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Correspondents' Look Ahead

BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead

Radio 4,15 episodes

Episodes

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Looking Ahead to 2026
BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2026 might have in store.
02 Jan 2026,52 mins
Looking Ahead to 2025
BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2025 might have in store.
03 Jan 2025,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2024
BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2024 might have in store.
29 Dec 2023,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2023
BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2023 might have in store.
30 Dec 2022,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2022
BBC journalists gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2022 might have in store.
31 Dec 2021,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2021
BBC correspondents gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2021 might have in store.
04 Jan 2020,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2020
Lyse Doucet and guests gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2020 has in store.
27 Dec 2019,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2019
BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead
28 Dec 2018,47 mins
Looking Ahead to 2018
Senior BBC journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year.
29 Dec 2017,48 mins
Looking Ahead to 2017
The BBC's senior journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year.
30 Dec 2016,48 mins
2016
Top BBC correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016.
01 Jan 2016,48 mins
2015
Mark Mardell invites BBC correspondents to discuss the major news stories to come in 2015.
02 Jan 2015,48 mins
2014
The BBC's top correspondents predict what they think will happen around the world in 2014.
03 Jan 2014,48 mins
28/12/2012
The BBC's top correspondents give their predictions about what will shape the news in 2013
28 Dec 2012,48 mins
30/12/2011
The BBC's leading foreign correspondents predict what is likely to be in the news in 2012.
30 Dec 2011,50 mins