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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The last days of the Calais Jungle
Thu 3 Nov 2016
Gavin Lee documents the tense final days of France’s notorious migrant camp.
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Oklahoma City After the Bomb
Sun 30 Oct 2016
How Oklahoma City transformed itself after the devastating bomb in 1995
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'High Way' To Hell
Thu 27 Oct 2016
How synthetic psychoactive drugs produced in China make their way onto Britain’s streets.
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Who Are You Again?
Wed 26 Oct 2016
Mary Ann Sieghart is not rude, she just cannot identify people by their faces
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Tomorrow's Dreams
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Maggie Aderin-Pocock looks at the surprising history of African space exploration
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Armenia’s Daredevils
Thu 20 Oct 2016
Why a group of Armenian war veterans who stormed a police station are seen as heroes.
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Scenes in and Around Kyoto
Wed 19 Oct 2016
Explore in minute detail a pair of Japanese screens that depict the historic city
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Losing my sight and learning to swim
Sun 16 Oct 2016
Mônica Vasconcelos learns to negotiate the world as her sense of sight diminishes
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Die Klassen: Waiting and Hoping
Sat 15 Oct 2016
Five Syrian refugees talk about their struggle to settle into new lives in Germany
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Mexico: The Town that Said ‘No’
Thu 13 Oct 2016
The story of Cheran - a Mexican town that rose up against organised crime.
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America Revisited: The Discussion
Wed 12 Oct 2016
The final programme in the series brings together five of the speakers from the road trip
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A Flower Painting by Rachel Ruysch
Wed 12 Oct 2016
A long, close look at what's hiding in the undergrowth of Ruysch's bold flower painting
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Drugs and the Dentist
Tue 11 Oct 2016
The dentists in the US fixing the teeth of drug addicts to help fix their lives
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Africa’s Ivory Dilemma
Thu 6 Oct 2016
The conservation world remains divided over how to save the African elephant.
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The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Immerse yourself in Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece The Harvesters
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Going Hungry in Venezuela
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Vladimir Hernandez reports from Venezuela which is struggling to feed its own people
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They Call Us Viet Kieu
Wed 28 Sep 2016
Anna Nguyen returns to Vietnam to rediscover the war-torn country her family fled in 1975
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The Forgotten Prisoners of Apartheid
Tue 27 Sep 2016
Twenty-two years after apartheid people are still in jail for fighting to end it
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America Revisited: The East
Sun 25 Sep 2016
A view of Barack Obama's legacy by the people of the East coast - eight years on
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A Home for Black History
Sat 24 Sep 2016
How a museum tells the story of the US via the lens of the African American experience
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Basques Face the Future
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Maria Margaronis asks what has become of Basque dreams of independence from Spain.
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Blind Man Roams the Globe: Rio
Wed 21 Sep 2016
What is it like being a blind tourist in Rio during the Paralympics?
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How to Win a Presidential Debate
Tue 20 Sep 2016
How have Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump prepared for their first US Presidential debate?
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Yusra: Swim for Your Life
Sun 18 Sep 2016
Yusra Mardini went from swimming to survive as a refugee to swimming in the Rio Olympics
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Fixing India’s Car Crash Capital
Thu 15 Sep 2016
The people who are trying to stop the relentless road deaths in India's biggest city.
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Blind Man Roams the Globe: Washington DC
Wed 14 Sep 2016
Exploring Washington DC through the sounds of the city
