	"Find My Kid A School"	July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24)	July 27, 2013
40	"Green Heritage"	July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)	August 3, 2013
41	"Being Singaporean"	August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)	August 10, 2013
42	"The Price of Looking Good"	August 14, 2013 (2013-08-14)	August 17, 2013
43	"Enrichment for Kids"	August 21, 2013 (2013-08-21)	August 24, 2013
44	"The Pioneer Generation"	August 28, 2013 (2013-08-28)	August 31, 2013
45	"Cyber Malice"	September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04)	September 7, 2013
46	"Baby Maybe"	September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)	September 14, 2013
47	"Able Disabled"	September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)	September 21, 2013
48	"Kids Extraordinaire"	September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)	September 28, 2013
49	"Migrant Workers in Our Midst"	October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)	October 5, 2013
50	"Finding Happiness"	October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)	October 12, 2013
51	"Mid-Career Moves"	October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)	October 19, 2013
52	"Staying Rooted"	October 23, 2013 (2013-10-23)	October 26, 2013
53	"Taxi, Taxi!"	October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)	November 2, 2013
54	"For Art's Sake"	November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)	November 9, 2013
55	"Our Kind of Music"	November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)	November 16, 2013
56	"Typhoon Haiyan"	November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)	November 23, 2013
57	"Navigating the Digital Age"	November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)	November 30, 2013
58	"Learning Journeys"	December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)	December 7, 2013

Episodes 59-108 (2014)

Episode no.	Title	Air date on 5	Air date on CNA
59	"Flash Back"	January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)	January 11, 2014
60	"Cracking Cancer"	January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)	January 19, 2014
61	"Pro Bono Heroes"	January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)	January 25, 2014
62	"Usher in the Year of the Horse"	(technical glitch)	January 29, 2014
63	"Rethinking Health"	February 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)	February 5, 2014
64	"That's My Backyard...Tiong Bahru"	February 12, 2014 (2014-02-12)	February 12, 2014
65	"That's My Backyard... Dakota Crescent"	February 19, 2014 (2014-02-19)	February 19, 2014
66	"That's My Backyard... Kampong Glam"	February 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)	February 26, 2014
67	"That's My Backyard... Joo Chiat"	March 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)	March 5, 2014
68	"That's My Backyard... Holland Village"	March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)	March 12, 2014
69	"That's My Backyard... Kranji"	March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)	March 19, 2014
70	"That's My Backyard... Sembawang"	March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26)	March 26, 2014
71	"Finding Closure"	April 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)	April 6, 2014
72	"Work in Progress: A Taste for Tradition"	April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)	April 13, 2014
73	"Work in Progress: The Call of Nursing"	April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16)	April 20, 2014
74	"Work in Progress: The Call of the Wild!"	April 23, 2014 (2014-04-23)	April 27, 2014
75	"Work in Progress: City in a Garden"	April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)	May 6, 2014
76	"Work in Progress: Defence Science"	May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)	May 11, 2014
77	"It Takes A Village: Dealing with Depression"	May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)	May 18, 2014
78	"It Takes A Village: An Ex-Con’s Breakthrough"	May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)	May 25, 2014
79	"It Takes A Village: Coming Out Of The Dark"	May 28, 2014 (2014-05-28)	June 1, 2014
80	"It Takes A Village: Mother at 17"	June 4, 2014 (2014-06-04)	June 8, 2014
81	"It Takes A Village: Living with Autism"	June 11, 2014 (2014-06-11)	June 15, 2014
82	"It Takes A Village: Living with Schizophrenia"	June 18, 2014 (2014-06-18)	June 22, 2014
83	"#Youth - For the Cause"	June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25)	June 29, 2014
84	"#Youth - YOLO"	July 2, 2014 (2014-07-02)	July 6, 2014
85	"#Youth - A Different Beat"	July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09)	July 13, 2014
86	"#Youth - Risk Takers and Dealmakers"	July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16)	July 20, 2014
87	"#Youth - Going for Gold"	July 23, 2014 (2014-07-23)	July 27, 2014
88	"MOSAIC - Neighbours"	July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)	August 3, 2014
89	"MOSAIC - Serving With Love"	August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06)	August 10, 2014
90	"MOSAIC - Acts Of Kindness"	August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13)	August 17, 2014
91	"MOSAIC - Acts Of Kindness"	August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)	August 24, 2014
92	"Behind The Scenes: Island At Work"	August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27)	August 31, 2014
93	"Behind The Scenes: Fighting Fire"	September 3, 2014 (2014-09-03)	September 7, 2014
94	"Behind The Scenes: Curtains Up"	September 10, 2014 (2014-09-10)	September 14, 2014
95	"Behind The Scenes: On Track"	September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)	September 21, 2014
96	"Behind The Scenes: Birds, Blooms and Bonding"	September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)	September 28, 2014
97	"Friends For A Better World: Malaysia"	October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)	October 5, 2014
98	"Friends For A Better World: India"	October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)	October 12, 2014
99	"Friends For A Better World: Philippines"	October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)	October 19, 2014
100	"Friends For A Better World: Indonesia"	October 22, 2014 (2014-10-22)	October 26, 2014
101	"Friends For A Better World: Indonesia 2"	October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)	November 2, 2014
102	"Friends For A Better World: Cambodia"	November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)	November 9, 2014
103	"Old School: Taste Of Tradition"	November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)	November 16, 2014
104	"Old School: House of Memories"	November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)	November 23, 2014
105	"Old School: Collectibles"	November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)	November 30, 2014
106	"Old School: Businesses"	December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)	December 7, 2014
107	"Old School: Music"	December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)	December 14, 2014
108	"Old School: Fashion"	December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)	December 21, 2014

