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.
Episodes to download
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Who's Holding the Baby?
Thu 22 Oct 1013
Childcare - its costs and its developmental implications - has become one of the most...
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Debt Threat Part 2
Sun 7 Dec 2008
The dangers of the present crisis turning into a full scale recession, and at the of...
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Only One Bakira
Thu 4 Dec 2008
Bakira Hasecic is unrelenting in her pursuit of the war criminals of the Bosnian war.
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World Mayor
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Mayors of cities from Helsinki to Bogota, Los Angeles to Cape Town on delivering change
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The Pull of Putin
Sun 26 Feb 2017
Why do populist Western politicians want warmer relations with Russia?
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Greece’s Forgotten Teenagers
Fri 24 Feb 2017
The plight of unaccompanied migrant children stranded in Greece
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Dalida - A Life Unbearable
Wed 22 Feb 2017
The story of Dalida, an Egyptian-Italian singer, who is remembered for her tragic life
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Michelle Obama: 'Black Like Me'
Mon 20 Feb 2017
An investigation into discrimination based on skin tone - 'colourism' or 'shadeism'
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Desperate for Meds in Egypt
Thu 16 Feb 2017
A crash in the currency has left a critical lack of drugs, and left thousands desperate
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Hope Speaks Out
Wed 15 Feb 2017
Meet the refugees behind the microphones on Germany’s pioneering Refugee Radio Network
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Living Water
Tue 14 Feb 2017
Aboriginal people share their words, wisdom and concern for the future of water
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Hans Rosling - the Extraordinary Life of a Statistical Guru
Mon 13 Feb 2017
A master communicator with a passion for global development, the world has lost a legend
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No Babies in Japan
Sun 12 Feb 2017
As birthrates fall and its population ages, can Japan avert a demographic disaster?
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Killing for Conservation in India
Thu 9 Feb 2017
The Indian wildlife park that protects its animals by shooting suspected poachers
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Inside Real Madrid
Wed 8 Feb 2017
An exclusive behind-the-scenes analysis of the world's most valuable football club.
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The Colony
Tue 7 Feb 2017
America’s lost history of eugenics through the eyes of its last remaining survivors
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Solving Water Scarcity - Bermuda, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Rainwater is collected from roofs, drains into a tank and is then pumped towards taps
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Cutting Poverty - Peru, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Economic growth benefits the poorest families in Peru
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Gun Control - Japan, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Futons and martial arts-trained police play a part in Japan's low gun crime
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'State Feminism' - Tunisia, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
A Muslim country with a cosmopolitan outlook, Tunisia is both liberal and conservative
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A Model for Teaching Maths - Shanghai, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Becoming a maths master is within reach for every pupil taught this way
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Australia - Curbing Smoking, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Anti-smoking messages come at Australians from all angles. Only 13% of them smoke
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Unarmed Black Male
Thu 2 Feb 2017
Did a white US police officer break the law by shooting dead an unarmed black youth?
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Chimp Smuggling
Wed 1 Feb 2017
The illegal trade in baby chimpanzees, exported as pets or to private zoos
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Atom Man
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Former US Secretary of Defence William J Perry on nuclear security in our changing world
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The Rise of RB Leipzig
Fri 27 Jan 2017
RB Leipzig, the saviour of a city or the unacceptable commercial face of football?
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A Little Bit Pregnant
Wed 25 Jan 2017
The proposed abortion reform that has divided Malawian society
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The Friday Game
Tue 24 Jan 2017
Far from family, a group of Indian migrants in Dubai become brothers on the cricket pitch
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Talking Sport - 90 Years of Commentary
Sun 22 Jan 2017
The 90th anniversary of the BBC’s first radio football commentary in 1927
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After Obama Care – Health under Trump
Thu 19 Jan 2017
What will new President Trump do about healthcare in the United States?
