John 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 significance of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un appearing with his daughter for the first time, and looks at what it means for the global population to reach 8 billion people.
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Series 4: 26/03/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines how Gaza could be governed in the future, analyses what a peace deal between ...
26-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 19/03/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the negotiations between the United States and Russia over a ceasefire in Ukr ...
19-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 12/03/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether jitters in the world markets suggest an economic downturn is imminent ...
12-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 05/03/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what Ukraine can do to win back American military support in its war with Rus ...
05-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 26/02/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether Russia’s war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame, examines the imp ...
26-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 19/02/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses exactly what’s at stake following talks between the US and Russia over ...
19-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 12/02/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether western support for Ukraine is holding firm, analyses Donald Trump&rs ...
12-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 05/02/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office, analyses whether the United S ...
05-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 29/01/2025
John Simpson visits Russia's neighbour Latvia for a special episode of Unspun World where he reflects on how the collapse of the Soviet Union has shaped Putin’s Russia. Wi ...
29-01-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 22/01/2025
John Simpson is in Taiwan for a special episode of Unspun World where he reflects on the extraordinary rollercoaster of Chinese politics over the last 60 years. With the BBC ex ...
22-01-2025
BBC 2
Series 4: 26/03/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines how Gaza could be governed in the future, analyses what a peace deal between ...
26-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 2: 17/05/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at Ukraine’s counter-offensive in their war with Russia, examines what mig ...
17-05-2023
BBC 2
Series 4: 30/10/2024
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing.\n\nThe BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, b ...
30-10-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: 22/05/2024
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, brin ...
22-05-2024
BBC 2
Series 3: 14/02/2024
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether Israel can win its war in Gaza, examines what’s really happenin ...
14-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 07/12/2022
John 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 whet ...
07-12-2022
BBC 2
Series 3: 24/01/2024
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether the war in Gaza is beginning to slip away from Israel, analyses the i ...
24-01-2024
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Series 4: 06/11/2024
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines how the US presidential campaign has highlighted the deep divisions in the co ...
06-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 4: 13/11/2024
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the implications of a second Trump term for US foreign policy, analyses the r ...
13-11-2024
BBC 2
Series 1: 18/05/2022
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, brin ...
18-05-2022
BBC 2