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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Assignment: Educating Tibet
Thu 7 Mar 2024
Are Tibetans being forced into Chinese language schools, made to abandon their culture?
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Diving With a Purpose
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Meet the young scuba divers of colour who are searching for sunken slave ships
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Trending - The anti-vax candidate?
Wed 6 Mar 2024
Will Robert F Kennedy Jr鈥檚 views on vaccines help or hinder his bid for the White House?
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Tumaini
Tue 5 Mar 2024
A unique refugee-led celebration of music and solidarity in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi
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In the Studio: Ghawgha
Mon 4 Mar 2024
Singer Ghawgha from Afghanistan explores identity, displacement and her people's struggle
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: Beyonc茅 and the changing face of country music
Sat 2 Mar 2024
African-American musicians and fans around the world discuss why they love country music
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Heart and Soul: The new iconographers
Fri 1 Mar 2024
How the ancient tradition of iconography is being translated for the 21st Century
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Assignment: Botswana - living with elephants
Thu 29 Feb 2024
The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana
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Trending - The disinformation war in the Middle East
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Disinformation has erupted on social media in the battle between Israel and Hamas.
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Storm over a teacup
Tue 27 Feb 2024
The farmers and industry leaders working to secure the identity and future of Nepali tea
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Bonus: The Global Story
Sun 25 Feb 2024
Is #Me Too finally exploding in French cinema? 鈥� The Global Story
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Bonus: Hardtalk - Defying Putin
Sat 24 Feb 2024
In 2017, Alexey Navalny spoke about the risks of being a prominent critic of Putin
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: Ukraine war babies and returning home
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Giving birth during a war and returning from a safe haven abroad to conflict
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Three Million: 5. Ghosts
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Three million people died in the Bengal Famine. Why are they not better remembered?
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Three Million: 4. The tapes
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The discovery of cassette tapes that throw new light on colonial responsibility
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Three Million: 3. The f-word
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Famine grips Bengal, but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine
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Three Million: 2. The cigarette tin
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions
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Three Million: 1. War
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The story of the Bengal Famine of 1943, where at least three million people died
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Heart and Soul: Ladino - Saving Greece鈥檚 ancient Jewish language
Fri 23 Feb 2024
How the language of Thessaloniki鈥檚 Jews disappeared
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Assignment: Pakistan - journalists under fire
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Journalists in Pakistan speak of coming under threat for criticising the authorities
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Trending: The new fight for land rights
Wed 21 Feb 2024
How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights
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Two Years of War: Voices from Russia
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Oleg Boldyrev on how ordinary Russians are dealing with life in a country at war.
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In the Studio: Vik Muniz
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz likes to trap and fool his audience with trickery and illusion
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World Wide Waves '24
Sun 18 Feb 2024
For this year's World Radio Day, we celebrate women in community radio
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Bonus: The Global Jigsaw - Does Russia鈥檚 election matter?
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Putin鈥檚 re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin
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蜜芽传媒 OS Conversations: The earthquake in Turkey and Syria 鈥� one year on
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Reuniting with a family trying to rebuild their lives.
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Bonus: HARDtalk - Alexey Navalny: The interview
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur interviewed Alexey Navalny in 2017.His death has been reported by Russia.
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Heart and Soul: The killer's counsel
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her faith and working with violent offenders
