Unspun World with John Simpson
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson.
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Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson brings his experience and expertise to bear on the most important international stories. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.
- Ep 1
1.23/02/2022
23-02-202227mUnspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson brings hi...
- Ep 2
2.02/03/2022
02-03-202224mJohn Simpson is in Finland this week - a country very impacted by the events in neighbouring Russia and Ukraine. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across t...
- Ep 3
3.09/03/2022
09-03-202226mJohn Simpson examines how Russian military strategy in Ukraine has fared, how the war has transformed American foreign policy and what is Africa’s attitude towards Russia and the c...
- Ep 4
4.16/03/2022
16-03-202226mUnspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, brings...
- Ep 5
5.23/03/2022
23-03-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what repercussions the war in Ukraine might have on the Iran nuclear deal. He al...
- Ep 6
6.30/03/2022
30-03-202226mUnspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson brings hi...
- Ep 7
7.06/04/2022
06-04-202224mJohn Simpson is in Ukraine, speaking to BBC correspondents on the ground about what it’s been like to cover the conflict there. He examines the impact of the conflict on collaborat...
- Ep 8
8.13/04/2022
13-04-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, gets the latest on reporting on the front line of the war in Ukraine from the BBC’s Middl...
- Ep 9
9.04/05/2022
04-05-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the long-term strategic picture of the war in Ukraine, how the war is reshaping...
- Ep 10
10.11/05/2022
11-05-202226mThis week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Vladimir Putin’s options in Russia’s war with Ukraine. They also exami...
- Ep 11
11.18/05/2022
18-05-202226mThis week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the views of Ukrainians on the progress of the war against Russia, ana...
- Ep 12
12.25/05/2022
25-05-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses how the war in Ukraine has changed Europe and Germany’s place in it. They look a...
- Ep 13
13.01/06/2022
01-06-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at whether a change is imminent at the top of Chinese politics, analyses the progre...
- Ep 14
14.08/06/2022
08-06-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores the impact of Western arms supplies to Ukraine, analyses the state of South Afri...
- Ep 15
15.15/06/2022
15-06-202226mUnspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, brings...
- Ep 16
16.29/06/2022
29-06-202226mThis week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at what Russians make of the dangers of a wider war with the west, examin...
- Ep 17
17.22/06/2022
22-06-202226mThis week, John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what lessons can be learnt from the Covid pandemic; analyses whether...
- Ep 18
18.06/07/2022
06-07-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the depth of the political divides in the United States, examines the Russian ta...
- Ep 19
19.13/07/2022
13-07-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the shocking details of war crimes committed by Russian soldiers in the war in U...
- Ep 20
20.07/09/2022
07-09-202226mUnspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, brings...
- Ep 21
21.21/09/2022
21-09-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts, looks at the way in which the world paid their respects to the Queen, analyses how Russia's war in Ukraine...
- Ep 22
22.28/09/2022
28-09-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyse whether the referendums on joining Russia in the four Russian-occupied provinces...
- Ep 23
23.05/10/2022
05-10-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, reports from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. He looks at how concerned people there are abou...
- Ep 24
24.12/10/2022
12-10-202226mJohn Simpson reports from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he looks at how Ukrainians are reacting to a pot...
- Ep 25
25.19/10/2022
19-10-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the political and economic turmoil in the UK, examines the changes in Russian ta...
- Ep 26
26.26/10/2022
26-10-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the challenges facing the UK’s new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, looks at what da...
- Ep 27
27.02/11/2022
02-11-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at what life is like for Ukrainians under Russian occupation. Ahead of the next big...
- Ep 28
28.09/11/2022
09-11-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether there is anything world leaders can do at the climate change summit in E...
- Ep 29
29.23/11/2022
23-11-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether there is growing fatigue in Europe with the war in Ukraine, analyses the...
- Ep 30
30.30/11/2022
30-11-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the demonstrations in China, examines whether Nato countries would support an at...
- Ep 31
31.07/12/2022
07-12-202226mJohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses if there is a way out of the war in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin, examines whether...
- Ep 32
32.14/12/2022
14-12-202226mJohn Simpson looks back at 2022's highlights from his discussions with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, from analysing the war in Ukraine to looking at pro...
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