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World Questions

BBC

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

Episodes

20 of 186 episodes

Nigeria: Truth, trust and fake news

Distrust over online content is at an all time high in Nigeria. As elections approach, how can Nigerians separate the truth from the lies? A...

48:43Sep 7, 2026

Czech Republic

The country’s housing crisis, the influence of Russian disinformation, the future of Czech radio and TV, and how to improve life for people...

48:54Jul 11, 2026

Morocco: Young Women and Change

A special edition of World Questions, putting young Moroccan women at the centre of a national debate about rights, faith, and family law re...

49:02Jun 13, 2026

Sweden

MPs from Sweden’s four main political parties take part in a debate with questions from a lively and diverse audience in Stockholm. Issues r...

48:56May 9, 2026

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

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: 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

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: 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

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: 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

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: 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

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: 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

Greenland

President Trump is considering a variety of options – including military ones – to take control of Greenland. But what do Greenlanders think...

48:45Nov 8, 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

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: 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

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