Unspun World with John Simpson: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
23/02/2022
Feb 23, 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 hi
02/03/2022
Mar 2, 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 t
09/03/2022
Mar 9, 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 c
16/03/2022
Mar 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
23/03/2022
Mar 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 al
30/03/2022
Mar 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 hi
06/04/2022
Apr 6, 2022
John Simpson is in Ukraine, speaking to BBC correspondents on the ground about what it’s been like to cover the conflict there. He examines the impact of the conflict on collaborat
13/04/2022
Apr 13, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, gets the latest on reporting on the front line of the war in Ukraine from the BBC’s Middl
04/05/2022
May 4, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the long-term strategic picture of the war in Ukraine, how the war is reshaping
11/05/2022
May 11, 2022
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Vladimir Putin’s options in Russia’s war with Ukraine. They also exami
18/05/2022
May 18, 2022
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the views of Ukrainians on the progress of the war against Russia, ana
25/05/2022
May 25, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses how the war in Ukraine has changed Europe and Germany’s place in it. They look a
01/06/2022
Jun 1, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at whether a change is imminent at the top of Chinese politics, analyses the progre
08/06/2022
Jun 8, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, explores the impact of Western arms supplies to Ukraine, analyses the state of South Afri
15/06/2022
Jun 15, 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
29/06/2022
Jun 29, 2022
This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at what Russians make of the dangers of a wider war with the west, examin
22/06/2022
Jun 22, 2022
This week, John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what lessons can be learnt from the Covid pandemic; analyses whether
06/07/2022
Jul 6, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the depth of the political divides in the United States, examines the Russian ta
13/07/2022
Jul 13, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the shocking details of war crimes committed by Russian soldiers in the war in U
07/09/2022
Sep 7, 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
21/09/2022
Sep 21, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts, looks at the way in which the world paid their respects to the Queen, analyses how Russia's war in Ukraine
28/09/2022
Sep 28, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyse whether the referendums on joining Russia in the four Russian-occupied provinces
05/10/2022
Oct 5, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, reports from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. He looks at how concerned people there are abou
12/10/2022
Oct 12, 2022
John Simpson reports from the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. In discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, he looks at how Ukrainians are reacting to a pot
19/10/2022
Oct 19, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the political and economic turmoil in the UK, examines the changes in Russian ta
26/10/2022
Oct 26, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the challenges facing the UK’s new prime minister, Rishi Sunak, looks at what da
02/11/2022
Nov 2, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at what life is like for Ukrainians under Russian occupation. Ahead of the next big
09/11/2022
Nov 9, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether there is anything world leaders can do at the climate change summit in E
23/11/2022
Nov 23, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines whether there is growing fatigue in Europe with the war in Ukraine, analyses the
30/11/2022
Nov 30, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the demonstrations in China, examines whether Nato countries would support an at
07/12/2022
Dec 7, 2022
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses if there is a way out of the war in Ukraine for Vladimir Putin, examines whether
14/12/2022
Dec 14, 2022
John Simpson looks back at 2022's highlights from his discussions with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, from analysing the war in Ukraine to looking at pro