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The Explanation

BBC World Service

Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world.

Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.

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Episodes

385 episodes

  1. The President’s Path: What next for Trump and Democrats? 26:17
  2. Unspun World: What changes in a Democrat-run Congress? 26:28
  3. The Media Show: A reckoning for the media industry? 22:59
  4. The President's Path: Democrats win big in US midterms 25:58
  5. How will Trump react to Republicans’ midterms defeat? 26:29
  6. The Media Show: The role of social media in Gen-Z protests across Europe 22:58
  7. The President's Path: Midterm races to watch 16:28
  8. Unspun World: Ukrainians prepare for winter at war 26:28
  9. The Media Show: Is TV news fit for purpose in the internet age? 22:59
  10. The President's Path: Trump's immigration stance and the midterms 15:25
  11. Unspun World: Saudi Arabia’s safe-haven reputation 26:29
  12. The Media Show: More cuts at the BBC 22:58
  13. The President's Path: Will affordability decide the US midterms? 16:33
  14. Unspun World: Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine 26:29
  15. The Media Show: TV screenwriter Russell T Davies 22:59
  16. The President's Path: Could Trump deliver Democrats a midterm victory? 16:43
  17. Unspun World: Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks 26:29
  18. The Media Show: Hungary and the battle for press freedom 22:58
  19. The President's Path: Do Trump's endorsements help? 16:21
  20. What effect are Russian drone strikes having on Ukraine? 26:30
  21. The Media Show: Reporting the Man City scandal 22:59
  22. The President's Path: Trump on the world stage 16:10
  23. Unspun World: The state of Germany's government 26:29
  24. The Media Show: Earl Spencer, the Palace and the Press 22:59
  25. The President's Path: Is Canada's EU relationship a threat to Trump? 16:27
  26. Unspun World: Yemen hostilities escalate 26:30
  27. The Media Show: Is the right of reply under threat? 22:57
  28. The President's Path: How 9/11 changed America and the world 16:26
  29. The Media Show: A television experiment that lasted 60 years 22:59
  30. The President's Path: Trump's second term: How America and the world sees him 1:02:51
  31. The Media Show: Meet the 'meat proxies' 22:58
  32. Heated rivalry: US v Canada 16:31
  33. The Media Show: Is YouTube the new TV? 22:58
  34. The President's Path: Trump redefines America’s friends and foes 15:46
  35. The Media Show: The death of Jason Arday 22:58
  36. The President's Path: Trump and the AI data centre debate 16:17
  37. The Media Show: James May's YouTube move 22:57
  38. The President's Path: Is Trump the AI president? 15:55
  39. The Media Show: Alternative Hollywood 22:59
  40. The President's Path: Does Zelensky have the upper hand in the Ukraine war? 16:28
  41. The Media Show: Interviewing Elon Musk 22:58
  42. The President's Path: The US-Saudi nuclear deal 16:40
  43. The Media Show: Can an AI actor win over Hollywood? 22:58
  44. The President's Path: Trump accuses China of US election 'meddling' 16:26
  45. The Media Show: Trump's New York Times subpoenas 22:59
  46. The President's Path: US-Iran conflict reignites 16:03
  47. The Media Show: Farage's fight with the Media 22:58
  48. The President's Path: America at 250 24:31
  49. The Media Show: The Murray brothers' media game 22:59
  50. The President's Path: Has Trump taken over America’s big birthday? 25:22