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.
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Assignment - Somaliland - Going it Alone
Wed 23 Mar 2011
It’s twenty years since Somaliland declared itself independent but it still remains...
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The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan
Wed 23 Mar 2011
In a society where the sexes are strictly segregated, it is common for boys to dance...
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Family Matters - Part Two
Mon 21 Mar 2011
Lucy Williamson reports on why Mexico, a developing Catholic nation, is the latest to...
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How My Country Speaks - Part One
Fri 18 Mar 2011
"I was sentenced to 12 years for writing poetry. " Russian poet and dissident, Irina of...
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Albania's Munitions Mountain
Thu 17 Mar 2011
Albania's paranoid Cold War dictator stockpiled vast amounts of ammunition to threaten...
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Animals on Trial
Tue 15 Mar 2011
Throughout history donkeys, pigs, dogs, rats, even insects have been put on trial and...
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Family Matters - Part One
Mon 14 Mar 2011
Why is the nuclear family model so successful across the developing world? Lucy from -...
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The Changing Worlds Of Formula One
Fri 11 Mar 2011
From Italy to India, David Goldblatt examines the ever changing face of Formula One.
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Assignment - Oil City Takoradi
Thu 10 Mar 2011
What happens when you take a run down African city and introduce a brand new oil worth...
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What Can I Say? Singapore
Wed 9 Mar 2011
The government behind the economic powerhouse that is Singapore guards its reputation...
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The Silent War
Mon 7 Mar 2011
Why has India's north-east insurgency lasted so long, and is there any hope of a The...
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The Changing Worlds Of Formula One
Fri 4 Mar 2011
From Italy to India, David Goldblatt examines the ever changing face of Formula One.
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Assignment - Imam of Peace
Thu 3 Mar 2011
John Mohammed Butt travelled to Kabul in the 1960s. Rather than finding drugs and he a...
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What Can I Say? Thailand
Wed 2 Mar 2011
In Thailand, what part have - illegal - community radio stations had to play in the by...
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Revolutions in Iran
Mon 28 Feb 2011
How does the spread of ideas impact individual lives, shape millions of minds, fuel is...
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The Short History of Five Notes
Fri 25 Feb 2011
Dancehall singer Sean Paul, Hip hop star Missy Elliot and Malian singer Habib Koite a...
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What Can I Say? - Part Two
Wed 23 Feb 2011
In this four-part documentary, Gary Bryson travels across South East Asia to explore...
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Assignment: Depicting Detroit
Wed 23 Feb 2011
Nina Robinson goes to Detroit where police have killed a seven-year-old girl while a a...
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Ship of Spies
Mon 21 Feb 2011
After allegations of torture and targeted killings, how can the CIA hope to repair its...
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Tahrir Square
Fri 18 Feb 2011
The BBC's Magdi Abdelhadi - himself Egyptian-born - relives the drama on the final of...
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Assignment: Europe's New Politics - Part Two
Thu 17 Feb 2011
In part two of Europe's New Politics, the BBC's Chris Bowlby travels to Austria and to...
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What Can I Say? - Part One
Wed 16 Feb 2011
In this four-part documentary, Gary Bryson travels across South East Asia to explore...
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Shaking the World - Part Four
Mon 14 Feb 2011
This series has shown how China is barrelling ahead with new infrastructure and new to...
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Fri 11 Feb 2011
"Mosquito one, mosquito two, mosquito jump in a hot callaloo. " What are the world's do...
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Assignment: Europe's New Politics
Thu 10 Feb 2011
Chris Bowlby investigates for Assignment how the far right is influencing mainstream...
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One Block in Harlem - Part Two
Wed 9 Feb 2011
Michael Goldfarb traces the iconic neighbourhood's story by telling the history of a...
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Shaking the World - Part Three
Mon 7 Feb 2011
Michael Robinson examines the social tensions within China that threaten the growth of...
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Profile: Mohamed ElBaradei
Fri 4 Feb 2011
Mukul Devichand tells the story of Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Laureate and former to...
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Assignment - Palliative Care in India
Thu 3 Feb 2011
As part of the BBC's Extreme World coverage Linda Pressly reports from India on care -...
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One Block in Harlem - Part One
Wed 2 Feb 2011
Michael Goldfarb traces the iconic neighbourhood's story by telling the history of a...
