Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
World Service,·2020 episodes
The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in east London, UK
29 May 2025,·26 mins
Kathleen McLaughlin investigates the multibillion-dollar global plasma industry
Against all the odds, why do women want to join the military?
17 May 2025,·49 mins
Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy
15 May 2025,·26 mins
Why are tensions escalating between India and Pakistan over Kashmir? Our experts explain
08 May 2025,·26 mins
Yemisi Adegoke discovers what is being done to get children into school in Nigeria
The new quasi-religious movement that is spreading across villages in Germany
01 May 2025,·26 mins
Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton explores his life and legacy.
25 Apr 2025,·49 mins
BBC Eye investigates one of China’s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery
24 Apr 2025,·26 mins
Six ordinary Germans who lived through the end of World War Two tell their stories
19 Apr 2025,·49 mins
A celebration of Braille from around the world, 200 years after it was invented
17 Apr 2025,·26 mins
The impact of increasing headphone and earbud use on society, health, and culture
10 Apr 2025,·26 mins
President Trump has upended the international order to promote his America First agenda
05 Apr 2025,·49 mins
The Ukrainecast team answer your questions
05 Apr 2025,·26 mins
Douglas Fraser investigates the struggle to defend critical subsea infrastructure
03 Apr 2025,·26 mins
Five years on from the global lockdown we catch up with "the covid generation"
29 Mar 2025,·49 mins
A look into Malawi's drastic reduction in mortality from HIV, TB and Malaria
27 Mar 2025,·26 mins
How methanol poisoning from illicit alcohol affects victims around the world
20 Mar 2025,·26 mins
How our noisy world is increasing health problems from heart attacks, to sleep and anxiety
15 Mar 2025,·49 mins
Do the residents of the Restoration Destination community deserve a second chance?
13 Mar 2025,·26 mins,·
The Ukrainecast team answer your questions. With Jackie Leonard and Vitaly Shevchenko
08 Mar 2025,·26 mins
The Yazidi women using boxing to channel their emotions and anger
06 Mar 2025,·26 mins
Debula Kemoli investigates the sexual exploitation of girls on TikTok live streams
03 Mar 2025,·26 mins
Sacha Dench investigates the plight of one of the world's most persecuted birds
27 Feb 2025,·26 mins
Ukrainians reflect on the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion.
23 Feb 2025,·26 mins
After a Saudi trans woman’s death went viral, BBC Eye investigates her final months
20 Feb 2025,·26 mins
How will Ukraine be rebuilt after the war?
15 Feb 2025,·49 mins
A community radio station is reviving the language and culture of the Nuxalk people
13 Feb 2025,·26 mins
In the run up to Germany’s snap general elections Jeremy Cliffe goes to Ludwigshafen
06 Feb 2025,·26 mins
Hannah Ajala uncovers the stories behind the unique traditions of Ghanaian funerals
30 Jan 2025,·26 mins
