The Real Story

By BBC World Service

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Excellent in-depth explorations of contemporary issues from a range of perspectives. Always enlightening.

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Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story.

Episode Date
How a flood exposed Libya’s broken state
Sep 29, 2023
Is Biden too old to run in 2024?
Sep 22, 2023
Ukraine’s offensive: Too slow to triumph?
Sep 15, 2023
Iran, a year on from the death of Mahsa Amini
Sep 08, 2023
Why is it still so hard for whistleblowers?
Sep 01, 2023
Ecuador's spiralling drug violence
Aug 25, 2023
How should the world engage with the Taliban?
Aug 18, 2023
China, US and the fight for Taiwan
Aug 11, 2023
The coup in Niger: Why does it matter?
Aug 04, 2023
How close are we to ending Alzheimer's?
Jul 28, 2023
Surviving extreme heat
Jul 21, 2023
Deep-sea mining: Curse or cure?
Jul 14, 2023
Understanding the unrest in France
Jul 07, 2023
Wagner's 24-hour mutiny
Jun 30, 2023
Saudi Arabia’s thirst for sporting success
Jun 23, 2023
What do Trump’s legal challenges mean for the 2024 US election?
Jun 16, 2023
Why have tensions flared in Kosovo?
Jun 09, 2023
Do we want to live without plastic?
Jun 02, 2023
Bola Tinubu: Can Nigeria’s new president unite his country?
May 26, 2023
Why can’t America contain the fentanyl crisis?
May 19, 2023
What's gone wrong in Haiti?
May 12, 2023
The rehabilitation of Syria’s President Assad
May 05, 2023
Tunisia’s democracy on the brink
Apr 28, 2023
A bloody crisis in Sudan
Apr 21, 2023
What is hostage diplomacy and why is it on the rise?
Apr 14, 2023
Can we control Artificial Intelligence?
Apr 07, 2023
Who will run the world in 20 years?
Mar 31, 2023
Imran Khan and Pakistan's political turmoil
Mar 24, 2023
Is the asylum system broken?
Mar 17, 2023
Will the Windsor Framework finally get Brexit done?
Mar 10, 2023
What will China’s declining population mean for the world?
Mar 03, 2023
What does the future hold for President Erdoğan?
Feb 24, 2023
Can Lula fix the Amazon?
Feb 17, 2023
How do you stop police brutality?
Feb 10, 2023
Why is violence escalating between Israelis and Palestinians?
Feb 03, 2023
Is it getting any easier for women in politics?
Jan 27, 2023
Has Germany been holding back the war effort in Ukraine?
Jan 20, 2023
Prince Harry: Dealing with grief in the public eye
Jan 13, 2023
Andrew Tate: Why is misogyny so popular online?
Jan 06, 2023
A tough winter for Ukraine as Russia exploits the cold
Dec 16, 2022
Are protests changing Iran?
Dec 09, 2022
Qatar’s World Cup gamble
Dec 02, 2022
Is India ready to become the world's most populous country?
Nov 25, 2022
War and starvation - Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
Nov 18, 2022
Russia, France and the battle for influence in West Africa
Nov 11, 2022
Daunting challenges for UN climate conference
Nov 04, 2022
Why the US midterm elections matter
Oct 28, 2022
What caused the turmoil in British politics?
Oct 21, 2022
What is economic growth and why does it matter?
Oct 14, 2022
Xi Jinping’s plan for China
Oct 07, 2022
What should we make of Russia’s nuclear threats?
Sep 30, 2022
What next for the Commonwealth?
Sep 23, 2022
Boris Johnson is out, Liz Truss is in
Sep 09, 2022
Are sanctions on Russia working?
Sep 02, 2022
Nasa's plan to go back to the Moon
Aug 26, 2022
Salman Rushdie and the fatwa
Aug 19, 2022
Is the US getting serious about climate change?
Aug 12, 2022
Italy’s right-wing nationalists on the rise
Aug 05, 2022
Bolsonaro v Lula: The race to lead Brazil
Jul 29, 2022
Can our cities survive climate change?
Jul 22, 2022
A new phase in the Covid pandemic
Jul 15, 2022
How the Supreme Court is reshaping the US
Jul 08, 2022
Afghanistan's challenges after US withdrawal
Jul 01, 2022
From rebel to president: Colombia’s new leftist leader
Jun 24, 2022
The repatriation of precious artefacts
Jun 17, 2022
The rocky road ahead for Boris Johnson
Jun 10, 2022
China v the West in the Pacific
Jun 03, 2022
How do we stop high inflation?
