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The Documentary Podcast Episodes

  1. Six Months in Captivity

    In September 2011, Judith and David Tebbutt set off to Kenya on holiday.

  2. Sisters of the Troubles

    The untold story of the role of Catholic nuns during Northern Ireland’s troubles

  3. Sisters in Science

    Penny Dale travels to Tanzania to explore the state of science and technology in one...

  4. Sister Aimee

    The story of Canadian-born Aimee Semple McPherson and how she went from farm girl to...

  5. Sir David Attenborough

    Wildlife film-makers and conservationists discuss the impact of Sir David's work

  6. Singing Morocco's new identity

    The young female stars of Gnawa music now challenging the boundaries of Moroccan identity

  7. Singing Morocco's new identity

    The young female stars of Gnawa music now challenging the boundaries of Moroccan identity

  8. Singing for Survival in Cucuta

    Down but not out in a Colombian border town, four Venezuelans pin their hopes on music.

  9. Singapore: Workers Without Borders

    Claudia Taranto visits Singapore, which is increasingly reliant on labour from abroad...

  10. Simpson Returns to China

    Programme one: The Road From Tiananmen charts John Simpson's return to modern China 19...

  11. Silence would be treason

    The last prison writings of Ken Saro-Wiwa in the run-up to his execution

  12. Sierra Leone's children of war

    What happened to Sierra Leone's child soldiers?

  13. Sierra Leone: The price of going home

    What happens to migrants who give up trying to reach Europe – and go home as failures?

  14. Sierra Leone: The diamond that saved a thousand lives

    In 2017, five men found the third largest diamond ever unearthed in West Africa

  15. Sierra Leone: The cocaine trail

    Ed Butler investigates one of Europe’s most wanted drug smugglers

  16. Sierra Leone: Blood Mining

    Ed Butler investigates untold stories of one of west Africa’s dramatic abuses of power

  17. Siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery

    One night of terror at Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery in July 2016

  18. Siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery

    One night of terror at Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery in July 2016.

  19. Sicily’s prisoner fishermen

    Eighteen Sicilian fishermen are in jail in Benghazi, accused of fishing in Libya’s waters

  20. Shrimps, saris and guns

    The village women in Bangladesh taking on the global shrimp industry to protect their land

  21. Short Changing the Planet

    The BBC World Service has been investigating the controversial issue of whether poor...

  22. Shipwreck

    Searching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck

  23. Shipping’s dirty secret

    Lifting the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of international shipbreaking

  24. Ship of Spies

    After allegations of torture and targeted killings, how can the CIA hope to repair its...

  25. Shifting Cultures: From paddock to plate

    The sisters embracing the environment, and sustainability into Australia's cattle farming

  26. Shepherd's Eye In The Sky

    Bola Mosuro meets the nomadic herders feeding Africa and fighting climate change

  27. Sheltering on the Night Bus

    Ahmed has spent much of the last three and a half years sleeping on London’s night...

  28. Shed Men

    Australian men are typically defined as confident and unassailable characters, but is...

  29. Sheba: Just Like Us?

    Primate experimentation: we may have the need, but do we have the right?

  30. Shea Gold

    The plight of rural women making shea butter in Ghana’s northern regions

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