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The Documentary Episodes

  1. Today 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Israel and the Palestinians: 5: From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  2. Today 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    Israel and the Palestinians: 5: From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  3. Today 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    Israel and the Palestinians: 5: From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  4. Tomorrow 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

  5. Tomorrow 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  6. Tomorrow 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  7. Saturday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Israel and the Palestinians: 5: From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  8. Saturday 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital

  9. Saturday 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Israel and the Palestinians: 5: From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  10. Saturday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Israel and the Palestinians: 5: From WW2 to the First Arab-Israeli war

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  11. Saturday 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  12. Sunday 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service & Live News

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  13. Sunday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  14. Sunday 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  15. Sunday 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  16. Sunday 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  17. Sunday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  18. Next Wednesday 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  19. Next Wednesday 09:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    British Music's Caribbean Roots

    The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream.

  20. Next Wednesday 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  21. Next Wednesday 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  22. Next Wednesday 15:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    British Music's Caribbean Roots

    The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream.

  23. Next Wednesday 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  24. Next Wednesday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  25. Next Wednesday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  26. Next Wednesday 23:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    British Music's Caribbean Roots

    The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream.

  27. Next Wednesday 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  28. Next Thursday 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities

  29. Next Thursday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  30. Next Thursday 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  31. Sat 1 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  32. Sat 1 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  33. Sat 1 Aug 2026 18:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Sound of Soft Power

    Does the world still need international radio as a tool of soft power?

  34. Sat 1 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  35. Sat 1 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  36. Sun 2 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  37. Sun 2 Aug 2026 08:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    The Sound of Soft Power

    Does the world still need international radio as a tool of soft power? (R)

  38. Sun 2 Aug 2026 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East Asia & South Asia

    The Sound of Soft Power

    Does the world still need international radio as a tool of soft power? (R)

  39. Sun 2 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  40. Sun 2 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  41. Wed 5 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  42. Wed 5 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  43. Wed 5 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  44. Wed 5 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  45. Wed 5 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  46. Thu 6 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies.

  47. Thu 6 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  48. Thu 6 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  49. Sat 8 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  50. Sat 8 Aug 2026 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel

  51. Sat 8 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  52. Sat 8 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  53. Sat 8 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  54. Sun 9 Aug 2026 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  55. Sun 9 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  56. Sun 9 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  57. Sun 9 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  58. Sun 9 Aug 2026 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  59. Sun 9 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  60. Wed 12 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  61. Wed 12 Aug 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  62. Wed 12 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  63. Wed 12 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  64. Wed 12 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  65. Wed 12 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  66. Wed 12 Aug 2026 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  67. Thu 13 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace?

  68. Thu 13 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  69. Thu 13 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  70. Sat 15 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  71. Sat 15 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  72. Sat 15 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  73. Sat 15 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  74. Sun 16 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  75. Sun 16 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  76. Sun 16 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  77. Wed 19 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  78. Wed 19 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  79. Wed 19 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  80. Wed 19 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  81. Wed 19 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  82. Thu 20 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting

  83. Thu 20 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  84. Thu 20 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  85. Sat 22 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  86. Sat 22 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  87. Sat 22 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  88. Sat 22 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  89. Sun 23 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  90. Sun 23 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  91. Sun 23 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  92. Wed 26 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  93. Wed 26 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  94. Wed 2 Sep 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)