The Documentary Podcast Podcast
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.
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.
From Australia's relationship with China, to Turkey's sinkhole problem, to understanding the behaviour of dictators, we go beyond the headlines.
Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media.
Powered by the BBC World Service’s global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story – helping you see the world with greater clarity.
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Orphans of '89 - Part Two
Mon 14 Dec 2009
Quentin Peel, International Affairs editor of the Financial Times, looks at the and by...
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State Secrets - Part One
Fri 11 Dec 2009
To what extent did communist regimes intrude into the lives of ordinary people? And...
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Assignment - Return to Nablus
Thu 10 Dec 2009
Six years ago, the second Palestinian Intifada – or uprising – was raging in the...
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Can China Go Green? Part two
Wed 9 Dec 2009
The second part of Jonathon Porritt's report from China, where, amidst the toxic power...
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Orphans of '89
Mon 7 Dec 2009
Quentin Peel, International Affairs editor of the Financial Times, presents the first...
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StoryCorps - Part Two
Fri 4 Dec 2009
Did I turn out to be the son you wanted? What was the saddest moment of your life? out...
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Assignment - Bhopal
Thu 3 Dec 2009
Twenty-five years ago, a gas leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal killed...
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Can China Go Green? Part One
Wed 2 Dec 2009
Jonathon Porritt reports from China, where, amidst the toxic power stations and of he...
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The Crescent and the Cross - Part Four
Mon 30 Nov 2009
In the final part of this series, Owen Bennett-Jones examines the Islamic leader who...
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StoryCorps - Part One
Fri 27 Nov 2009
How would you like to leave a record of your life for your That's the future for of an...
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Assignment Malvinas War Crimes
Thu 26 Nov 2009
Twenty seven years after Britain and Argentina went to war over the Falklands, or the...
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Assignment - The Congo Connection
Thu 26 Nov 2009
In Assignment Peter Greste investigates whether Rwandans in France and Germany are a...
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Short Changing the Planet
Wed 25 Nov 2009
The BBC World Service has been investigating the controversial issue of whether poor...
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The Crescent and The Cross: Part Three
Mon 23 Nov 2009
In the third instalment of The Crescent and the Cross, Owen Bennett Jones examines one...
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John Simpson Returns to 1989 - Part Two
Thu 19 Nov 2009
The BBC's World Affairs Editor John Simpson tells the story of 20 years of life...
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A Dollar A Day - Part Three
Wed 18 Nov 2009
In Nepal, severe drought and unreliable monsoon rains have led to acute food shortages.
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The Crescent and The Cross: Part Two
Mon 16 Nov 2009
Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between and Islam...
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Assignment: Better Banking
Thu 12 Nov 2009
As governments struggle to curb the so-called “casino-banking” practices which for...
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Africa's Forgotten Soldiers
Thu 12 Nov 2009
Seventy years after the start of the Second World War the overwhelming impression is a...
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A Dollar a Day - Part 2
Wed 11 Nov 2009
Thrown off nearby farms at the time of Namibia’s independence, the squatters of a...
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The Crescent and the Cross - Part One
Mon 9 Nov 2009
The Crescent and the Cross, a four-part series, presented by Owen Bennett-Jones, in...
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Youssou N’Dour at 50
Thu 5 Nov 2009
To mark the 50th birthday of Youssou N'Dour, Robin Denselow travels to Senegal to the...
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Assignment - Guinea on the Brink
Thu 5 Nov 2009
Mark Doyle reports from Guinea in West Africa on the harrowing events of 28 September...
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A Dollar a Day - Part 1
Wed 4 Nov 2009
What keeps a billion people trapped in the most persistent poverty? Mike Wooldridge to...
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Russia's all-female military regiments
Mon 2 Nov 2009
The extraordinary but little-known tale of Russia's three all-female regiments that on...
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Public Places, Private Lives - Part Two
Fri 30 Oct 2009
Public Places, Private Lives is a series of portraits of well known places that reveal...
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Assignment - Dying to Give Birth
Thu 29 Oct 2009
Jill McGivering travels to Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, to meet a doctor who is...
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Rebranding Nigeria - Part Two
Wed 28 Oct 2009
Nigeria is campaigning for a new image and a new reputation in an effort to attract...
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MI6 - A Century in the Shadows - Part Tree
Mon 26 Oct 2009
The head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service Sir John Scarlett, talks for the...
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Public Places, Private Lives - Part One
Fri 23 Oct 2009
Public Places, Private Lives is a series of portraits of well known places that reveal...
