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The Documentary Podcast Episodes

  1. The Party of No

    Mark Mardell examines America's Grand Old Party which has been engaged in a civil war;...

  2. The Pardon Game

    A US president has a constitutional and inalienable right to grant pardons. Bush.

  3. The Parallel Universe of Russia’s War

    How were Russians persuaded to support a war against their closest neighbour Ukraine?

  4. The Panama Papers

    A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions

  5. The Palace of Shame

    The imperial summer palace in Beijing was looted and destroyed by French and British...

  6. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: National International

    Tales of colourful figures from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

  7. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Lasting Fame

    How the late Victorian institution has remained relevant in the internet age

  8. The other side of death row

    What affect does having a relative facing execution have on families of the condemned?

  9. The Other Internet

    China patrols its cyberspace carefully. The government there closes down hundreds of...

  10. The Other Guantanamo

    Travel writer Polly Evans goes to Guantanamo, Cuba, and talks to local people about...

  11. The Other Guantanamo

    Award-winning travel writer Polly Evans goes in search of the other Guantanamo, to and...

  12. The other caliphate

    The Philippines’ fight to contain Islamist extremism in the wake of the Marawi siege

  13. The Origins of the American Dream

    Exploring the meaning of The American Dream, and how it began

  14. The orgasm gap

    What should we be taught about sexual pleasure?

  15. The Organ Harvesters

    How did a young man in Nigeria get caught up in an international plot?

  16. The Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio

    The multi-ethnic orchestra in Rome that is a beacon of hope amid an immigration crisis

  17. The Odyssey of General Anders' Army

    Many thousands of Polish people took a chance to escape Soviet gulags by joining an army

  18. The Number One Ladies’ Landmine Agency

    The Sahrawi women clearing up unexploded bombs left in the world's longest minefield

  19. The Nowhere Man

    Meet Muhammad Idrees Idrees, the man who overstayed his Indian visa and was stripped...

  20. The Night Witches of World War Two

    The all-female Soviet combat unit which terrorised German forces using wooden biplanes

  21. The night Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons

    Why did Ukraine give up its nuclear weapons in 1994 and how did it shape the world today?

  22. The Next Pope

    What kind of Pope does the Catholic Church need? A conservative or a reformer? Dan and...

  23. The next Paralympians

    The trailblazing sports stars with a learning disability and the barriers they face

  24. The New World Of Reproduction

    Forty years after the first IVF baby, Krupa Padhy explores how human beings procreate

  25. The New Vikings

    In recent years, sperm has been shipped out of Denmark at an astonishing rate, of - in...

  26. The New Ottomans Part Two

    Turkey's new relationships with its traditional allies - the Balkans, North Africa and...

  27. The New Ottomans Part 3

    Turkish businessmen have been rapidly rebuilding their links with the Balkan states as...

  28. The new Germans

    Damien McGuinness talks to a generation of refugees in Germany now becoming citizens

  29. The New Face of Development

    Can the new Sustainable Development Goals eradicate poverty by 2030?

  30. The Netherlands: 10 new cities?

    The Netherlands is experiencing a housing crisis. Could 10 new cities be the answer?

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