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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Is al-Qaeda Winning? Part Three
Fri 10 Oct 2008
Owen Bennett-Jones tests the big promises governments have made about the financial on...
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In the Shadow of the Cartel Assignment
Thu 9 Oct 2008
In Mexico, the government has deployed thousands of troops in an attempt to break up...
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Children of the Revolution Part two
Wed 8 Oct 2008
In Iran, the constant drugs crisis and loss of skilled workers contrast with a lively...
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Is al Qaeda Winning? part two
Fri 3 Oct 2008
Owen Bennett-Jones looks at al Qaeda's hard power and military capabilities in its key...
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Africa's Guantanamo Assignment
Thu 2 Oct 2008
In Assignment, Robert Walker travels to East Africa to investigate a secret detention...
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Children of the revolution Part one
Wed 1 Oct 2008
This series explores what life offers to Iran's burgeoning young population who are by...
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Is al Qaeda Winning? Part one
Mon 29 Sep 2008
Seven years into the global war on terror, is al-Qaeda winning? It's a deceptively one...
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Pakistan's Tribal areas
Thu 25 Sep 2008
Pakistan's government is locked in an intense battle with Islamist militants for of on...
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My Senator My Vote Part Two
Wed 24 Sep 2008
Robin Lustig travels to Phoenix, Arizona, the home of Senator John McCain, to ask two...
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Looted Art
Mon 22 Sep 2008
A tale of a tiny painting, set against a large canvas of war, politics and looted art...
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The Afghan Arms Bazaar Assignment
Thu 18 Sep 2008
As the insurgency in Afghanistan grows, Kate Clark travels undercover to investigate...
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My Senator My Vote Part One
Wed 17 Sep 2008
We know the two US presidential candidates and what they would do in office, but what...
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The Desert Capitalists Part Two
Mon 15 Sep 2008
How are the Marwari traders managing as India goes global? Can a business culture on...
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Tales from the Commonwealth Part One
Thu 11 Sep 2008
The Maldives, Sri Lanka, Seychelles and Mauritius are all popular tourist destinations.
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The Desert Capitalists Part One
Mon 8 Sep 2008
Mukhul Devichand finds out how the Marwari trading caste from India's western deserts...
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The 66 Club
Thu 4 Sep 2008
Ruth Evans tells the extraordinary story of 11 women brought together on the internet...
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The Presidential Contenders Part Two
Mon 1 Sep 2008
John McCain: a profile of the man who talks of honour and patriotic duty and admits a...
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What Lies Beneath Part two
Fri 29 Aug 2008
Win Scutt finds out how the maritime treasure hunting industry has boomed in recent years.
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Spain's Civil War Breaking the Silence
Thu 28 Aug 2008
Following recent legislation in Spain the government has agreed to offer support to to...
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Al-Qaeda's Internal Debate
Tue 26 Aug 2008
BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner talks to former allies of Osama bin Laden who...
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The Presidential Contenders
Mon 25 Aug 2008
Barack Obama:the profile of one of the two individuals who are the presumptive in the...
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What Lies Beneath Part One
Thu 21 Aug 2008
International seas are largely unregulated, meaning most underwater archaeological can...
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Why they're dying in the Congo Part Two
Wed 20 Aug 2008
BBC World Affairs correspondent Mark Doyle continues travelling from the west to the a...
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Rehearsing for War
Mon 18 Aug 2008
The extraordinary US military base at the heart of a vast shift in American military...
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Secrets in the Family Assignment
Thu 14 Aug 2008
During Argentina's Dirty War of the seventies and eighties thousands of leftists and...
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Why they're dying in the Congo Part One
Wed 13 Aug 2008
BBC World Affairs Correspondent Mark Doyle explores why over five million people have...
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The Billion Dollar Election Part 2 Ambassadors
Fri 8 Aug 2008
Prestigious job. Exotic location. Stately home, fine food and wine, and many other in...
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The Right to Know Part 1
Thu 7 Aug 2008
Freedom of information is well on the way to being seen as an essential prerequisite a...
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Soft Jihad Assignment
Thu 7 Aug 2008
In the United States a small but increasingly vocal group of people believe that of to...
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The Trouble with Money Part Two
Wed 6 Aug 2008
Will there be a return to the dreaded days of "stagflation" with weak growth and...
