BBC World Service - The Documentary

Can technology save democracy?

Is technology eroding democracy or can it reconnect citizens to their governments?

How a computer data centre could heat pools, Michelle Yeoh, Guillaume Diop and more

After the disastrous war in Iraq, should the West ever intervene in foreign conflicts?

How boats used in migrant Chanel crossings are sourced and the huge profits being made

How misogyny and tech have made South Korea the digital sex crime capital of the world

Positive news stories

The challenge for scientists globally in finding a treatment for long Covid

The chicken who sailed around the world, and the naughty huskies who found a new home

The travelling project bringing circus and play to marginalised kids around the world

Meet the Vietnam war veterans who have decided to leave the USA and retire to Vietnam