Season 5 episodes2025-04-30

Series 5

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.

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Episodes

Season 5

Episode 1

30/04/2025

26m

Episode 2

07/05/2025

26m

Episode 3

14/05/2025

26m

Episode 4

21/05/2025

26m

Episode 5

28/05/2025

26m

Episode 6

04/06/2025

26m

Episode 7

11/06/2025

26m

Episode 8

18/06/2025

26m

Episode 9

25/06/2025

26m

Episode 10

02/07/2025

26m

Episode 11

10/09/2025: France’s Decline & Russian Influence

26m

Episode 12

17/09/2025: Starmer, Trump & Israel–Gaza Rift

26m

Episode 13

24/09/2025: Recognition of Palestine & Taliban Crackdown

26m

Episode 14

01/10/2025: Trump’s Middle East Plan & NATO Risks

26m

Episode 15

08/10/2025: Gaza Peace & Sanctions on Iran

26m

Episode 16

15/10/2025: Gaza's Future, US-China Trade Tensions & Rising Cyber-Attacks

26m

Episode 17

22/10/2025: Hamas Ceasefire, Jihadist Reactions & Ukraine's Shifting Strategy

26m

Episode 18

29/10/2025: Trump’s China Strategy and Netanyahu’s Political Future

26m

Episode 19

05/11/2025: Russia’s Fatigue, America’s Shutdown and a Warming World

26m

Episode 20

12/11/2025: Why Pokrovsk Matters, Rebuilding Gaza, and Quantum Shifts

26m

Episode 21

21/01/2026: Trump One Year On, Iran’s Uprising, and Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

26m

Episode 22

28/01/2026: EU–US Strain, UK–China Diplomacy, Church Breakthrough

26m

Episode 23

04/02/2026: A World in Flux – Iran’s Future, Ukraine’s War, Venezuela’s Rule

26m

Episode 24

11/02/2026: Who Runs Gaza? Japan Votes, US Puts Social Media on Trial

26m

Episode 25

18/02/2026: Transatlantic Alliance Tested as Iran Faces Uncertainty

26m

Episode 26

25/02/2026: Ukraine and Russia: Four Years of War and Struggle

26m

Episode 27

04/03/2026: The War on Iran - Strategic Goals and Regional Consequences

26m

Episode 28

11/03/2026: US Goals in Iran and the Threat of War in Ethiopia

26m

Episode 29

18/03/2026: War in Middle East fuels Russia’s gains and heats up Ukraine-Hungary politics

26m

Episode 30

25/03/2026: Iran’s Uncertain Future Unfolds as First Crewed Moon Mission in Decades Nears

26m