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Unspun World with John Simpson
An honest, unvarnished review of the week's global news stories. BBC world affairs editor John Simpson and experts from across the world ditch the spin and get to the news.
Series 5: 12/11/2025 (26 mins)
- Series 5: 12/11/2025John Simpson analyses why Russia is so keen to capture the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk.26 mins
- Series 5: 05/11/2025John Simpson explores war-weariness in Russia and the problem it poses for the Kremlin.26 mins
- Series 5: 29/10/2025John Simpson analyses Donald Trump's approach to dealing with China.26 mins
- Series 5: 22/10/2025John Simpson analyses whether Hamas will lay down its weapons in Gaza.26 mins
- Series 5: 15/10/2025John Simpson explores who will actually be running Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire.26 mins
- Series 5: 08/10/2025Two years on from the October 7th attacks, is peace in Gaza now possible?26 mins
- Series 5: 01/10/2025Donald Trump's plan for peace in the Middle East.26 mins
- Series 5: 24/09/2025John Simpson analyses what effect the recognition of Palestine as a state might have.26 mins
- Series 5: 17/09/2025John Simpson and experts examine the relationship between Keir Starmer and Donald Trump.26 mins
- Series 5: 10/09/2025Is the latest political crisis in France a sign of long-term decline?26 mins
- Series 5: 02/07/2025John Simpson analyses the way that Donald Trump conducts foreign policy.26 mins
- Series 5: 25/06/2025Analysis on how the Iranian regime has been affected by the attacks from Israel and the US26 mins
- Series 5: 18/06/2025John Simpson analyses whether Israel's attacks could topple the Iranian regime.26 mins
- Series 5: 11/06/2025John Simpson analyses Donald Trump’s decision to send in troops to Los Angeles.26 mins
- Series 5: 04/06/2025John Simpson analyses the impact of the election of a right wing President in Poland.26 mins
- Series 5: 28/05/2025Will criticism from within Israel force Netanyahu's government to change its approach?26 mins
- Series 5: 21/05/2025James Landale analyses the UK's new deal with the EU.26 mins
- Series 5: 14/05/2025John Simpson asks what the government of Benjamin Netanyahu really wants to do with Gaza.26 mins
- Series 5: 07/05/2025John Simpson analyses Russia's current strategy in the war against Ukraine.26 mins
- Series 5: 30/04/2025John Simpson analyses the Liberal Party's election victory in Canada.26 mins
- Series 4: 26/03/2025John Simpson and BBC experts discuss how Gaza could be governed in the future.26 mins
- Series 4: 19/03/2025Analysing negotiations between the United States and Russia over a ceasefire in Ukraine.26 mins
- Series 4: 12/03/2025John Simpson analyses whether jitters in the world markets suggest a downturn is imminent.26 mins
- Series 4: 05/03/2025John Simpson examines what Ukraine can do to win back American military support.26 mins
- Series 4: 26/02/2025John Simpson analyses whether Russia’s war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame.26 mins
- Series 4: 19/02/2025John Simpson analyses what’s at stake after talks between the US and Russia over Ukraine.26 mins
- Series 4: 12/02/2025John Simpson examines whether western support for Ukraine is holding firm.26 mins
- Series 4: 05/02/2025John Simpson examines Donald Trump’s first few weeks in office.26 mins
- Series 4: 29/01/2025John Simpson reflects on how the collapse of the Soviet Union has shaped Putin’s Russia.26 mins
- Series 4: 22/01/2025John Simpson is in Taiwan for a special episode of Unspun World.26 mins
