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The World at One Highlights

The most important moments from our flagship current affairs show, The World at One.

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Could Europe go it alone?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss
08 Jan 2026,8 mins
Reporting from Sderot
Sarah reports from Sderot, Israel, close to the border with Gaza.
15 Dec 2025,10 mins
Europe vs the US: How do they compare?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
11 Dec 2025,9 mins
How do we measure poverty in the UK?
Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss how poverty levels are measured in the UK.
04 Dec 2025,9 mins
Who benefits from dynamic pricing?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
20 Nov 2025,9 mins
Income tax vs National Insurance
Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss how Reeves could moderate the impact of tax changes
06 Nov 2025,7 mins
What's brain fog and why do we get it?
Sarah Montague talks to neuroscientist Dr Lindsay Browning.
30 Oct 2025,4 mins
What is the role of the OBR?
Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss the Office for Budget Responsibility.
30 Oct 2025,9 mins
Are we in an AI bubble?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
16 Oct 2025,8 mins
Thornberry ‘not clear’ on government's attitude to China
Sarah Montague talks to Dame Emily Thornberry.
16 Oct 2025,8 mins
What is the cost of migration?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
13 Oct 2025,9 mins
From the Archive: Richard Burton's last interview with the BBC
Burton spoke to Bill Turnbull in the 1980s, just a few weeks before the actor's death.
10 Oct 2025,5 mins
Are the Royals really worth it?
Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
18 Sep 2025,8 mins
Does the UK need the super rich?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
11 Sep 2025,8 mins
Gaza Diaries: One week with Hanya Aljamal
Before the war started, the 28-year-old was an English teacher in Gaza.
09 Sep 2025,14 mins
Why are property taxes so taxing?
Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
04 Sep 2025,10 mins
The UK is richer, but why aren’t people feeling it?
The World At One's Sarah Montague and PM's Evan Davis discuss.
28 Aug 2025,8 mins
Evan and Sarah: UK vs France
BBC Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss the French State Visit
9 mins
What is Bundeswehrbeschaffungsbeschleunigungsgesetz?
The World At One's Jonny Dymond asks Europe Editor Katya Adler.
24 Jul 2025,5 mins
Baroness Kennedy condemns ‘humanitarian city’ plans in Gaza
She speaks to the World at One’s Sarah Montague.
14 Jul 2025,8 mins
What's next for the Bond franchise?
The World At One's Sarah Montague talks to Goldeneye writer Jeffrey Caine.
26 Jun 2025,6 mins
Have the boomers got it too good?
BBC Radio 4's Sarah Montague and Evan Davis discuss.
12 Jun 2025,8 mins
Foreign Office official explains why he resigned
Mark Smith speaks to the World At One's Sarah Montague
10 Jun 2025,10 mins
Evan and Sarah: Should we pay more tax?
The Radio 4 presenters discuss tax rates
29 May 2025,10 mins
Chemical castration: How does it work?
The World At One's Sarah Montague talks to Prof Don Grubin.
22 May 2025,2 mins
Evan and Sarah: Can the bond market be Trumped?
The Radio 4 presenters discuss the bonds markets.
22 May 2025,13 mins
Evan and Sarah: Is Brexit paying off?
The Radio 4 presenters discuss a potential deal between the UK and EU.
15 May 2025,10 mins
Doctor in Gaza: ‘There’s undoubtedly malnutrition everywhere’
Dr Tomo Potoka talks to the World At One’s Sarah Montague
13 May 2025,4 mins
On the ground in Gaza: ‘I don’t think a horror movie could fictionalise anything more sick’
Dr Sam Attar tells the World At One about life in a Gaza hospital
13 May 2025,8 mins,
VE Day 80: Guernsey remembers the Nazi occupation
The World At One's Sarah Montague talks to people on her home island
08 May 2025,11 mins