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's new world order, to war in Sudan, to the legacy of football icon Mo Salah, 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 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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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 鈥楴o鈥�
Thu 13 Oct 2016
The story of Cheran - a Mexican town that rose up against organised crime.
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America Revisited: The Discussion
Wed 12 Oct 2016
The final programme in the series brings together five of the speakers from the road trip
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A Flower Painting by Rachel Ruysch
Wed 12 Oct 2016
A long, close look at what's hiding in the undergrowth of Ruysch's bold flower painting
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Drugs and the Dentist
Tue 11 Oct 2016
The dentists in the US fixing the teeth of drug addicts to help fix their lives
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Africa鈥檚 Ivory Dilemma
Thu 6 Oct 2016
The conservation world remains divided over how to save the African elephant.
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The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Wed 5 Oct 2016
Immerse yourself in Pieter Bruegel the Elder's masterpiece The Harvesters
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Going Hungry in Venezuela
Thu 29 Sep 2016
Vladimir Hernandez reports from Venezuela which is struggling to feed its own people
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They Call Us Viet Kieu
Wed 28 Sep 2016
Anna Nguyen returns to Vietnam to rediscover the war-torn country her family fled in 1975
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The Forgotten Prisoners of Apartheid
Tue 27 Sep 2016
Twenty-two years after apartheid people are still in jail for fighting to end it
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America Revisited: The East
Sun 25 Sep 2016
A view of Barack Obama's legacy by the people of the East coast - eight years on
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A 蜜芽传媒 for Black History
Sat 24 Sep 2016
How a museum tells the story of the US via the lens of the African American experience
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Basques Face the Future
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Maria Margaronis asks what has become of Basque dreams of independence from Spain.
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Blind Man Roams the Globe: Rio
Wed 21 Sep 2016
What is it like being a blind tourist in Rio during the Paralympics?
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How to Win a Presidential Debate
Tue 20 Sep 2016
How have Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump prepared for their first US Presidential debate?
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Yusra: Swim for Your Life
Sun 18 Sep 2016
Yusra Mardini went from swimming to survive as a refugee to swimming in the Rio Olympics
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Fixing India鈥檚 Car Crash Capital
Thu 15 Sep 2016
The people who are trying to stop the relentless road deaths in India's biggest city.
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Blind Man Roams the Globe: Washington DC
Wed 14 Sep 2016
Exploring Washington DC through the sounds of the city
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America Revisited: The West
Sun 11 Sep 2016
Why do Americans seem more divided than ever during this election year?
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Blind Man Roams the Globe: Nairobi
Wed 7 Sep 2016
Peter White is blind and explores Nairobi through the sounds of the city
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Leaving the Fold
Tue 6 Sep 2016
Three personal testimonies exploring the journey from religious faith to atheism
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The Force of Google
Wed 31 Aug 2016
Google dominates internet searching. Rory Cellan-Jones asks if it is too powerful
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Where Are You Going?
Tue 30 Aug 2016
The incredible stories and dreams of refugees in Calais, France
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The Museum of Lost Objects: Looted in Iraq
Sun 28 Aug 2016
The treasures that have been destroyed or looted during the wars in Iraq and Syria
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Protesting in Putin鈥檚 Russia
Thu 25 Aug 2016
Sarah Rainsford looks at how Russia is dealing with dissent in the run up to elections
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Looping Swans
Wed 24 Aug 2016
Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Swan Lake and its relationship with the Russian psyche and politics
