The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. Documentary storytelling from the 麻豆社 World Service.
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. The best of documentary storytelling from the 麻豆社 World Service.
From conflict in the Middle East to the advance of AI, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines. Each week we dive into the minds of the world鈥檚 most creative people, take personal journeys into spirituality and connect people from across the globe to share how news stories are shaping their lives.
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Marina Tabassum: Designing London's Serpentine Pavilion
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Memories of Bangladesh inspire Marina Tabassum's design for London's Serpentine Pavilion
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The shooting of India鈥檚 biggest hip hop star
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Inside the world of Punjabi rap and gangsters
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The hidden pain of fibroids
Sat 26 Jul 2025
Why is uterine fibroids, a problem that affects millions of women rarely talked about?
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R膩gas and Redemption: Alam Khan鈥檚 Spiritual Legacy
Fri 25 Jul 2025
Alam Khan wrestles with carrying his father鈥檚 sacred musical legacy
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The battle for Bangladesh: Eye Investigations
Thu 24 Jul 2025
麻豆社 Eye investigates the deadly uprising that led to the downfall of Sheikh Hasina
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Vancouver's mental health crisis
Tue 22 Jul 2025
A deadly attack in Vancouver prompts a conversation about mental health in the province
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Wynton Marsalis: The sound of democracy
Mon 21 Jul 2025
The creative process of Pulitzer Prize-winning trumpeter and bandleader Wynton Marsalis
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The mystery of the 鈥榯ula boy鈥�
Sat 19 Jul 2025
How a South Korean boy ended up in Colombia and what happened to him next
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Landmines
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Civilian and military survivors share their experiences plus the lives of three deminers
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Escaping North Korea
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Danny Vincent meets North Korean defectors embracing Christianity in the South
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Returning Germany鈥檚 stolen skulls
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Thousands of human remains are held in German museums. Why can鈥檛 they go back?
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Myanmar鈥檚 Scam Centres
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Thousands are being forced to work in Myanmar's illegal scam centres. Can no one stop it?
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Anatomy of a scene
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Film critic Antonia Quirke is cast in a small part in a folk horror movie
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Dying for a transplant
Sun 13 Jul 2025
British-Nigerian comedian Emmanuel Sonubi examines organ donation trends around the world
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The Romanians choosing life in the hills
Sat 12 Jul 2025
A growing number of Romanians are choosing to move to the countryside. Why?
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Why it's good for men to talk
Sat 12 Jul 2025
How male friendships and support groups improve relationships and mental health
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Ark of the dry lands
Thu 10 Jul 2025
The researchers protecting Morocco's ancient seeds for food security
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Bonus. World of Secrets: The Killing Call
Wed 9 Jul 2025
Sidhu Moose Wala, a farmer鈥檚 son from rural Punjab, becomes a rap sensation
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Re-homing France鈥檚 immigrant workers
Tue 8 Jul 2025
As France鈥檚 last foyers housing immigrant workers are demolished what next for residents?
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Max Kidruk: Imagining the future in a science fiction trilogy
Mon 7 Jul 2025
How do you imagine the future if you are a Ukrainian science fiction writer?
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Is the Taliban鈥檚 war on drugs working?
Sat 5 Jul 2025
In 2022, the Taliban banned poppy farming. How is this measure affecting people?
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Verses for women: Egypt鈥檚 Quran reciters
Fri 4 Jul 2025
Salma El-Wardany meets the young Egyptian women reviving Quranic recitation traditions
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Diabetes in Pakistan: A nation's struggle
Thu 3 Jul 2025
British-Pakistani chemist turned comedian Lubna Kerr explores Pakistan's diabetes crisis
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Arthur Ashe: More than a champion
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Marking the 50th anniversary of Arthur Ashe lifting the Wimbledon men's singles title
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Sri Lanka: The X-Press Pearl disaster
Tue 1 Jul 2025
How the sinking of a cargo ship in 2021 triggered an environmental crisis in Sri Lanka
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Who's Poland's new president?
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Karol Nawrocki is a right-wing historian, an amateur boxer and a fan of Donald Trump
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Iranians living in the USA
Sat 28 Jun 2025
What it鈥檚 like watching from afar as bombs fall on your homeland
