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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South Africa's Born Frees at 25
Tue 23 Apr 2019
South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power
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Restoring Brazil's National Treasure
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Can the treasures lost when Brazil's National Museum burnt down be salvaged or replaced?
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Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese
Tue 16 Apr 2019
Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China
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New York City’s pirates of the air
Sat 13 Apr 2019
The secretive radio stations that link the Big Apple’s vibrant migrant communities
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Order! Order!
Sat 13 Apr 2019
Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament
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Poland's partisan ghosts
Thu 11 Apr 2019
For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers
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India's forbidden love
Tue 9 Apr 2019
How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India
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Will AI kill development?
Sat 6 Apr 2019
Will robotisation prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity?
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Nepal Fights Foreign Paedophiles
Thu 4 Apr 2019
Hunting western paedophiles is a priority for a new police unit in Nepal
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Will China and America go to war?
Wed 3 Apr 2019
Will the competition between China and the US inevitably lead to military conflict?
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Not #MeToo, I'm French
Tue 2 Apr 2019
Helene Daouphars asks why #MeToo was so controversial in France.
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The Romanian Wave
Wed 27 Mar 2019
Romanians work right across the UK economy. So why do they get such a bad press?
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Where are you going? - London
Tue 26 Mar 2019
People in London are asked where they are going to reveal hidden truths about their lives
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RoboLife
Sun 24 Mar 2019
Exploring the growing role of robots in education and elderly care in Singapore and Japan
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The crypto factor: the winners and losers in virtual investment
Thu 21 Mar 2019
Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?
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India and how it sees Britain
Wed 20 Mar 2019
In a series of five programmes, Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain
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Where are you going? - Belfast
Tue 19 Mar 2019
In Belfast, strangers are asked where they are going to reveal insights into their lives
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Can you murder a robot?
Sun 17 Mar 2019
Robots are designed to help us, so why do humans like to hurt them?
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Abandoned in the Amazon
Thu 14 Mar 2019
The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest
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Canada and how it sees Britain
Wed 13 Mar 2019
Denys Arcand, Madeleine Thienand and Chrystia Freeland share their views of Britain
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Where are you going? - Cardiff
Tue 12 Mar 2019
One question reveals hidden truths about the lives of strangers in Cardiff
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The Slumlords of Nairobi
Sun 10 Mar 2019
Anne Soy investigates why there is no business like slum business
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The Church of Denmark abuse scandal
Thu 7 Mar 2019
How a Church of Denmark priest sexually abused children for a decade without detection.
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Nigeria and how it sees Britain
Wed 6 Mar 2019
Wole Soyinka, Yeni Kuti daughter of Fela Kuti; and Muhammadu Sanusi II on Britain
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Where Are You Going? - Glasgow
Tue 5 Mar 2019
One question reveals hidden truths about the lives of strangers around the world
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We Intend to Cause Havoc
Sat 2 Mar 2019
Emmanuel 'Jagari' Chanda, Zambia’s first rock star tells his story and that of Zamrock
