What in the World

Helping you make sense of what’s happening in your world. Big stories, small stories and everything

Episodes

Total: 373

Rigid dress codes, education bans and job restrictions. Things have changed a lot for women in Afgha

Over three billion people around the world play video games and the industry is worth roughly $350 b

Hip-hop is celebrating its unofficial 50th birthday. The genre has had a massive influence on everyt

Hannah is joined by BBC reporter Favour Nunoo in Accra, Ghana to present this episode. Some of the b

Do vaping bans work?

2023/8/9

Around 60 million adults around the world vape but governments are trying to crack down by putting b

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 66% in July 2023 compared to a year earlier. The news

Manipur, a state in north-eastern India, has been struggling with violence over the past few months.

Blackpink’s Jisoo has announced she’s in a relationship - the 28-year-old K-pop star and actor Ahn B

The way we buy clothes has massively changed over the past decade - it’s now cheaper and quicker to

The government in South Korea hopes money will persuade young recluses out of their homes. Hannah Ge

With the Women’s World Cup taking place in Australia and New Zealand, athletes around the world are

Temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius have been recorded in China and the US and the UN chief says t

We’re here to help you work out What in the World is going on. Monday to Friday, join Hannah and the