Global Eye: Series 1
Global Eye is a weekly television programme produced by the BBC World Service that showcases forensic journalism from across the globe. The series features the work of BBC Eye, an investigative unit recognized for its critical acclaim in reporting on international affairs. Throughout the first season, the programme focuses on delivering in-depth investigations conducted by expert global correspondents stationed in va
Season 1 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Global Eye is a weekly investigative series produced by the BBC World Service.
- The programme features forensic journalism conducted by the investigative unit known as BBC Eye.
- The series relies on a network of expert global correspondents to report on international stories.
- The core mission of the production is to expose crime, corruption, and injustice on a global scale.
Season overview
Global Eye is a weekly television programme produced by the BBC World Service that showcases forensic journalism from across the globe. The series features the work of BBC Eye, an investigative unit recognized for its critical acclaim in reporting on international affairs. Throughout the first season, the programme focuses on delivering in-depth investigations conducted by expert global correspondents stationed in various regions. The narrative arc of the season is defined by a commitment to uncovering significant international stories, with a primary emphasis on revealing hidden secrets and rooting out systemic issues. The investigative team works to expose instances of crime, corruption, and abuse, aiming to highlight injustice wherever it occurs. By utilizing the resources of the BBC World Service, the series provides viewers with comprehensive reports that delve into the complexities of global events. Each episode serves as a platform for correspondents to present their findings, ensuring that the biggest stories from around the world are brought to public attention. The season maintains a consistent focus on high-stakes journalism, prioritizing the pursuit of truth and accountability within the international landscape through rigorous reporting and expert analysis.
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
08/09/2025: Ukraine Under Fire & Sudan’s Crisis
Sep 8, 2025 · 29 min
In the first episode, we hear from residents in Ukraine's Kharkiv and Nawal Al-Maghafi reports on the escalating crisis in Sudan.
15/09/2025: Syria’s Lost Children & South Korea’s Martial Law
Sep 15, 2025 · 28 min
In this week’s episode: an investigation into the disappearance of children under the Assad regime in Syria and Jean Mackenzie reports on the political turmoil in South Korea follo
22/09/2025: Fake News Network & Melting Alaska
Sep 22, 2025 · 29 min
In this episode, a BBC undercover reporter exposes a fake news operation in a European country about to go to the polls and Anna Holligan is in Alaska, America's last frontier, whe
29/09/2025: Kenya’s Protest Killings
Sep 29, 2025 · 27 min
In this week’s episode, an investigation exposing members of the security forces who shot dead protesters at Kenya's parliament last year. And reporting from Nairobi, Waihiga Mwaur
06/10/2025: Missing Leader Mystery & Cuba’s Economic Collapse
Oct 6, 2025 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, significant new evidence that may hold the clue to the fate of a Middle Eastern political leader missing for more than 40 years, and Will Grant reports from
13/10/2025: Opioid Crisis in West Africa & Report from Kashmir
Oct 13, 2025 · 29 min
This week, an investigation into unlicensed opioids that have been driving a major public health crisis in West Africa and Diyva Arya is in Indian Administered Kashmir.
20/10/2025: Spies in Hong Kong & Lebanon's Uncertain Future
Oct 20, 2025 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, BBC Eye uncovers a growing culture of surveillance and informants in Hong Kong in the wake of the so-called “patriots law” and Carine Torbey reports from Be
27/10/2025: Gen Z Uprisings and the Fall of Two Leaders
Oct 27, 2025 · 29 min
In this week’s episode we explore the rise of gen Z protests around the world. The Eye team uncovers what really happened during the popular youth uprising that led to the downfall
03/11/2025: Dubai’s Hidden Sex Trade – and the Threat Facing Peru’s Uncontacted Tribes
Nov 3, 2025 · 29 min
In this episode, the Eye team goes undercover to expose an illegal prostitution ring in Dubai, and Stephanie Hegarty is in Peru to report on the plight of one of the world’s larges
10/11/2025: Wildlife in Colombia’s River Magdalena in Peril as Brazil Prepares for UN Climate Summit
Nov 10, 2025 · 29 min
In this episode, BBC Eye investigates a disturbing trend of wildlife deaths along Colombia’s lifeblood, the River Magdalena, and Camilla Mota reports from Brazil ahead of the lates
17/11/2025: New Evidence Challenges U.S. Probe into 2005 Haditha Killings
Nov 17, 2025 · 29 min
