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April 30, 2025

Series 5

01. 30/04/2025

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the role Donald Trump played in the Liberal Party's election victory in Canada, looks at the extent of the Turkish military presence in northern Iraq and examines whether the legacy of Pope Francis will endure under his successor.

26min
April 30, 2025

02. 07/05/2025

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Russia's current strategy in the war against Ukraine, looks at the preparations the Polish are making for a possible Russian invasion of their country and examines the escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank.

26min
May 7, 2025

03. 14/05/2025

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, asks what the government of Benjamin Netanyahu really wants to do with Gaza. He also examines China's efforts to lessen its reliance on the United States for trade and looks at attacks against critics of the Iranian regime on foreign soil.

26min
May 14, 2025

04. 21/05/2025

James Landale, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the UK's new deal with the EU, looks at the possible impact of the lifting of US sanctions in Syria and examines scientists' attempts to discover the origin of life itself.

26min
May 21, 2025

05. 28/05/2025

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether criticism from within Israel will force Netanyahu’s government to change its approach to the war in Gaza, examines the impact Russia’s latest onslaught is having on Ukrainian citizens, and looks at the conflict in Cameroon between security forces and armed separatists over the independence of the country’s two English-speaking regions.

26min
May 28, 2025

06. 04/06/2025

This week John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the impact of the election of a right wing President on Poland's government. Examines the long-term effects of the ongoing civil war in Sudan and looks at the continued attempts by the Chinese authorities to suppress any public remembrance of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

26min
June 4, 2025

07. 11/06/2025

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses Donald Trump’s decision to send in troops to tackle protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. Plus, he examines the impact at home of the Russian army’s death toll in the war in Ukraine and looks at shocking evidence of life in Syria’s prisons under former leader, Bashar al-Assad.

26min
June 11, 2025

08. 18/06/2025

John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses whether Israel's attacks could topple the Iranian regime. He also assesses the effectiveness of the G7 in dealing with international crises, and examines what the consequences might be of a global drop in human fertility.

26min
June 18, 2025

09. 25/06/2025

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26min
June 25, 2025

10. 02/07/2025

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26min
July 2, 2025