Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2067 episodes
Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country
29 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.
28 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape
24 Oct 2026,·49 mins
How the political influence of Russia's super-rich has faded under Vladimir Putin
22 Oct 2026,·26 mins
21 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Celia Hatton looks at terms and phrases from the US elections with Anthony Zurcher.
17 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Does the world have a sleep problem? We Explore how different cultures sleep
15 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Josh uncovers a hidden world of secret negotiations, backchannels, and high-level talks.
14 Oct 2026,·26 mins
What if you could map the outcome of an election before a single vote was cast?
08 Oct 2026,·26 mins
A video appears online titled: “Austin Tice Still Alive”.
07 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Tulip Mazumdar reconnects with survivors, healthcare workers and volunteers she met
01 Oct 2026,·26 mins
Josh and Sara piece together Austin’s final route into Damascus.
30 Sep 2026,·26 mins
India is undertaking the biggest population count of more than 1.4 billion people
26 Sep 2026,·49 mins
A national debate over sexualised violence online has erupted in Germany
24 Sep 2026,·26 mins
The Austin Tice files begin to give up their secrets.
23 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Katy Watson explores Australia's relationship with China - partner, rival or 'frenemy'?
17 Sep 2026,·26 mins
In the chaos after the Syrian regime’s downfall, the hunt for Austin Tice is on
16 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Twenty-five years on from the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre
12 Sep 2026,·49 mins
Sinkholes are rapidly increasing in central Turkey after years of groundwater extraction
10 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Glaciologist Catherine Walker tells the story of an iceberg twice the size of London.
03 Sep 2026,·26 mins
Can Colombia find ways to heal after its army murdered 7000 innocent civilians?
29 Aug 2026,·49 mins
As ‘strong man’ politics is on the march, we try to understand the behaviour of dictators
27 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Jonathan Glancey meets architects leading LA’s recovery from 2025’s catastrophic fires
The back-story of the Middle East conflict from 2010 to the start of the Gaza war
26 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Roland Pease analyses why China is on the brink of global scientific dominance
22 Aug 2026,·49 mins
Was a detective murdered to cover up the alleged crimes of South Africa’s special forces?
20 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict
19 Aug 2026,·26 mins
How botany has kept the US and China talking for decades
13 Aug 2026,·26 mins
12 Aug 2026,·26 mins
Engineers Kelly Latimer, Rob Miller, Daniel Moczydlower discuss their pioneering work
08 Aug 2026,·49 mins
