Global Eye S01E17 · 12/01/2026: Silicon Valley and the Future of AI

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AI is changing everything – from how we work to how we live. The World Service’s cyber correspondent Joe Tidy is in Silicon Valley, California, the beating heart of the AI revolution to report on exactly what’s at stake. And he’ll be exploring the next frontier of artificial intelligence, one that was, until recently, a sci-fi dream.

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1. 1 1. 08/09/2025: Ukraine Under Fire & Sudan’s Crisis2025-09-08 · 29mIn the first episode, we hear from residents in Ukraine's Kharkiv and Nawal Al-Maghafi reports on the escalating crisis in Sudan.
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3. 3 3. 22/09/2025: Fake News Network & Melting Alaska2025-09-22 · 29mIn this episode, a BBC undercover reporter exposes a fake news operation in a European country about to go to the polls and Anna Holligan is in Alaska, America's last frontier, whe
4. 4 4. 29/09/2025: Kenya’s Protest Killings2025-09-29 · 27mIn this week’s episode, an investigation exposing members of the security forces who shot dead protesters at Kenya's parliament last year. And reporting from Nairobi, Waihiga Mwaur
5. 5 5. 06/10/2025: Missing Leader Mystery & Cuba’s Economic Collapse2025-10-06 · 29mIn this week’s episode, significant new evidence that may hold the clue to the fate of a Middle Eastern political leader missing for more than 40 years, and Will Grant reports from
6. 6 6. 13/10/2025: Opioid Crisis in West Africa & Report from Kashmir2025-10-13 · 29mThis week, an investigation into unlicensed opioids that have been driving a major public health crisis in West Africa and Diyva Arya is in Indian Administered Kashmir.
7. 7 7. 20/10/2025: Spies in Hong Kong & Lebanon's Uncertain Future2025-10-20 · 29mIn this week’s episode, BBC Eye uncovers a growing culture of surveillance and informants in Hong Kong in the wake of the so-called “patriots law” and Carine Torbey reports from Be
8. 8 8. 27/10/2025: Gen Z Uprisings and the Fall of Two Leaders2025-10-27 · 29mIn this week’s episode we explore the rise of gen Z protests around the world. The Eye team uncovers what really happened during the popular youth uprising that led to the downfall
9. 9 9. 03/11/2025: Dubai’s Hidden Sex Trade – and the Threat Facing Peru’s Uncontacted Tribes2025-11-03 · 29mIn this episode, the Eye team goes undercover to expose an illegal prostitution ring in Dubai, and Stephanie Hegarty is in Peru to report on the plight of one of the world’s larges
10. 10 10. 10/11/2025: Wildlife in Colombia’s River Magdalena in Peril as Brazil Prepares for UN Climate Summit2025-11-10 · 29mIn this episode, BBC Eye investigates a disturbing trend of wildlife deaths along Colombia’s lifeblood, the River Magdalena, and Camilla Mota reports from Brazil ahead of the lates
11. 11 11. 17/11/2025: New Evidence Challenges U.S. Probe into 2005 Haditha Killings2025-11-17 · 29mIn this episode, Anna Foster reports from Iraq and BBC Eye uncovers new evidence raising serious doubts about the American investigation and trial for the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi
12. 12 12. 24/11/2025: Palau’s Role in the World’s Largest Bitcoin Seizure2025-11-24 · 29mIn this week’s episode, BBC Eye tells the incredible story of the Chinese woman behind behind the scam that led to the world's biggest bitcoin seizure and Shawn Yuan reports from t
13. 13 13. 01/12/2025: Georgia Police accused of using chemical agent as Russia’s Shadow war expand2025-12-01 · 29mIn this week’s episode,‌ BBC Eye investigates allegations that police in the former former Soviet republic, Georgia used a chemical weapon against protestors and Elizaveta Fokht re
14. 14 14. 08/12/2025: South Africa’s G20 - Housing Woes & Trump’s Refugees2025-12-08 · 29mNomsa Maseko reports from South Africa in the wake of the first-ever G20 on African soil. In two exclusive reports, Eye Investigations hears from residents of abandoned and hijacke
