The Inquiry

BBC World Service

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

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602 episodes
Updated July 28

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Aug 3, 2017 · 23 min
Who Gets to Have Their Own Country?
You might think simple rules decide the creation of nation states. You'd be wrong.
Jul 27, 2017 · 23 min
What would war with North Korea look like?
We reveal the conversations inside the war rooms
Jul 20, 2017 · 23 min
Is it Time to Ban the Plastic Bottle?
Every single second, 20,000 single-use drinking bottles are sold around the world
Jul 13, 2017 · 23 min
Is Gene Editing Out of Control?
The Inquiry looks into the unintended consequences of gene editing
Jul 6, 2017 · 23 min
What's So Special About Qatar?
The tiny state behind a global diplomatic feud.
Jun 29, 2017 · 23 min
Have We Always Felt This Tired?
The past, present and possible future story of human sleep
Jun 22, 2017 · 23 min
Why Does China Want to Revive the Silk Road?
The biggest infrastructure initiative of all time could change the current world order.
Jun 15, 2017 · 22 min
Is the Greatest Threat to Putin Really Alexei Navalny?
Assessing the strength of the opposition leader who has run mass protests in Russia
Jun 8, 2017 · 23 min
How Do You Report Terrorism?
Should the media devote less coverage to terrorist attacks?
Jun 1, 2017 · 23 min
Is Work Too Easy?
We used to work ourselves to an early death. Do we now sit ourselves to one instead?
May 25, 2017 · 23 min
Does Poverty Change The Way We Think?
Investigating the scientific claims that being poor affects how our brains work
May 18, 2017 · 23 min
How Did Immigration Stop Being a Political Taboo in the UK?
How did immigration stop being a political taboo in the UK?
May 11, 2017 · 23 min
How Did Venezuela Go From So Rich To So Poor?
Once the richest country in South America, Venezuela is now in deep economic crisis
May 4, 2017 · 23 min
How did North Korea get the bomb?
Exploring how the secretive state has acquired nuclear weapons
Apr 27, 2017 · 23 min
Is Inequality About to Get Unimaginably Worse?
A special edition with Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus.
Apr 20, 2017 · 23 min
How Powerful is Facebook's Algorithm?
What does Facebook’s computer code do with the data we give it?
Apr 13, 2017 · 23 min
What Happens When You Legalise Cannabis?
Ruth Alexander looks at what happened next after legalising cannabis
Apr 6, 2017 · 23 min
Why Is No-one Trying to Stop the War in Yemen?
Thousands have been killed and the country is on the brink of famine
Mar 30, 2017 · 23 min
Do We Need A Plan B For Climate Change?
Scientists have been developing some very ambitious ideas to re-engineer our climate
Mar 21, 2017 · 23 min
What’s Wrong With France?
All the candidates in the French presidential election are calling for radical change