The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can make sense of the world. Home of the best documentaries from the BBC World Service.
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. Home of the best documentaries from the BBC World Service.
From the impact of drought on crops, tourism and trade, to Africa's first film city, to the Romanian teenagers who built a DIY internet...we go beyond the headlines.
Each week we look at the stories shaping our world and hear voices connecting people from across the globe, asking how news stories are shaping their lives. We also follow spiritual journeys, examine the world through the lens of its media and focus on solutions to global problems.
Episodes to download
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Real America: Bon Voyage
Sat 29 Sep 2012
A dying man and his husband try to meet death in style with a "bon voyage party", but...
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Wanting Out of New Zealand’s Gangs
Thu 27 Sep 2012
New Zealand's street gangs are established, territorial and notoriously intimidating.
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The Battle for Point Hope
Tue 25 Sep 2012
May Abdalla travels to the settlement of Point Hope, a remote Alaskan village, to meet...
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The House of Assad
Mon 24 Sep 2012
The Assad family has now been in power in Syria for more than 40 years.
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Real America: Waiting In Line In America
Sat 22 Sep 2012
Benjamen Walker visits airports, amusement parks, roadways and colleges to document is...
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Ties
Fri 21 Sep 2012
Why do we do the things we do? Mike Williams searches for the extraordinary and hidden...
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It's all in the Name: Adoption in Japan
Thu 20 Sep 2012
It's a unique Japanese practice. Each year in Japan there are tens of thousands of –...
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Can Latinos Save America?
Tue 18 Sep 2012
Latinos are part of the fabric of the USA, so what role will they play in the nation's...
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Real America: Atheists In Black America
Sat 15 Sep 2012
Why are there a growing number of African-Americans who openly don't believe in God or...
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Hunted to Death - Gay Life in Iraq
Thu 13 Sep 2012
*This programme contains views and language which some listeners may find offensive...
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Can Latinos Save America? - Part One
Tue 11 Sep 2012
Latinos are the fastest-growing ethnic population in the USA. In the first episode of...
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Mexico Rising
Sat 8 Sep 2012
BBC correspondent Will Grant challenges stereotypes as he investigates Mexico's economy.
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Russia's Far Right
Thu 6 Sep 2012
For Assignment Tom Esslemont examines the disturbing world of Russia’s skinhead...
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No Country For Old Women
Sat 1 Sep 2012
Kati Whitaker gains rare access to Northern Ghana's witch camps, where old women of...
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Assignment - Romania Gold Rush
Thu 30 Aug 2012
Tessa Dunlop travels to Romania to investigate why a proposed open-cast gold mine, be...
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Swimming with Piranhas
Tue 28 Aug 2012
Mike Greenwood journeys across one of the world's final frontiers, the Chaco in to how...
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The Culture Of Gaming - Part Two
Sat 25 Aug 2012
Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium.
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Inside The Paralympics: 5/5 Wheelchair Rugby
Fri 24 Aug 2012
Gareth Mitchell visits Canada to meet one of the teams behind the most violent sport...
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Inside The Paralympics: 4/5 Cheating in the Paralympics
Thu 23 Aug 2012
Measures to stop drugs cheats in the Paralympics are already in place but as BBC World...
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Bulgaria's Deadly Game
Thu 23 Aug 2012
No fewer than twenty football bosses have been murdered in Bulgaria in the last decade.
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Inside The Paralympics: 3/5 Ukraine's Success
Wed 22 Aug 2012
In Beijing in 2008, the Ukrainian Paralympic Team came 4th in the league of medals.
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Great Expectations - Episode 9
Tue 21 Aug 2012
Documentary-maker Nina Robinson concludes her two-year project to capture the of to to...
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Inside The Paralympics: 2/5 Technology
Tue 21 Aug 2012
Gareth Mitchell looks at the technology behind the Paralympics and visits a German are...
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Inside The Paralympics: 1/5 Intellectual Disabilities
Mon 20 Aug 2012
Athletes with learning disabilities, back in the Paralympics after a 12 year ban
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The Culture Of Gaming - Part One
Sat 18 Aug 2012
Aleks Krotoski explores what computer gaming offers as a cultural medium.
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Korea's Host Bars
Thu 16 Aug 2012
Lucy Williamson reports on the host bars in South Korea that cater to women's desires...
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Just Add Cash - Part Two
Tue 14 Aug 2012
Financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the positives of inflation.
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Cold Turkey in Karachi
Thu 9 Aug 2012
Karachi has a population of 20 million, of whom an estimated half a million are heroin...
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Just Add Cash - Part One
Tue 7 Aug 2012
Financial journalist and broadcaster Max Flint investigates the negatives of inflation...
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Riding in Rwanda - Assignment
Thu 2 Aug 2012
Tim Mansel reports from Ruhengeri in the mountainous north-west of Rwanda on the who...