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Series 1: 07/09/2022
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, 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.
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Series 6: 11/11/2026
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Series 6: 30/09/2026
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Series 6: 23/09/2026
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the state of the German government after resounding regional election defeats ...
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Series 6: 16/09/2026
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the impact of the latest outbreak of hostilities in Yemen, examines whether t ...
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Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 6: 17/06/2026
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the new deal aimed at ending the war between the US and Iran, anal ...
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Series 6: 10/06/2026
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Series 6: 03/06/2026
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Series 5: 18/06/2025
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