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.
Episodes to download
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What's happened to Iraq's Yazidis?
Thu 6 Jul 2023
The ancient Iraqi community still can't go home years after fleeing Islamic State terror
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Wagner's revolt: The world takes stock
Tue 4 Jul 2023
The Global Jigsaw hears how Russia's friends and foes have responded to Wagner's mutiny
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In the Studio: Shezad Dawood
Mon 3 Jul 2023
Creating a multimedia work Inspired by the music and writing of Yusef Lateef
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BBC OS Conversations: What do Russians and Belarusians make of the Wagner Group?
Sat 1 Jul 2023
Following the Wagner group march on Moscow, we hear from Russians and Belarusians
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Heart and Soul: Nick Cave on grief, faith and music
Fri 30 Jun 2023
The Archbishop of Canterbury in conversation with the musician Nick Cave
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The Organ Harvesters
Thu 29 Jun 2023
How did a young man in Nigeria get caught up in an international plot?
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Biniam Girmay: Africa’s new cycling hero
Tue 27 Jun 2023
A 2023 profile of the first black African cyclist to win a stage at the Tour de France
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In the Studio: Matthew Xia
Mon 26 Jun 2023
The theatre director on his hip-hop, futuristic production of Tambo & Bones
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BBC OS Conversations: Survival
Sat 24 Jun 2023
People share their stories of being lost in jungles and at sea
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Heart and Soul: Windrush at 75
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Barbara Blake-Hannah talks about her life on the 75th Anniversary of Windrush
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South Korea: A room with a view
Thu 22 Jun 2023
How a housing crisis contributes to a population problem
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The monkey haters
Tue 20 Jun 2023
The disturbing trade in the torture of Macaque monkeys filmed and sold online
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In the Studio: Wayne McGregor
Mon 19 Jun 2023
Backstage with Wayne McGregor as he takes dancers through their paces for Untitled: 2023
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Controlled and connected: 50 years of the cell phone
Sun 18 Jun 2023
The cell phone has revolutionised the way we live our lives since the first call in 1973
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BBC OS Conversations: Air pollution
Sat 17 Jun 2023
Families in Canada and New York share experiences of the smoke from wildfires in Canada
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Heart and Soul: Swiss Christians and conversion therapy
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Meet the Christians at odds over a so-called conversion therapy ban in Switzerland
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Catching a Pervert
Thu 15 Jun 2023
BBC investigation exposes those profiting from sexual assaults against women in East Asia
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Swan's head, tiger's roar
Tue 13 Jun 2023
Hip-hop artist Mrs M, actress Bayra Bela and throat-singer Zolzaya on culture in Mongolia
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BBC OS Conversations: India train crash
Sat 10 Jun 2023
We hear about the aftermath of the train crash in Odisha in India
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Heart and Soul: America's relief mission
Fri 9 Jun 2023
The work of Florida's Baptist Relief in response to Hurricane Ian and floods in Kentucky
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Ukraine: The men who don’t want to fight
Thu 8 Jun 2023
Thousands of Ukrainian men are dodging the draft and risking their lives in the process
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Yellowstone: The first national park
Tue 6 Jun 2023
The pivotal role of art in the creation of Yellowstone, the world's first national park
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BBC OS Conversations: Mount Everest
Sat 3 Jun 2023
The effects of climbing expeditions and tourism on Nepal
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Heart and Soul: The ‘living saint’ who hid a mystical sex sect
Fri 2 Jun 2023
How members of the global movement L'Arche are trying to heal following a scandal
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Myanmar’s war in the air
Thu 1 Jun 2023
The Myanmar military is struggling to suppress a pro-democracy uprising.
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Metaleurop : A stain on France
Tue 30 May 2023
The people of Evin in France live above an environmental disaster they cannot flee from
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In the Studio: Alberta Whittle
Mon 29 May 2023
Artist Alberta Whittle on her major new exhibition at the National Galleries of Scotland
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BBC OS Conversations: Living with ADHD
Sat 27 May 2023
Parents and couples discuss living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
