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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- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes aired
- 129
- Latest aired
- S06E10
- Total runtime
- 2d 7h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 February 2022 – December 2022 32 episodes
- Season 2 May 2023 – July 2023 8 episodes
- Season 3 September 2023 – March 2024 22 episodes
- Season 4 May 2024 – March 2025 27 episodes
- Season 5 April 2025 – March 2026 30 episodes
- Season 6 April 2026 – September 2026 12 episodes
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S02E01 17/05/2023
May 17 · 23min find the promo
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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 might happen next in the Turkish Presidential election, and analyses what Syria’s readmittance into the Arab League means for the country and the region.
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S02E02 24/05/2023
May 24 · 26min find the promo
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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at what it’s like to report from the front line in Ukraine, analyses how Japan is responding to the challenge of an assertive China, and examines what the rapid growth of artificial intelligence means for all of us.
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S02E03 31/05/2023
May 31 · 26min find the promo
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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the extraordinary way that the US is trying to transform its economy, discusses the launch of BBC Verify and analyses disinformation in the war between Ukraine and Russia, and looks at the thousands of rare sea creatures discovered in the Pacific Ocean under from deep sea mining.
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S02E04 07/06/2023
June 7 · 30min find the promo
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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the challenges of reporting the war in Ukraine from Moscow, analyses the escalating civil war in Myanmar and explores one of the biggest questions of our time: where did Covid come from?
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S02E05 14/06/2023
June 14 · 30min find the promo
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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Russia’s defence against Ukraine’s counter-offensive, examines the runners and riders in the increasingly crowded race for Republican candidate for US President and looks at the mounting problems facing South Africa.
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S02E06 21/06/2023
June 21 · 26min find the promo
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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the true Russian death toll in the war against Ukraine, analyses the tense relationship between China and the United States, and looks at the fight against climate change as the European Space Agency reports some of the most intense marine heat increases on Earth in seas around the UK and Ireland.
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S02E07 28/06/2023
June 28 · 26min find the promo
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ohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the consequences for Vladimir Putin of the aborted mutiny by the Wagner group, looks at what Ukrainians make of their country’s counter-offensive against Russia and examines whether populism is in retreat around the globe.
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S02E08 05/07/2023
July 5 · 23min find the promo
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John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses how Ukraine’s army can finally break through the well-prepared Russian defences, looks at the potential consequences of the withdrawal of UN peacekeeping troops in Mali and examines whether cultural artefacts should be returned to their original countries.