The Documentary Podcast Podcast
The best documentaries 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 documentaries 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.
From the global housing crisis to gerrymandering in US politics to the miracle doctor of Lourdes, we go beyond the headlines.
Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media.
Powered by the BBC World Service’s global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story – helping you see the world with greater clarity.
Episodes to download
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Dying to Talk
Sun 23 Apr 2017
People are sharing their thoughts and fears about dying at Death Cafes around the world
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#GrannyWisdom
Sat 22 Apr 2017
Young stars of social media share lessons in life from their grandmothers.
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Cuba’s Cancer Revolution
Thu 20 Apr 2017
In a revolutionary first, one of Cuba’s cancer treatments gets a US drug trial
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A Soldier's Eye View of Afghanistan
Sun 16 Apr 2017
Russian, American, British and Afghan soldiers talk about fighting in Afghanistan
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Walls and Peace
Sat 15 Apr 2017
Do separation walls and barriers work, or do they make problems worse?
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Extreme Selfies Russian Style
Thu 13 Apr 2017
Lucy Ash meets the young Russians taking death-defying photos to gain internet fame
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Celebrating Life at 117
Wed 12 Apr 2017
Great grandmother Elizabeth Gathoni Koinange celebrates her 117th birthday in Kenya
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Project Le Pen
Tue 11 Apr 2017
How far has Marine Le Pen detoxified the far-right legacy of France's Front National?
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Hong Kong’s Secret Dwellings
Thu 6 Apr 2017
The secret lives of the thousands of people who live on industrial sites in Hong Kong
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Myanmar's Sex Vote
Tue 4 Apr 2017
How Burmese MPs and sex workers are joining forces to improve lives
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Reflections on Terror: 50 Years Behind the Headlines
Sat 1 Apr 2017
Peter Taylor reflects on his 50-year career reporting terrorism
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Brazil’s modern-day Captains of the Sands
Fri 31 Mar 2017
A Brazilian novel about street children written 80 years ago still resonates today
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The Web Sheikh and the Muslim Mums
Wed 29 Mar 2017
Muslim mums discuss their fears of extremist Islam influencing their children
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A Failed Revolution
Tue 28 Mar 2017
Six years after protests began in Syria, Lina Sinjab explores why the revolution failed
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Horses for Courses
Sun 26 Mar 2017
The glamour, graft and glory at the most important thoroughbred horse auction on earth
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Freedom and Fear in Myanmar
Thu 23 Mar 2017
How the Burmese military stand accused of abusing Myanmar’s Muslims
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Songs for the Dead
Wed 15 Mar 2017
The role of Irish keeners - women who were paid to cry, wail and sing over the dead
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Dying for a Song
Sun 12 Mar 2017
The musicians being persecuted for raising their voices against repression
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In Search of Henk and Ingrid
Thu 9 Mar 2017
Why is the tolerant Netherlands home to a major anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party?
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Where Are You Going?
Tue 7 Mar 2017
Catherine Carr travels to Tijuana in Mexico, and asks strangers - where are you going?
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Poland and the Mysterious Murder of Jola Brzeska
Thu 2 Mar 2017
The Polish property scandal now being linked to a brutal and unsolved murder
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The Swedish Ambassador’s Guide to Eurovision
Wed 11 May 2016
Ahead of the world’s biggest song contest, a diplomat explains why pop is a secret weapon
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‘Islamic State’s’ Most Wanted
Thu 21 Apr 2016
The astonishing story of a group of young men who chose to resist ‘Islamic State’.
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The Great Tennis Fix
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Have the tennis authorities done enough to investigate allegations of match fixing?
