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
-
![]()
Heart and Soul: Evangelical or political Christianity?
Fri 26 May 2023
Michael Goldfarb explores "evangelical" and "political" Christianity in the US
-
![]()
-
![]()
Global dancefloor: Salvador
Wed 24 May 2023
How a music collective is advocating for oppressed communities in Brazil
-
![]()
-
![]()
Beirut: Life in the unliveable city
Tue 23 May 2023
Writer Lina Mounzer reveals how the people of her beloved Beirut are coping amid crisis
-
![]()
In the Studio: Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Mon 22 May 2023
The artist and audio investigator prepares for a live performance in New York
-
![]()
Iraq: Generation Invasion
Sun 21 May 2023
Young Iraqis recall life under US-occupation and speak of their hopes for the future
-
![]()
-
![]()
BBC OS Conversations: Long Covid
Sat 20 May 2023
People still affected by long Covid share their stories
-
![]()
Heart and Soul: The emerging Muslim 'manosphere'
Fri 19 May 2023
Why are some young Muslim men being drawn to a toxic online view of masculinity?
-
![]()
-
![]()
Bonus: The Lazarus Heist
Wed 17 May 2023
Introducing season 2 of an original podcast about hackers and North Korea
-
![]()
In the Studio: Sir Lenny Henry
Tue 16 May 2023
Sir Lenny's new one-man play gives an insight into lives impacted by the Windrush scandal
-
![]()
BBC OS Conversations with Russians
Sat 13 May 2023
As Russia commemorates World War Two, Russians discuss today’s Ukraine conflict
-
![]()
Heart and Soul: Ticket to Taiwan
Fri 12 May 2023
How the Chè-lâm Presbyterian Church is helping Hong Kong activists who’ve fled to Taiwan
-
![]()
Searching for my son
Thu 11 May 2023
Omar’s son was pulled alive from the rubble of Turkey’s earthquake, but where is he?
-
![]()
-
![]()
BBC OS Conversations: Escaping from Sudan
Sat 6 May 2023
The anguish, fear and important practicalities of escaping war
-
![]()
Heart and Soul: Will the real Shaman stand up?
Fri 5 May 2023
How can followers of the UK’s fastest growing religion prove their beliefs are sincere?
-
![]()
Kenya's Free Money Experiment
Thu 4 May 2023
Why thousands of Kenyan villagers are being given free cash
-
![]()
-
![]()
In the Studio: Tinuke Craig
Mon 1 May 2023
Director Tinuke Craig embarks on her opera debut, Blue, at the English National Opera
-
![]()
The day I met the King
Sun 30 Apr 2023
People across the world recall their meetings with King Charles III of the United Kingdom
-
![]()
BBC OS Conversations: Fentanyl in the United States
Sat 29 Apr 2023
Families share their stories of losing a loved one and the stigma around the drug
-
![]()
Heart and Soul: The Church's slave plantation, part two
Fri 28 Apr 2023
Professor Robert Beckford explores the Christian understanding of reparations
-
![]()
Laos: the most bombed country on earth
Thu 27 Apr 2023
50 years since the last US bombs fell on Laos, they’re still killing and maiming.
-
![]()
-
![]()
After the earthquake: Turkey’s election
Tue 25 Apr 2023
Will February's deadly earthquake change Anatolia's support for President Erdogan?
-
![]()
4. Murder in Mayfair: The home front
Sun 23 Apr 2023
“He’s a coward, he’s not a man.” Martine’s mum passes judgement on Farouk
-
![]()
3. Murder in Mayfair: The flight
Sun 23 Apr 2023
“He won’t wake up...I think he’s dead.” What Farouk did in the hours after Martine died
