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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In the Studio: Anchi Lin (Ciwas Tahos)
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Creating a multi-media installation inspired by an Indigenous story
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The Fifth Floor: The reality of conscription
Sat 13 Jul 2024
In its third year of war, how is Ukraine dealing with conscription?
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BBC OS Conversations: Voters in Britain and France
Sat 13 Jul 2024
Why feeling fed up led to a vote for political change
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Heart and Soul: How should I remember Mum in Islam?
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Breaking with tradition in a diverse Muslim world
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Shaken goalposts
Thu 11 Jul 2024
How Hatayspor football club is fighting to survive the aftermath of Turkey’s earthquake
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Trending: The scammers who make you kidnap yourself
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Why are criminals tricking Chinese foreign students into faking their own kidnapping?
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In the Studio: Wendy Sharpe
Mon 8 Jul 2024
Wendy Sharpe breaks conventions with her new exhibition Spellbound
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Assignment: Cry witch - take my land, take my life
Mon 8 Jul 2024
Why one elderly person is killed every week in eastern Kenya - in the name of witchcraft
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Three Million: 7. Live show
Sun 7 Jul 2024
Kavita Puri, the creator and presenter of Three Million, on how the series was made
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The Fifth Floor: Can climate change stories be cool?
Sat 6 Jul 2024
A real life Squid Game in South Korea and a virtual tour of Brazil's giant ravines
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BBC OS Conversations: Kenya’s Gen Z protesters
Sat 6 Jul 2024
Young Kenyan protestors share the stories of their lives and why they took to the streets
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Bonus: The Global Story - Keir Starmer: Who is the UK's new prime minister
Fri 5 Jul 2024
A historic loss for the conservatives ushers in a new era in British politics
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Heart and Soul: Journey to Sepharad
Fri 5 Jul 2024
Michael Goldfarb goes on a journey to find the exiled Jews of Sepharad, Hebrew for Spain
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Suicide's silent survivors
Thu 4 Jul 2024
A look at the countries where it is still a criminal offence to attempt suicide
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Trending: Scammed by the fake Chinese police
Wed 3 Jul 2024
The con men who threaten to extradite their victims to China if they do not pay “bail”
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Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands
Mon 1 Jul 2024
The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia, and died together in the Netherlands
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In the Studio: Baek Mi-kyoung
Mon 1 Jul 2024
Baek Mi-kyoung on creating the sequel to the hugely popular Strong Girl Bong-soon
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Bonus: What in the World - Why are so many young people leaving Nigeria?
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Japa, the Yoruba word for escape, has become shorthand for moving abroad.
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The Fifth Floor: India's deadliest scam
Sat 29 Jun 2024
Instant loan apps promise easy money. But what's the catch?
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BBC OS Conversations: Hajj pilgrims
Sat 29 Jun 2024
Three Muslims from the US, Kenya and Saudi Arabia share their pilgrimage experiences
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Saint Sara: Patron saint of the Romani people
Fri 28 Jun 2024
Artúr Čonka joins the pilgrimage for Sara-La-Kali, patron saint of the Romani people
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The West Indies’ first black captain: Sir Frank Worrell
Thu 27 Jun 2024
How Frank Worrell became the first Black captain of the West Indies cricket team
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Trending: The American pushing Russian disinformation
Wed 26 Jun 2024
An American ex-cop living in Moscow is pumping out messages targeting American voters
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Assignment: Germany’s AI detectives
Tue 25 Jun 2024
How German podcasters tracked down a terrorist suspect with an AI facial recognition tool
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In the Studio: Hanna Harris
Mon 24 Jun 2024
How Helsinki’s design boss creates a vibrant environment for a diversifying city
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The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group
Sun 23 Jun 2024
After a lull in activities, in 2024 IS claimed to be behind several major attacks
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Alvin Hall's other America
Sun 23 Jun 2024
In his hometown Alvin Hall considers America’s past and its divided present
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The Fifth Floor: Is Islamic State still a threat?
Sat 22 Jun 2024
Jihadist media specialist Mina Al-Lami analyses IS' most recent activities
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BBC OS Conversations: National service
Sat 22 Jun 2024
We bring together people with different experiences of national service
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The Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2024
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Music and messages for the isolated staff at British research stations in the Antarctic
