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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Great expectations: Migrants in Germany
Thu 8 Oct 2015
Why has Germany become the choice destination for thousands of refugees across Europe
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The Battle for the Art of Detroit
Wed 7 Oct 2015
Should a city owing $18 billion sell its prestigious art collection?
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Spain’s Battle for the Bull
Thu 1 Oct 2015
Neal Razzell reports on Spain’s economic crisis which has hit bullfighting hard
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We Real Cool: The Poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks
Wed 30 Sep 2015
A portrait of African-American poet Gwendolyn Brooks, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1950
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Wall in the Head
Tue 29 Sep 2015
The invisible cultural and mental divide between former East Germans and West Germans
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The War the World Needs to Remember
Sat 26 Sep 2015
Recalling the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, and its continuing legacy
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Inside the Tea Gardens of Assam
Thu 24 Sep 2015
Jane Deith investigates conditions for tea workers in Assam
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Incarnations: Profiles of Guru Nanak, Mirabai, Akbar and Malik Ambar
Sun 20 Sep 2015
The life of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, poet Mirabai, Mughal ruler Akbar, Malik Akbar
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Yemen’s Forgotten War
Thu 17 Sep 2015
Gabriel Gatehouse looks at a humanitarian crisis and allegations of war crimes in Yemen
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Africa Surprising - Change and Innovation
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Religious tensions in Zanzibar, South Africa's schools and China's influence in Africa
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Africa Surprising - Signs of Change
Tue 8 Sep 2015
Changes in education, health and the media - Ethiopia; Mozambique; Tanzania; South Africa
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Hodei - The Man Who Vanished
Thu 3 Sep 2015
A young man disappears on a night out in Antwerp.Where did he go and how could he vanish?
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Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance
Wed 2 Sep 2015
Arabic hip hop artists explore the effect of politically charged words on the Arab Spring
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Losing Louisiana
Thu 27 Aug 2015
Meet the community struggling to survive on one of the world’s fastest eroding coastlines
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The Future of 3D Printing
Wed 26 Aug 2015
Could recent developments in 3D printing benefit the natural world?
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Tom Fletcher - the 'Naked Diplomat'
Tue 25 Aug 2015
Britain’s former mould-breaking ambassador to Lebanon, Tom Fletcher.
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The Harragas of Algeria
Thu 20 Aug 2015
The Harragas of Algeria - young people who burn their identity papers and head to Europe.
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Amerasians - Children of the Dust
Wed 19 Aug 2015
Trista Goldberg looks at the story of Vietnamese Amerasians.
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Interview with Masoumeh Ebtekar
Wed 19 Aug 2015
An interview with one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, in Tehran.
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The Bin Laden Tapes
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan.
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Cuba on the Move
Thu 13 Aug 2015
Will Grant takes a ride on Cuba's bumpy roads where change is in the air
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Tunisia on the Fault Line
Wed 12 Aug 2015
Deserted beaches and empty hotels: a package holiday after the terror attack in Sousse.
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Bank Account Bans
Tue 11 Aug 2015
Peter Oborne investigates why bank accounts of some British Muslims were closed.
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China’s Ketamine Fortress
Thu 6 Aug 2015
Celia Hatton explores how China is struggling to contain underground ketamine
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The Killing of Farkhunda
Wed 5 Aug 2015
In Kabul a 28-year-old woman was beaten to death after being accused of burning the Koran
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The Polonium Trail
Fri 31 Jul 2015
Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned with polonium. But who wanted him dead?