15. 15 15. 15/12/2025: The Deceit Behind Cancer Charity Scams in Conflict Areas2025-12-15 · 29mBBC Eye’s Simi Jolaoso reports on a global scam network that claims to raise millions of dollars for children with cancer in war zones and deprived areas, but none of the funds rai
16. 16 16. 05/01/2026: Greenland’s Stolen Children & The Future of the French Republic2026-01-05 · 29mIn this week’s episode, how Greenlandic parents across Denmark are fighting to be reunited with children forcibly taken into care. Andrew Harding reports from Paris on whether the
17. 17 17. 12/01/2026: Silicon Valley and the Future of AI2026-01-12 · 29mAI is changing everything – from how we work to how we live. The World Service’s cyber correspondent Joe Tidy is in Silicon Valley, California, the beating heart of the AI revoluti
18. 18 18. 19/01/2026: Jerusalem, Bethlehem and the Impact of War2026-01-19 · 29mIn this week’s episode, Emir Nader reports from Jerusalem on the impact of the Israel-Gaza war and there’s a special report from the BBC Eye team who spent a year at the Holy Famil
19. 19 19. 26/01/2026: Russia Accused Over Interpol as Trump Targets Greenland2026-01-26 · 29mIn this week’s episode,‌ BBC Eye reveals allegations that Interpol’s systems are being abused by Russia in order to repress dissidents abroad, and Katya Adler reports from Greenlan
20. 20 20. 02/02/2026: Russia’s Foreign Fighters and the Struggle to Rebuild Syria2026-02-02 · 29mIn this week’s episode, the foreigners lured to fight on the front line for Russia, and more than a year on from the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Lyse Doucet reports from Damascus on t
21. 21 21. Ukraine: Growing Up Without Dad2026-02-23 · 29mIn this episode, Zhanna Bezpiatchuk reports from Kyiv on four years of war, death, destruction, resilience and hope. Has the war of attrition - attacking Ukraine's energy infrastru
22. 22 22. The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests2026-03-02 · 29mIn this week’s episode,‌ Norberto Paredes reports from Venezuela on the future of Venezuela’s oil sector. President Trump sees it as a big business opportunity for the US oil secto
23. 23 23. The Week That Changed The Middle East2026-03-09 · 29mThis week Carine Torbey is in Lebanon reporting on the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran and Nawal Al-Maghafi looks at the events of an extraordinary week when longstanding ten
24. 24 24. Battling Islamic State group in Somalia2026-03-16 · 29mThis week, the Eye team follows Puntland forces on the front line in far-eastern Somalia, examining how the Islamic State group has expanded its influence across Africa, and Kalkid
25. 25 25. Inside Australia's Big Social Experiment2026-03-23 · 29mThis week, the accounts of some of the women brutally repressed by the Iranian government during the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests and Katy Watson is in Australia examining th
26. 26 26. The global trade fuelling one of the world’s biggest wildlife crimes2026-03-30 · 29mThis week, the Eye team reveals how soaring global demand for eel has fuelled a vast illegal trade worth billions, exposing criminal networks, trafficking routes and controversial
27. 27 27. Inside China's Schools for 'Rebellious' Teens2026-04-06 · 29mThis week, the Eye team investigates Chinese disciplinary schools promising to ‘fix’ problem children at a devastating cost and Mariko Oi is in Singapore. And we’ll hear how a grow
28. 28 28. How Pakistan positioned itself as a peace broker2026-04-13 · 29mThis week, Farhat Javed looks at how Pakistan has positioned itself as a peace broker in the conflict between the US and Iran and BBC Eye investigates how routine visits for medica
29. 29 29. The Groundbreaking Process Helping Kenyans Find UK Soldier Dads2026-04-20 · 29mThis week, BBC Eye follows Kenyans at the centre of a groundbreaking legal battle to track down their British soldier fathers using novel DNA methods. And more than seven weeks on