Global Eye - Season 2 / Year 2026

Global Eye - Season 2 / Year 2026

Season 2 / Year 2026

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DatesJan 5, 2026 - Aug 24, 2026
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Episodes

The Greenlanders Fighting To Get Their Children Back
Year 2026Episode 130 min

The Greenlanders Fighting To Get Their Children Back

In 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 French Republic, created to bring stability after years of upheaval, can still hold together today.

Jan 5, 2026
The Next Frontier of Artificial Intelligence
Year 2026Episode 230 min

The Next Frontier of Artificial Intelligence

AI is changing everything – from how we work to how we live. Cyber correspondent Joe Tidy is in Silicon Valley, California, the beating heart of the AI revolution to report on exactly what's at stake.

Jan 12, 2026
Giving Birth in the Occupied West Bank
Year 2026Episode 330 min

Giving Birth in the Occupied West Bank

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 Family Hospital in Bethlehem

Jan 19, 2026
Interpol's Russia Problem
Year 2026Episode 430 min

Interpol's Russia Problem

BBC Eye reveals allegations Interpol's systems are being abused by Russia in order to repress dissidents abroad, and Katya Adler reports from Greenland.

Jan 26, 2026
Putin's Foreign Fighters
Year 2026Episode 530 min

Putin's Foreign Fighters

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 the challenges of building a new Syria.

Feb 2, 2026
Ukraine: Growing Up Without Dad
Year 2026Episode 630 min

Ukraine: Growing Up Without Dad

Zhanna Bezpiatchuk reports from Ukraine's capital Kyiv on four years of war, death, destruction, resilience and hope.

Feb 23, 2026
The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests
Year 2026Episode 730 min

The Untold Story of Nepal's Mass Protests

We go behind the mass protests in Nepal that toppled the government. Eyewitness accounts reveal how unarmed demonstrators were killed as authorities lost control of the crowds.

Mar 2, 2026
The Week That Changed The Middle East
Year 2026Episode 830 min

The Week That Changed The Middle East

Carine Torbey is in Lebanon reporting on the impact of the US-Israel war with Iran in an extraordinary week when longstanding tensions finally erupted into open conflict.

Mar 9, 2026
Battling Islamic State Group in Somalia
Year 2026Episode 930 min

Battling Islamic State Group in Somalia

We follow Puntland forces on the front line in far-eastern Somalia and Kalkidan Yibeltal has rare access to Jonglei state in South Sudan, where conflict threatens a fragile peace.

Mar 16, 2026
Inside Australia's Big Social Experiment
Year 2026Episode 1030 min

Inside Australia's Big Social Experiment

The accounts of women repressed by the Iranian government during the 2022 protests and Katy Watson reports on Australia's first of its kind social media ban for under 16s, three months on.

Mar 23, 2026
The global trade fuelling one of the world's biggest wildlife crimes
Year 2026Episode 1130 min

The global trade fuelling one of the world's biggest wildlife crimes

BBC Eye reveals how soaring global demand for eels has fuelled a vast illegal trade worth billions and Rebecca Henschke reports from Indonesia on how the archipelago's natural wealth is under threat.

Mar 30, 2026
Inside China's Schools for 'Rebellious' Teens
Year 2026Episode 1230 min

Inside China's Schools for 'Rebellious' Teens

The Eye team investigates Chinese disciplinary schools promising to ‘fix' problem children at a devastating cost and Mariko Oi is in Singapore.

Apr 6, 2026
How Pakistan Positioned Itself As a Peace Broker
Year 2026Episode 1330 min

How Pakistan Positioned Itself As a Peace Broker

Farhat Javed reports on Pakistan's role in the US-Iran ceasefire, and we hear how routine visits for medical treatment in Pakistan have led to children becoming infected with HIV.

Apr 13, 2026
The Groundbreaking Process Helping Kenyans Find UK Soldier Dads
Year 2026Episode 1430 min

The Groundbreaking Process Helping Kenyans Find UK Soldier Dads

BBC Eye follows Kenyans at the centre of a legal battle to track down their British soldier fathers. And Selin Girit reports on Turkey's reaction to a widening regional conflict.

Apr 20, 2026
On the Trail of Mexico's Fentanyl King
Year 2026Episode 1528 min

On the Trail of Mexico's Fentanyl King

Shawn Yuan is in Mexico investigating the story of one of the world's most wanted fugitives - a man accused of fuelling the global fentanyl crisis, while BBC Eye goes inside the online manosphere.

Jul 13, 2026
Inside Hungary's Political Earthquake
Year 2026Episode 1628 min

Inside Hungary's Political Earthquake

In the aftermath of a political earthquake in Hungary, Stephanie Hegarty explores whether the downfall of Viktor Orbán could be a warning sign for populist leaders everywhere.

Jul 20, 2026
Japan's Changing Identity
Year 2026Episode 1730 min

Japan's Changing Identity

Jul 27, 2026
A Journey Across Iran
Year 2026Episode 1830 min

A Journey Across Iran

Aug 3, 2026
Ghana's reparations campaign
Year 2026Episode 1930 min

Ghana's reparations campaign

Aug 17, 2026
Inside the Taliban's Afghanistan
Year 2026Episode 2030 min

Inside the Taliban's Afghanistan

Aug 24, 2026

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