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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, brings his experience and expertise to bear on the most important international stories.\n\nIn discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlines and get to the unspun truth about the world.
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Series 5: 21/01/2026
This week Caroline Hawley, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at Donald Trump's first year of his second term, analyses the reper ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 12/11/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses why Russia is so keen to capture the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, explores the ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 05/11/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores war-weariness in Russia and the problem it poses for the Kremlin, examines th ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 29/10/2025
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 22/10/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether Hamas will lay down its weapons in Gaza, looks at how other Jihadist ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 15/10/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores who will actually be running Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire there, examine ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 08/10/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether, two years on from the October 7th attacks, peace in Gaza is now poss ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 01/10/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East, examines why Russia i ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 24/09/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses what effect the recognition of Palestine as a state might have, examines whet ...
24-09-2025
BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 5: 17/09/2025
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the relationship between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump, analyses whether ...
17-09-2025
BBC 2
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BBC 2
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Series 1: 25/05/2022
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 3: 21/02/2024
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at Vladimir Putin’s position after the death of Alexei Navalny, examines t ...
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BBC 2
Unspun World With John Simpson
Series 3: 24/01/2024
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BBC 2