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World Questions

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The public's questions about issues affecting their country, recorded in a different global location each month

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Listen to World Questions, a News & Politics podcast by BBC. Stream 145 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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World Questions: Sweden

MPs from Sweden’s four main political parties take part in a debate - taking questions from a lively and diverse audience in Stockholm. Issu...

48:56May 9, 2026

World Questions: Nepal

Gen Z protestors were shot dead in the street, Nepal’s state buildings were razed to the ground, and the government collapsed last autumn. N...

48:35Apr 11, 2026

World Questions: Guyana

Although its population is small, it's the world’s fastest growing economy – thanks to the discovery of vast amounts of offshore oil and gas...

48:50Mar 14, 2026

World Questions: New Zealand

High rents, rising food costs and a perceived lack of opportunities are driving young people out of New Zealand. Last year, more people left...

48:45Feb 14, 2026

World Questions: Hungary

Jonny Dymond chairs a debate with leading Hungarian politicians and academics who take questions from the public across Hungary. With electi...

48:49Jan 17, 2026

World Questions: Kenya

Gen Z have taken to the streets of Nairobi with mass protests that rocked the Kenyan government in recent years and led to multiple deaths....

48:59Dec 6, 2025

World Questions: Greenland

Independence from Denmark, the costs of mining for rare earth minerals and Inuit people’s rights – some of the challenges facing the autonom...

48:45Nov 8, 2025

World Questions: Peru

This South American country has escaped from poverty and paramilitary violence that once threatened the state itself; huge reserves of natur...

48:49Oct 11, 2025

World Questions: Greece

Fixing Greece’s declining population is now the Government’s top priority, so how should it solve the crisis? Is the country at risk of bein...

48:44Sep 15, 2025

World Questions: Serbia

Is there a lack of democracy in Serbia? Can the current student-led protests topple the Government? Will this Balkan country ever join the E...

48:54Jul 14, 2025

World Questions: Malaysia

Should there be affirmative action to get more women to the top of the media? How about a law to make politicians keep their promises? Jonny...

48:46Jun 14, 2025

World Questions: Canada

Sky-high tariffs, a federal election and US threats to annex their country: Canadians have a lot of issues to address. Jonny Dymond hosts a...

48:51Apr 13, 2025

World Questions: India

India is the world’s most populous nation, it has a young population and dynamic growth rates – yet problems persist. This debate, from the...

48:45Mar 8, 2025

Word Questions: Lithuania

It is the NATO frontline, but three years after the invasion of Ukraine, Lithuanians worry their country could be next. Defence spending is...

48:46Feb 8, 2025

World Questions: Australia

Soaring house prices, the rights of indigenous people, healthcare and knife crime – just some of the issues raised in this debate about the...

49:00Jan 14, 2025

World Questions: South Africa

Gangsterism, immigration, economic inequality, land reform and whether the historic prison of Robben Island could be turned into a luxury re...

48:47Dec 14, 2024

World Questions: France

Democracy, the deepening polarisation of politics, race relations and President Macron’s grip on power – all are up for debate as Jonny Dymo...

48:41Nov 20, 2024

World Questions: Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female President takes office while protests still rage over changes to the constitution. World Questions...

48:46Oct 15, 2024

Bonus: Question Time US election special

With less than a month until the election, the BBC’s flagship political debate programme Question Time broadcasts from the key swing state o...

49:28Oct 10, 2024

World Questions: Albania

Mass migration, employment and opportunities, democracy, joining the EU and widespread corruption. Just some of the issues debated by a publ...

48:51Sep 14, 2024

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