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.
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Return to Ghana’s Oil City
Thu 9 May 2013
Rob Walker returns to the port of Takoradi, the hub for Ghana’s new oil industry, to...
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Egypt’s Challenge Part 3 (Making a Living)
Tue 7 May 2013
Shaimaa Khalil examines the state of Egypt’s economy two years after its revolution.
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Hazaras, Hatred and Pakistan
Thu 2 May 2013
Mobeen Azhar investigates violence against Pakistan’s Hazara minority in the city of...
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Egypt’s Challenge – Part 2 (Free to Speak)
Tue 30 Apr 2013
Shaimaa Khalil listens to the new voices of the Egyptian revolution. Under President...
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The Belarusian University in Exile
Thu 25 Apr 2013
Few dare to speak out in Belarus but the opposition has found a way of making it’s...
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Egypt’s Challenge Part 1 (Returning Home)
Tue 23 Apr 2013
As Egypt struggles with its new democracy, Shaimaa Khalil examines the dramatic facing...
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CEO Guru
Sat 20 Apr 2013
Top chief executives - including Lenovo's Chairman Liu Chuanzhi and Sir Martin Sorrell...
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Mexico Vigilantes
Thu 18 Apr 2013
In many parts of Mexico, insecurity has become the principle preoccupation for most...
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The Truth About Pope Francis
Sat 13 Apr 2013
Mark Dowd travels to Argentina to probe the background of the new Pope.
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Ukraine’s HIV/Aids Epidemic
Thu 11 Apr 2013
Ukraine is second only to Russia in having the highest infection rates in Europe.
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The Forgotten Black Cowboys
Tue 9 Apr 2013
Sarfraz Manzoor tells the story of the African American cowboys. How did they get out...
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The Bank That Brought Down Cyprus
Thu 4 Apr 2013
Simon Cox finds out from employees and executives at the now defunct Laiki Bank how in...
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Sisters in Science
Sat 30 Mar 2013
Penny Dale travels to Tanzania to explore the state of science and technology in one...
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Snitching in the USA
Thu 28 Mar 2013
Informants play a key role in the US justice system. But there are few regulations how...
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Studio in the Sand
Tue 26 Mar 2013
The music of refugee camps of the Saharawi people in Algeria and their efforts to to a...
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What If... We all had a car?
Sat 23 Mar 2013
As the number of cars on the road increases, how can they be developed to prevent and...
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Tunisia’s Harlem Shake
Thu 21 Mar 2013
How an internet dance craze has become a sometimes violent battleground between and in...
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What If... The Best Education
Tue 19 Mar 2013
Will a sophisticated revolution in online teaching - from the best universities on the...
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What if... The Next Tech Billionaires
Sat 16 Mar 2013
People with ideas flock to Silicon Valley, where innovation and invention are and are...
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Nepal: Getting Away With Murder
Thu 14 Mar 2013
The families of those who disappeared during Nepal’s civil war demand answers and...
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After Saddam
Tue 12 Mar 2013
Hugh Sykes visits the Marsh Arabs and Basra, occupied by British forces for six years.
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Red Dirt Dreaming - Part Two
Sat 9 Mar 2013
Neil Trevithick and Kirsti Melville drive south from the Kimberley into the area of 50...
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What If... We Could Shape our Lives
Sat 9 Mar 2013
As the future world faces huge changes in everything from family size to opportunities...
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What If... Women Ruled the World?
Fri 8 Mar 2013
Dee Dee Myers, former White House Press Secretary to Bill Clinton, looks at the US –...
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Escape from Sinai
Thu 7 Mar 2013
Every year thousands of young men and women make the treacherous journey from Eritrea...
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After Saddam - Part 1
Tue 5 Mar 2013
How have Iraqis' lives changed in the 10 years since an invasion toppled Saddam Hugh...
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In My Mother's Image
Sun 3 Mar 2013
The story of a photograph, a mother who died young and the desire to honour those and...
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Red Dirt Dreaming - Part One
Sat 2 Mar 2013
Neil Trevithick and Kirsti Melville journey across Western Australia to a pristine of...
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The Struggle for Land on Kenya’s Coast
Thu 28 Feb 2013
A separatist group on Kenya’s coast is calling on voters there to boycott the...
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The Drowning City
Tue 26 Feb 2013
How Hurricane Sandy prompted New York and other coastal cities to face the reality of...
