The Explanation

From:BBC World Service

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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.

The President's Path: Midterm races to watch

2 days
The President's Path: Midterm races to watch
16m

Unspun World: Ukrainians prepare for winter at war

2 days
Unspun World: Ukrainians prepare for winter at war
26m

The Media Show: Is TV news fit for purpose in the internet age?

3 days
The Media Show: Is TV news fit for purpose in the internet age?
22m

The President's Path: Trump's immigration stance and the midterms

1 week
The President's Path: Trump's immigration stance and the midterms
15m

Unspun World: Saudi Arabia’s safe-haven reputation

1 week
Unspun World: Saudi Arabia’s safe-haven reputation
26m

The Media Show: More cuts at the BBC

1 week
The Media Show:  More cuts at the BBC
22m

The President's Path: Will affordability decide the US midterms?

2 weeks
The President's Path: Will affordability decide the US midterms?
16m

Unspun World: Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine

2 weeks
Unspun World: Russia escalates attacks on Ukraine
26m

The Media Show: TV screenwriter Russell T Davies

2 weeks
The Media Show: TV screenwriter Russell T Davies
22m

The President's Path: Could Trump deliver Democrats a midterm victory?

3 weeks
The President's Path: Could Trump deliver Democrats a midterm victory?
16m

Unspun World: Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks

3 weeks
Unspun World: Israel marks three years since 7 October attacks
26m

The Media Show: Hungary and the battle for press freedom

3 weeks
The Media Show: Hungary and the battle for press freedom
22m

The President's Path: Do Trump's endorsements help?

1 month
The President's Path: Do Trump's endorsements help?
16m

What effect are Russian drone strikes having on Ukraine?

1 month
What effect are Russian drone strikes having on Ukraine?
26m

The Media Show: Reporting the Man City scandal

1 month
The Media Show:  Reporting the Man City scandal
22m

The President's Path: Trump on the world stage

1 month
The President's Path: Trump on the world stage
16m

Unspun World: The state of Germany's government

1 month
Unspun World: The state of Germany's government
26m

The Media Show: Earl Spencer, the Palace and the Press

1 month
The Media Show: Earl Spencer, the Palace and the Press
22m

The President's Path: Is Canada's EU relationship a threat to Trump?

1 month
The President's Path: Is Canada's EU relationship a threat to Trump?
16m

Unspun World: Yemen hostilities escalate

1 month
Unspun World: Yemen hostilities escalate
26m

The Media Show: Is the right of reply under threat?

1 month
The Media Show: Is the right of reply under threat?
22m

The President's Path: How 9/11 changed America and the world

1 month
The President's Path: How 9/11 changed America and the world
16m

The Media Show: A television experiment that lasted 60 years

1 month
The Media Show: A television experiment that lasted 60 years
22m

The President's Path: How America and the world sees Trump

1 month
The President's Path: How America and the world sees Trump
1 h 2m

The Media Show: Meet the 'meat proxies'

1 month
The Media Show: Meet the 'meat proxies'
22m

Heated rivalry: US v Canada

2 months
Heated rivalry: US v Canada
16m

The Media Show: Is YouTube the new TV?

2 months
The Media Show: Is YouTube the new TV?
22m

The President's Path: Trump redefines America’s friends and foes

2 months
The President's Path: Trump redefines America’s friends and foes
15m

The Media Show: The death of Jason Arday

2 months
The Media Show: The death of Jason Arday
22m

The President's Path: Trump and the AI data centre debate

2 months
The President's Path: Trump and the AI data centre debate
16m