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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Evacuated to Russia
Thu 9 Jun 2022
Has Russia rescued a million Ukrainian refugees? Or deported them in another war crime?
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Don't log off: A different way
Wed 8 Jun 2022
People around the world who are reaching further and seeking a different path in life
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Inside the Kim regime
Tue 7 Jun 2022
Have you ever wondered what life is like at the very top of the North Korean regime?
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The interview: Tina Brown
Sun 5 Jun 2022
Katty Kay meets award-winning writer and magazine editor Tina Brown
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The rising cost of living: Fuel
Sat 4 Jun 2022
How fuel shortages and prices are affecting people in Lebanon, the UK and Sri Lanka
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Ukraine: The disinformation war
Thu 2 Jun 2022
British academics accused of sharing Russian disinformation about the war in Ukraine
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Don't log off: Roads less travelled
Wed 1 Jun 2022
Alan Dein talks Shugofa, an Afghan refugee in Rome, Leo in Moldova, nurse Maureen
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Guarding the art
Tue 31 May 2022
Meet the security staff at the Baltimore Museum of Art who are curating their own show
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The rising cost of living: Food
Sat 28 May 2022
We hear how the cost of living crisis is affecting people's lives around the world
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The Royal diplomat
Fri 27 May 2022
Emma Barnett tells the story of Queen Elizabeth II's unique global diplomacy
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When rape becomes a crime
Thu 26 May 2022
Are tougher sentences for rapists in Senegal deterring sexual violence against women?
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Don't log off: People are alike all over
Wed 25 May 2022
Alan Dein talks to anyone, anywhere about their lives and their world
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The other side of death row
Tue 24 May 2022
What affect does having a relative facing execution have on families of the condemned?
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How can we live an ethical life?
Sun 22 May 2022
Philosopher Peter Singer on how to live a moral life
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The advertising trap
Sat 21 May 2022
Digital advertising has taken over the world. But is it all based on smoke and mirrors?
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The Buffalo shooting
Sat 21 May 2022
Residents and hosts on US black-owned radio stations reflect on a mass shooting
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Don't log off: Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Wed 18 May 2022
Alan Dein talks to Anna, Verena and Roman and hears how their lives have been blown away
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Escape from the Taliban
Tue 17 May 2022
Sana Safi follows the stories of Afghan women judges trying to escape the Taliban.
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Cambodia: Returning the gods
Thu 12 May 2022
Cambodia wants its gods - stolen statues - returned from western museums and collectors
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Don't log off: Daria, love and war
Wed 11 May 2022
Daria in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, talks to Alan Dein about unexpectedly finding love at war
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Grenada: Confronting the past
Tue 10 May 2022
Laura Trevelyan discovers her family’s connection to the slave trade in Grenada
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Ukraine mine clearance
Sat 7 May 2022
Three Ukrainian women go to Kosovo to learn how to defuse bombs and help their country
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Mexico: The Yaqui fight back
Thu 5 May 2022
Resistance and division among Mexico’s indigenous Yaqui people
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The Grand Egyptian Museum
Tue 3 May 2022
Jonathan Glancey travels to Cairo to report on a truly remarkable construction project
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Ukrainian students
Sat 30 Apr 2022
What are the challenges of continuing your education during a war?