The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the Âé¶¹Éç. 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 Âé¶¹Éç. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From China’s state-backed overseas spending, to on the road with Canada’s 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 Âé¶¹Éç World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations and The Fifth Floor.
Episodes to download
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Âé¶¹Éç OS Conversations: Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
Sat 31 Aug 2024
Afghan women discuss their everyday life and the impact of tighter new restrictions
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Heart and Soul: Afghanistan 20 years on
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Julia Paul discovers what happened to the young women she taught in Kabul 20 years ago
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Courting success: A journey to Paris 2024
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Kgothatso Montjane talks about her life as a wheelchair tennis champion
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Bonus: The Inquiry - What does Hezbollah want?
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Hezbollah has intensified attacks on Israel - who are they and what do they want?
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Assignment: The struggle for Jerusalem’s Old City
Tue 27 Aug 2024
Why Armenians in Jerusalem say they are fighting an existential battle
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In the Studio: Architect Daniel Libeskind
Mon 26 Aug 2024
Creating a building to house Albert Einstein's legacy, work and research in Jerusalem
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The next Paralympians
Sun 25 Aug 2024
The trailblazing sports stars with a learning disability and the barriers they face
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The Fifth Floor: What really happened in Bakhmut?
Sat 24 Aug 2024
Why was the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut such an important target for Russia?
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Âé¶¹Éç OS Conversations: Women's safety in India
Sat 24 Aug 2024
Indians share their experiences of attitudes towards women in the country
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Heart and Soul: Corruption in the Curia
Fri 23 Aug 2024
How financial investigator Libero Milone fell foul of the Vatican but kept his faith
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Solutions Journalism: A better start
Thu 22 Aug 2024
The people finding solutions to improve the odds for premature babies
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Invisible souls
Wed 21 Aug 2024
The fishermen who say they were mistreated by a Scottish fishing company speak out
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Assignment: Ukraine - on the front line
Tue 20 Aug 2024
Drone technology is transforming the battlefield in Ukraine.
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Under ash: Uncovering Maui’s past
Sun 18 Aug 2024
How historic mistreatment contributed to the 2023 deadly Hawaiian wildfires
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The Fifth Floor: The rise of caste influencers in India
Sat 17 Aug 2024
The young women taking to social media to show 'caste pride'
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Âé¶¹Éç OS Conversations: Life in Venezuela
Sat 17 Aug 2024
Venezuelans inside the country and abroad share their stories
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Heart and Soul: Muslim sex education
Fri 16 Aug 2024
The educators teaching Muslim women about healthy sex
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India's fight against TB
Thu 15 Aug 2024
India has set itself a target to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025. But can it succeed?
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Solutions Journalism: The art of air pollution
Wed 14 Aug 2024
We meet the creatives that are turning deadly air pollution into art, ink and jewellery
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Assignment: Rejecting Public Education in Arizona
Tue 13 Aug 2024
‘School choice’: Why are parents opting out of public education for their children?
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In the Studio: Munch on the move
Mon 12 Aug 2024
How do you take an Edvand Munch exhibition worth millions to both sides of the Atlantic?
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'Indocumentados’: America’s undocumented migrants
Sun 11 Aug 2024
First-hand accounts of the precarious lives of America’s undocumented Latinos
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The Fifth Floor: Vietnam's matchmakers
Sat 10 Aug 2024
Why so many Vietnamese women use matchmaking agencies to find a foreign spouse?
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Âé¶¹Éç OS Conversations: Gen Z and power change in Bangladesh
Sat 10 Aug 2024
Young voices on the extraordinary political upheaval in their country
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Heart and Soul: Digital grief
Fri 9 Aug 2024
Could AI versions of loved ones who have died help the bereaved deal with their grief?
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The Global Jigsaw: The Taliban’s war on women
Thu 8 Aug 2024
The group’s return to power in Afghanistan has seen the erasure of women from public life
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Bonus: The Engineers - Intelligent Machines
Thu 8 Aug 2024
We speak to three engineers at the forefront of the 'Machine Learning: AI' revolution
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Solutions Journalism: Going bananas
Wed 7 Aug 2024
Can the killer fungus Tropical Race 4 that is ravaging banana plantations be stopped?
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Assignment: The Italian town where praying is a political issue
Tue 6 Aug 2024
Monfalcone’s mayor has effectively tried to ban collective Muslim prayer in her town