The Documentary Podcast Episodes Episode guide
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Assignment: Panama’s water fights
Panama’s fight for water in one of the world’s wettest countries
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Assignment: Pakistan - journalists under fire
Journalists in Pakistan speak of coming under threat for criticising the authorities
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Assignment: Opposing Syria's President Assad
Undercover in Damascus for Assignment. Tim Whewell enters the dangerous world of the...
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Assignment: On the road with Hillary
In this week's Assignment the ѿý's State Department correspondent Kim Ghattas has to...
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Assignment: No more child witches in DRC?
Is it possible to legislate against deeply held beliefs? That's what the authorities...
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Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as Māori equality
Protest against New Zealand’s moves to abolish Māori rights in the name of equality
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Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as Maori equality
Protest against New Zealand’s moves to abolish Maori rights in the name of equality
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Assignment: New Caledonia - new agreement needed
Can the French settlers and indigenous Kanak of New Caledonia agree on a constitution?
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Assignment: Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold?
The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea
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Assignment: Luis Posada Carriles
Cuba and Venezuela describe Luis Posada Carriles as the Bin Laden of the Americas.
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Assignment: Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands
The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia, and died together in the Netherlands
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Assignment: Lebanon - Hezbollah in trouble
Battered in the war with Israel, Hezbollah is under pressure - even from its supporters
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Assignment: Leaving Israel for Cyprus
Thousands of Israelis are making a new home in Cyprus in the wake of 7th October
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Assignment: Latvia: Coping with Crisis
Until recently, little Latvia appeared to have a rosy future. It was the fastest in...
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Assignment: Kosovo - euro or bust?
Could new financial restrictions revive the spectre of violence?
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Assignment: Kenya Reconciliation
It's a year since Kenya's political rivals signed a power-sharing agreement to end the...
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Assignment: Jamaica's 'Godfather'
This week's Assignment comes from Jamaica where there have been pitched street battles...
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Assignment: Ivory Coast's cocoa crisis
The journey from cocoa to chocolate in Ivory Coast
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Assignment: Italy's mafia whistleblower
Why a high-profile mafia informant testified against his powerful family
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Assignment: Is Ireland’s reputation for tolerance under threat?
Tensions are rising in Ireland over the increasing number of refugees
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Assignment: Irish Anger
As Ireland faces up to one of Europe's most punishing financial crises, Ed Butler at...
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Assignment: Ireland’s phone-free town
The town where primary schools asked parents not to buy smartphones for their children
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Assignment: Inside Somalia's Insurgency
The last few weeks have seen an increase in violence in Somalia. Insurgents have up on...
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Assignment: India's Maoist Insurgency
The Indian government is engaged in its biggest ever offensive against Maoist in state...
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Assignment: Hackers For Hire
An investigation into the expertise of Russian hackers. What makes them so good at...
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Assignment: Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’
Is life improving for the country’s indigenous population?
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Assignment: Goldmine Sachs
Assignment investigates how Goldman Sachs has made record profits since it was bailed...
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Assignment: Ghanaian Drug Mules
Gabby O'Donnell goes to Ghana to meet some convicted drugs mules, and hears how they,...
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Assignment: Ghana militants in the Sahel
Fears that fighting on Ghana’s northern border may spread
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Assignment: Germany’s AI detectives
How German podcasters tracked down a terrorist suspect with an AI facial recognition tool