Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2020 episodes
How is China's Polar Silk Road impacting Iceland?
19 Dec 2023,·26 mins
Two young Taiwanese share their lives and views in the run up to the election
16 Dec 2023,·49 mins
What’s happened to South Africa's hope and promises of a better nation since apartheid?
13 Dec 2023,·26 mins
From King Crab to shipping routes, how is China's Polar Silk Road impacting Norway?
12 Dec 2023,·26 mins
What’s happened to the hope and promises of a better nation since apartheid South Africa?
06 Dec 2023,·26 mins
How Sweden became a European hotspot for gangs, drugs and deadly violence
05 Dec 2023,·26 mins
Henry Kissinger was one of the most important diplomatic figures of the last 50 years
02 Dec 2023,·26 mins
Telling a story of immense loss and resilience in a worsening humanitarian crisis
29 Nov 2023,·26 mins
Candice Brathwaite revisits Barbados two years after it transitioned to a republic
28 Nov 2023,·26 mins
Why are the world's bee populations declining? Simon Mitambo searches for answers
21 Nov 2023,·26 mins
Tanni Grey-Thompson on how attitudes to disability have changed in the past 50 years
18 Nov 2023,·49 mins
Why is the situation for Syrian refugees in Turkey becoming increasingly hostile?
14 Nov 2023,·26 mins
Why President Macron still wants to push world leaders to engage with global challenges
10 Nov 2023,·23 mins
In Portugal, foreign workers picking berries can apply for a visa after seven years work
07 Nov 2023,·26 mins
The opportunities and challenges of Africa's rapid urbanisation
31 Oct 2023,·26 mins
Global News Podcast looks at the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
28 Oct 2023,·26 mins
24 Oct 2023,·26 mins
What's it like to care for other people’s children while someone else looks after yours?
21 Oct 2023,·49 mins
21 Oct 2023,·26 mins
17 Oct 2023,·26 mins
We put listeners’ questions, on the war in Israel and Gaza, to our experts in the region.
14 Oct 2023,·26 mins
10 Oct 2023,·26 mins
Can narwhals, which rely on echolocation, survive in an increasingly noisy Arctic?
03 Oct 2023,·26 mins
The 1973 Arab-Israeli war that lasted 19 days but changed the world forever
30 Sep 2023,·49 mins
People born as a result of egg and sperm donation on finding their real identities
26 Sep 2023,·26 mins
How single women cricketers are challenging the expectations of marriage in India
19 Sep 2023,·26 mins
The BBC's Audrey Brown looks back at the life of South Africa's Zulu leader
16 Sep 2023,·26 mins
Why is Delhi's new parliament controversial and what does it tell us about modern India?
13 Sep 2023,·26 mins
Sue Nelson shares her journey to understand a condition that affects millions worldwide
09 Sep 2023,·49 mins
Why the coming elections in a small state in the centre of Europe could disrupt the West
05 Sep 2023,·26 mins