May 27, 2022
What is the 'Great Replacement' conspiracy theory?
May 20, 2022
North Korea spooks its neighbours
May 13, 2022
Ukraine war impact on climate pledges
May 06, 2022
Sweden’s hardening stance on immigration
Apr 22, 2022
The appeal of the French far-right
Apr 15, 2022
Are workers back in the driving seat?
Apr 08, 2022
Israel's Arab allies
Apr 01, 2022
Who are Russia’s friends?
Mar 25, 2022
War in Ukraine transforms Germany
Mar 18, 2022
Can Russia’s economy survive?
Mar 11, 2022
Europe's energy future beyond Russia
Mar 04, 2022
The global debt crisis
Feb 25, 2022
Why is China supporting Russia on Nato?
Feb 18, 2022
France's place in the world
Feb 11, 2022
China’s zero-Covid conundrum
Feb 04, 2022
Why Putin has his sights on Ukraine
Jan 28, 2022
The future of the BBC
Jan 21, 2022
Climate change: A risk to food security?
Jan 14, 2022
The Beijing Winter Olympics: High stakes for China
Jan 07, 2022
Do digital currencies need policing?
Dec 17, 2021
What's going wrong in the Balkans?
Dec 10, 2021
Omicron: Did Africa get a raw deal?
Dec 03, 2021
Hunger in Afghanistan: Time to work with the Taliban?
Nov 26, 2021
Fortress Europe: Who gets to come in?
Nov 19, 2021
The future of Chinese capitalism
Nov 12, 2021
Who pays to fix climate change?
Nov 05, 2021
Why do military coups still happen?
Oct 29, 2021
Nato and China: A new rivalry?
Oct 22, 2021
Climate change: Lessons from Denmark
Oct 15, 2021
Empty shelves and clogged ports
Oct 08, 2021
How green is nuclear energy?
Oct 01, 2021
How powerful is China's navy?
Sep 24, 2021
Canada votes: Is Trudeau in trouble?
Sep 17, 2021
What's ailing Japan?
Sep 10, 2021
Methane: The other greenhouse gas
Sep 03, 2021
The challenges facing the Taliban
Aug 27, 2021
America after Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2021
Silencing dissidents
Aug 13, 2021
How do the Taliban keep going?
Aug 06, 2021
Why has Australia's Covid strategy faltered?
Jul 30, 2021
What's China doing to fight climate change?
Jul 23, 2021
Cuba at a crossroads
Jul 16, 2021
The pandemic brings more robots
Jul 09, 2021
Palestinians turn against the leadership
Jul 02, 2021
Hydrogen: A climate game-changer?
Jun 25, 2021
China's global project has a new rival
Jun 18, 2021
Iran’s presidential election: What do the people want?
Jun 11, 2021
Israel divided
Jun 04, 2021
Why is corporate America getting political?
May 28, 2021
China in space
May 21, 2021
Ransomware on the rise in the US
May 14, 2021
Germany after Merkel
May 07, 2021
Is the EU stifling AI innovation?
Apr 30, 2021
What is the cost of climate reform?
Apr 23, 2021
Why is Myanmar’s military killing civilians?
Apr 16, 2021
Why is Russia massing troops near Ukraine?
Apr 09, 2021
What is the US plan for Africa?
Apr 02, 2021
Covid mutants: What are the risks?
Mar 26, 2021
Why are Asian Americans under attack?
Mar 18, 2021
How dangerous are deepfakes?
Mar 12, 2021
Can Biden reset US Saudi Arabia relations?
Mar 05, 2021
Has Covid rolled back democratic rights?
Feb 26, 2021
Who should pay for the news?
Feb 19, 2021
Is China erasing Uighur culture?
Feb 12, 2021
Cryptocurrencies: Fad or the future?
Feb 05, 2021
China's advance into Latin America
Jan 29, 2021
Afghanistan: Hard choices for Biden
Jan 22, 2021
America's damaged democracy
Jan 15, 2021
Britain after Brexit: What’s its role in the world?
Jan 08, 2021
Big Tech under pressure
Dec 18, 2020
Is Macron marginalising France's Muslims?
Dec 11, 2020
Is Biden facing a new Middle East?
Dec 04, 2020
Covid vaccines: An opportunity for science?
Nov 27, 2020
Ethiopia crisis: High stakes for Africa
Nov 20, 2020
Climate change: Can Biden make a difference?
Nov 13, 2020
Is Trumpism here to stay?
