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The Inquiry

BBC World Service

EN590 episodes
newscommentary

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

Episodes (590)

How do you live to be 100?

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Jun 9, 202224:17pending

Why did China ban Spider-Man?

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Jun 2, 202224:18pending

Is inflation out of control?

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May 26, 202224:10pending

How do pandemics end?

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May 19, 202224:13pending

Will abortion be banned in America?

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May 12, 202224:09pending

What’s the truth about Hunter Biden’s laptop?

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May 5, 202224:17pending

Can Europe give up Russian gas?

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Apr 28, 202224:07pending

Why did Sri Lanka’s organic farming dream fail?

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Apr 21, 202223:56pending

Can we create a universal Covid vaccine?

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Apr 14, 202223:49pending

Are drones the future of warfare?

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Apr 7, 202223:59pending

Can Putin be prosecuted for war crimes?

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Mar 31, 202224:10pending

Why is Russia’s invasion plan failing?

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Mar 24, 202224:21pending

Who are the Wagner Group, and why are they in Ukraine?

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Mar 17, 202223:51pending

Does Putin’s view of history explain why he invaded Ukraine?

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Mar 10, 202223:35pending

Will sanctions stop Russia in Ukraine?

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Mar 3, 202223:35pending

What’s happened to the left in France?

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Feb 24, 202223:57pending

What will end the war in Yemen?

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Feb 17, 202222:59pending

Why have military coups returned to West Africa?

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Feb 10, 202223:45pending

Do we have enough lithium to power the future?

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Feb 3, 202223:37pending

Is Turkey heading for an economic meltdown?

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Jan 27, 202223:49pending

What’s going on in Kazakhstan?

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Jan 20, 202223:50pending

Are we heading for space wars?

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Jan 13, 202223:49pending

Can we get drugs out of prisons?

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Jan 6, 202223:53pending

Can we solve our space junk problem?

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Dec 30, 202123:55pending

How will Afghanistan survive the winter?

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Dec 23, 202123:54pending

Should we be worried about the return of inflation?

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Dec 16, 202124:05pending

How will we cope with the Omicron variant?

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Dec 9, 202124:02pending

Are the US Democrats in big trouble?

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Dec 2, 202124:02pending

Why aren’t countries doing more to stop climate change?

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Nov 25, 202123:43pending

What is the metaverse and why is Facebook so obsessed with it?

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Nov 18, 202122:54pending

What are hypersonic missiles and why do they matter?

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Nov 11, 202122:58pending

Why are we seeing global shortages?

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Nov 4, 202122:58pending

Do climate conferences make a difference?

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Oct 28, 202122:58pending

Are we running out of water?

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Oct 21, 202122:58pending

Is Britain paying the price for its green energy push?

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Oct 14, 202122:59pending

Is China’s economy in trouble?

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Oct 7, 202122:59pending

Is Brazil heading for a constitutional crisis?

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Sep 30, 202123:41pending

Will America ban abortion?

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Sep 23, 202124:07pending

Should the knowledge needed to make the Covid-19 vaccines be freely available to...

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Sep 16, 202124:14pending

Did America get its response to the attacks of 9/11 right?

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Sep 9, 202123:58pending

Which president is most responsible for the failure in Afghanistan?

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Sep 2, 202123:52pending

Is our fascination with sharks bad for them?

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Aug 26, 202123:57pending

Are our phones spying on us?

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Aug 19, 202123:50pending

Can we run the world on electricity?

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Aug 12, 202123:36pending

What’s behind the recent rioting in South Africa?

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Aug 5, 202123:46pending

Why was the president of Haiti assassinated?

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Jul 29, 202123:45pending

Can China raise its birth rate?

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Jul 22, 202123:51pending

Why did so many indigenous children die in Canada’s residential schools?

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Jul 15, 202122:57pending

Is Nigeria becoming impossible to govern?

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Jul 8, 202123:41pending

Can we make the super-rich pay more tax?

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Jul 1, 202123:32pending
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