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.
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Canada’s Red River Murders
Wed 8 Apr 2015
More women and girls from Canada's Aboriginal population go missing or are murdered of...
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Australia's Afghan Cameleers - Part Two
Tue 7 Apr 2015
Dawood Azami talks to some of the descendants of the thousands of Afghan pioneers in...
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The Best Nightclub in Africa
Sat 4 Apr 2015
World renowned DJ Edu, aka The ‘Afro Boss’, is on a journey across Africa to how...
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Escaping Tanzania's 'cutting season'
Thu 2 Apr 2015
The story of a Tanzanian safe house, a place where girls find refuge from female - a...
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Sheltering on the Night Bus
Wed 1 Apr 2015
Ahmed has spent much of the last three and a half years sleeping on London’s night...
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Australia's Afghan Cameleers - Part One
Tue 31 Mar 2015
Dawood Azami focuses on the life and legacy of the Afghan cameleers, who first arrived...
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Fridgeonomics
Sun 29 Mar 2015
What’s in your fridge? That’s the question former BBC Africa Service editor Ohene...
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Lee Kuan Yew: The Man who Made Singapore
Sun 29 Mar 2015
Edward Stourton looks back at the remarkable life of Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed a...
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The Bizarre Workings of St Louis County Missouri
Thu 26 Mar 2015
Claire Bolderson reports on the tiny independent cities that make up St Louis County...
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Saving Gaza’s Grand Piano
Thu 26 Mar 2015
Tim Whewell tells the story of how Gaza's only grand piano is being restored and of -...
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On Language Location: Myanmar
Wed 25 Mar 2015
Formerly known as Burma, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is in a state of upheaval.
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Festival Time
Tue 24 Mar 2015
Indian Journalist Rupa Jha travels to her own state of Bihar, where nearly 10% of the...
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Understanding Ebola
Mon 23 Mar 2015
How did the disease originate & how was its deadly progress checked? Statistician Hans...
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Can Soup Change the World?
Sat 21 Mar 2015
Detroit Soup is an innovative crowdfunding dinner which has raised more than $85,000 -...
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Meeting the Houthis and Their Enemies in Yemen
Thu 19 Mar 2015
Lyse Doucet talks to journalist Safa al-Ahmad about her recent reporting trip to Yemen...
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On Language Location: Bhutan
Wed 18 Mar 2015
Bhutan is a landlocked country in the eastern Himalaya, best known as a Buddhist where...
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Living India - A Dalit's Tale
Tue 17 Mar 2015
Journalist Rupa Jha travels to her own state of Bihar, where nearly 10% of the now and...
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Can the World Get Rich Forever
Sun 15 Mar 2015
Theo Leggett looks at our apparent addiction to economic growth as the secret to and...
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Eritrea - Thurs
Thu 12 Mar 2015
Has Eritrea reached its Millenium Development Goals target early? BBC’s Yalda Hakim...
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Sasha's Song
Wed 11 Mar 2015
In a rapidly changing Russia, Sasha Tsaliuk continues to fight for the existence of...
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Living India - Bihar
Tue 10 Mar 2015
India is home to an extraordinary number of people, languages and religions, but one...
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ISIS: Looting for Terror
Thu 5 Mar 2015
As evidence grows that major historical sites are being looted in Syria, how much are...
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Sandhurst and the Sheikhs
Wed 4 Mar 2015
Four reigning Arab monarchs have passed through the UK's Royal Military Academy or its...
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Maskirovka: Deception Russian-Style
Tue 3 Mar 2015
Lucy Ash examines the Russian military strategy of deception, maskirovka, from the to...
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The Price of Inequality
Sun 1 Mar 2015
If the statistics can be believed, over the last 30 years the gap between rich and in...
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Gone
Wed 25 Feb 2015
As part of the BBC's A Richer World season, Rustam Qobil visits a desert where people...
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My Africa - Tanzania
Tue 24 Feb 2015
My Africa offers a series of inspiring snapshots of a continent working towards future...
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Batting for the Middle Kingdom
Thu 19 Feb 2015
The Chinese Cricket Association has set itself the target of achieving Test match and...
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Banished to Papua New Guinea
Thu 19 Feb 2015
Australia is one of the most popular destinations for asylum seekers escaping their...
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My Africa - Rwanda
Tue 17 Feb 2015
As part of the BBC's Richer World season, Alan Kasujja travels to three countries in a...
