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World Service,·351 episodes
John Simpson analyses whether there has been a shift in the US-China relationship
22 May 2026,·26 mins
Richard Madeley on his documentary about El Salvador’s high-security CECOT prison
21 May 2026,·22 mins
Trump and Xi hold talks in China, but will there be a trade deal breakthrough?
15 May 2026,·25 mins
John Simpson analyses what’s preventing the US and Iran from ending their conflict
15 May 2026,·26 mins
Munya Chawawa on Trump, satire and the media
14 May 2026,·22 mins
Trump's ratings are at an all-time low. What does that mean for the midterms in November?
08 May 2026,·24 mins
John Simpson analyses the Iranian position in its confrontation with the US in the Gulf
08 May 2026,·26 mins
How Guy Coma arrived for a job interview, ended up on live television, and created a meme
07 May 2026,·22 mins
The US president is arguably the world’s most protected person, but is he safe enough?
01 May 2026,·25 mins
John Simpson looks at the pressure on President Trump to find an end to the Iran war
01 May 2026,·26 mins
Assessing allegations of misleading edits on ITV’s flagship reality show
30 Apr 2026,·22 mins
Is President Trump dialing down the rhetoric in order to get a peace deal over the line?
24 Apr 2026,·24 mins
John Simpson analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf
24 Apr 2026,·26 mins
Danny Robbins on how his paranormal podcast grew into a TV, stage and YouTube hit.
23 Apr 2026,·22 mins
Will the war in Iran be President Trump's legacy?
17 Apr 2026,·24 mins
How Houston shaped coverage of the landmark Artemis II mission to t he moon and back
16 Apr 2026,·22 mins
How Americans view the Iran conflict, how they see Israel and President Trump's conduct
10 Apr 2026,·24 mins
The world’s most famous investigative journalist on his report into the OpenAI boss
09 Apr 2026,·22 mins
What the president said and didn’t say in his address over the Iran war
03 Apr 2026,·22 mins
The journalist using AI to produce over 600 stories a year
02 Apr 2026,·22 mins
How the US-Israel war on Iran has developed into a second conflict
27 Mar 2026,·24 mins
John Simpson analyses Donald Trump’s decision to halt attacks against Iran’s power plants
27 Mar 2026,·26 mins
The journalists with the President’s personal number - and how they use it.
26 Mar 2026,·22 mins
The US-Israel war on Iran has put strain on some of Washington's closest global alliances
20 Mar 2026,·25 mins
John Simpson analyses the economic effects of the war in the Middle East
20 Mar 2026,·26 mins
How CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen was one of the first journalists to gain access to the war
19 Mar 2026,·22 mins
Mixed messages leave more questions than answers over the US-Israel war with Iran
13 Mar 2026,·25 mins
Caroline Hawley explores what life in Iran is like as the war intensifies
13 Mar 2026,·26 mins
Ros Atkins speaks to Mehdi Hasan, Jeffrey Goldberg, Sarah Smith and Johnny Harris
12 Mar 2026,·22 mins
The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway that carries 20% of the world’s oil.
06 Mar 2026,·8 mins
