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Season 2022

  • S2022E01 Has Putin's Plan Failed?

    • April 9, 2022
    • BBC News

    More than a month on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Russian forces are retreating from areas around Kyiv, having met fierce resistance from the Ukrainian army and civilians. Frank Gardner explains why Putin's plan has so far failed.

  • S2022E02 Ukraine: Putin's Nuclear Threat

    • September 24, 2022
    • BBC News

    Frank Gardner looks at the war in Ukraine, and how the country's recent gains on the battlefield has provoked a nuclear threat from Russia. Joined by military and strategic experts he looks at what President Putin's announcement means for the country, Russia and the world.

  • S2022E03 Ukraine: What's Next?

    • December 10, 2022
    • BBC News

    Frank Gardner looks at the situation in Ukraine, and how the country’s recent success on the battlefield has provoked attacks on its energy infrastructure from Russia. Joined by military and strategic experts, he looks at what lies ahead as winter arrives in Ukraine.

Season 2023

  • S2023E01 How to Heal the NHS?

    • February 1, 2023
    • BBC News

    Jim Reed examines the underlying causes of the NHS crisis, with the help of medical experts and analysts, and looks at ways to make it better.

  • S2023E02 Spy Balloons: Are They Really a Threat?

    • February 23, 2023
    • BBC News

    US-China relations remained strained after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military in early February. China has denied the balloon was being used for espionage, asserting it was merely a weather-monitoring airship that had blown off course. But what do we really know about spy balloons? And how much of a threat are they? The BBC's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera looks at the evidence.

  • S2023E03 Ukraine: How Will It End?

    • April 1, 2023
    • BBC News

    Frank Gardner weighs up the possible outcomes for the war in Ukraine. Will new Western tanks help Ukraine launch a successful counter-offensive? Or will the war drag on to Russia's advantage and an eventual win for President Putin? The BBC’s security correspondent interviews experts to examine each side’s strengths and weaknesses.

  • S2023E04 Concrete Chaos

    • September 8, 2023
    • BBC News

    Mark Easton looks at the crisis around collapsing school roofs.

  • S2023E05 Israel - Gaza: Why Is There A War?

    • October 16, 2023
    • BBC News

    In-depth analysis from Frank Gardner and expert guests, looking at what started the war between Israel and Hamas.

Season 2024

  • S2024E01 Troubled Waters: War in the Red Sea?

    • January 24, 2024
    • BBC News

    Frank Gardner and expert guests look at the crisis in the Red Sea after attacks on ships by the Yemeni Houthi group.

  • S2024E02 Measles Outbreak: Why Now?

    • February 14, 2024
    • BBC News

    BBC Health reporter Smitha Mundasad explores why there has been up increase in measles since October 2023. Why is the virus back? And what can be done to get rid of it?

  • S2024E03 XL Bully Ban, What Next?

    • March 14, 2024
    • BBC News

    BBC reporter Jordan Davies asks experts why the ban on the American XL bully dog is controversial and whether a ban goes far enough to tackle the rising number of dog attacks in the UK.

  • S2024E04 The Royal Photo Re-Touch

    • March 16, 2024
    • BBC News

    How a social media post celebrating Mother’s Day caused a royal public relations crisis.

  • S2024E05 Iran & Israel: Will There Be a War?

    • April 19, 2024
    • BBC News

    As drones and missiles are fired, we ask if Iran and Israel are heading for war?

  • S2024E06 Attempting to Kill a Prime Minister

    • May 17, 2024
    • BBC News

    Caroline Hawley and experts look at what happened when someone tried to kill Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico.

  • S2024E07 Mpox: The Outbreak

    • August 23, 2024
    • BBC News

    Philippa Roxby and experts take a close look at the virus spreading in Africa and beyond.

  • S2024E08 Moscow Concert Hall Attack

    • October 10, 2024
    • BBC News

    On Friday 22 March, Russia experienced its worst attack on civilians in twenty years but who was behind it and why? BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and guests look back at the incident.