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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On the Covid ward
Sat 13 Nov 2021
How medical teams look after the emotional well-being of Covid patients and families
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Climate: Coal mining
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Two coal miners in North America discuss the impact of climate regulations on their lives
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The fight for Nazanin’s freedom
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Ros Atkins on how the British-Iranian is caught up in a complex geo-political situation
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Evia’s inferno
Thu 11 Nov 2021
The wildfires on the Greek island Evia which devastated lives and landscapes
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More yield, less field
Tue 9 Nov 2021
Could a farming technique called Pfumvudza be Zimbabwe's answer to food security?
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Climate: Civil disobedience
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Three people explain why they take part in civil disobedience to fight climate change
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Tree planting and climate change
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Ros Atkins looks at why vast tree planting initiatives are concerning some experts
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The Ahr Valley flood
Thu 4 Nov 2021
In July, the River Ahr in Germany rose engulfing ancient towns and villages in its path
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A Geochemical HIstory of LIfe on Earth: 5. The Anthropocene
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Could human engineering stabilise the Earth's climate and chemistry in the long term?
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The Story of Aids: 4. The end of an epidemic?
Sat 30 Oct 2021
How activists and medical staff fought the government to U-turn on Aids treatment in SA
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Climate: Animals under threat
Sat 30 Oct 2021
We consider the impact of climate change on animals and the food chain
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Ros Atkins on: The US and China’s climate commitments
Sat 30 Oct 2021
Ros Atkins looks at the climate promises of two of the world’s biggest polluters
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Lytton Burns
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Climate Crisis isn't coming. It's here!Extreme weather events are becoming the new normal
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 4. The great chemistry experiment
Sun 24 Oct 2021
What can the last 66 million years teach us about the consequences of climate change?
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The Story of Aids: 3. Aids denialism in South Africa
Sat 23 Oct 2021
How South Africa became the epicentre of the global HIV-Aids crisis
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Climate: Changing seas
Sat 23 Oct 2021
We hear from people the in the countries affected by sea level rise
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Ros Atkins on: The UK’s rising Covid cases
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Ros Atkins explains why Covid-19 cases in the UK are higher than most of its neighbours
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Denmark’s Red Van
Thu 21 Oct 2021
A unique project aimed at reducing harm to women selling sex in Copenhagen
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The lost art of breathing
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Each of us takes more than 25,000 breaths a day. But are we even doing it right?
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A series of unfortunate events
Sun 17 Oct 2021
How a chemical element may have held evolution back for a billion years
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The Story of Aids: 2. Act Up fights back
Sat 16 Oct 2021
How the Aids protest group Act Up accelerated America's response to the crisis
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World of Wisdom: Forgiveness
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Forgiving someone who has hurt us badly can seem impossible. Is it?
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Ros Atkins on: China-Taiwan tensions
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Ros Atkins looks at what’s behind China’s military pressure on Taiwan
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Russia: The limits of freedom
Thu 14 Oct 2021
The story of BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford’s expulsion from Russia
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Somalia’s forgotten hostages
Tue 12 Oct 2021
The sailors held captive for years and the retired British Colonel who helped free them
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 2. When bacteria ruled the world
Sun 10 Oct 2021
How two of the most important developments in our planet's evolution occurred
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World of Wisdom: Hope and children
Sat 9 Oct 2021
Many worry for the world their children will live in. How do we keep hope alive?
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The Story of Aids: 1. The beginning
Sat 9 Oct 2021
The early years of the HIV-Aids crisis, as told by the people who lived through it
