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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Baghdad Boy - Part Two
Wed 10 Nov 2010
Ali Abbas became an icon of the Iraq War when images of him with his arms amputated...
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Return to White Horse - Part Two
Mon 8 Nov 2010
"With the city being built here on our doorstep, I can look after the children and...
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The Battle of King Salmon - Part Two
Fri 5 Nov 2010
“If you say bye bye to that fountain of life you may as well say bye bye to my heritage.
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Assignment - Burma Votes
Thu 4 Nov 2010
The people of Burma go to the polls on November 7th for the first time in 20 years.
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Baghdad Boy - Part One
Wed 3 Nov 2010
Seven years after an American rocket attack destroyed his home, killed 16 members of...
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Return to White Horse - Part One
Mon 1 Nov 2010
"We took the decision to build a new city ten years ago. We had four objectives: and -...
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The Battle of King Salmon
Fri 29 Oct 2010
Nick Rankin reports from Alaska during the greatest wild salmon run in the world and...
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Assignment: Irish Anger
Thu 28 Oct 2010
As Ireland faces up to one of Europe's most punishing financial crises, Ed Butler at...
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The Other Guantanamo
Wed 27 Oct 2010
Travel writer Polly Evans goes to Guantanamo, Cuba, and talks to local people about...
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Assignment - Drugs and Power in Kyrgyzstan
Thu 21 Oct 2010
The BBC's Central Asia correspondent, Rayhan Demytrie, explores the relationship drugs...
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Great Expectations Part 4
Wed 20 Oct 2010
Organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games argue that its legacy will be felt for to come...
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Great Expectations Part 3
Wed 13 Oct 2010
It is two years to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games and the residents of a have...
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Four
Mon 11 Oct 2010
"I find it difficult to recognize famous people because they have very symmetrical faces.
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The City That Sacked Its Staff
Fri 8 Oct 2010
In the midst of a financial crisis, Maywood, a small city near Los Angeles, took the...
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Why Europe's Roma stay poor
Thu 7 Oct 2010
It’s halfway through the European ‘Decade of Roma inclusion’ but millions of in...
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Memory Wars - Silent No More
Wed 6 Oct 2010
Can oral history challenge or alter the official past of a nation? History is often to...
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Three
Mon 4 Oct 2010
"I have to choose between the fruit salad and the cream cake. Rationally, I know what...
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The Empire's Last Officers
Fri 1 Oct 2010
As a 23-year-old, young British colonial officer John Smith was put in charge of the...
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Assignment: Black and Single
Thu 30 Sep 2010
There's a tough marriage market in the US for single, college educated, black women.
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Assignment - Jamaica's Sprint Factory
Wed 29 Sep 2010
Jamaica has a reputation for producing world class athletes. Athletes are nurtured a...
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Memory Wars - The Ghosts of Europe
Wed 29 Sep 2010
Can oral history challenge or alter the official past of a nation? History is often to...
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part Two
Mon 27 Sep 2010
“When I wake up in the morning I think I’ve still got two normal arms and I have...
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The Magic Carpet Flight Manual
Fri 24 Sep 2010
Writer Cathy FitzGerald explores the past, present, and very real future of the magic...
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Assignment - American and Muslim
Thu 23 Sep 2010
With anti-Islamic sentiment on the rise in America, Claire Bolderson reports for on it...
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World Stories: Revolutions in Iran
Wed 22 Sep 2010
How does the spread of ideas impact individual lives, shape millions of minds, fuel is...
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Mysteries of the Brain - Part One
Mon 20 Sep 2010
"Why do we like and dislike certain foods? The most important thing in the tasting is...
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Seeking the Endgame - Part Two
Fri 17 Sep 2010
Chess fanatic Simon Terrington goes on a wide ranging journey and asks the question, a...
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Assignment - Senegal's Schoolboy Beggars
Thu 16 Sep 2010
Angus Crawford reports from Senegal for Assignment on what the government there is to...
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World Stories: The Children of Pedro Pan
Wed 15 Sep 2010
During operation Pedro Pan, 14,000 children were sent from Cuba by the parents for was...
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Zainab's Story
Mon 13 Sep 2010
"She walked in like a commander of the armed forces - despite the fact they had guns -...
