BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast

The Pull of Putin

Why do populist Western politicians want warmer relations with Russia?

The plight of unaccompanied migrant children stranded in Greece

The story of Dalida, an Egyptian-Italian singer, who is remembered for her tragic life

An investigation into discrimination based on skin tone - 'colourism' or 'shadeism'

A crash in the currency has left a critical lack of drugs, and left thousands desperate

Meet the refugees behind the microphones on Germany’s pioneering Refugee Radio Network

Aboriginal people share their words, wisdom and concern for the future of water

A master communicator with a passion for global development, the world has lost a legend

As birthrates fall and its population ages, can Japan avert a demographic disaster?

The Indian wildlife park that protects its animals by shooting suspected poachers