Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson brings his experience and expertise to bear on the most important international stories. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.
EP2 02/03/2022Mar 02, 2022
John Simpson is in Finland this week - a country very impacted by the events in neighbouring Russia and Ukraine. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he examines why the intelligence on Putin's Ukraine intentions was so accurate, how the war is being reported in the Russian media and what China's attitude is to the conflict.
EP3 09/03/2022Mar 09, 2022
John Simpson examines how Russian military strategy in Ukraine has fared, how the war has transformed American foreign policy and what is Africa’s attitude towards Russia and the conflict.
EP4 16/03/2022Mar 16, 2022
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor, John Simpson, brings his experience and expertise to bear on the most important international stories. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.
EP5 23/03/2022Mar 23, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC’s unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what repercussions the war in Ukraine might have on the Iran nuclear deal. He also considers the disinformation war being fought on social media over the conflict, and how the war in Ukraine has led Britain and other countries to face up to queries over billionaires trying to sportswash questionable money.
EP6 30/03/2022Mar 30, 2022
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing. The BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson brings his experience and expertise to bear on the most important international stories. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world he uses their unique local knowledge to go beyond the headlines to get to the unspun truth about the world.
Official Website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0014tb0
Synopsis
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.