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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The Fake Paralympians: 5. Court
Tue 14 Sep 2021
A criminal case is brought against the alleged cheats. Will justice be done?
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World of Wisdom: Jealousy
Sat 11 Sep 2021
Jealousy, rudeness, lack of respect - it can be hard to cope with how others treat us
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9/11: The day that changed our lives forever
Fri 10 Sep 2021
New Yorkers and others remember how they coped with the trauma of 9/11
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The mystery of Havana syndrome
Thu 9 Sep 2021
The mystery illness that has struck American diplomats and spies
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The Fake Paralympians: 4. Probe
Tue 7 Sep 2021
An investigation into whether the cheating went wider has shocking consequences
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Mikis Theodorakis remembered
Sun 5 Sep 2021
The prolific and turbulent life of Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis
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World of Wisdom: Opening up again
Sat 4 Sep 2021
The personal challenges of 'opening up' again after Covid restrictions are lifted
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Moria - after the fire
Thu 2 Sep 2021
Stories from people who survived the fire in the Greek refugee camp a year ago
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The Fake Paralympians: 3. Lost
Tue 31 Aug 2021
The truth is out, the medals handed back. Now the questions. How? And why?
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The world according to search
Sat 28 Aug 2021
A look at popular and puzzling internet searches from around the world
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Catalonia: Squatters, eviction and extortion
Thu 26 Aug 2021
How Catalonia’s housing crisis spawns opportunities for organised crime
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Archiving Black America
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Maya Millett speaks to the archivists amplifying the buried stories of African-Americans
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The Fake Paralympians: 2. Caught
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Some of the gold-medal-winning team are recognised back home - and they're not disabled
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A bad business
Sat 21 Aug 2021
Twenty years after the collapse of Enron, how difficult is it to commit corporate fraud?
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World of Wisdom: Bereavement and acceptance
Sat 21 Aug 2021
Dr Shefali Tsabary offers guidance to a man who has lost his mother and his sister
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India's living dead
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Lal Bihari - the farmer who discovered he was dead when he was very much alive
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The Fake Paralympians: 1. Gold
Tue 17 Aug 2021
Team captain Ray is genuinely disabled - and going to Sydney is beyond his wildest dreams
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World of Wisdom: Self-help for the spirit
Fri 13 Aug 2021
Sister Dang Nghiem, Dr Shefali Tsabary and Eckhart Tolle offer advice on wellbeing
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What’s Killing Israel’s Arabs?
Thu 12 Aug 2021
The violent crime wave afflicting Arab communities in Israel
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Hiroshima successors
Tue 10 Aug 2021
As memories of the atomic bomb fade, an unusual practice keeps survivors’ stories alive
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Two smiley faces: Episode six
Sat 7 Aug 2021
How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication
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OS Conversations: Olympic golden moments
Sat 7 Aug 2021
We speak to athletes who won gold at the Tokyo Games
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Malta and the El Hiblu 3
Thu 5 Aug 2021
The story of how three teenage refugees ended up being accused of terrorism in Malta.
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Africa’s vaccine ambitions
Tue 3 Aug 2021
The effort to make vaccine manufacturing in Africa a home grown industry
