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World Questions

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

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Exchanges at the Frontier: 01Mar14 - Kay Redfield Jamison

Exchanges at the Frontier: 01Mar14 - Kay Redfield Jamison

The Psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison is a world leading specialist in bipolar disorder, and suffers from the condition ... Read more

1 Mar 2014

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World Questions: Copenhagen

World Questions: Copenhagen

BBC World Questions is in Copenhagen to host a debate on Denmark's future. It has a reputation for being one of the happ... Read more

9 Sep 2018

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Truth and the Commonwealth

Truth and the Commonwealth

What can be done to counter the spread of false and misleading information on social media? Sir David Spiegelhalter, Pro... Read more

14 Apr 2018

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Exchanges at the Frontier: Decisions & Emotions 07Feb15

Exchanges at the Frontier: Decisions & Emotions 07Feb15

Does emotion influence decision making and do we make worse decisions as we get older?

7 Feb 2015

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World Questions: Houston

World Questions: Houston

Gun rights, racism, climate change, impeachment are some of the big issues convulsing the United States. In downtown Hou... Read more

9 Nov 2019

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World Questions: Greece and Europe

World Questions: Greece and Europe

From Athens the BBC's Jonathan Dimbleby discusses Greece and its relationship with the EU with a panel of politicians an... Read more

29 Feb 2016

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Architect Moshe Safdie

Architect Moshe Safdie

Habitat 67 designer on his mentor Louis Khan and the creating of memorial buildings. Architect, urban planner, theorist ... Read more

30 Aug 2014

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Drug Resistant Malaria

Drug Resistant Malaria

Professors Francois Nosten and Nick White have worked for 30 years in Thailand treating patients with malaria and resear... Read more

14 Mar 2015

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World Questions: London

World Questions: London

The deep divisions of Brexit Britain are explored with a raucous London audience and an expert panel. A further referend... Read more

9 Mar 2019

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World Questions: Belgrade

World Questions: Belgrade

BBC World Questions is in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia - a pivotal country between East and West - for a heated debat... Read more

10 Mar 2018

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World Questions: Addis Ababa

World Questions: Addis Ababa

World Questions comes to Ethiopia at a crucial time in the country’s history. Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has... Read more

11 May 2019

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Global Questions: Australia

Global Questions: Australia

Multiculturalism was once the dream of many countries around the world, encouraging ethnically diverse cultures to live ... Read more

22 Jun 2019

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World Questions: Vienna

World Questions: Vienna

Following a swing to the right in elections last year, Austria is governed by a coalition between the ruling Conservativ... Read more

13 Oct 2018

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Global Questions: India: The Next Superpower?

Global Questions: India: The Next Superpower?

After 70 years of independence Global Questions travels to New Delhi to assess India today, where it stands on the inter... Read more

25 Sep 2018

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The World Debate: Europe, Have Your Say

The World Debate: Europe, Have Your Say

As European leaders meet to discuss Britain’s request for more time to leave the European Union, a special edition of Eu... Read more

11 Apr 2019

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Global Questions: Turkey’s role as a regional power

Global Questions: Turkey’s role as a regional power

In the last few days Turkey has launched an air and ground offensive in Northern Syria and this unilateral decision has ... Read more

12 Oct 2019

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Exchanges at the Frontier: 08Feb14 - Bonnie Bassler

Exchanges at the Frontier: 08Feb14 - Bonnie Bassler

Bonnie Bassler is the world specialist in how bacteria communicate within the human body. She explains to A.C.Grayling ... Read more

7 Feb 2014

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The World Debate: For richer or poorer: Does global inequality matter?

The World Debate: For richer or poorer: Does global inequality matter?

In a world already facing the challenges of exploding population growth and climate change, will super-rich global elite... Read more

28 Sep 2019

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World Questions: Highlights

World Questions: Highlights

From Zimbabwe to Hong Kong, Washington to Seoul, World Questions showcases the views of a vast array of panellists and a... Read more

19 Aug 2018

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Global Questions: China on the world stage

Global Questions: China on the world stage

China’s extraordinary economic boom is finally cooling. And it’s locked into a damaging trade war with the United States... Read more

31 Mar 2019

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