Introduction

12 years on, the Qatar World Cup is here. But just what kind of place is about to host the biggest sporting event on the planet? I'm Kate Mason and for two years I worked in Qatar. In September, I went back to see things for myself. It was the weirdest day of my life. We said Qatar is doing everything it can. How do you quantify that? That's the sort of thing you can just say. So basically you want to be charged with espionage. The first Qatari man to come out as gay. Residents in Doha whose future is uncertain. And the workers who helped build this World Cup. All to find out how it's changed people