The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the ѿý. Investigating, reporting and telling true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism and global issues.
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the ѿý. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump’s new world order, to protests in Turkey, to the headphone revolution, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world’s most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.
A new episode most days, all year round. From our ѿý World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
Episodes to download
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Rāgas and Redemption: Alam Khan’s Spiritual Legacy
Today
Alam Khan wrestles with carrying his father’s sacred musical legacy
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The battle for Bangladesh: Eye Investigations
Yesterday
ѿý Eye investigates the deadly uprising that led to the downfall of Sheikh Hasina
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Vancouver's mental health crisis
Tuesday
A deadly attack in Vancouver prompts a conversation about mental health in the province
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Wynton Marsalis: The sound of democracy
Monday
The creative process of Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis
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The mystery of the ‘tula boy’
Last Saturday
How a South Korean boy ended up in Colombia and what happened to him next
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Landmines
Last Saturday
Civilian and military survivors share their experiences plus the lives of three deminers
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Escaping North Korea
Last Friday
Danny Vincent meets North Korean defectors embracing Christianity in the South
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Returning Germany’s stolen skulls
Last Thursday
Thousands of human remains are held in German museums. Why can’t they go back?
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Myanmar’s Scam Centres
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Thousands are being forced to work in Myanmar's illegal scam centres. Can no one stop it?
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Anatomy of a scene
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Film critic Antonia Quirke is cast in a small part in a folk horror movie
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Dying for a transplant
Sun 13 Jul 2025
British-Nigerian comedian Emmanuel Sonubi examines organ donation trends around the world
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The Romanians choosing life in the hills
Sat 12 Jul 2025
A growing number of Romanians are choosing to move to the countryside. Why?
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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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Introducing World of Secrets: The Killing Call
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Indian music star Sidhu Moose Wala died in a hail of bullets. Who wanted him dead?
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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