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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Seaweed, Sex and Liberation
Thu 28 Jun 2018
Lucy Ash meets farmers of Paje, looking at ways they fight to save their livelihood
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Money Clinic: Nairobi
Wed 27 Jun 2018
A life coach invites couples in Nairobi to talk honestly about their finances
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Money Clinic: Miami
Tue 26 Jun 2018
A financial therapist invites couples in Miami to talk honestly about their finances
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Golden Passports
Thu 21 Jun 2018
MEPs have launched an investigation into 'Golden Passport' programmes across Europe
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Uganda: The Price of Marriage
Wed 20 Jun 2018
How weddings in Uganda are costing couples more than they bargained for
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What Would You Do With $100?
Tue 19 Jun 2018
What do our plans for spending $100 reveal about us and the buying power of money?
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What's Mine is Yours?
Sun 17 Jun 2018
What does the way you handle your finances say about your relationship?
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Guatemala – After the Fire
Thu 14 Jun 2018
Why did no one heed the loud warning bells about Virgen de la Asuncion?
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Sounds of the City
Wed 13 Jun 2018
The noisiest metro, 24-hour police sirens and throbbing music are features of Moscow city
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The Commission
Tue 12 Jun 2018
The Warren Commission was set up to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination
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You Can Handle The Truth
Sun 10 Jun 2018
Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?
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Escaping Europe
Thu 7 Jun 2018
Hundreds of Syrians are risking their lives to leave Europe & return home. But why?
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The Witch Hunts of Papua New Guinea
Thu 31 May 2018
Assignment follows one local man on his mission to save the “witches” of Papua New Guinea
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Is Eating Plants Wrong?
Wed 30 May 2018
Plant scientists claim that plants cannot just sense, but communicate, learn and remember
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Triple Score Wellington
Tue 29 May 2018
Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story
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The Day Hope Died: Remembering Robert Kennedy
Sun 27 May 2018
Why did Bobby Kennedy leave such a lasting impression on US politics and society?
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Zimbabwe - Where's Itai Dzamara?
Thu 24 May 2018
What happened to Itai Dzamara and can the government of Zimbabwe ever be trusted?
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Virtual Mothering
Tue 22 May 2018
Filipina migrant workers in the UK and their children tell their stories
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The Royal Wedding: The Story of the Day
Sat 19 May 2018
Highlights from Windsor on the day that saw Prince Harry marry Meghan Markel.
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Shades of Jewish in Israel
Thu 17 May 2018
Download the latest documentaries Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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The Macron Effect
Tue 15 May 2018
Emmanuel Macron’s first year in office and what he is doing for France – and Europe
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My Mixed Up World
Sun 13 May 2018
How do young people of mixed heritage decide what cultural and racial boxes they tick?
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China’s World Cup Dreams
Thu 10 May 2018
How a small rural school could help China achieve its World Cup dream
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Magical Money
Wed 9 May 2018
A new digital currency gold rush is sweeping the world but is the bubble about to burst?
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The Voices of the Amazon
Tue 8 May 2018
The indigenous Kuikuro people in Brazil share a day in their lives
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The Invisible Man of Britain’s Far Right
Thu 3 May 2018
An investigation into Jim Dowson, the front-man for the Knights Templar International.
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What Men Think: India
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Masculinity plays out against a backdrop of class, caste and a rapidly changing economy
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Western Sahara’s Champion Athlete
Thu 26 Apr 2018
Athletes prepare to run a marathon through the forgotten land of Western Sahara
