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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The Fifth Floor: Bollywood binge
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Old hits and horror movies: what is trending in Bollywood right now
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麻豆社 OS Conversations: Becoming an Olympic and Paralympic trailblazer
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Thea LaFond, Paralympian Palesha Goverdhan and boxer David de Pina share their stories
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Heart and Soul: From the ashes of Notre Dame
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Stories of hope and inspiration around the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
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The street that tech built
Boxing Day 2024
Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?
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Bonus: HARDTalk - 2024 Review
Christmas Day 2024
We look back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024
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Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes
Christmas Eve 2024
The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes
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In the Studio: International film school
Mon 23 Dec 2024
At a school in Bulgaria, pupils are making movies for Le Cinema Cent Ans De Jeunesse
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The Global Jigsaw: Russia鈥檚 gateway to Africa in jeopardy
Sun 22 Dec 2024
What would the potential loss of Syrian bases mean for Russia?
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The Fifth Floor: K-drama craze
Sat 21 Dec 2024
K-dramas are taking the world by storm. What's the secret of their success?
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麻豆社 OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Former inmates of the notorious Saydnaya share their experiences of Assad鈥檚 brutal regime
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Heart and Soul: Antisemitism in Turkey
Fri 20 Dec 2024
The rising antisemitism faced by the Jewish community in Turkey
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Footprints: How did human feet get washed up on the west coast of Canada and the US?
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Since 2007, more than 20 human feet have washed up on the shores of Canada and the US
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Assignment: Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw
Tue 17 Dec 2024
President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?
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In the Studio: Creating Selfridges鈥� Christmas windows
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Behind the scenes with the teams designing the London store鈥檚 festive windows
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The Fifth Floor: Fleeing Chechnya
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Why do some young women in Chechnya decide to leave everything behind?
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麻豆社 OS Conversations: Syrians after the fall of Assad
Sat 14 Dec 2024
After 50 years of dictatorship, Syrians have their voices back
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Heart and Soul: Black Madonnas
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Searching for the origins of images of black representations of the Virgin Mary
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Srebrenica鈥檚 forgotten refugees
Thu 12 Dec 2024
In Bosnia's Tuzla region, survivors of the war are still living in refugee camps
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Introducing World of Secrets S6: The bad guru
Wed 11 Dec 2024
The search for inner peace through yoga leads Miranda into a dark, hidden world
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Assignment: Mining the Pacific 鈥� future proofing or fool鈥檚 gold?
Tue 10 Dec 2024
The Cook Islands and the plan to harvest the bottom of the sea
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Bonus: The Food Chain is 10!
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Celebrating 10 years of The Food Chain with some of our favourite moments
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Morse code: Ready to transmit
Sun 8 Dec 2024
At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors battle to be the fastest
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The Fifth Floor: Javier Milei's first year in power
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Argentina's president promised to cut spending with his infamous chainsaw. Did it work?
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麻豆社 OS Conversations: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Residents in Israel and Lebanon share their experiences, hopes and fears
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Heart and Soul: Should I change my name?
Fri 6 Dec 2024
Robert Beckford explores the significance of slave names and their impact on individuals
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Over the fence: From Turkey into the EU
Fri 6 Dec 2024
How more people are reaching the EU from Turkey, and the efforts to police this movement
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The Global Jigsaw: The rebels who retook Aleppo
Wed 4 Dec 2024
A shock offensive turned Syria鈥檚 forgotten conflict into hot war
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Assignment: France - trouble on the vine
Tue 3 Dec 2024
How climate, finances and changing habits has brought French wine-makers to the brink
