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World Questions

The public's questions about issues affecting their country, recorded in a different global location each month

World Service,109 episodes

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World Questions: Kenya
Killings, unemployment, inequality: a young audience demands answers from its government
06 Dec 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Greenland
Caught in the middle of geopolitical storm, what next for Greenland?
08 Nov 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Peru
What can save Peru from its crisis of crime?
11 Oct 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Greece
The country's big issues discussed by a panel of leading Greek politicians and analysts.
15 Sep 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Serbia
Student protests, democracy, and the EU: Serbians debate their future
14 Jul 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Malaysia
Free speech, inequality and the role of women. Kuala Lumpur debates with passion.
14 Jun 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Canada
Canadians debate tariffs, threats of annexation and a federal election.
13 Apr 2025,48 mins
World Questions: India
What's it like living in one of India's fastest growing cities?
08 Mar 2025,48 mins
Word Questions: Lithuania
Should Lithuania be worried about an invasion by Russia?
08 Feb 2025,48 mins
World Questions: Australia
Housing, immigration, indigenous rights - an Australian panel debates the big issues.
14 Jan 2025,49 mins
World Questions: South Africa
Gangsterism, inequality and land reform. The big issues debated in Cape Town.
14 Dec 2024,48 mins
World Questions: France
What next for France? Up for debate - democracy, race relations and balancing the budget
20 Nov 2024,48 mins
World Questions: Mexico
Drug violence, poverty, democracy: A Mexican panel debates the country's big issues
15 Oct 2024,48 mins
Bonus: Question Time US election special
The BBC’s political debate programme broadcasts from the key swing state of Pennsylvania
10 Oct 2024,49 mins
World Questions: Albania
What are the big issues facing Albanians today?
14 Sep 2024,48 mins
Mongolia
Nomads, climate change, corruption. Hot topics for this fledging Asian democracy
13 Jul 2024,49 mins
World Questions: Michigan, USA
A panel of politicians and experts debate key issues in the swing state of Michigan, USA.
08 Jun 2024,48 mins
World Questions: Spain
Corruption, separatism and mass tourism – experts debate Spain’s most pressing issues
13 May 2024,48 mins
World Questions: Jordan
Leading figures in Jordan debate the big issues for this pivotal Middle East country.
13 Apr 2024,49 mins
World Questions: the Philippines
Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, divorce and the record of President Marcos Jnr
07 Mar 2024,49 mins
World Questions: Poland
Is democracy being rebuilt in Poland or undermined? Politicians debate the big issues.
10 Feb 2024,49 mins
World Questions: Norway
Why is one of the richest countries in the world experiencing a cost of living crisis?
13 Jan 2024,49 mins
World Questions: Zambia
Political rights, soaring prices, and the wonders of women’s football debated in Lusaka.
09 Dec 2023,50 mins
World Questions: Ecuador
A new president faces soaring murder rates, powercuts and environmental challenges.
13 Nov 2023,49 mins
World Questions:South Korea
A female ‘birth strike’, the threat of North Korea, hot topics debated by Korean experts.
14 Oct 2023,49 mins
World Questions: Georgia
Anu Anand hosts a debate in Tbilisi between leading politicians and the public.
17 Sep 2023,49 mins
World Questions: Rwanda
Reconciliation, open elections and freedom of speech come up in a wide-ranging debate
08 Jul 2023,50 mins
World Questions: Trinidad and Tobago
Rising crime, reliance on oil and the impact of empire are debated in Port of Spain.
16 Jun 2023,49 mins
World Questions: Bangladesh
The hot issues of Bangladesh debated by the public and politicians
13 May 2023,49 mins
World Questions: Chile
Can a new, young president unite a divided country?
08 Apr 2023,50 mins