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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Atomic States - Part One
Tue 12 Jul 2011
BBC Environment Correspondent Richard Black explores the history and likely future of...
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The Big House: Part Two
Sun 10 Jul 2011
Sharon Mascall follows 18 young Aboriginal men through a new rehabilitation programme...
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Assignment - Korea's People Smugglers
Thu 7 Jul 2011
Defecting from North Korea is a dangerous business. It comes at a high price and no of...
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America's Own Extremists - Part Two
Tue 5 Jul 2011
BBC Washington Correspondent Jonny Dymond, investigates why America is facing a threat...
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The Big House: Part One
Sat 2 Jul 2011
Sharon Mascall follows 18 young Aboriginal men through a new rehabilitation programme...
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The story of Rafiq Hariri
Thu 30 Jun 2011
Who was Rafiq Hariri and who might have wanted to kill him. Owen Bennett Jones reports...
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America's Own Extremists - Part One
Tue 28 Jun 2011
BBC Washington Correspondent Jonny Dymond, examines why some native born American are...
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Picturesque Street
Sat 25 Jun 2011
This year Russia is marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR.
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Assignment: Alzheimer's in Colombia
Thu 23 Jun 2011
An extended family in Colombia struck by hereditary and very early onset Alzheimer's a...
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Embracing The Dragon - Part Two
Tue 21 Jun 2011
Will Taiwan's new rapprochement with China bring opportunity, or hand Beijing control...
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Dot.Com Camps
Sat 18 Jun 2011
Ruth Evans reports on a unique dot.com venture providing jobs for the poor.
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Antigua beyond Stanford
Thu 16 Jun 2011
Emma Joseph reports for Assignment from Antigua on how people are rebuilding their two...
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Embracing The Dragon - Part One
Tue 14 Jun 2011
Will Taiwan's new rapprochement with China bring opportunity, or hand Beijing control...
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The Kill Factor: Part Two
Sat 11 Jun 2011
Soldiers who have killed in war at close quarters talk about how it affects them today.
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Assignment - Shaken Babies
Thu 9 Jun 2011
Shaken baby syndrome - the sudden and violent shaking of an infant which often results...
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Bubble Trouble? - Part Three
Tue 7 Jun 2011
Across the world the cost of basic commodities is soaring. Endless demand from China...
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The Kill Factor: Part One
Sat 4 Jun 2011
Soldiers who have killed in war at close quarters talk about how it affects them today.
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Assignment Inside California's Porn Industry
Thu 2 Jun 2011
California is the world's largest producer of commercial pornographic movies.
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Fifa - Football, Power and Politics
Wed 1 Jun 2011
David Goldblatt tells the turbulent story of Fifa, international football's governing...
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Bubble Trouble? - Part Two
Tue 31 May 2011
Across the world the cost of basic commodities is soaring. Endless demand from China...
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The Ancestors Are Calling
Sat 28 May 2011
The pressure on Lesego Mangwanyane - a South African journalist - to become a sangoma,...
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Assignment - Stalin's Toxic Legacy
Thu 26 May 2011
Twenty years on from the collapse of the Soviet Union the toxic legacy of its still on...
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Bubble Trouble? - Part One
Tue 24 May 2011
Across the world the cost of basic commodities is soaring. Endless demand from China...
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Assignment Calling for Change in Yemen
Thu 19 May 2011
For months Yemen has been the scene of widespread unrest and anti-government protests.
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Wars of Diplomacy: Part Two
Tue 17 May 2011
In the space of just over ten days in March 2011, the United Nations Security Council...
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Assignment - The Pakistan Connection
Thu 12 May 2011
The killing of Osama bin Laden has stirred deep suspicions about whether the Pakistani...
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Wars Of Diplomacy: Part One
Tue 10 May 2011
In the space of just over ten days in March 2011, the United Nations Security Council...
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Building on Sand: Part Two
Sat 7 May 2011
Jonathan Glancey looks at whether Dubai has a sustainable policy towards building in...
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Assignment - Mission Bin laden
Thu 5 May 2011
On a moonless night on Sunday May 1st, four American military helicopters descended on...
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Alive In Chernobyl: Part Two
Tue 3 May 2011
On the 25th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl power plant, Olga to...
