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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South America in the South Atlantic
Tue 29 Aug 2017
Exploring the often overlooked connections between the Falkland Islands and South America
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Counting Babies in Niger
Thu 24 Aug 2017
Niger has the highest fertility rate in the world and the government wants to change that
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Going Green in the Oil State
Wed 23 Aug 2017
Why are climate change sceptics in Republican Texas embracing renewable energy?
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Venezuela - A Week In The Life Of A Country In Chaos
Sat 19 Aug 2017
Examining the divided nation in the run-up to the recent Constituent Assembly vote
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Romania’s Webcam Boom
Thu 17 Aug 2017
Inside Romania’s live, web-camming world – the engine of the online sex industry
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Partion Voices: Aftermath
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Witnesses recall the aftermath of partition as former British territories were divided.
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Partition Voices: Division
Tue 15 Aug 2017
Kavita Puri hears the untold stories of those who witnessed India’s partition in 1947.
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Pakistan, Partition and The Present, Part Two
Wed 9 Aug 2017
Has Pakistan has lived up to the vision of its founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
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Pakistan, Partition and the Present - Part One
Tue 8 Aug 2017
The mass migration of 1947 and what that version of events says about the country now
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Last Call from Aleppo
Thu 3 Aug 2017
In besieged East Aleppo a terrified mother of three makes one last desperate phone call
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Hadraawi: The Somali Shakespeare
Wed 2 Aug 2017
Somali life and culture through the work of poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame 'Hadraawi'
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Being Bisexual
Tue 1 Aug 2017
Openly bisexual journalist Nichi Hodgson explores what it means to be bisexual
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Inside Transgender Pakistan
Mon 31 Jul 2017
Pakistan's Hijra, or third gender, community shun a new emerging transgender identity
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The children of partition
Mon 31 Jul 2017
The effects of the Partition of India in 1947 on generations of Indians
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Yangon Renaissance: Poets, Punks and Painters
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Inside Yangon as revealed through the artists, writers and musicians forging new Myanmar
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Stravinsky in South Africa
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Igor Stravinsky’s ground-breaking concert for a black audience at the height of apartheid
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Museum of Lost Objects: Delhi's Stolen Seat of Power
Sun 23 Jul 2017
The creation and capture of Mughal India’s coveted Peacock Throne
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If You're Going to San Francisco
Sat 22 Jul 2017
In the summer of 1967, thousands of hippies descended on San Francisco
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The Battle for Raqqa
Thu 20 Jul 2017
On the frontline with the female Kurdish fighters liberating Raqqa and themselves
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The End of Sand
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Our planet's sand reserves may be running out, with serious consequences for society
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Reclaiming Karachi
Thu 20 Jul 2017
Inspiring stories of change from the streets of Pakistan's largest city
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The Response: America’s Story - My 100 Days
Wed 19 Jul 2017
President Trump's first 100 days as seen by the residents of the city of Boise, Idaho
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The Response: America's Story - Immigration
Tue 18 Jul 2017
First-hand stories of migrants' journeys to America and what the Trump presidency means
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The Response: America's Story - Health
Mon 17 Jul 2017
Insights into the impact of Obamacare and what its repeal means for Americans
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The Response: America's Story - President Trump
Sun 16 Jul 2017
The real lives of Americans and what they want from their president
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Galapagos Islands: A Little World Within Itself
Sat 15 Jul 2017
Sarah Darwin follows Charles Darwin’s footsteps to see the Galapagos Islands
