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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Missing and murdered: America’s forgotten native girls
Tue 3 Nov 2020
The shocking violence against Native American women
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US election: Race and policing
Sat 31 Oct 2020
Conversations with serving officers, Black Lives Matter protesters and former Neo-Nazis
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US election: Socially distant
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Two socially distanced views of the pre-election political landscape of America
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China's rocket man
Tue 27 Oct 2020
What does a pioneering scientist's story reveal about China and America?
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US election: Trucking and farming
Sat 24 Oct 2020
Truck drivers and farmers talk about the past four years of Trump presidency
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The British and their fish
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Grimsby, the once-mighty UK fishing port that hopes Brexit will bring a renaissance
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A perfect match
Tue 20 Oct 2020
The inequalities in US healthcare exposed through a deeply personal story
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The TikTok election
Sun 18 Oct 2020
Sophia Smith Galer finds out how TikTok could influence the outcome of the US election
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The Response USA: The return
Sat 17 Oct 2020
Americans consider how their lives have changed since the election of Donald Trump
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US election: Losing your job
Sat 17 Oct 2020
People across America talk about losing their jobs during the pandemic
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Dyslexia: Into adulthood
Tue 13 Oct 2020
Stella Sabin looks at the continuing impact of dyslexia in adult life
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Spitfire stories
Sun 11 Oct 2020
How a WW2 icon was made, piece by piece, against all odds. With historian Victoria Taylor
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US election: Testing positive for Covid-19
Sat 10 Oct 2020
Americans discuss President Trump's Covid-19 diagnosis
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Portland, prisons and white supremacy - part two
Thu 8 Oct 2020
How the death of a black teenager highlighted America’s struggle with white gang violence
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Dyslexia: Language and childhood
Tue 6 Oct 2020
Toby Withers explores how you can be dyslexic in one language, but not in another
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US Election 2020: Trump and coronavirus
Mon 5 Oct 2020
What have Americans made of President Trump's response to the pandemic?
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Portland, prisons and white supremacy - part one
Thu 1 Oct 2020
How the death of a black teenager highlighted America’s struggle with white gang violence
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Songs of the Humpback Whale
Tue 29 Sep 2020
The story of Roger Payne’s best-selling environmental album, released 50 years ago
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What has Nobel done for the World?
Sun 27 Sep 2020
What it takes to win a Nobel prize and what it means for the lives and careers of winners
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Coronavirus: Back to normal in Wuhan?
Sat 26 Sep 2020
What life is like now in the Chinese city where Covid-19 was first detected
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Poland's gay pride and prejudice
Thu 24 Sep 2020
The row over sexuality that threatens to unleash a culture war in Poland
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Coronavirus: Friendships during lockdown
Sat 19 Sep 2020
A conversation about friendships during the pandemic
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The trouble with Dutch cows
Thu 17 Sep 2020
Must the Netherlands' world-beating cows be sacrificed to save the country's environment?
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The shepherd and the settler
Wed 16 Sep 2020
A Palestinian shepherd fights for his livelihood under pressure from Israeli settlers
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Remembering those lost to Covid-19
Fri 11 Sep 2020
The stories behind the numbers in the coronavirus pandemic
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Accused of hacking the Pentagon
Wed 9 Sep 2020
This is what happened to my life when I was accused of hacking the Pentagon
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Why India is mad for motorbikes
Tue 8 Sep 2020
An investigation into the deep-seated and increasing passion for motorcycling in India
