John Simpson
Unspun World with John Simpson (2022)
Series 2
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.
Released Feb. 23, 2022
Episode 25 min
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S2E1 - 17/05/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at Ukraine’s counter-offensive in their war with Russia, examines what might happen next in the Turkish Presidential election, and analyses what Syria’s readmittance into the Arab League means for the country and the region.
May 17, 2023, midnight
S2E2 - 24/05/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at what it’s like to report from the front line in Ukraine, analyses how Japan is responding to the challenge of an assertive China, and examines what the rapid growth of artificial intelligence means for all of us.
May 24, 2023, midnight
S2E3 - 31/05/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the extraordinary way that the US is trying to transform its economy, discusses the launch of BBC Verify and analyses disinformation in the war between Ukraine and Russia, and looks at the thousands of rare sea creatures discovered in the Pacific Ocean under from deep sea mining.
May 31, 2023, midnight
S2E4 - 07/06/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, looks at the challenges of reporting the war in Ukraine from Moscow, analyses the escalating civil war in Myanmar and explores one of the biggest questions of our time: where did Covid come from?
June 7, 2023, midnight
S2E5 - 14/06/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Russia’s defence against Ukraine’s counter-offensive, examines the runners and riders in the increasingly crowded race for Republican candidate for US President and looks at the mounting problems facing South Africa.
June 14, 2023, midnight
S2E6 - 21/06/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines the true Russian death toll in the war against Ukraine, analyses the tense relationship between China and the United States, and looks at the fight against climate change as the European Space Agency reports some of the most intense marine heat increases on Earth in seas around the UK and Ireland.
June 21, 2023, midnight
S2E7 - 28/06/2023
ohn Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the consequences for Vladimir Putin of the aborted mutiny by the Wagner group, looks at what Ukrainians make of their country’s counter-offensive against Russia and examines whether populism is in retreat around the globe.
June 28, 2023, midnight
S2E8 - 05/07/2023
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses how Ukraine’s army can finally break through the well-prepared Russian defences, looks at the potential consequences of the withdrawal of UN peacekeeping troops in Mali and examines whether cultural artefacts should be returned to their original countries.
July 5, 2023, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 25 min.
Season Runtime: 25 min.
Released: Feb. 23, 2022
Last Air Date: Nov. 12, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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