BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast

India’s Infamous Hospital

Assignment speaks to witnesses of a tragedy in India that became infamous in community

How baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaataar rose from the Monglian steppe to operatic stardom

How migration has impacted on three generations of women in one family

Gabriel Gatehouse goes on the campaign trail with Ksenia Sobchak

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa

Exclusive access to newly available recordings from The Rivonia Trial

A postman, hairdresser and a farmer teach a top Swedish diplomat what it is to be British

Ed Butler investigates untold stories of one of west Africa’s dramatic abuses of power

Shukria Barakzai was one of a handful of female MPs in Afghanistan to speak up for women

The novel ideas for senior housing and social care emerging in Japan