The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the ѿý. 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 ѿý. 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 ѿý 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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Iranians and Israelis
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Iranians and Israelis share their fears and experiences of conflict
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Reworking a future: Buddhist revival in Mongolia
Fri 20 Jun 2025
In Mongolia, a 10-year-old boy has been recognised as the reincarnation of a Holy Emperor
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The copper kingdom
Thu 19 Jun 2025
How can Chile satisfy an electrifying world’s hunger for copper and at what cost?
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Could your colleague be a North Korean in disguise?
Wed 18 Jun 2025
ѿý Trending investigates North Korean IT workers applying for remote jobs in the West
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Amoako Boafo: Creating space to celebrate Blackness
Mon 16 Jun 2025
The Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo has attracted global fame for his bold portraits
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Australia's extinction crisis
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Why are so many of Australia’s unique animals now under threat of extinction?
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The TV drama that shocked the Arab world
Sat 14 Jun 2025
How an Egyptian TV drama tackled sensitive topics and sparked difficult conversations
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Female influencers
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Motorbikes, fashion and daily abuse – the life of a female influencer
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The tyre scandal
Thu 12 Jun 2025
How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India
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No, there isn’t a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Why is President Trump so interested in South Africa?
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Balochistan - the women of the vanished
Tue 10 Jun 2025
In Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan, women wait for news of missing loved ones
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Auntie Flo: Making plants dance
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Musician and DJ Brian D’Souza, aka Auntie Flo, makes music from the sounds of nature
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Why does Moldova matter to Putin?
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Is Russia trying to influence the results of the upcoming elections in Moldova?
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How life is changing in Syria
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Syrians discuss their experiences and hopes for the future
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The future of the Alawites
Fri 6 Jun 2025
Emily Wither meets Syrian Alawites that have fled to Lebanon to escape sectarian violence
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The Global Jigsaw: Netanyahu’s media squeeze
Thu 5 Jun 2025
The Israeli government’s push to transform the media landscape
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Russian informers: Hunting the enemy within
Wed 4 Jun 2025
How a victim of Russia’s super informer exposed their persecutor’s real identity.
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Assignment: What future for Assad’s army?
Tue 3 Jun 2025
When President Assad fell, half a million servicemen were sacked but not all are guilty
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In the Studio: Designing Conclave
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Production designer Suzie Davies reveals the secrets behind Conclave
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The three babies mystery
Sun 1 Jun 2025
The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in east London, UK
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ѿý OS Conversations: Israelis discuss the war in Gaza
Sat 31 May 2025
Israelis for and against their country’s military action explain their views
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Heart and Soul: Portugal's Surf Church
Fri 30 May 2025
In Porto, the Surf Church is combining people's passion for surfing and spirituality
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The riddle of Iranian cinema
Thu 29 May 2025
Award-winning film-maker Maryam Keshavarz unravels the defiant world of Iranian cinema
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ѿý Trending: Print and shoot - The spread of 3D-printed guns
Wed 28 May 2025
How the technology to print your own lethal weapon is promoted on social media
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Assignment: Spain - can an algorithm predict murder?
Tue 27 May 2025
How a risk assessment tool is used by police in Spain to predict gender-based violence
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In the Studio: Mika Obanda
Mon 26 May 2025
Using egg shell mosaics to tell the story of their life and their community