The Documentary Podcast Podcast
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.
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.
From the fightback against big surveillance in the US, to Ukraine’s “hell jumpers” to the story of life-saving peanut paste, we go beyond the headlines.
Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media.
Powered by the BBC World Service’s global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story – helping you see the world with greater clarity.
Episodes to download
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The Superlinguists: How to learn a language
Tue 9 Jul 2019
Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?
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Denmark's Migrant Ghettos
Thu 4 Jul 2019
Denmark's immigration policy is among the most controversial in western Europe.
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The Superlinguists: The polyglots
Tue 2 Jul 2019
Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?
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Interview with the Dalai Lama
Sun 30 Jun 2019
The Dalai Lama shares his thoughts on President Trump, Brexit, the EU and China
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Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part two
Sun 30 Jun 2019
Iraq’s female archaeologists return to Mosul to work on restoring their ancient heritage
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Marching to the coolest beat
Sat 29 Jun 2019
Students throw sabers and rifles in the American Sport of the Arts
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Marseille: France’s Crumbling City
Thu 27 Jun 2019
As its city centre falls apart, Marseille is facing a crisis.
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The magic fingers of Rashid Khan
Tue 25 Jun 2019
The life behind the magic fingers of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan
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Training to save the treasures of Iraq
Sun 23 Jun 2019
Eight female archaeologists from Mosul travel to London to train with the British Museum
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Dying from mistrust in Ukraine
Thu 20 Jun 2019
How mistrust of vaccine has brought a forgotten disease back to Europe
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Vaccination: The global picture
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Why do people hesitate over vaccinations around the world?
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Destination education
Tue 18 Jun 2019
Liyang Liu talks to Chinese school students studying in the UK
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Remembering Afghanistan's Elvis
Sun 16 Jun 2019
Ahmad Zahir died in 1979 yet his music still unites generations of Afghans
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Ticket to a new life
Sun 9 Jun 2019
Many Pacific Islanders enter New Zealand’s visa lottery. What happens to the winners?
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Praying for petrol
Sat 8 Jun 2019
How Mexico’s illegal petrol trade is creating a new culture through film, song and prayer
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Turkey’s political football
Thu 6 Jun 2019
How has rivalry on the football field reflected the political divisions in Turkey?
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Don't hide my son
Tue 4 Jun 2019
The Tanzanian mothers forced to hide their children with Down syndrome due to stigma
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Sudan’s white-coated uprising
Thu 30 May 2019
Sudan’s doctors on the frontline. The white-coated men and women who defied a president
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After the boats
Wed 29 May 2019
What happened to the Nigerian women trafficked to Europe during the migrant crisis?
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Beyond Borders: Seeking safety in Sweden and Germany
Sun 26 May 2019
The stories of six Syrian refugees across the world, followed over five years
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Amar: Alone in the world
Sat 25 May 2019
Amar was orphaned in an Iraqi bombing so who is the woman claiming he is her son?
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The undercover migrant
Thu 23 May 2019
The extraordinary story of a young man from Ghana going undercover on the migrant trail
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Beyond Borders: Seeking safety in Canada and Lebanon
Sun 19 May 2019
How Syrian refugees have found new lives in Canada and Lebanon
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Me, the refugee
Sun 19 May 2019
The story of a 12-year-old girl seeking asylum in a strange county – told from the inside
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Bolivia’s Mennonites, Justice and Renewal
Thu 16 May 2019
In 2009, Mennonite women in a far-flung Bolivian colony reported mass rape.
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Slavery's untold story
Tue 14 May 2019
Tayo Popoola discovers the story of the slaves owned by the Cherokee Indian tribe
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Left behind
Sun 12 May 2019
Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?