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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Warrior elephant guardians
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Former Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya
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Darfur: A precarious peace
Thu 17 Dec 2020
As UN peacekeepers leave Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?
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Don't Log Off: Opportunity
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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Coronavirus: Vaccines, frustrations and hope
Sat 12 Dec 2020
Two Kenyan doctors explain why they’re prepared to strike over their working conditions
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Syria's soldiers of fortune
Thu 10 Dec 2020
The young Syrians who find themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh
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Don't log off: Grounded
Wed 9 Dec 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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Belarus across the barricades - part two
Tue 8 Dec 2020
Dazzling poet Valzhyna Mort explores a hundred days of protest in Belarus
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Coronavirus: Vaccine approved
Sat 5 Dec 2020
Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality?
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Me and my trolls
Thu 3 Dec 2020
One victim’s quest to discover why complete strangers tormented her on social media
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The state of the planet
Wed 2 Dec 2020
The UN Secretary General joins Lucy Hockings and activists from around the world
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Don't Log Off: Searching for hope
Wed 2 Dec 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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BBC correspondents' look ahead
Tue 1 Dec 2020
As the year draws to a close, correspondents muse on the upcoming global events of 2021
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Belarus across the barricades - part one
Tue 1 Dec 2020
Day 115 of the astonishing protests in Belarus
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100 Women: Women in power
Sun 29 Nov 2020
Mary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power
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Coronavirus: Festive celebrations
Sat 28 Nov 2020
Conversations about the impact of coronavirus in the US, Japan and Gaza
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The Mapuche – fighting for their right to heal
Thu 26 Nov 2020
The Mapuche battle to get respect for their approach to healthcare in southern Chile
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Don't Log Off: Resilience
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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100 Women: The mushroom woman
Mon 23 Nov 2020
How Chido Govera's curiosity with mushrooms helped feed her family and other growers
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Coronavirus: Mental and physical toll
Sat 21 Nov 2020
Three women in Latin America talk about how coronavirus has affected their societies
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Martinique: The poisoning of paradise
Thu 19 Nov 2020
The historic link between slavery and the toxic contamination of a Caribbean island
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The five-day election
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Voters talk about waiting for results of the unusually protracted US presidential election
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Obesity crisis In Thai temples
Tue 17 Nov 2020
Why are Buddhist monks in Thailand more obese than the population at large?
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Blood lands
Sun 15 Nov 2020
The frenzied attack in a farmhouse that left two dead and a South African town divided
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The burning scar
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Investigating a palm oil giant buying vast areas of Asia’s largest remaining rainforest
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India's missing children
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Rajini Vaidyanathan searches for one of the many Indian children trafficked into slavery
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US election: Divided nation
Sat 7 Nov 2020
Voters from across the country share their thoughts and feelings about the election
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Sicily’s prisoner fishermen
Thu 5 Nov 2020
Eighteen Sicilian fishermen are in jail in Benghazi, accused of fishing in Libya’s waters
