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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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?
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War on Truth: Ukraine
Sat 30 Apr 2022
What is fake, what is real? Stories from the information war over Ukraine.
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Zelensky: The making of a president
Sat 30 Apr 2022
From political novice to Ukraine’s wartime leader - a profile of President Zelensky
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Hidden Sport: Korfball
Sat 30 Apr 2022
The fast-paced sport of korfball, which claims to be a fully gender-equal team sport
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The accordion wars of Lesotho
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Why has accordion music led to the killing of so many in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho?
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Shifting Cultures: From paddock to plate
Tue 26 Apr 2022
The sisters embracing the environment, and sustainability into Australia's cattle farming
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Ukrainian journalists
Sat 23 Apr 2022
We hear the experiences of three Ukrainian journalists who have been reporting on the war
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Ingenious II
Sat 23 Apr 2022
Delve into the weird and wonderful world of your genes with Dr Kat Arney