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.
Episodes to download
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Blind Man Roams the Globe: Nairobi
Wed 7 Sep 2016
Peter White is blind and explores Nairobi through the sounds of the city
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Leaving the Fold
Tue 6 Sep 2016
Three personal testimonies exploring the journey from religious faith to atheism
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The Force of Google
Wed 31 Aug 2016
Google dominates internet searching. Rory Cellan-Jones asks if it is too powerful
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Where Are You Going?
Tue 30 Aug 2016
The incredible stories and dreams of refugees in Calais, France
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The Museum of Lost Objects: Looted in Iraq
Sun 28 Aug 2016
The treasures that have been destroyed or looted during the wars in Iraq and Syria
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Protesting in Putin’s Russia
Thu 25 Aug 2016
Sarah Rainsford looks at how Russia is dealing with dissent in the run up to elections
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Looping Swans
Wed 24 Aug 2016
Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and its relationship with the Russian psyche and politics
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Cruising: Bad for the World?
Tue 23 Aug 2016
The environmental impact of mass tourism on cruise liners as China gets on board
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The Museum of Lost Objects: Bombed and Bulldozed in Syria
Sun 21 Aug 2016
"Archaeology is supposed to be fun and apolitical... but none of this is now"
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Colombia’s Forgotten Exodus
Thu 18 Aug 2016
The people displaced by war in Colombia who fear they will never be able to return home.
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Life Under Glass
Wed 17 Aug 2016
The premature babies in incubators on display in an amusement park before World War II
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The Museum Of Lost Objects: Palmyra
Sun 14 Aug 2016
The Temple of Bel, the Mar Elian shrine and the Lion of al-Lat by those who loved them
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Adelia Prado - Voice of Brazil
Wed 10 Aug 2016
Her sensual, devout, sometimes provocative poetry is read and admired around the world
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The Battle for the US Constitution
Wed 3 Aug 2016
Why are some fighting to have the 14th Amendment of the US constitution repealed?
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Malawi’s Big Charity Secret
Tue 2 Aug 2016
Inside the secretive world of one of Malawi’s biggest charities - DAPP.
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Graffiti: Paint and Protest in Brazil
Tue 2 Aug 2016
What does graffiti and street art actually change?
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Court in the Centre
Sun 31 Jul 2016
How did the US Supreme Court become the most powerful institution of American politics?
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Syria’s Secret Library
Thu 28 Jul 2016
The story of the library in a besieged Syrian town providing a lifeline to its community.
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Protectionism in the USA
Wed 27 Jul 2016
Why is protectionism from both left and right so potent in US politics?
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Graffiti: Paint and Protest in Europe
Tue 26 Jul 2016
Aside from the physical landscape, what does graffiti and street art actually change?
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Ebola Voices
Sun 24 Jul 2016
The Sierra Leonean children expressing their views via an Ebola lifeline radio project
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'Stealing Innocence' in Malawi
Thu 21 Jul 2016
The men in Malawi who are hired to have sex with young girls
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The Secret History of Yoga
Wed 20 Jul 2016
Is modern Yoga a product of Scandinavian gymnastics as much as ancient Indian philosophy?
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A Tempest in Rio
Tue 19 Jul 2016
Shakespeare's plays appeal to Brazilians for their mix of sex, politics and intrigue
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Women with the Right Stuff
Sun 17 Jul 2016
Aviator and aspiring astronaut Wally Funk meets the pioneering women of space travel
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The Battle for Barcelona
Thu 14 Jul 2016
Why are residents protesting about the impact of tourism on their neighbourhoods?
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The Body on the Moor
Wed 13 Jul 2016
Who was the man who died from a rare kind of poisoning in a remote area of the UK?