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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Incarnations: Profiles of Guru Nanak, Mirabai, Akbar and Malik Ambar
Sun 20 Sep 2015
The life of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, poet Mirabai, Mughal ruler Akbar, Malik Akbar
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Yemen’s Forgotten War
Thu 17 Sep 2015
Gabriel Gatehouse looks at a humanitarian crisis and allegations of war crimes in Yemen
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Africa Surprising - Change and Innovation
Tue 15 Sep 2015
Religious tensions in Zanzibar, South Africa's schools and China's influence in Africa
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Africa Surprising - Signs of Change
Tue 8 Sep 2015
Changes in education, health and the media - Ethiopia; Mozambique; Tanzania; South Africa
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Hodei - The Man Who Vanished
Thu 3 Sep 2015
A young man disappears on a night out in Antwerp.Where did he go and how could he vanish?
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Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance
Wed 2 Sep 2015
Arabic hip hop artists explore the effect of politically charged words on the Arab Spring
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Losing Louisiana
Thu 27 Aug 2015
Meet the community struggling to survive on one of the world’s fastest eroding coastlines
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The Future of 3D Printing
Wed 26 Aug 2015
Could recent developments in 3D printing benefit the natural world?
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Tom Fletcher - the 'Naked Diplomat'
Tue 25 Aug 2015
Britain’s former mould-breaking ambassador to Lebanon, Tom Fletcher.
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The Harragas of Algeria
Thu 20 Aug 2015
The Harragas of Algeria - young people who burn their identity papers and head to Europe.
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Amerasians - Children of the Dust
Wed 19 Aug 2015
Trista Goldberg looks at the story of Vietnamese Amerasians.
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Interview with Masoumeh Ebtekar
Wed 19 Aug 2015
An interview with one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, in Tehran.
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The Bin Laden Tapes
Tue 18 Aug 2015
Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan.
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Cuba on the Move
Thu 13 Aug 2015
Will Grant takes a ride on Cuba's bumpy roads where change is in the air
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Tunisia on the Fault Line
Wed 12 Aug 2015
Deserted beaches and empty hotels: a package holiday after the terror attack in Sousse.
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Bank Account Bans
Tue 11 Aug 2015
Peter Oborne investigates why bank accounts of some British Muslims were closed.
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China’s Ketamine Fortress
Thu 6 Aug 2015
Celia Hatton explores how China is struggling to contain underground ketamine
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The Killing of Farkhunda
Wed 5 Aug 2015
In Kabul a 28-year-old woman was beaten to death after being accused of burning the Koran
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The Polonium Trail
Fri 31 Jul 2015
Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned with polonium. But who wanted him dead?
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A Mediterranean Rescue
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Gabriel Gatehouse aboard a rescue ship searching for migrants in the Mediterranean
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Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing
Wed 29 Jul 2015
Are there more productive ways of dealing with ugly attitudes to ageing?
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The Search for Tiny Libraries in New Zealand
Tue 28 Jul 2015
The tiny libraries dotting the New Zealand countryside providing books for local readers
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The Cook, the Carpenter and the Migrants
Sat 25 Jul 2015
The ordinary Italians coping with the Mediterranean migrant crisis
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The President Obama Interview
Fri 24 Jul 2015
President Obama talks about the US and Africa, Britain leaving the EU and US gun laws
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South Africa Unplugged
Thu 23 Jul 2015
Why is Africa’s biggest provider of energy unable to keep the lights on?
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Salt and its Diverse History - Part Two
Wed 22 Jul 2015
The history of salt from the production of artisan salts to its role in our diet
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Company v Country
Tue 21 Jul 2015
The booming and lucrative business of multinational companies suing governments