BBC World Service - The Documentary Podcast

The runaway maids of Oman

A delicate rescue operation is helping hundreds of young African women trapped in Arabia

The remarkable stories of the children who act as interpreters for their deaf parents

Justin Rowlatt looks at the energy revolutions that drove human history

How food packages from American relief organisation CARE eased starvation after WW2

Health workers discuss abuse and death threats during the pandemic.

Ros Atkins looks at how the pandemic evolved this year

Recovery from a life-threatening illness doesn't always mean we know how to live again

The story of a cryptocurrency scam that cost two men in India their life savings

The mastery of fire by early humans and how it transformed our metabolism

The pressures on people’s mental health after caring for those who are sick or dying.