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.
Episodes to download
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Assignment - The Bad Samaritan
Thu 21 May 2009
Until the end of last year Bernard Madoff was a highly respected financial guru and to...
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The Lost Voices of Tiananmen Square - part one
Tue 19 May 2009
James Miles, the BBC's China correspondent in 1989, was an eye-witness to the events...
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Freedom from Slavery in Mauritania
Mon 18 May 2009
Mauritania is a country with a tradition of slavery, but in August 2007 owning slaves...
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On the brink - part 2
Wed 13 May 2009
Continuing his award-winning reports for the BBC World Service, Michael Robinson looks...
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My World - The Infidelity Agency
Tue 12 May 2009
Vivek Kumar runs India's number one detective agency and business - investigating - is...
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West African Journeys - Part Four
Mon 11 May 2009
In the last of this four part series, Sorious Samura is in a fishing village near in...
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Friday Documentary: The Library Cart
Fri 8 May 2009
Exploring the world of an extraordinary individual. This week, we travel to Colombia a...
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On the brink - part 1
Tue 5 May 2009
Continuing his award-winning reports for the BBC World Service, Michael Robinson looks...
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Assignment - The Rich in Retreat
Fri 1 May 2009
Just one year ago Wall Street bankers enjoyed widespread regard, even veneration, in...
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West African Journeys - part three
Fri 1 May 2009
Award-winning journalist Sorious Samura heads back to his native West Africa for a his...
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The Secret Scientists part three
Wed 29 Apr 2009
Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at the legacy of scientists from the Islamic world.
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The Secret Scientists part two
Tue 21 Apr 2009
Jim Al-Khalili looks at the scientists from the Islamic world who created a legacy for...
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West African Journeys Part One
Mon 20 Apr 2009
Sorious Samura takes four journeys that explore the challenges and contradictions of...
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The Secret Scientists
Fri 17 Apr 2009
Jim Al-Khalili looks at the scientists from the Islamic world who created a legacy for...
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Escape from Eritrea Assignment
Thu 16 Apr 2009
The Eritrean government is turning its country into a giant prison, according to new...
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The Atrocity Archives part two
Mon 13 Apr 2009
In Guatemala four years ago, 80 million documents were discovered. They contained of...
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The Atrocity Archives part two
Mon 13 Apr 2009
In Guatemala four years ago, 80 million documents were discovered. They contained of...
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Keeping the Peace part one
Fri 10 Apr 2009
In 2003 peace was declared between the Liberian government and rebel groups.
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Keeping the Peace part one
Fri 10 Apr 2009
In 2003 peace was declared between the Liberian government and rebel groups.
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Kosovo's Disappeared
Wed 8 Apr 2009
Ten years after the war in Kosovo, Michael Montgomery returns to the region for...
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Kosovo's Disappeared
Wed 8 Apr 2009
Ten years after the war in Kosovo, Michael Montgomery returns to the region for...
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The Atrocity Archives part one
Mon 6 Apr 2009
In Guatemala four years ago, 80 million documents were discovered in a warehouse.
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The Atrocity Archives part one
Mon 6 Apr 2009
In Guatemala four years ago, 80 million documents were discovered in a warehouse.
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Culture Not Colour
Fri 3 Apr 2009
Jared Thomas is an Aboriginal Australian. Born of mixed race parents. We follow his of...
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Culture Not Colour
Fri 3 Apr 2009
Jared Thomas is an Aboriginal Australian. Born of mixed race parents. We follow his of...
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Assignment Turkey's Dirty War
Thu 2 Apr 2009
For twenty five years, Turkey fought a dirty war with Kurdish separatist insurgents.
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Assignment Turkey's Dirty War
Thu 2 Apr 2009
For twenty five years, Turkey fought a dirty war with Kurdish separatist insurgents.
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Obama's Pentagon
Mon 30 Mar 2009
Mark Urban asks if Barack Obama's presidency will see substantial reform at the Pentagon.
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Obama's Pentagon
Mon 30 Mar 2009
Mark Urban asks if Barack Obama's presidency will see substantial reform at the Pentagon.
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Chinua Achebe A Hero Returns
Wed 25 Mar 2009
Richard Dowden joins the greatest of all African novelists, Chinua Achebe, on his trip...
