The World This Weekend Highlights

The key moments from our Sunday lunchtime programme, with analysis of the week's news.

Radio 4,10 episodes

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'Women, life, freedom': Iran a year on from mass protests
Life in Iran for women a year after protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini.
15 Sep 2023,20 mins
100 years of daily BBC weather forecasts
Barbara Edwards and Simon King on a high pressure job with the possibility of storms.
5 mins
Anthony Albanese: Royals "understand" Australia's republic debate
Australia's leader says you can have "views" on the Constitution and respect the King.
18 Sep 2022,6 mins
Micheál Martin sees an opportunity to "reset" ties with the UK
Ireland's Taoiseach says the British-Irish relationship "needs constant nurturing".
18 Sep 2022,6 mins
John Kerry on climate change: "We're not making enough progress. We're not moving fast enough"
Jim Naughtie speaks to the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry.
24 Jul 2022,16 mins
Historic election leaves Northern Ireland without a government... again
Jonny Dymond examines why the DUP are refusing to form an executive with Sinn Fein.
08 May 2022,15 mins
McDonald: "No prizes" for politicians who fight change in Northern Ireland
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Fein's election win will eventually lead to a border poll.
08 May 2022,4 mins
"War surgery is a whole new ballgame"
Dr David Nott gives doctors in Ukraine an online crash course in war medicine.
06 Mar 2022,7 mins
'Taliban 2.0': What can we expect?
The world has changed since the Taliban were last in power, but have they?
24 Aug 2021,5 mins
Should the UK be sharing more vaccines with countries like Nepal?
Nepal is facing a Covid crisis. Could the world’s richest nations be doing more to help?
23 May 2021,14 mins