The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. Documentary storytelling 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 of documentary storytelling from the BBC World Service.
From conflict in the Middle East to the advance of AI, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines. Each week we dive into the minds of the world’s most creative people, take personal journeys into spirituality and connect people from across the globe to share how news stories are shaping their lives.
Episodes to download
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Cutting Poverty - Peru, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Economic growth benefits the poorest families in Peru
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Gun Control - Japan, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Futons and martial arts-trained police play a part in Japan's low gun crime
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'State Feminism' - Tunisia, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
A Muslim country with a cosmopolitan outlook, Tunisia is both liberal and conservative
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A Model for Teaching Maths - Shanghai, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Becoming a maths master is within reach for every pupil taught this way
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Australia - Curbing Smoking, My Perfect Country Boxset
Sat 4 Feb 2017
Anti-smoking messages come at Australians from all angles. Only 13% of them smoke
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Unarmed Black Male
Thu 2 Feb 2017
Did a white US police officer break the law by shooting dead an unarmed black youth?
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Chimp Smuggling
Wed 1 Feb 2017
The illegal trade in baby chimpanzees, exported as pets or to private zoos
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Atom Man
Tue 31 Jan 2017
Former US Secretary of Defence William J Perry on nuclear security in our changing world
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The Rise of RB Leipzig
Fri 27 Jan 2017
RB Leipzig, the saviour of a city or the unacceptable commercial face of football?
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A Little Bit Pregnant
Wed 25 Jan 2017
The proposed abortion reform that has divided Malawian society
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The Friday Game
Tue 24 Jan 2017
Far from family, a group of Indian migrants in Dubai become brothers on the cricket pitch
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Talking Sport - 90 Years of Commentary
Sun 22 Jan 2017
The 90th anniversary of the BBC’s first radio football commentary in 1927
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After Obama Care – Health under Trump
Thu 19 Jan 2017
What will new President Trump do about healthcare in the United States?
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Trump Tweet by Tweet
Wed 18 Jan 2017
What do Donald Trump’s tweets tell us about America's next president?
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The President and the Press
Sat 14 Jan 2017
A history of how the White House and the press corps learned how to live with each other.
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Siege at the Holey Artisan Bakery
Thu 12 Jan 2017
One night of terror at Dhaka's Holey Artisan Bakery in July 2016.
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Beyond the Pitch
Sat 7 Jan 2017
Dramatic and poignant tales exploring how Africa’s football and politics are bedfellows
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Poland: Behind the Black Protests
Thu 5 Jan 2017
Women in Poland are angry with their government and with the Catholic church
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City of the Future
Tue 3 Jan 2017
Dealing with immigration, an exploding population, and a divide between rich and poor
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The Woman who Exposed Russian Doping
Sat 31 Dec 2016
Yuliya Stepanova revealed the use of performance enhancing drugs by Russian athletes
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The Year Everything Changed
Tue 27 Dec 2016
How the way the world is shaped and reported on changed fundamentally in 2016
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A Song for Syria
Christmas Day 2016
How music has become a crucial source of comfort and resilience for refugees in Lebanon
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Punk Art and Protest in Malaysia
Thu 22 Dec 2016
Street artist Reza captured public dissatisfaction when he caricatured the PM as a clown
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Sex Mountain
Wed 21 Dec 2016
Why did Indonesians flock to a remote mountain shrine to have sex with strangers?
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Burn Slush! The Reindeer Grand Prix
Tue 20 Dec 2016
Faster Rudolph! Competitive reindeer-racing is a popular sport across the Arctic Circle
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The Polygon People
Sun 18 Dec 2016
The story and legacy of the vast Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan, The Polygon
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The Sunni Traditionalists: Islam, People and Power Boxset
Fri 16 Dec 2016
The battle of ideas that accompanied the Arab uprisings
