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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Imperial Echo
Wed 25 Apr 2018
The Commonwealth’s has its origins in the British Empire, what is its value now?
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The Response: China
Tue 24 Apr 2018
Stories direct from China sent using the smartphone technology in our pockets
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Corruption Incorporated: The Odebrecht Story
Sat 21 Apr 2018
Inside, ‘the largest foreign bribery case in history’
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The Mystery of Russia’s Lost Jihadi Brides
Thu 19 Apr 2018
How hundreds of Russian jihadi brides and their children vanished in Iraq
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Bermuda's Change of Heart
Wed 18 Apr 2018
How Bermuda has become the first country in the world to repeal same-sex marriage
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Islands on the Front Line
Tue 17 Apr 2018
How are the Solomons, remote islands in the Pacific, at the front line of climate change?
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The King and Kennedy Assassinations
Sat 14 Apr 2018
A 50th anniversary look at the murders of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy
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Lusaka Fire and Rescue
Tue 10 Apr 2018
The story of Zambia’s embattled firefighters facing flames, protests and thrown stones
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The King and Kennedy Assassinations
Mon 9 Apr 2018
And how their words and deeds continue to shape America
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Greece's Haven Hotel
Thu 5 Apr 2018
How is the city of Athens finding homes for the thousands of refugees who live there?
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Telling Tales: The Odyssey
Wed 4 Apr 2018
A difficult and long journey for both Odysseus and modern day refugees - caught in limbo
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Poking the Establishment
Tue 3 Apr 2018
Satire in the Arab world that targets social injustice, corruption and political leaders
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The Great Egg Freeze
Sun 1 Apr 2018
Moral, social and medical: the complexities of egg freezing as a company benefit
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Digging up the past in Catalonia
Thu 29 Mar 2018
Why is troubled Catalonia now opening up civil war mass graves?
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Telling Tales: The Sultan's Son and the Rich Man's Daughter
Wed 28 Mar 2018
A story from Zanzibar in which a young wife has to save her life and its resonance today
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Skiing Mount Lebanon
Tue 27 Mar 2018
The Lebanese ski resort, where people go to escape politics and enjoy winter sports
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Sisters of the Troubles
Sun 25 Mar 2018
The untold story of the role of Catholic nuns during Northern Ireland’s troubles
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Norway - A Community in Recovery
Thu 22 Mar 2018
Linda Pressly travels to Arctic Norway to investigate child sexual abuse
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Telling Tales: The Tohono O’odham Nation
Wed 21 Mar 2018
Retelling of an ancient Native American story and its resonance with contemporary issues
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The Magic of Fireflies
Tue 20 Mar 2018
Fireflies used to light up the Karachi night sky but now they only exist in folklore
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India’s Infamous Hospital
Thu 15 Mar 2018
Assignment speaks to witnesses of a tragedy in India that became infamous in community
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From the Steppes to the Stage
Wed 14 Mar 2018
How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom
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Grandma, Guyana and Me
Tue 13 Mar 2018
How migration has impacted on three generations of women in one family
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Russia’s ‘Fake’ Election
Thu 8 Mar 2018
Gabriel Gatehouse goes on the campaign trail with Ksenia Sobchak
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Her Story Made History: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Wed 7 Mar 2018
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa
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Remembering Rivonia
Tue 6 Mar 2018
Exclusive access to newly available recordings from The Rivonia Trial
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The Swedish Ambassador's Guide to Britain
Sat 3 Mar 2018
A postman, hairdresser and a farmer teach a top Swedish diplomat what it is to be British
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Sierra Leone: Blood Mining
Thu 1 Mar 2018
Ed Butler investigates untold stories of one of west Africa’s dramatic abuses of power
