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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Born Free, Killed by Hate in South Africa
Thu 28 Apr 2016
The story of Pasca, a young lesbian and how South Africa's rainbow nation has failed her.
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Forgetting Igbo
Tue 26 Apr 2016
The fall and rise of Igbo, one of West Africa’s most widely spoken languages
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Beyond Binary
Sun 24 Apr 2016
The movement of people who define themselves as ‘non-binary’ – not male, not female
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Forgotten Girls of Dhaka
Fri 22 Apr 2016
What does the future hold for the girls of the Duaripara slum in Dhaka?
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A Global Queen
Wed 20 Apr 2016
The role of British monarchs on the global stage including Elizabeth II
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Secret Lives
Sat 16 Apr 2016
What do our secrets tell us about who we are? And what happens when we reveal them?
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Where Are You Going? - Kolkata
Thu 14 Apr 2016
From the feminist Shakespeare enthusiast to the man dying of AIDS: we're in Kolkata
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Norway: Parents Against the State
Thu 14 Apr 2016
Norway's child protection policies are attracting sharp criticism both at home and abroad.
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Trading Hair
Wed 13 Apr 2016
Why women in India shave their natural hair and why South African women want to buy it
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The Afro-Mexicans
Sun 10 Apr 2016
Mexico’s black communities feel ignored and are using culture to fight for recognition.
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The Salon
Sat 9 Apr 2016
Intimate conversations between hairdressers and their clients around the world.
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The Panama Papers
Thu 7 Apr 2016
A major investigation reveals how the world's most notorious regimes get around sanctions
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Where Are You Going? - Amsterdam
Tue 5 Apr 2016
From the father and son who share a passion for firearms to one of the last hippies there
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Where Are You Going? - New York
Tue 5 Apr 2016
From a pigeon catching crack addict to the woman married to her cat. We're in New York.
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Default World
Sat 2 Apr 2016
How the ethics, philosophies and lifestyles of the tech elite influence the way we live
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Zaha Hadid - Dream Builder
Fri 1 Apr 2016
Zaha Hadid was the first woman and first Muslim to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Thai Buddhism - Monks, Mercs and Women
Thu 31 Mar 2016
The rifts and sexual politics challenging Thai Buddhism and its devotees.
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South Korea: The Silent Cultural Superpower - Part Two
Wed 30 Mar 2016
How South Korea's popular culture is leading to a raucous, more individualist culture
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What Should We Teach Our Kids?
Tue 29 Mar 2016
How should we be preparing schoolchildren today to find employment in the future?
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The Easter Rising 1916
Sun 27 Mar 2016
How six days of armed struggle in 1916 changed Irish and British history
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Romania: The Shepherds’ Revolt
Thu 24 Mar 2016
The shepherds protesting over what they see as a threat to their traditional way of life
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South Korea: The Silent Cultural Superpower - Part One
Wed 23 Mar 2016
From movies and TV to K-Pop, South Korean culture punches above its weight in East Asia
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A Swedish Tale
Tue 22 Mar 2016
How the northern Swedish town of Ånge is learning to live with 1,000 asylum seekers
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Chemsex
Sun 20 Mar 2016
The new sub-culture of sex and drugs that is growing amongst gay communities
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Ted Cruz - Republican
Sat 19 Mar 2016
The rise of Ted Cruz, the only man left who could thwart Donald Trump
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Hungary at the Cutting Edge
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Maria Margaronis examines Hungary's hardline response to migration in Europe
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Lynn Hill - 21st Century War Poet
Tue 15 Mar 2016
US Air Force veteran and poet Lynn Hill opens up the alien soul of 21st Century warfare
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Batman and Ethan
Tue 15 Mar 2016
The 10-year-old blind boy and gifted musician, learning echolocation from Daniel Kish
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Donald Trump: The People's Billionaire
Sat 12 Mar 2016
Donald Trump - billionaire, celebrity and now politician. Justin Webb tells his story
