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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Why it's good for men to talk
Sat 12 Jul 2025
How male friendships and support groups improve relationships and mental health
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Ark of the dry lands
Thu 10 Jul 2025
The researchers protecting Morocco's ancient seeds for food security
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Bonus. World of Secrets: The Killing Call
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Sidhu Moose Wala, a farmer’s son from rural Punjab, becomes a rap sensation
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Re-homing France’s immigrant workers
Tue 8 Jul 2025
As France’s last foyers housing immigrant workers are demolished what next for residents?
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Max Kidruk: Imagining the future in a science fiction trilogy
Mon 7 Jul 2025
How do you imagine the future if you are a Ukrainian science fiction writer?
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Is the Taliban’s war on drugs working?
Sat 5 Jul 2025
In 2022, the Taliban banned poppy farming. How is this measure affecting people?
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Verses for women: Egypt’s Quran reciters
Fri 4 Jul 2025
Salma El-Wardany meets the young Egyptian women reviving Quranic recitation traditions
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Diabetes in Pakistan: A nation's struggle
Thu 3 Jul 2025
British-Pakistani chemist turned comedian Lubna Kerr explores Pakistan's diabetes crisis
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Arthur Ashe: More than a champion
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Marking the 50th anniversary of Arthur Ashe lifting the Wimbledon men's singles title
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Sri Lanka: The X-Press Pearl disaster
Tue 1 Jul 2025
How the sinking of a cargo ship in 2021 triggered an environmental crisis in Sri Lanka
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Who's Poland's new president?
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Karol Nawrocki is a right-wing historian, an amateur boxer and a fan of Donald Trump
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Iranians living in the USA
Sat 28 Jun 2025
What it’s like watching from afar as bombs fall on your homeland
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Praise You: A forgotten love letter to black men
Fri 27 Jun 2025
The secret civil rights history of DJ Fatboy Slim’s dance anthem Praise You
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Inside the US trans military ban
Thu 26 Jun 2025
As the US bans trans people from military service, two officers reveal the personal cost
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Pride month special
Wed 25 Jun 2025
The major movements in LGBT+ history told by people who were at the forefront of change
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One week in Gaza
Tue 24 Jun 2025
The daily realities and private thoughts of a young woman living through war
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Joachim Trier: The making of Sentimental Value
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Behind the scenes with director Joachim Trier as he makes his film Sentimental Value
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Ukrainian life under Russian occupation
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Constant threat and acts of rebellion, what is life like under Russian control?
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Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2025
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Family and King Charles send greetings to staff at the research stations in Antarctica
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Iranians and Israelis
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Iranians and Israelis share their fears and experiences of conflict
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Reworking a future: Buddhist revival in Mongolia
Fri 20 Jun 2025
In Mongolia, a 10-year-old boy has been recognised as the reincarnation of a Holy Emperor
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The copper kingdom
Thu 19 Jun 2025
How can Chile satisfy an electrifying world’s hunger for copper and at what cost?
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Could your colleague be a North Korean in disguise?
Wed 18 Jun 2025
BBC Trending investigates North Korean IT workers applying for remote jobs in the West
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Amoako Boafo: Creating space to celebrate Blackness
Mon 16 Jun 2025
The Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo has attracted global fame for his bold portraits
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Australia's extinction crisis
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Why are so many of Australia’s unique animals now under threat of extinction?
