Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looking Ahead to 2017 | 20161230 | The BBC's senior journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | ||
| Looking Ahead to 2017 | 20161230 | 20161231 (R4) | The BBC's senior journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | |
| Looking Ahead to 2018 | 20171229 | Senior BBC journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | ||
| Looking Ahead to 2018 | 20171229 | 20171230 (R4) | Senior BBC journalists forecast what is likely to happen over the coming year. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | |
| Looking Ahead To 2019 | 20181228 | 20181229 (R4) | How do you look ahead in a world which constantly takes us by surprise, sometimes shocks us and often makes us ask 'what happens next?' Who would have predicted that President Trump would, to use his words, fall in love with the North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, whose country he had threatened to totally destroy? Who could have imagined that a prominent Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, would be murdered and dismembered in a Saudi Consulate? And, on a happier note, we’re relieved that, as the year ends a climate change conference in Poland did manage to save the Paris pact, and maybe our world. The BBC's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet talks to correspondents from around the globe about what might happen in the world in 2019. Guests: Katya Adler, Europe editor Producer: Ben Carter BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead How do you look ahead in a world which constantly takes us by surprise, sometimes shocks us and often makes us ask 'what happens next?' Who would have predicted that President Trump would, to use his words, fall in love with the North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, whose country he had threatened to totally destroy? Who could have imagined that a prominent Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, would be murdered and dismembered in a Saudi Consulate? And, on a happier note, we’re relieved that, as the year ends a climate change conference in Poland did manage to save the Paris pact, and maybe our world. The BBC's chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet talks to correspondents from around the globe about what might happen in the world in 2019. Guests: Katya Adler, Europe editor Producer: Ben Carter BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | |
| Looking Ahead to 2020 | 20191227 | The end of the decade draws to a close and what a year it’s been. A US president impeached, people taking to the streets everywhere from Bolivia to Beirut, from Khartoum to Hong Kong. Young people everywhere found their voice - especially on our climate crisis, many inspired by teenage activist Greta Thunberg, whose lonely protest grew to a millions-strong cry. As this year ends, some will breathe a sigh of relief that the world avoided another war in the Persian Gulf. But will North Korea’s unpredictable leader launch more long-range missiles next year? Will ferocious fires and monster floods get worse and commitments get better at next year’s climate talks? And when we meet next year will it be President Trump 2.0 or a new man or woman in the White House? So many big questions. But we have some of our big hitters here to provide plenty of answers. Presenter: Lyse Doucet Producer: Ben Carter Lyse Doucet and guests gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2020 has in store. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | ||
| Looking Ahead to 2020 | 20191227 | 20191228 (R4) | The end of the decade draws to a close and what a year it’s been. A US president impeached, people taking to the streets everywhere from Bolivia to Beirut, from Khartoum to Hong Kong. Young people everywhere found their voice - especially on our climate crisis, many inspired by teenage activist Greta Thunberg, whose lonely protest grew to a millions-strong cry. As this year ends, some will breathe a sigh of relief that the world avoided another war in the Persian Gulf. But will North Korea’s unpredictable leader launch more long-range missiles next year? Will ferocious fires and monster floods get worse and commitments get better at next year’s climate talks? And when we meet next year will it be President Trump 2.0 or a new man or woman in the White House? So many big questions. But we have some of our big hitters here to provide plenty of answers. Presenter: Lyse Doucet Producer: Ben Carter Lyse Doucet and guests gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2020 has in store. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | |
| Looking Ahead to 2021 | 20200104 | |||
| Looking Ahead To 2021 | 20200104 | 20210101 (R4) | There were times in 2020 when the world felt like an out of control carousel and we could all have been forgiven for just wanting to get off and to wait for normality to return. But will 2021 be any less dramatic? Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January but will Donald Trump have left the White House by then? Vaccines are promised to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic but how successful will they be and how do global leaders go about trying to repair the economic damage the virus has caused? And then there's the not insignificant matter of what happens in the latest Brexit chapter, the ending of the transition period. What impact will that have on both the UK and the EU? So many big questions but luckily we have some big hitters to provide plenty of answers. Presenter: Lyse Doucet BBC correspondents gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2021 might have in store. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | |
| Looking Ahead To 2021 | 20200104 | 20210102 (R4) | There were times in 2020 when the world felt like an out of control carousel and we could all have been forgiven for just wanting to get off and to wait for normality to return. But will 2021 be any less dramatic? Joe Biden will be inaugurated in January but will Donald Trump have left the White House by then? Vaccines are promised to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic but how successful will they be and how do global leaders go about trying to repair the economic damage the virus has caused? And then there's the not insignificant matter of what happens in the latest Brexit chapter, the ending of the transition period. What impact will that have on both the UK and the EU? So many big questions but luckily we have some big hitters to provide plenty of answers. Presenter: Lyse Doucet BBC correspondents gaze into their crystal balls to predict what 2021 might have in store. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead | |
| 2016 | 2016 | 20160101 | 20160102 (R4) | Top BBC correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead Top BBC correspondents predict what will shape our world in 2016. BBC correspondents forecast the leading news stories for the year ahead |