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 - India's Microcredit Meltdown
Thu 27 Jan 2011
Why is there a crisis in India's microcredit industry? For Assignment Madeleine Morris...
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Open Eye: Part Two
Wed 26 Jan 2011
Why are racial tensions increasing in one of the most progressive countries in Europe?...
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Shaking the World - Part One
Mon 24 Jan 2011
This documentary series examines the political, economic and cultural mechanisms of...
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Lost Voices of Afghanistan
Fri 21 Jan 2011
"My mind is unhinged and I'm sick of the smell of blood / it's hard to stay human in a...
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Assignment: Baghdad International Airport
Thu 20 Jan 2011
A snapshot of Iraq as seen through the prism of its main airport. For Assignment, to...
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Open Eye: Part One
Wed 19 Jan 2011
What sort of relationships do photojournalists form with the people that are the of of...
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Inside the IMF - Part Two
Mon 17 Jan 2011
In the past two years the International Monetary Fund has come out of the shadows to a...
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Wikipedia at 10
Fri 14 Jan 2011
As it enters its tenth year, we look at the history and evolution of Wikipedia, which...
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Assignment - Cyber Bullied
Thu 13 Jan 2011
For Assignment, Nina Robinson reports on how teenagers are navigating their online in...
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Blind Man Roams the Globe - Part Two
Wed 12 Jan 2011
Peter White is blind, but travels all over the world for his job. By listening to the...
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Inside the IMF - Part One
Mon 10 Jan 2011
In the past two years the International Monetary Fund has come out of the shadows to a...
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Assignment: The Rise and Fall of Wikileaks
Thu 6 Jan 2011
The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, is currently in England fighting extradition...
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Terra Madre
Thu 6 Jan 2011
The world’s disappearing food tribes and how their traditional food production may a...
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Blind Man Roams the Globe
Wed 5 Jan 2011
Peter White is blind, but travels all over the world for his job. Though listening to...
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Brazil: Lula's Legacy - part two
Mon 3 Jan 2011
In this two-part series, the BBC’s Paulo Cabral looks at Brazil’s investment fever...
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MI6 - A Century in the Shadows (Part Three)
Fri 31 Dec 2010
In the final part of this series, Sir John Scarlett, the former head of Britain's the...
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Assignment - Reporting Mindanao
Thu 30 Dec 2010
The Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world to report from.
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The Foods that Make Billions - Part Three
Wed 29 Dec 2010
How have advertisers and brand specialists convinced us to buy a commodity that is for...
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Brazil: Lula's Legacy - Part One
Mon 27 Dec 2010
In this two-part series, the BBC’s Paulo Cabral travels to the two places that life...
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MI6 - A Century in the Shadows (Part Two)
Christmas Eve 2010
The second part in this series describes what went on behind the Iron Curtain during...
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Assignment - Mexico's Toughest Cop
Thu 23 Dec 2010
For Assignment Rob Walker travels to the city of Tijuana on Mexico's border with the...
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The Foods that Make Billions - Part Two
Wed 22 Dec 2010
How have advertisers and brand specialists convinced us to buy a commodity that is for...
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Power and the Judges - Part Two
Mon 20 Dec 2010
Many Turks have lost faith in their judges, who are seen as out of touch and too close...
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MI6 - A Century in the Shadows
Fri 17 Dec 2010
Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, marks its centenary this year and BBC security...
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The Foods that Make Billions
Wed 15 Dec 2010
How have advertisers and brand specialists convinced us to buy a commodity that is for...
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Power and the Judges - Part One
Mon 13 Dec 2010
Why are judges so important in today's world and how do the courts earn and use their...
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Extremes of Corruption: Somalia - Part Two
Fri 10 Dec 2010
Does Somalia deserve its bad reputation for corruption? In the second of a two-part of...
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Extremes of Corruption: Sweden - Part One
Thu 9 Dec 2010
Does Sweden live up to its squeaky clean image? In the first of a two-part series at -...
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Oiling the Machine - Corruption in Chicago
Wed 8 Dec 2010
"We like our crooks, our fast Eddies, and we find them entertaining. " Steve Edwards to...
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Manny Pacquiao - Part Two
Fri 3 Dec 2010
In this exclusive two-part documentary, Mike Costello travels to the Philippines to...