Note 1: There was a technical glitch involving the reairing of the segment Chinatown Walk on Usher in the Year of the Horse, during the premiere run on Channel 5. The episode reaired on Channel NewsAsia in full, on the same day at 11.30pm.

Note 2: There was a technical glitch on Work in Progress: City in a Garden just before the end of the show, during the premiere run on Channel Newsasia, and the episode had to reair on 11 May 2014 at 11.30pm.

Episodes 109 onwards (2015)

Episode no.	Title	Air date on 5
109	"Look Back"	January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01)
110	"Fast Forward (Part 1)"	January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)
111	"Fast Forward (Part 2)"	January 15, 2015 (2015-01-15)
112	"Fast Forward (Part 3)"	January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22)
113	"Fast Forward (Part 4)"	January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29)
114	"It Takes a Village - HIV"	February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05)
115	"It Takes a Village - Anxiety Disorder"	February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12)
116	"It Takes a Village - Autism"	February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19)
117	"It Takes a Village - Anger Management"	February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26)

2016:

118 - Vanished Places - National Library at Stamford Road

119 - Vanished Places - The Grand Old Dame

120 - Vanished Places - National Theatre

121 - Vanished Places - The Lost Worlds

122 - That's My Backyard - Geylang Serai

123 - That’s My Backyard - Serangoon Gardens

124 - That’s My Backyard - Little India

125 - That’s My Backyard - Chinatown

126 - Food Island - Science Of Food

127 - Fusion Island - Fusion Food

128 - Food Island - Favourites With A Twist

129 - Food Island - All Natural

130 Made in Singapore - Humour

131 Made In Singapore: Films

132 Made In Singapore: Fashion

133 Made In Singapore: Food

134 Footprints Through Time - Sports

135 Footprints Through Time - Defence

136 Footprints Through Time - Housing

137 Footprints Through Time - Education

138 Footprints Through Time - Transport

139 Footprints Through Time - Health

140 Footprints Through Time - Environment

141 When the Mountain Fell (Red dot Special)

142 Project 4650

143 Project 4650

144 Project 4650

145 Project 4650

146 Pioneer Generation

147 Pioneer Generation

148 Pioneer Generation

149 Wish Come True

150 Wish Come True

151 Wish Come True

152 Wish Come True

153 Wish Come True

154 Wish Come True

155 Lookback 2015

156 In My Helper's Shoes

157 In My Helper's Shoes

158 In My Helper's Shoes

159 In My Helper's Shoes

160 'Love in the Lion City'

161 Friends For A Better World

162 Friends For A Better World

163 Friends For A Better World

164 Friends For A Better World

165 Friends For A Better World

166 Friends For A Better World

Special Series (2020)

Episode no.	Title	Air date on Ch. 5	Air date on CNA (NewsAsia)
1	"COVID-19: Alone Together (Part 1)"	January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)	January 1, 2020
2	"COVID-19: Alone Together (Part 2)"	January 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)	January 9, 2020