In this episode, Anna Foster reports from Iraq and BBC Eye uncovers new evidence raising serious doubts about the American investigation and trial for the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi
24/11/2025: Palau’s Role in the World’s Largest Bitcoin Seizure
Nov 24, 2025 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, BBC Eye tells the incredible story of the Chinese woman behind behind the scam that led to the world's biggest bitcoin seizure and Shawn Yuan reports from t
01/12/2025: Georgia Police accused of using chemical agent as Russia’s Shadow war expand
Dec 1, 2025 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, BBC Eye investigates allegations that police in the former former Soviet republic, Georgia used a chemical weapon against protestors and Elizaveta Fokht re
08/12/2025: South Africa’s G20 - Housing Woes & Trump’s Refugees
Dec 8, 2025 · 29 min
Nomsa Maseko reports from South Africa in the wake of the first-ever G20 on African soil. In two exclusive reports, Eye Investigations hears from residents of abandoned and hijacke
15/12/2025: The Deceit Behind Cancer Charity Scams in Conflict Areas
Dec 15, 2025 · 29 min
BBC Eye’s Simi Jolaoso reports on a global scam network that claims to raise millions of dollars for children with cancer in war zones and deprived areas, but none of the funds rai
05/01/2026: Greenland’s Stolen Children & The Future of the French Republic
Jan 5, 2026 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, how Greenlandic parents across Denmark are fighting to be reunited with children forcibly taken into care. Andrew Harding reports from Paris on whether the
12/01/2026: Silicon Valley and the Future of AI
Jan 12, 2026 · 29 min
AI is changing everything – from how we work to how we live. The World Service’s cyber correspondent Joe Tidy is in Silicon Valley, California, the beating heart of the AI revoluti
19/01/2026: Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Impact of War
Jan 19, 2026 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, Emir Nader reports from Jerusalem on the impact of the Israel-Gaza war and there’s a special report from the BBC Eye team who spent a year at the Holy Famil
26/01/2026: Russia Accused Over Interpol as Trump Targets Greenland
Jan 26, 2026 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, BBC Eye reveals allegations that Interpol’s systems are being abused by Russia in order to repress dissidents abroad, and Katya Adler reports from Greenlan
02/02/2026: Russia’s Foreign Fighters and the Struggle to Rebuild Syria
Feb 2, 2026 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, the foreigners lured to fight on the front line for Russia, and more than a year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Lyse Doucet reports from Damascus on t
Ukraine: Growing Up Without Dad
Feb 23, 2026 · 29 min
In this episode, Zhanna Bezpiatchuk reports from Kyiv on four years of war, death, destruction, resilience and hope. Has the war of attrition - attacking Ukraine's energy infrastru
The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests
Mar 2, 2026 · 29 min
In this week’s episode, Norberto Paredes reports from Venezuela on the future of Venezuela’s oil sector. President Trump sees it as a big business opportunity for the US oil secto
The Week That Changed The Middle East
Mar 9, 2026 · 29 min
This week Carine Torbey is in Lebanon reporting on the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran and Nawal Al-Maghafi looks at the events of an extraordinary week when longstanding ten
Battling Islamic State group in Somalia
Mar 16, 2026 · 29 min
This week, the Eye team follows Puntland forces on the front line in far-eastern Somalia, examining how the Islamic State group has expanded its influence across Africa, and Kalkid
Inside Australia's Big Social Experiment
Mar 23, 2026 · 29 min
This week, the accounts of some of the women brutally repressed by the Iranian government during the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests and Katy Watson is in Australia examining th
The global trade fuelling one of the world’s biggest wildlife crimes
Mar 30, 2026 · 29 min
This week, the Eye team reveals how soaring global demand for eel has fuelled a vast illegal trade worth billions, exposing criminal networks, trafficking routes and controversial
Inside China's Schools for 'Rebellious' Teens
Apr 6, 2026 · 29 min
This week, the Eye team investigates Chinese disciplinary schools promising to ‘fix’ problem children at a devastating cost and Mariko Oi is in Singapore. And we’ll hear how a grow
How Pakistan positioned itself as a peace broker
Apr 13, 2026 · 29 min
This week, Farhat Javed looks at how Pakistan has positioned itself as a peace broker in the conflict between the US and Iran and BBC Eye investigates how routine visits for medica
The Groundbreaking Process Helping Kenyans Find UK Soldier Dads
Apr 20, 2026 · 29 min
This week, BBC Eye follows Kenyans at the centre of a groundbreaking legal battle to track down their British soldier fathers using novel DNA methods. And more than seven weeks on