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Series 6
Season 6 episodes2026-04-22

Series 6

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 6

Episode 1

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

26m

Episode 2

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

26m

Episode 3

06/05/2026: Three Crises Assessed - Gulf Standoff, Ukraine Fighting, Israel Vote

26m

Episode 4

13/05/2026: US-Iran deadlock, global economic fears and African jihadists raise alarm

26m

Episode 5

20/05/2026: US-China Rifts, UK Political Turmoil and the Rise of AI Anxiety

26m

Episode 6

27/05/2026: Cuba in US Crosshairs, Putin’s Standing and the Rise of Prediction Markets

26m

Episode 7

03/06/2026: Voices from Iran, Extreme Weather, and Ethiopia’s Elections

26m

Episode 8

10/06/2026: Israel Strikes Lebanon as SpaceX Float Nears and Armenia Votes

26m

Episode 9

17/06/2026: US-Iran agreement, Ukraine's EU bid and Taliban rule

26m

Episode 10

25/06/2026: UK PM resignation, America at 250, Colombia election analysed

26m

Episode 11

16/09/2026: Yemen hostilities, Palestinian state hopes and AI risks

26m

Episode 12

23/09/2026: Election defeats in Germany as UN faces US cuts and Russia votes

26m

Episode 13

30/09/2026: Russian attacks intensify, US-China ties examined as Ethiopia fears civil war

26m

Episode 14

07/10/2026: Israel three years on, Trump's midterms and Yemen's civil war

26m

Episode 15

14/10/2026: Ukraine's civilian toll, Turkey's authoritarian turn and China's AI rules

26m

Episode 16

21/10/2026: Houthi threat to Saudi Arabia, Japan's military shift and Man City's financial reckoning

26m

Episode 17

28/10/2026: Ukraine faces winter war, France protests and Lula's shock win

26m

Episode 18

04/11/2026

26m

Episode 19

11/11/2026

26m