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Unspun World with John Simpson

  • 2022 – 2026
  • Returning Series
  • News · Documentary
  • 6 seasons

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.

Latest: Series 6 · 2026

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  1. E1. 22/04/2026: Gulf tensions rise as Lebanon crisis deepens and Orbán’s fall shakes EU

    Apr 22, 2026 · 26m

    This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf, looks at the humanitarian situation in Lebanon and examines the effect of the downfall of the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, on the European Union.

  2. E2. 29/04/2026: Iran tensions test Trump, China feels impact and Gaza votes after 20 years

    Apr 29, 2026 · 26m

    This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the pressure on President Trump to find an end to the confrontation with Iran, examines the way in which the war in the Middle East has affected China and analyses the first elections in Gaza for twenty years.

  3. E3. 06/06/2026

    May 6, 2026 · 26m

  4. E4. 13/06/2026

    May 13, 2026 · 26m

  5. E5. 20/06/2026

    May 20, 2026 · 26m

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