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.
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Ukraine to Korea
Thu 20 Jun 2024
Ethnically-Korean Ukrainian refugees returning to Korea are receiving a mixed welcome
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Trending: Colombia’s guerrilla recruitment video problem
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Fighters from dissident armed groups in Colombia are using TikTok to recruit youngsters.
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Assignment: Decolonising Russia
Tue 18 Jun 2024
Is Russia Europe's last colonial power? What would "decolonising" Russia mean?
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In the Studio: Nazanin Moradi
Mon 17 Jun 2024
Artist Nazanin Moradi challenges male dominance through ancient Mesopotamian myths
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Three Million: 6. Silk scarves
Sun 16 Jun 2024
How the legacy of the Bengal Famine of 1943 lives on in Britain today
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The Fifth Floor: My AI boyfriend
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Would you turn to AI to create your perfect partner?
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BBC OS Conversations: Far-right voters in Europe
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Far-right voters in Europe share what's informing their views
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Losing Attar
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Jigyasa Mishra meets farmers and perfumers trying to keep a dying scent alive in Kannauj
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Heart and Soul: Last Christians of Gaza
Fri 14 Jun 2024
A story of hope and faith from Gaza’s only Roman Catholic church
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Trending: The Kenyan influencer championing climate denial
Wed 12 Jun 2024
How Kenyan farmer Jusper Machogu became the flag bearer for fossil fuels in Africa
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Assignment: Ireland’s phone-free town
Tue 11 Jun 2024
The town where primary schools asked parents not to buy smartphones for their children
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In the Studio: Senua's Saga - Hellblade II
Mon 10 Jun 2024
We follow the sequel to the award-winning Hellblade video game
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Greening the Hajj
Sun 9 Jun 2024
What can Muslims do to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of the pilgrimage to Mecca?
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The forgotten people of the Ravi River
Sun 9 Jun 2024
We meet the people in western India cut off from the mainland by a bridgeless river
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BBC OS Conversations: Stories from Mexico
Sat 8 Jun 2024
Ordinary Mexicans share their concerns and hopes for new President Claudia Sheinbaum
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Heart and Soul: Losing my religion
Fri 7 Jun 2024
The young Nigerians creating a community for the irreligious in a highly religious society
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The Fifth Floor: For the love of football
Thu 6 Jun 2024
Why is football such a universal language? Stories from Argentina, Iran and Kenya
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Bonus: What in the world - Africa and FGM: When will it end?
Thu 6 Jun 2024
The Gambia could be about to reverse its ban, but elsewhere rates are going down
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Whose Truth?: Online women haters
Wed 5 Jun 2024
How Nobel Prize laureate Maria Ressa came under fire for doing her job
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Whose Truth?: Climate change denial
Wed 5 Jun 2024
Nobel Prize laureate Sir Paul Nurse wants science to guide the climate change debate
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Whose Truth?: Russia v Ukraine
Wed 5 Jun 2024
Can information become a weapon of war? Oleksandra Matviichuk on documenting war crimes
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Whose Truth?: The vaccine
Wed 5 Jun 2024
Nobel Prize laureate Katalin Kariko was caught up in a Covid vaccine disinformation storm
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Trending: Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers’ protests?
Wed 5 Jun 2024
A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who's the man behind it?
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Assignment: El Salvador – life after the gangs
Tue 4 Jun 2024
How people’s lives have changed since a crackdown on criminal gangs
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In the Studio: Andy Riley
Mon 3 Jun 2024
Andy Riley, Emmy-winning scriptwriter and a million-selling author and cartoonist
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The Fifth Floor: Russia's lost troops
Sat 1 Jun 2024
Olga Ivshina on the human cost of Russia’s war in Ukraine
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BBC OS Conversations: Toxic politics
Sat 1 Jun 2024
Politicians share their experiences of threats and intimidation
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Heart and Soul: Hijabs and skinny jeans
Fri 31 May 2024
Nora Akachar questions what it means to be Muslim in the Netherlands today
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Gaming Africa
Thu 30 May 2024
Gamer and broadcaster Kobby Spiky looks at the video games industry across Africa
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