Nov 06, 2020
US v China: A new Cold War?
Oct 30, 2020
What next for US foreign policy?
Oct 23, 2020
How dangerous is North Korea?
Oct 16, 2020
India's Dalits: Fighting for justice
Oct 09, 2020
Turkey flexes on the world stage
Oct 01, 2020
Covid-19: What's best for the elderly?
Sep 25, 2020
Covid unemployment: A new crisis?
Sep 18, 2020
When will we get a Covid-19 vaccine?
Sep 11, 2020
Why is QAnon going global?
Sep 04, 2020
The Navalny ‘poisoning'
Aug 28, 2020
India's Covid-19 challenge
Aug 21, 2020
How democratic are American elections?
Aug 14, 2020
What is Covid doing to the Amazon?
Aug 07, 2020
Fighting fat to fight Covid-19
Jul 31, 2020
Should tax havens help pay for coronavirus?
Jul 24, 2020
Is the WHO fit for purpose?
Jul 17, 2020
Lebanon on the brink
Jul 10, 2020
Generation Covid?
Jul 03, 2020
How will Covid-19 change our cities?
Jun 26, 2020
Is this the internet we always wanted?
Jun 19, 2020
Racial justice: Who are the allies?
Jun 12, 2020
What should black Americans do next?
Jun 05, 2020
The privatisation of space travel
May 29, 2020
Covid-19: Balancing risk and staying human
May 22, 2020
Will the pandemic benefit mobsters?
May 15, 2020
Coronavirus: Will flying ever be the same?
May 08, 2020
Coronavirus: Is mass surveillance here to stay?
May 01, 2020
Coronavirus: Will China come out on top?
Apr 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Ending the lockdowns
Apr 17, 2020
Coronavirus: Is Africa ready?
Apr 10, 2020
Coronavirus: How robust is our food chain?
Apr 03, 2020
Coronavirus: How will it change us?
Mar 27, 2020
Coronavirus: The economic crisis
Mar 20, 2020
Beating coronavirus: What will you sacrifice?
Mar 13, 2020
What’s the Democrats' best plan to beat Trump?
Mar 06, 2020
Was it a mistake to overthrow Gaddafi?
Feb 28, 2020
Who controls the River Nile?
Feb 21, 2020
What's next for Iran?
Feb 14, 2020
Impeachment: What's changed since Nixon?
Feb 07, 2020
Brexit: The next chapter
Jan 31, 2020
Can China stop a killer virus spreading?
Jan 24, 2020
Does philanthropy work?
Jan 17, 2020
The world's housing crisis
Jan 10, 2020
Can young people change the world?
Dec 19, 2019
What next for the UK?
Dec 13, 2019
The world's languages are dying
Dec 06, 2019
Who runs Iraq?
Nov 29, 2019
Can algorithms be trusted?
Nov 22, 2019
The future of oil
Nov 15, 2019
India's pollution problem
Nov 08, 2019
Russia's new internet firewall
Nov 01, 2019
Mass protests in Lebanon
Oct 25, 2019
Canada at a crossroads
Oct 18, 2019
Does the US have a Syria plan?
Oct 11, 2019
Is impeachment a fair process?
Oct 04, 2019
Can China tame Hong Kong?
Sep 27, 2019
Russia's Africa doctrine
Sep 20, 2019
South Africa's anti-foreigner violence
Sep 13, 2019
The future of money
Sep 06, 2019
Who owns the Amazon?
Aug 30, 2019
The changing face of protest
Aug 23, 2019
How do women change politics?
Aug 16, 2019
What happened to the political centre ground?
Aug 09, 2019
What is immigration for?
Aug 02, 2019
The politics of Boris Johnson
Jul 26, 2019
Europe's migration standoff
Jul 19, 2019
The future of space exploration
Jul 12, 2019
Africa's digital transformation
Jul 05, 2019
What's happened to gay rights since Stonewall?
Jun 28, 2019
The vaccination divide
Jun 21, 2019
Syria: Assad's endgame
Jun 14, 2019
What does the future hold for the Rohingya?
Jun 07, 2019
European election results: Gridlock or opportunity?
May 31, 2019
The new technology cold war
May 24, 2019
Does WikiLeaks matter?
May 17, 2019
Can nature be saved?
May 10, 2019
China's Arctic ambitions
May 03, 2019
Is social media killing elections?
Apr 26, 2019
The return of the eco-warriors
Apr 19, 2019
Has Brexit broken UK politics?
Apr 12, 2019
Has the International Criminal Court failed?
