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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An Eton Experience
Wed 9 Mar 2016
Each year some of the poorest pupils in Britain enter Eton school on full scholarships...
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Found in Translation
Tue 8 Mar 2016
How a young Japanese translator Miwako Ozawa met tsunami survivor Hiromitsu Shinkawa
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America’s Angry Cowboys
Thu 3 Mar 2016
Neal Razzell reports on a growing dispute over public land in the United States
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The Gospel Truth - Part Two
Wed 2 Mar 2016
Was commercialisation responsible for the spread of gospel music beyond the black church?
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The Boda-Boda Boom - Part Two
Tue 1 Mar 2016
The start-ups in Kampala trying to make the boda-boda - motorcycle taxi- a safer industry
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The Christians Stranded in Thailand
Thu 25 Feb 2016
Chris Rogers goes undercover to investigate the treatment of asylum seekers in Thailand
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The Gospel Truth - Part One
Wed 24 Feb 2016
The journey of gospel music from the church to the charts
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The Boda-Boda Boom - Part One
Tue 23 Feb 2016
Alan Kasujja visits Uganda to explore the rise of the boda-boda - a motorcycle taxi
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Tropicalia - Revolution in Sound
Sun 21 Feb 2016
The enduring force of the Tropicalia movement which electrified Brazilian music
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Die Klassen: How Syrians Adapt to Life in Germany
Sun 21 Feb 2016
Germany offers language classes to new arrivals from Syria to help with integration
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Germany, at the Centre
Thu 18 Feb 2016
Chris Bowlby explores how Germany found itself at the centre of Europe's migration crisis
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Something Old, Something New
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Johny Pitts' dad is an African-American star and his mum's from the north of England.
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The Mechanic and the Mission
Tue 16 Feb 2016
The ex-mechanic in Benin whose mission is to help people with mental health problems.
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Trump vs the Republicans in New Hampshire: PJ O’Rourke on the Campaign Trail
Thu 11 Feb 2016
PJ O’Rourke is on the trail of Donald Trump in New Hampshire
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Cassandro - Queen of Lucha Libre
Tue 9 Feb 2016
The Mexican drag queen who is challenging the world of wrestling and ideas of masculinity
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Gaddafi and the Man with the Golden Gun
Thu 4 Feb 2016
Gatehouse goes in search for the gun seized by rebels when the dictator was captured
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Black Lives Matter: The Story of a Slogan
Sun 31 Jan 2016
Can the Black Lives Matter movement change America?
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Women in Love in Bangladesh
Thu 28 Jan 2016
Lipika Pelham on the extraordinary story behind Bangladesh’s first same sex wedding.
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Raising the Dead
Wed 27 Jan 2016
Music teacher Francesco Lotoro resurrects the music of Holocaust victims
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The New Face of Development
Sun 24 Jan 2016
Can the new Sustainable Development Goals eradicate poverty by 2030?
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Burying Chernobyl - Part Two
Wed 20 Jan 2016
Alla Kravchuk returns to Pripyat, Ukraine, now a ghost town following Chernobyl
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Molenbeek Through the Looking Glass
Thu 14 Jan 2016
Can Belgium solve the problems of the Brussels district dubbed 'Jihadi Central'?
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Burying Chernobyl - Part One
Wed 13 Jan 2016
Can the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in April 1986 be made safe?
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Red Lights and Red Lines: Prostitution in Europe
Sun 10 Jan 2016
Do different prostitution laws in Europe help sex trafficking to flourish?
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Brazil versus Sleaze
Thu 7 Jan 2016
Untangling the web of corruption in a forgotten corner of Brazil
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The Listening Project in Lebanon
Wed 6 Jan 2016
Life as a refugee after fleeing the war in Syria to make a new life in Lebanon
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The Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio
Tue 5 Jan 2016
The multi-ethnic orchestra in Rome that is a beacon of hope amid an immigration crisis
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A New Life 3 - Germany
New Year's Day 2016
The Dhnie family has arrived in Germany, but the difficulties of a new life begin.
