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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A life alone
Tue 2 Oct 2018
An exploration of loneliness – seen through the eyes of one 94-year-old woman
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The Children of Belsen
Sun 30 Sep 2018
A survivor of the Holocaust reunites with her 15-year-old self via BBC archive recordings
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Macedonia: What’s in a Name?
Thu 27 Sep 2018
The name ‘Macedonia’ is disputed by two neighbouring nations. That may be about to change
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Model X
Tue 25 Sep 2018
Spartan conditions and demanding casting directors - the challenges of aspiring models
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Generation Identity
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Simon Cox investigates a new far right youth organisation in Europe, Generation Identity.
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: National International
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Tales of colourful figures from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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The Changing Face of Procreation: Assisted Reproduction
Tue 18 Sep 2018
How humans make babies could be about to change, thanks to IVF and reproductive tech
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Iceland: What Happened Next?
Sun 16 Sep 2018
One small country and the legacy of a local crisis that went global
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Chile - Sexual Abuse, Secrets and Lies
Thu 13 Sep 2018
Dark secrets of Chile's Catholic Church - one of South America's devout congregations
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Lasting Fame
Wed 12 Sep 2018
How the late Victorian institution has remained relevant in the internet age
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The New World Of Reproduction
Tue 11 Sep 2018
Forty years after the first IVF baby, Krupa Padhy explores how human beings procreate
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Conflict Comedy
Tue 4 Sep 2018
How has comedy helped Northern Ireland cope with conflict and move on?
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Uganda's Prison Farms
Mon 3 Sep 2018
'He was using prisoners like oxen' - an ex-convict recalls life on a Ugandan prison farm.
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The Life and Times of Senator John McCain
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Anthony Zurcher looks back at the life and career of US Senator John McCain.
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The Benefits of Nakedness
Sun 26 Aug 2018
Dr Keon West explores the good and bad of shedding your clothes
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'Gone to Foreign' from Jamaica
Thu 23 Aug 2018
A life in limbo for two Britons. Not wanted in the UK and not wanted in Jamaica.
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Leonard Bernstein and Me
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Personal recollections of the legendary American conductor and composer
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Not Making Babies in South Korea
Thu 16 Aug 2018
Why does South Korea have the lowest fertility rate in the world?
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Where are You Going? Seoul
Tue 14 Aug 2018
The amazing stories of strangers in Seoul, uncovered by asking - Where are you going?
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Mo Salah: Football is Life
Sun 12 Aug 2018
How footballer Mo Salah is changing the world on and off the football pitch
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Euthanasia - Aurelia's Story
Thu 9 Aug 2018
Aurelia Brouwers had mental illness - when she died from euthanasia in Holland she was 29
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Where are you going? Hanoi
Tue 7 Aug 2018
Amazing stories in Vietnam are uncovered by asking strangers - Where are you going?
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Norway's Silent Scandal
Thu 2 Aug 2018
Norway's child protection system under scrutiny once again after expert's conviction.
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Where Are You Going?: Tokyo
Tue 31 Jul 2018
The amazing stories of strangers in Japan revealed by asking where they are going
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Central Park Calling
Sun 29 Jul 2018
The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more.
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The Life, Death and Life of Arkady Babchenko
Fri 27 Jul 2018
The resurrection of a murdered Kremlin critic in Ukraine.
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Harold Evans at 90
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Legendary newspaper man Harold Evans reveals his lifelong pursuit of the truth.