Apr 05, 2019
What’s at stake in India’s election?
Mar 29, 2019
Who are the far-right extremists?
Mar 22, 2019
What’s going on at the US-Mexico border?
Mar 15, 2019
Has China's economy peaked?
Mar 08, 2019
What next for the wives of Islamic State fighters?
Mar 01, 2019
Are referendums ever a good idea?
Feb 22, 2019
Is capitalism killing our planet, or is it our only hope?
Feb 15, 2019
Forty years since revolution: How stable is Iran?
Feb 08, 2019
What Will Happen to Afghan Women When the US Leaves?
Feb 01, 2019
What's keeping Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir in power?
Jan 25, 2019
Why Does President Trump Stick by Saudi Arabia?
Jan 18, 2019
Are We Alone In The Universe?
Jan 11, 2019
BBC Correspondents Look Ahead
Dec 28, 2018
France's Yellow Vests: Macron's Malaise
Dec 21, 2018
China's Big Social Experiment
Dec 14, 2018
Britain's Big Brexit Moment
Dec 07, 2018
A New Vision for Mexico
Nov 30, 2018
The Modern Face of Money Laundering
Nov 23, 2018
Is 'Fake News' a Threat to Democracy?
Nov 16, 2018
Why Are Germans Going Green?
Nov 09, 2018
Why is Infertility Rising?
Nov 02, 2018
Brazil's Lurch to the Right
Oct 26, 2018
Is Identity Corroding Democracy?
Oct 19, 2018
Climate Change: Tough Choices
Oct 12, 2018
Norway: From Oil to Renewables
Oct 04, 2018
Air Pollution: Invisible Killer
Sep 28, 2018
Is Unity Coming to Ireland?
Sep 21, 2018
How Lehman's Collapse Changed the World
Sep 14, 2018
Sweden: Liberalism in Trouble
Sep 07, 2018
Who Should Own South African Land?
Aug 31, 2018
A New Perspective on Psychedelics
Aug 23, 2018
Is the Nation State in Decline?
Aug 16, 2018
Extreme Heat: The New Normal?
Aug 09, 2018
Syria: Has Assad Won?
Aug 03, 2018
A New Dawn for Zimbabwe?
Jul 27, 2018
How Political is the Mueller Probe?
Jul 20, 2018
Do Protests Still Work?
Jul 13, 2018
Poland Out in the Cold
Jul 06, 2018
Can the EU Survive?
Jun 29, 2018
Who Should Be Let In?
Jun 22, 2018
The Great Disruptor
Jun 15, 2018
The World Cup: Holy Grail or Poisoned Chalice?
Jun 08, 2018
Italy's Populist Future
Jun 01, 2018
The Coming Pandemic
May 25, 2018
How Do Monarchies Survive?
May 18, 2018
What Next for Iran?
May 11, 2018
Does the Left have a Future in Latin America?
May 04, 2018
Crossing The Age Divide
Apr 26, 2018
What Justifies Military Intervention?
Apr 20, 2018
The State of the Unions
Apr 13, 2018
How Do We Cure Our Plastic Addiction?
Apr 05, 2018
How Do We Build a Better Internet?
Mar 29, 2018
What is Fuelling War in Yemen?
Mar 23, 2018
What Does Putin Want?
Mar 16, 2018
Does the US Still Want Free Trade?
Mar 09, 2018
Xi Who Would be King
Mar 02, 2018
Russia's Information Wars
Feb 23, 2018
Does Europe Need an Army?
Feb 16, 2018
Should Your Pay be Private?
Feb 09, 2018
Afghanistan: Time to Talk to the Taliban?
Feb 02, 2018
What are Turkey's Aims in Syria?
Jan 26, 2018
Does Coal Have a Future?
Jan 19, 2018
Addicted to the Game
Jan 12, 2018
What is Wrong with Eating Meat?
Jan 05, 2018
What Now For the Palestinians?
Dec 15, 2017
Bitcoin: Bubble or Brave New World?
Dec 08, 2017
Brexit's First Big Test
Dec 01, 2017
The Battle for Lebanon
Nov 24, 2017
Europe's Growing Culture Wars
Nov 17, 2017
What does Trump want from China?
Nov 10, 2017
Do We Need Economic Growth?
Nov 03, 2017
Is Democracy Working For Africa?
Oct 30, 2017
Is a Stronger Japan Good for the World?
Oct 20, 2017
Iran: Deal or no Deal?
Oct 13, 2017
What Does it Take to Make Peace?
Oct 06, 2017