Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2022 episodes
Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain
21 Feb 2021,·49 mins
The ideas that made Jeff Bezos the richest man on Earth
16 Feb 2021,·23 mins
For World Radio Day, we visit community radio stations around the globe.
14 Feb 2021,·49 mins
Coronavirus Front Line: The search for a vaccine - part two
Winifred Robinson reports on the global race to create a vaccine for Covid-19
09 Feb 2021,·23 mins
Coronavirus Front Line: The search for a vaccine - part one
02 Feb 2021,·26 mins
Are people in the medical and humanitarian professions suffering from emotional burnout?
31 Jan 2021,·49 mins
Republican voters in Idaho reflect on President Trump’s legacy and their country’s future
26 Jan 2021,·23 mins
James Naughtie charts the life of the soon-to-be 46th president of the USA, Joe Biden.
19 Jan 2021,·26 mins
Colm Flynn tracks down the internet’s original viral video superstars
17 Jan 2021,·49 mins
Aleks Krotoski explores how the digital world influences the way we live.
13 Jan 2021,·26 mins
Mark Coles presents a profile of Kamala Harris, Vice President-elect
12 Jan 2021,·23 mins
Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why
06 Jan 2021,·26 mins
The impact of the Trump presidency on US policy convention and political discourse
05 Jan 2021,·26 mins
The businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States
05 Jan 2021,·23 mins
Dr Kevin Fong talks to the people who have created a coronavirus vaccine in record time
01 Jan 2021,·49 mins
In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize
29 Dec 2020,·26 mins
Has Covid-19 changed the way we hear, see, smell, taste and touch?
27 Dec 2020,·49 mins
Former Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya
22 Dec 2020,·26 mins
A look at theories that health problems may explain Beethoven’s suffering and his music.
20 Dec 2020,·49 mins
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
16 Dec 2020,·26 mins
Edward Stourton asks whether Covid-19 could hasten the breakup of the United Kingdom?
15 Dec 2020,·26 mins
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the UK’s Chief Rabbi discuss coping with losing a child
12 Dec 2020,·26 mins
09 Dec 2020,·26 mins
Dazzling poet Valzhyna Mort explores a hundred days of protest in Belarus
08 Dec 2020,·26 mins
Is it time to abandon dreams of human space travel?
05 Dec 2020,·49 mins
02 Dec 2020,·26 mins
Day 115 of the astonishing protests in Belarus
01 Dec 2020,·26 mins
Mary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power
29 Nov 2020,·49 mins
25 Nov 2020,·26 mins
How Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers
24 Nov 2020,·26 mins
