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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Pakistan's long game
Tue 1 Feb 2022
Owen Bennett-Jones examines the long game Pakistan played in the US defeat in Afghanistan
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Women building peace: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Sun 30 Jan 2022
Can lessons from past atrocities help resolve the current political crisis?
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Music that survived the Nazis: Part two
Sat 29 Jan 2022
How music was kept alive by Jewish musicians in the camps and ghettos of Nazi Europe
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Women in Ukraine and Russia
Sat 29 Jan 2022
We speak to women in Kyiv and Moscow about tensions between Russia and Ukraine
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The rising cost of living
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Ros Atkins explains why everyday essential items are costing more now
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World of Wisdom: Judging ourselves harshly
Sat 29 Jan 2022
Can we learn to let go of negative thoughts that are bringing us down?
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Hunting the darknet dealers
Thu 27 Jan 2022
The high stakes cat and mouse game between police and darknet drug dealers
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Fighting tobacco in Zambia
Tue 25 Jan 2022
The story of Brenda Chitindi's efforts to introduce a Tobacco Control Bill in Zambia
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Women Building Peace: Afghanistan
Sun 23 Jan 2022
A female student in Afghanistan speaks to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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Music that survived the Nazis: Part one
Sat 22 Jan 2022
The wealth of music during the Nazi era including secret sessions by Jewish musicians
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Coronavirus: Family arguments
Sat 22 Jan 2022
What happens if you disagree with your relatives on Covid vaccines?
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China's Zero-Covid Dilemma
Sat 22 Jan 2022
Ros Atkins looks at why China is still pursuing a strict zero-Covid strategy
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World of Wisdom: Feeling used
Sat 22 Jan 2022
Can developing self-love mean we need less appreciation from others?
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Hunting Syria's war criminals
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Imagine walking down a street in a European capital and meeting your torturer
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Silence would be treason
Sat 15 Jan 2022
The last prison writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa in the run-up to his execution
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Coronavirus: Athletes and teachers
Sat 15 Jan 2022
How global sports stars are approaching Covid vaccines.
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Djokovic, sport and vaccine mandates
Sat 15 Jan 2022
Ros Atkins looks at the issue of vaccination in sport
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World of Wisdom: Being your true self
Sat 15 Jan 2022
Trying to become the real you can be hard, especially if it means upsetting your family.
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Montenegro’s Chinese road
Thu 13 Jan 2022
How a new motorway is fuelling fears about debt, corruption, and submission to Beijing
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Forest fear
Sat 8 Jan 2022
Deforestation allows what's hidden within to get out, possibly to spread deadly pathogens
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Coronavirus: The vaccinators
Sat 8 Jan 2022
We connect to people helping to administer vaccines in different parts of the world.
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The storming of the US Capitol: what happened next
Sat 8 Jan 2022
Ros Atkins looks at the aftermath of the attack in 2021
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World of Wisdom: Precious time in later life
Sat 8 Jan 2022
It can be hard to choose how to spend our precious time in later life. How do we decide?
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Turkey's crazy project
Thu 6 Jan 2022
The ambitious new canal project that's dividing opinion in Istanbul
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Generation Change: Battling for a sustainable environment
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Babita Sharma meets young people from around the world working to fight climate change
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Generation Change: Equality in science and technology
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Young people working to diversify science, technology, engineering and maths
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Generation Change: Tackling taboos around organ donation
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Young people trying to change attitudes and save lives
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Generation Change: Fighting hunger
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Can a new generation of activists solve the problem of hunger for good?
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Gone but not forgotten: Syria's missing persons
Tue 4 Jan 2022
Wafa Mustafa has been searching for her dad since he went missing in Syria in July 2013
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A Wish for Afghanistan: The advocate and the musicians
Sun 2 Jan 2022
Lyse Doucet hears about the hopes of a younger generation of Afghans
