The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. Documentary storytelling 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. The best of documentary storytelling from the BBC World Service.
From conflict in the Middle East to the advance of AI, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines. Each week we dive into the minds of the world’s most creative people, take personal journeys into spirituality and connect people from across the globe to share how news stories are shaping their lives.
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Pity the Poor Soccer Stars
Tue 22 Jan 2013
Could better financial education be the key to providing for African footballers in...
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Tajik Drugs JAN 2013
Thu 17 Jan 2013
Rustam Qobil travels to remote border villages in Tajikistan to find out how are being...
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Pity the Poor Soccer Stars
Tue 15 Jan 2013
Why do so many African football stars go from rags to riches - and back to rags again?...
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Voices from the Ghetto
Mon 14 Jan 2013
Oyneg Shabbat was the contemporaneous and clandestine project to record the history,...
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India's Lost Girls
Thu 10 Jan 2013
Natalia Antelava investigates the trafficking of girls within India for sale into or...
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Europe Moves East
Tue 8 Jan 2013
Since 1989, the EU's centre of gravity has shifted from Western Europe - in particular...
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Japan Forced Confessions Jan 2013
Thu 3 Jan 2013
In Japan the majority of crimes are solved by the use of confessions. But there’s of...
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Greenland: To dig or not to dig
Wed 2 Jan 2013
James Fletcher asks if mining for rare earths and uranium will destroy Greenland's –...
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The Hackers
New Year's Day 2013
Governments, companies and criminals do it. But in recent years some of the highest...
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Changing Burma
Fri 28 Dec 2012
A guide to Burma’s extraordinary year. What are the challenges for 2013? James and...
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Burma Dec 2012
Thu 27 Dec 2012
New democratic freedoms are allowing farmers to protest as companies grab their land...
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Bollywood Breaking Barriers
Christmas Day 2012
Does the Bollywood film industry need to broaden its fanbase to appeal to non-Indian...
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Lullabies in the Arab World
Sat 22 Dec 2012
A look at the unique narratives and symbolism of the lullabies of the Arab world, are...
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Taxing America
Fri 21 Dec 2012
Is it true that Americans hate paying tax? Owen Bennett-Jones explores the reasons why...
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El Salvador Dec 2012
Thu 20 Dec 2012
El Salvador's violent street gangs have made a truce. The murder rate has plummeted,...
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Bollywood Breaking Barriers
Tue 18 Dec 2012
After 100 years of Bollywood cinematic magic, how are filmmakers dealing with India's...
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No Greater Love
Sat 15 Dec 2012
A powerful memorial to the bravery of an ordinary man Leigh Pitt, who saved a boy from...
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Argentina’s Numbers Game Dec 2012
Thu 13 Dec 2012
The IMF is threatening to throw Argentina out of the Fund if it doesn’t start for...
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The Cost of Doing Time
Tue 11 Dec 2012
Many ex-offenders in the US leave prison indebted to the courts. Why do one in five in...
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A Long Walk Into History
Sat 8 Dec 2012
Sol River talks to James Meredith, who walked into history as the first black student...
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US Prison Rape Dec 2012
Thu 6 Dec 2012
Linda Pressly investigates why rape and sexual abuse is so common in America's huge -...
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Decontaminating Halabja
Mon 3 Dec 2012
John Simpson looks back at the chemical weapons attack on the Kurdish town of Halabja,...
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The Language of Lullabies
Sat 1 Dec 2012
Exploring lullabies from around the world and their role in child development.
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Afghanistan’s Warlords Nov 2012
Thu 29 Nov 2012
In many remote areas of Afghanistan – where few foreign journalists have access -...
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Tehrangeles
Tue 27 Nov 2012
The largest Iranian community outside Iran can be found in the heart of LA.
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Sport and Crime in Trinidad Nov 2012
Thu 22 Nov 2012
Nina Robinson investigates whether the government of Trinidad and Tobago's initiative...
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Poor Reporting, Nov 2012
Tue 20 Nov 2012
What does it take to get people in the rich world engaged in the issue of global How...
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The Mayor of Mogadishu Nov 2012
Thu 15 Nov 2012
Andrew Harding joins Mohamed Ahmed Noor who, by request of the president, has returned...
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Influence By Degree
Tue 13 Nov 2012
Rob Broomby explores how British universities are adapting to commercial times and if...
