BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast

The mixed beat

Nora Fakim takes a look at mixed identity and how it’s evolving over generations

We hear from countries struggle with vaccine hesitancy among their populations

As America’s biggest city emerges from the pandemic, Lucy Ash asks what’s changed

They are both feared and revered but what can we learn about bats?

How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication.

We hear from Israel, Italy and Russia as the debate around mask-wearing continues

Tricked, abused and trapped in a foreign land. Who will rescue the African maids of Oman?

Ishleen Kaur investigates abuse allegations at a yoga organisation she once called home

Have we learned how to permanently accelerate drug development?

What will be the biggest healthcare issue in the next decade?