The Explanation Episodes Available now

The Media Show: Netflix and the Baby Reindeer Fallout
How a “true story” is alleged to be something rather more complicated

The Global Jigsaw: How China sees itself in Africa
Beijing says it is building, not buying, Africa. Do people in Nairobi agree?

What is the dark web?
The origins of the dark web, cyber crime and internet censorship across the world

Unspun World: What is Israel's plan for Gaza?
Plus, the mood on the Ukrainian frontline and South Africa's general election

The Media Show: Reporting the US campus protests
Why student journalists have been crucial to the world’s understanding of the story

The Global Jigsaw: Turkey's foothold in Africa
Ankara is touting itself as a “non-colonising” alternative to Western powers

Goodbye to the International Space Station
It was a triumph of international collaboration - a laboratory for hundreds of astronauts

The Media Show: Behind the information iron curtain
How freedom of the press no longer exists in many parts of the world

The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’: Part two
The loose coalition of allies and proxies, sworn against Israeli and US influence

Nuclear weapons - which countries have them?
We look at the nuclear powers and those who want to join their club