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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Our Missing Girls
Wed 14 May 2014
Finding Nigeria's missing girls has become a global cause with a massive online...
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Being Brazilian
Tue 13 May 2014
As the World’s media prepares to descend on Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, Julia...
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Law Behind Bars
Sat 10 May 2014
Most people who face criminal charges in Kenya go to court without a lawyer.
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Argentina: GMs’ New Frontline
Thu 8 May 2014
Across Argentina’s vast GM belt, there are claims of an on-going health crisis.
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Swinging Addis
Wed 7 May 2014
In the 1960s and early '70s, Addis Ababa's nightlife was electrified by a blend of and...
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Being Brazilian
Tue 6 May 2014
As the World’s media prepares to descend on Brazil for the 2014 World Cup, Julia the...
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The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Sat 3 May 2014
After the humiliations of World War Two, France was insistent on reasserting itself as...
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The Party of No
Thu 1 May 2014
Mark Mardell examines America's Grand Old Party which has been engaged in a civil war;...
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The Rise of the Arab Spring
Wed 30 Apr 2014
Egyptian author Tarek Osman examines the build up to the Arab Spring. As with the with...
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Massive Open Online Courses
Tue 29 Apr 2014
How is technology transforming education, and what will the classroom of the future to...
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Lighting Lagos
Thu 24 Apr 2014
Neal Razzell spends days and nights in Lagos with the electricity teams who are to to...
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The Rise of Islamism
Wed 23 Apr 2014
Eyptian author Tarek Osman explores the events which converged and led to the rise of...
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Learning with Videos and Video Games
Tue 22 Apr 2014
How technology is transforming education. How do children learn best? And have methods...
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Africans in the Holy Land
Sat 19 Apr 2014
The African quarter of Jerusalem, Ethiopian Jews returned to their ancient homeland to...
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Cambodia’s Gambling Boom
Thu 17 Apr 2014
Vietnamese now cross in their thousands to visit Cambodian border casinos.
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Rise and Fall of Arab Nationalism
Wed 16 Apr 2014
Tracing the history of the modern Arab world through some of the great political that...
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Preparing for Disaster
Tue 15 Apr 2014
Lu Olkowski reports on New York's growing 'prepper' movement - people who are fearful...
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Manchester: A City United
Sat 12 Apr 2014
How Manchester helped shape the modern age. Communism, free trade, the co-operative or...
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Central African Republic - A Road Through Hatred
Thu 10 Apr 2014
Can a unique friendship between two men of god end the killings in the Central African...
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The Rise and Fall of Arab Liberalism
Wed 9 Apr 2014
The history of the Arab world, including Egypt's 19th Century encounters with Europe...
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Mapping the Void
Tue 8 Apr 2014
How does being on a map affect your work, education and rights? Meet the The who are -...
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A Good Man in Rwanda
Sat 5 Apr 2014
The story of Capt Mbaye Diagne, one of the unsung heroes of Rwanda’s genocide.
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The Mystery of Flight 370
Fri 4 Apr 2014
How can an airplane go missing in the 21st Century and why - nearly a month after it -...
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Ukraine – The Criminal Paper Trail
Thu 3 Apr 2014
Lucy Ash talks to the Ukrainian volunteers and activists who are painstakingly a stash...
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Crypto Wars
Wed 2 Apr 2014
Hacking, security, encryption: Gordon Corera explores the history of the war between...
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Nigeria's Working Children
Tue 1 Apr 2014
Mustapha Mohammed meets Nigerian boys who have to work to support their families in of...
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The Education Revolution: Part Two
Tue 1 Apr 2014
Sarah Montague turns her attention to universities, in particular, to MOOCs (Massive...
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The Man Who Went Looking For Freedom
Mon 31 Mar 2014
In 1983 at the height of the deprivations and repression of Nicolae Ceausescu's regime...
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Guns in America
Sat 29 Mar 2014
More gun deaths are due to suicide than homicide in the US. But what happens to the to...
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The Missing Migrants
Sat 29 Mar 2014
Each year, thousands of Latin American migrants illegally cross the US border via a...
