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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The Benefits of Nakedness
Sun 26 Aug 2018
Dr Keon West explores the good and bad of shedding your clothes
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'Gone to Foreign' from Jamaica
Thu 23 Aug 2018
A life in limbo for two Britons. Not wanted in the UK and not wanted in Jamaica.
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Leonard Bernstein and Me
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Personal recollections of the legendary American conductor and composer
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Not Making Babies in South Korea
Thu 16 Aug 2018
Why does South Korea have the lowest fertility rate in the world?
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Where are You Going? Seoul
Tue 14 Aug 2018
The amazing stories of strangers in Seoul, uncovered by asking - Where are you going?
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Mo Salah: Football is Life
Sun 12 Aug 2018
How footballer Mo Salah is changing the world on and off the football pitch
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Euthanasia - Aurelia's Story
Thu 9 Aug 2018
Aurelia Brouwers had mental illness - when she died from euthanasia in Holland she was 29
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Where are you going? Hanoi
Tue 7 Aug 2018
Amazing stories in Vietnam are uncovered by asking strangers - Where are you going?
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Norway's Silent Scandal
Thu 2 Aug 2018
Norway's child protection system under scrutiny once again after expert's conviction.
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Where Are You Going?: Tokyo
Tue 31 Jul 2018
The amazing stories of strangers in Japan revealed by asking where they are going
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Central Park Calling
Sun 29 Jul 2018
The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more.
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The Life, Death and Life of Arkady Babchenko
Fri 27 Jul 2018
The resurrection of a murdered Kremlin critic in Ukraine.
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Harold Evans at 90
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Legendary newspaper man Harold Evans reveals his lifelong pursuit of the truth.
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Crypto Rico: Blockchain for a Broken Paradise
Tue 24 Jul 2018
Can a blockchain technology boom reboot the fate of hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico?
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Skateboarding is 60
Mon 23 Jul 2018
How a wooden board with four roller-skate wheels started a sub-culture across the globe
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Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Thu 19 Jul 2018
How much does the state of our teeth depend on what's in our bank balance?
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Kansas Child Politics
Thu 19 Jul 2018
With no lower age limit on running for Governor, Kansas teens are standing for the role.
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The Private Cities of Honduras
Wed 18 Jul 2018
Will the plan to privatise entire cities in Honduras work?
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Soft Power Seduction: China Lures Taiwan’s Youth
Tue 17 Jul 2018
Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?
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In Every Dream Home a Heartache
Sun 15 Jul 2018
Pakistani immigrants living in Oslo return to the Punjab to build their dream home
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The Thailand Cave Rescue
Fri 13 Jul 2018
The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand
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The Mafia Under the Spotlight
Thu 12 Jul 2018
The ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate is thought to be the most powerful global Mafia syndicate
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Inside the World of the Financial Dominatrix
Wed 11 Jul 2018
Exploring the idea that money is power by looking at the fetish of financial domination
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Nye Bevan: The Man Who Made the NHS
Tue 10 Jul 2018
The story of Labour politician Nye Bevan, who created Britain’s National Health Service
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Back Home from ISIS
Thu 5 Jul 2018
How do you deradicalise and reintergrate former ISIS members who have returned to the UK?
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Winning it Big
Wed 4 Jul 2018
Lottery jackpot winners around the globe on whether their windfall has made them happier
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Outsider's View of the NHS
Sun 1 Jul 2018
As the NHS reaches its 70th birthday how is it viewed by those who work within it?
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Back from the Brink
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Stories of entrepreneurs who have tried and failed – and are trying again
