What in the World

BBC World Service

Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything in between. Understand more, feel better. Five days a week, Monday to Friday.

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Sep 2, 2025 · 12 min
How does China control its internet?
Ever heard of the Great Firewall of China?
Sep 1, 2025 · 12 min
Kpop Demon Hunters is slaying charts and monsters
Why the Netflix movie is sparking pride in Korea
Aug 29, 2025 · 8 min
The Russian job scheme targeting young women in South Africa
Women say they ended up making drones in Tatarstan
Aug 28, 2025 · 14 min
What’s the ‘manosphere’ and why is it harmful?
We speak to someone who has experience of the ‘manosphere’
Aug 27, 2025 · 8 min
How did a meteorite from Mars end up at auction in New York?
The giant rock was discovered in Niger two years ago
Aug 26, 2025 · 12 min
How TikTok and streaming changed pop music
Hit songs have gotten shorter - but that could change
Aug 25, 2025 · 14 min
Dead white people’s clothes: How Ghana is dealing with its textile waste crisis
…and how fast fashion contributes to the problem
Aug 22, 2025 · 11 min
ID please! Why the UK is checking your age online
Proof of age is needed for porn, music streaming and some social media
Aug 21, 2025 · 10 min
Why fake weddings are India’s latest party trend
All the vibes minus the family stress
Aug 20, 2025 · 11 min
Why the world is divided on plastic pollution
And why the UN talks on the global plastics treaty failed
Aug 19, 2025 · 11 min
Why only Russians are allowed to holiday in North Korea
Nothing beats a North Korean holiday
Aug 18, 2025 · 11 min
Meet Ghana's first female world boxing champion Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey
We head to Jamestown, Ghana’s boxing capital.
Aug 15, 2025 · 10 min
Is it OK for fashion brands to take inspiration from other cultures?
Mexico’s president has criticised Adidas for cultural appropriation
Aug 14, 2025 · 14 min
Can eco-tourism ever really be eco?
Eco-tourism says it protects nature and supports local economies
Aug 13, 2025 · 8 min
Why Nigeria promised its women’s basketball team new apartments
And what prizes do other countries offer to medal winners?
Aug 12, 2025 · 16 min
How can we STILL be discovering new dinosaurs?
Experts have discovered a new small species of dinosaur
Aug 11, 2025 · 12 min
Has Ghana's ‘Year of Return’ been a success?
We speak with three people who made the move
Aug 8, 2025 · 14 min
Why the DRC is sponsoring FC Barcelona
And what can you learn about the world from who’s sponsoring a football shirt?
Aug 7, 2025 · 14 min
Should we be eating more ‘forgotten foods’?
They could hold the key to boosting global food security
Aug 6, 2025 · 12 min
Move over action films, I wanna watch a kids movie
Is Hollywood relying on kids films instead of other genres?