The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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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Interview with the CIA Director, John Brennan
Wed 30 Nov 2016
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Security Correspondent, Gordon Corera interviews the CIA Director, John Brennan
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Jobs for the Girls - Part Two
Tue 29 Nov 2016
The women in India who are bucking the trend and doing jobs traditionally done by men
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The Life of President Fidel Castro
Mon 28 Nov 2016
Cuba's iconic leader has died - we look back over his life
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Checkmate for the King of Chess?
Thu 24 Nov 2016
The bizarre tale of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov - master or pawn in the great game of chess?
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Candela: The Lives of Cuban Women
Wed 23 Nov 2016
Five ordinary Cuban women on their lives, their passions and their struggles
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Jobs for the Girls - Part One
Tue 22 Nov 2016
Meet the women in India working in jobs traditionally done by men
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Cleansing Turkey
Thu 17 Nov 2016
Public employee one day, enemy of the state the next. The post coup reality in Turkey.
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Country Down Under
Wed 16 Nov 2016
How country music became a powerful form of expression for Australia’s Aboriginal peoples
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How to Win a US Election
Tue 15 Nov 2016
A post-election view of the US presidential race from the perspective of the winning side
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Searching for Tobias
Tue 15 Nov 2016
In Mississippi in 2008, 15-year-old Tobias dreamt of being a policeman. Did he succeed?
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The History of Rhythm
Sun 13 Nov 2016
Acclaimed percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the evolution of musical rhythm
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The Story of the Bamboo Club
Sun 13 Nov 2016
How the Bamboo Club in Bristol, England, became a lifeline for a victimised community
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Prisons for Rent in the Netherlands
Fri 11 Nov 2016
There’s a shortage of criminals in the Netherlands. What are the Dutch doing about it?
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The Response - Turning Point
Tue 8 Nov 2016
Listeners' stories of incidents and actions that proved to be a turning point in life
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Iceland Rescue
Tue 8 Nov 2016
Life as a volunteer out on call with Ice-SAR: Iceland’s search and rescue workers
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The last days of the Calais Jungle
Thu 3 Nov 2016
Gavin Lee documents the tense final days of France’s notorious migrant camp.
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Oklahoma City After the Bomb
Sun 30 Oct 2016
How Oklahoma City transformed itself after the devastating bomb in 1995
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'High Way' To Hell
Thu 27 Oct 2016
How synthetic psychoactive drugs produced in China make their way onto Britain’s streets.
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Who Are You Again?
Wed 26 Oct 2016
Mary Ann Sieghart is not rude, she just cannot identify people by their faces
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Tomorrow's Dreams
Tue 25 Oct 2016
Maggie Aderin-Pocock looks at the surprising history of African space exploration
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Armenia’s Daredevils
Thu 20 Oct 2016
Why a group of Armenian war veterans who stormed a police station are seen as heroes.
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Scenes in and Around Kyoto
Wed 19 Oct 2016
Explore in minute detail a pair of Japanese screens that depict the historic city
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Losing my sight and learning to swim
Sun 16 Oct 2016
Mônica Vasconcelos learns to negotiate the world as her sense of sight diminishes
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Die Klassen: Waiting and Hoping
Sat 15 Oct 2016
Five Syrian refugees talk about their struggle to settle into new lives in Germany
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Mexico: The Town that Said ‘No’
Thu 13 Oct 2016
The story of Cheran - a Mexican town that rose up against organised crime.