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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BBC OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Former inmates of the notorious Saydnaya share their experiences of Assad’s brutal regime
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Heart and Soul: Antisemitism in Turkey
Fri 20 Dec 2024
The rising antisemitism faced by the Jewish community in Turkey
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Footprints: How did human feet get washed up on the west coast of Canada and the US?
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Since 2007, more than 20 human feet have washed up on the shores of Canada and the US
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Assignment: Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw
Tue 17 Dec 2024
President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?
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In the Studio: Creating Selfridges’ Christmas windows
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Behind the scenes with the teams designing the London store’s festive windows
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The Fifth Floor: Fleeing Chechnya
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Why do some young women in Chechnya decide to leave everything behind?
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BBC OS Conversations: Syrians after the fall of Assad
Sat 14 Dec 2024
After 50 years of dictatorship, Syrians have their voices back
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Heart and Soul: Black Madonnas
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Searching for the origins of images of black representations of the Virgin Mary
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Srebrenica’s forgotten refugees
Thu 12 Dec 2024
In Bosnia's Tuzla region, survivors of the war are still living in refugee camps
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Introducing World of Secrets S6: The bad guru
Wed 11 Dec 2024
The search for inner peace through yoga leads Miranda into a dark, hidden world
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Assignment: Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold?
Tue 10 Dec 2024
The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea
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Bonus: The Food Chain is 10!
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Celebrating 10 years of The Food Chain with some of our favourite moments
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Morse code: Ready to transmit
Sun 8 Dec 2024
At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors battle to be the fastest
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The Fifth Floor: Javier Milei's first year in power
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Argentina's president promised to cut spending with his infamous chainsaw. Did it work?
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BBC OS Conversations: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Residents in Israel and Lebanon share their experiences, hopes and fears
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Heart and Soul: Should I change my name?
Fri 6 Dec 2024
Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals
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Over the fence: From Turkey into the EU
Fri 6 Dec 2024
How more people are reaching the EU from Turkey, and the efforts to police this movement
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The Global Jigsaw: The rebels who retook Aleppo
Wed 4 Dec 2024
A shock offensive turned Syria’s forgotten conflict into hot war
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Assignment: France - trouble on the vine
Tue 3 Dec 2024
How climate, finances and changing habits has brought French wine-makers to the brink
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Blood on the shelves
Mon 2 Dec 2024
How tomato paste made with forced labour in China is likely to be in supermarkets
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In the Studio: The rebuilding of Notre Dame
Sun 1 Dec 2024
Agnès Poirier follows the craftspeople reconstructing France's famous gothic cathedral
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The Fifth Floor: Russia's runaway soldiers
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Russian soldiers are fleeing in record numbers. How should the West treat them?
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BBC OS Conversations: Life in Ukraine after 1000 days of war
Sat 30 Nov 2024
Ukrainians share their experiences of the war
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Heart and Soul: At the end of the wall
Fri 29 Nov 2024
At the end of America’s border wall, James Naughtie meets the people helping migrants
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The Cultural Frontline: James Baldwin centenary
Thu 28 Nov 2024
How the works of US writer and activist James Baldwin still resonate 100 years on
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Bonus: The Conflict
Wed 27 Nov 2024
We take a look at what history can teach us about the conflict in the Middle East
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Assignment: Afghanistan - our whole life is a secret
Tue 26 Nov 2024
One young woman's story from Taliban controlled Afghanistan
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In the Studio: Brian Eno
Mon 25 Nov 2024
Legendary musician, composer and producer Brian Eno on technique and inspiration in nature