The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 蜜芽传媒. 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 蜜芽传媒. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 蜜芽传媒 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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China's Forgotten Admiral
Fri 5 Feb 2010
Zheng He was an epic seafarer who predates Columbus - and who symbolises China's...
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Textbook Diplomacy - Part Two
Wed 3 Feb 2010
In Europe, school history textbooks are used to heal the wounds of conflict, overcome...
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Opposing Obama - Part One
Mon 1 Feb 2010
Author and journalist Gary Younge tells the story of the other side of the Obama who...
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Africa Kicks
Fri 29 Jan 2010
Farayi Mungazi looks ahead to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and explores how have...
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Assignment - Ten Days in Haiti
Thu 28 Jan 2010
On 12th January a powerful earthquake struck Haiti in the Caribbean. As many as people...
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Textbook Diplomacy - Part One
Wed 27 Jan 2010
Mark Whitaker looks at South Africa鈥檚 struggle to produce school history textbooks...
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Africa Kicks - Part Three
Fri 22 Jan 2010
Adebayor, Droga and Essien are African football superstars who have found fame and in...
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Assignment - Guantanamo Reunited
Thu 21 Jan 2010
Gavin Lee tells the story of how a former prison guard at Guantanamo Bay detention two...
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Health of a Nation - Part Two
Wed 20 Jan 2010
Business, money, demographics, politics - these are the issues preventing health from...
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Africa Kicks - Part Two
Fri 15 Jan 2010
As South Africa prepares to host the 2010 World Cup, Farayi Mungazi, the voice of on a...
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Closing Guantanamo
Thu 14 Jan 2010
Assignment explores what President Barack Obama done in his attempts to close the Bay...
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Health of a Nation - Part One
Wed 13 Jan 2010
Michael Goldfarb looks at President Obama's mission to reform America's health care...
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Africa Kicks - Part One
Fri 8 Jan 2010
As South Africa prepares to host the 2010 World Cup, Farayi Mungazi, the voice of on a...
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Arming Angola
Wed 6 Jan 2010
Angola has also been described as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
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Sound of Snow and Ice
New Year's Day 2010
The Jyv盲skyl盲 School for the Visually Impaired in Finland has one important aim: on...
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24 Hours in Tulsa
Wed 30 Dec 2009
A midget street thug on a kiddy bike. Incompetent thieves who resort to stealing units...
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John Simpson Returns to 1989 - part three
Christmas Day 2009
Twenty years ago, on November 9th, the Berlin Wall came tumbling down.
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Assignment: Vancouver Gangland
Christmas Eve 2009
The Canadian city of Vancouver is routinely named as one of the best communities in in...
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Defining the Decade - Part one
Wed 23 Dec 2009
What have been the defining moments of the decade? Edward Stourton explores Google's a...
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Internet Cafe Hobo
Wed 23 Dec 2009
Nick Baker is on a mission to connect people, stories and places via internet cafe.
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Defining the Decade - Part two
Wed 23 Dec 2009
Back in the year 2000, the world's leaders did not seem to be troubled by the notion a...
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State Secrets - Part two
Fri 18 Dec 2009
It's estimated that up to one million people were killed during communism in Eastern...
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Assignment: Latvia: Coping with Crisis
Thu 17 Dec 2009
Until recently, little Latvia appeared to have a rosy future. It was the fastest in...
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Internet Cafe Hobo
Wed 16 Dec 2009
Nick Baker is on a mission to connect people, stories and places via the internet.
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Orphans of '89 - Part Two
Mon 14 Dec 2009
Quentin Peel, International Affairs editor of the Financial Times, looks at the and by...
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State Secrets - Part One
Fri 11 Dec 2009
To what extent did communist regimes intrude into the lives of ordinary people? And...
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Assignment - Return to Nablus
Thu 10 Dec 2009
Six years ago, the second Palestinian Intifada 鈥� or uprising 鈥� was raging in the...
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Can China Go Green? Part two
Wed 9 Dec 2009
The second part of Jonathon Porritt's report from China, where, amidst the toxic power...
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Orphans of '89
Mon 7 Dec 2009
Quentin Peel, International Affairs editor of the Financial Times, presents the first...
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StoryCorps - Part Two
Fri 4 Dec 2009
Did I turn out to be the son you wanted? What was the saddest moment of your life? out...
