Needles and Pins - Episode Guide

Season 1

Underground Tattoos in South Korea

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 20, 2016 (30 min)

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Artist and activist Grace Neutral explores South Korea's underground tattoo scene to discover how younger generations are challenging traditional views around body image.

Las Vegas' Tattoo Economy

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2017

Las Vegas' Tattoo Economy

Grace reluctantly heads to the Las Vegas tattoo scene and find out if it's possible to find an authentic tattoo experience in a place where you can buy a tattoo and a taco in the same shop.

Gang Tattoos in LA

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2017

Gang Tattoos in LA

Grace travels to LA to explore the history of Chicano style tattoos and learn how they evolved from the prison cells and gang culture of LA to the wider world.

New Zealand's Ancient Tattoo Identity

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2017

New Zealand's Ancient Tattoo Identity

Grace heads to New Zealand during the resurgence of the art of Maori Ta Moko tattooing. She joins two distant cousins as they embark on an epic journey to claim their Ta Moko.

Erotic and Illegal Tattoos of Japan

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Mar 14, 2017

Erotic and Illegal Tattoos of Japan

Grace is in Japan, a country with one of the richest histories of tattooing in the world, where she discovers how it continues to struggle with its relationship to the art form.

Tribes and Tongue Splitting in the UK

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Mar 21, 2017

Tribes and Tongue Splitting in the UK

With 1 in 3 young people having at least one tattoo, what's the new extreme in Britain? Grace looks at the UK tattooing boom and explores its growing body modification industry.

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