The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 麻豆社. 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 麻豆社. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From China鈥檚 state-backed overseas spending, to on the road with Canada鈥檚 Sikh truckers, to the frontline of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines.
Every week, we take you into the minds of the world's most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. And we 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 麻豆社 World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations and The Fifth Floor.
Episodes to download
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Changing Climate Change: Politics
Wed 2 Dec 2015
What chance is there for a deal on climate change in Paris?
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Changing Climate Change: Solutions
Wed 25 Nov 2015
How can we meet the energy needs of a growing population without creating CO2 emissions?
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The Drug Mules of the Andes
Thu 19 Nov 2015
Peru's drug 'mules' - youngsters hiking cocaine from the jungle to the highlands
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Changing Climate Change: The Science
Wed 18 Nov 2015
A look at the science behind climate change ahead of this year's summit in Paris
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Sex and the Synod: Decision Time
Tue 17 Nov 2015
Catholic bishops gather in Rome to debate their Church鈥檚 teachings on sex and family
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Home: Bangladesh
Sun 15 Nov 2015
Three women from the Bangladeshi community speak candidly about the Bangladeshi diaspora
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Home: Bangladesh
Sun 15 Nov 2015
Three Bangladeshi women in east London talk about the changes in their community
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Norway-Russia: an Arctic friendship under threat
Thu 12 Nov 2015
The sacking of a newspaper editor strains an old friendship between Norway and Russia
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Minecraft: More Than a Game
Wed 11 Nov 2015
Why are children hooked on Minecraft? Does it stimulate creativity or disengage them?
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Sex and the Synod: Defenders of Doctrine
Tue 10 Nov 2015
How do Catholics in Kenya view the Church's controversial rules on sex and the family?
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An Interview with Egyptian President al-Sisi
Fri 6 Nov 2015
Lyse Doucet speaks to Egyptian President al-Sisi ahead of his visit to London this week
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Puerto Rico: The Have Nots and the Have Yachts
Thu 5 Nov 2015
Why locals are leaving, and super-rich Americans are coming in the opposite direction
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Philip Glass: Taxi Driver
Wed 4 Nov 2015
Musician Philip Glass revisits his life '70s New York as a taxi driver and as a composer
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Sex and the Synod: Pushing the Boundaries
Tue 3 Nov 2015
Austria 鈥� on the frontline of the battle over Catholic doctrine on sex and the family
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Three Pounds in My Pocket - Part Two
Sun 1 Nov 2015
Stories of the pioneers who came to post war Britain from the Indian subcontinent.
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South Sudan 鈥� can the world鈥檚 youngest country survive?
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Tim Franks asks why the world's youngest nation is falling apart
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Poems from Syria
Wed 28 Oct 2015
The emotions and humanity of the Syrian people as seen through the eyes of its poets
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Myanmar鈥檚 Bright Young Stars
Tue 27 Oct 2015
How youth radio is helping to shape Myanmar's shift from military rule
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Misunderstanding Japan
Sat 24 Oct 2015
Exploring stereotypes of Japan from workaholics to submissive women and bizarre crazes
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The Mayor, the Migrants and France鈥檚 Far Right
Thu 22 Oct 2015
Lucy Ash reports from the French city of Beziers which has become a Far-right fortress
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Hanging Around - the Hang Drum Story
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Virtuoso percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie explores the story of the Hang
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More Than One Kind of Love
Tue 20 Oct 2015
Homosexuality in Namibia and the LGBT community's struggle for social acceptance
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Fighting Terror with Torture
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Does harsh interrogation yield reliable intelligence in the fight against terror?
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Macau: Monte Carlo of the Orient
Wed 14 Oct 2015
How Macau overtook Las Vegas to become the world's most lucrative gambling centre
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The Pop Star and the Prophet
Tue 13 Oct 2015
Was Jacques Attali right when he predicted the value of recorded music would plummet?
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Roma: A Decade On
Mon 12 Oct 2015
Did the 'Decade of the Roma Inclusion' succeed in helping Europe鈥檚 poorest minority?
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An Interview with Edward Snowden
Mon 12 Oct 2015
Why Edward Snowden exposed the mass surveillance by American and British intelligence
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Revolutionaries: Artificial Intelligence
Fri 9 Oct 2015
The rewards and Challenges of AI and how it is changing our world
