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The Documentary Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Balfour Declaration to the Arab Revolt

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  2. Tomorrow 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Balfour Declaration to the Arab Revolt

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  3. Tomorrow 18:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Agony and ecstasy: A history of penalty shootouts

    What makes a penalty shootout so dramatic? (R)

  4. Tomorrow 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Israel and the Palestinians: 4. The Balfour Declaration to the Arab Revolt

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  5. Tomorrow 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Chinese Fentanyl King

    How did a graduate from China’s top university become an alleged drug kingpin in Mexico? (R)

  6. Sunday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    The Chinese Fentanyl King

    How did a graduate from China’s top university become an alleged drug kingpin in Mexico? (R)

  7. Sunday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    Agony and ecstasy: A history of penalty shootouts

    What makes a penalty shootout so dramatic? (R)

  8. Sunday 11:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East Asia & South Asia

    Agony and ecstasy: A history of penalty shootouts

    What makes a penalty shootout so dramatic? (R)

  9. Sunday 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Chinese Fentanyl King

    How did a graduate from China’s top university become an alleged drug kingpin in Mexico? (R)

  10. Sunday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Chinese Fentanyl King

    How did a graduate from China’s top university become an alleged drug kingpin in Mexico? (R)

  11. Wednesday 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  12. Wednesday 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  13. Wednesday 14:30GMT
    BBC Radio 4

    The Dream Makers

    Anand Jagatia investigates Dream engineering and what it could mean for how we dream.

  14. Wednesday 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  15. Wednesday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  16. Wednesday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  17. Next Thursday 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act

  18. Next Thursday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  19. Next Thursday 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  20. Next Saturday 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  21. Next Saturday 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital

  22. Next Saturday 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  23. Next Saturday 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  24. Next Saturday 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  25. Sun 26 Jul 2026 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service & Live News

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  26. Sun 26 Jul 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  27. Sun 26 Jul 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  28. Sun 26 Jul 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  29. Sun 26 Jul 2026 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  30. Sun 26 Jul 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Love on trial: India’s age of consent controversy

    Brishbhanu Baruah examines India's Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (R)

  31. Tue 28 Jul 2026 20:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4

    The Dream Makers

    Anand Jagatia investigates Dream engineering and what it could mean for how we dream.

  32. Wed 29 Jul 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  33. Wed 29 Jul 2026 09:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    British Music's Caribbean Roots

    The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream.

  34. Wed 29 Jul 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  35. Wed 29 Jul 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  36. Wed 29 Jul 2026 15:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    British Music's Caribbean Roots

    The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream.

  37. Wed 29 Jul 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  38. Wed 29 Jul 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  39. Wed 29 Jul 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  40. Wed 29 Jul 2026 23:00GMT
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

    British Music's Caribbean Roots

    The colourful roots of how British black music has entered the mainstream.

  41. Wed 29 Jul 2026 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Driving Across The Divide

    Israeli volunteers meeting ill Palestinians at the border to drive them to hospital (R)

  42. Thu 30 Jul 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities

  43. Thu 30 Jul 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  44. Thu 30 Jul 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  45. Sat 1 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  46. Sat 1 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  47. Sat 1 Aug 2026 18:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Sound of Soft Power

    Does the world still need international radio as a tool of soft power?

  48. Sat 1 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  49. Sat 1 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  50. Sun 2 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  51. Sun 2 Aug 2026 08:06GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia, South Asia & East Asia only

    The Sound of Soft Power

    Does the world still need international radio as a tool of soft power? (R)

  52. Sun 2 Aug 2026 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East Asia & South Asia

    The Sound of Soft Power

    Does the world still need international radio as a tool of soft power? (R)

  53. Sun 2 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  54. Sun 2 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The battle that changed Ireland

    The documentary uncovers how the battle still affects people and communities (R)

  55. Wed 5 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  56. Wed 5 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  57. Wed 5 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  58. Wed 5 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  59. Wed 5 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  60. Thu 6 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies.

  61. Thu 6 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  62. Thu 6 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  63. Sat 8 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  64. Sat 8 Aug 2026 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel

  65. Sat 8 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  66. Sat 8 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  67. Sat 8 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  68. Sun 9 Aug 2026 02:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  69. Sun 9 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  70. Sun 9 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  71. Sun 9 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  72. Sun 9 Aug 2026 16:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  73. Sun 9 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Teenagers Who Wired Romania

    Teens’ DIY internet in Bucharest grows into a network rivalling telcoms companies. (R)

  74. Wed 12 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  75. Wed 12 Aug 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  76. Wed 12 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  77. Wed 12 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  78. Wed 12 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  79. Wed 12 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  80. Wed 12 Aug 2026 23:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Engineers: Flying at the Edge

    Leaders in the field of aircraft engineering join BBC presenter Caroline Steel (R)

  81. Thu 13 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace?

  82. Thu 13 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  83. Thu 13 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  84. Sat 15 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  85. Sat 15 Aug 2026 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  86. Sat 15 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  87. Sat 15 Aug 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  88. Sun 16 Aug 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  89. Sun 16 Aug 2026 13:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  90. Sun 16 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Tree of Diplomacy

    Can the quiet work of botanists offer a path to peace? (R)

  91. Wed 19 Aug 2026 03:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict

  92. Wed 19 Aug 2026 12:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  93. Wed 19 Aug 2026 17:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  94. Wed 19 Aug 2026 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  95. Wed 19 Aug 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

    How did we get here: Israel and the Palestinians

    Jonny Dymond and guests explore the complicated back-story of the Middle East conflict (R)

  96. Thu 20 Aug 2026 01:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting

  97. Thu 20 Aug 2026 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  98. Thu 20 Aug 2026 19:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Eng26 BBC Eye Investigatons (Thu Doc) 1

    Documentary series offering high-impact investigations and in-depth reporting (R)

  99. Wed 2 Sep 2026 09:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online

    The Price of Peace

    Exploring the divided views on justice and reconciliation in Colombia. (R)