Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2020 episodes
Justin Webb looks at how America's approach to the world has constantly changed over time
31 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Bola Mosuro meets the nomadic herders feeding Africa and fighting climate change
Can opposition leader Peter Magyar challenge Viktor Orban?
29 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Why are young men from around the world risking their lives fighting for Russia?
22 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Anna Holligan reports from Alaska on China’s expanding role in the Bering Sea
15 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Is there anywhere left on Earth that is unaffected by humans?
10 Jan 2026,·49 mins
Hilik Magnus reflects on the values that inspire him to rescue people for a living.
08 Jan 2026,·26 mins
The man who hunts for messages in bottles and the people who sent them
Friday, April 13th 2029 – mark it in your calendar...an asteroid is coming
01 Jan 2026,·26 mins
Aspiring dancers in Kibera, Kenya, prepare for their biggest show yet
How nations collaborated to create the International Space Station
20 Dec 2025,·49 mins
Botswana has more elephants than any other country but conservation is complex
18 Dec 2025,·26 mins
Materials scientist Anna Ploszajski investigates the scavenging of pre-atomic steel
11 Dec 2025,·26 mins
We explore the global trade in meteorites
04 Dec 2025,·26 mins
The stories of young stateless individuals around the world
29 Nov 2025,·49 mins
Nick Miles asks a simple question - why is there still hope for Haiti?
29 Nov 2025,·26 mins
What does it take to make something which has never existed on Earth before?
27 Nov 2025,·26 mins
How Qian Zhimin ended up at the heart of the UK’s biggest cryptocurrency seizure
Families of Iraqis killed by US marines in Haditha learn why the killers walked free
22 Nov 2025,·49 mins
Celia Hatton reveals the breathtaking scale of China’s state-backed overseas spending
20 Nov 2025,·26 mins
The Kazakhs who came through one of the worst man-made famines the world has seen
15 Nov 2025,·49 mins,·
A huge gas find reignites old debates over Bolivia’s energy and environmental future
13 Nov 2025,·26 mins
Will the US-led Lobito Corridor project deliver a brighter future for Angola?
06 Nov 2025,·26 mins
A long-haul view of the life of modern truckers in Europe
30 Oct 2025,·26 mins
G-land where spiritual beliefs protect waves and jungle of myth and legend
23 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Do Indigenous people in Brazil still suffer the impacts of the military dictatorship?
18 Oct 2025,·49 mins
Meet the Ukrainian polar scientists who lead extraordinary dual lives
16 Oct 2025,·26 mins
What does Vietnamese alternative culture looks and sounds like today?
09 Oct 2025,·26 mins
Can Nigeria solve its electricity crisis and power a more reliable future?
02 Oct 2025,·26 mins
A special episode to reflect on the war in Gaza and the future of the Middle East
30 Sep 2025,·26 mins
