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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A people’s history of Gaza
Sun 19 Oct 2025
Gaza, from the 1940s to the 2010s, told through the experiences of ordinary people
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Reporting the impact of  the Gaza ceasefire
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Reporting the impact of the Gaza ceasefire
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Families in Israel and Gaza share their stories
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Two families on either side of the border on their hopes for the future
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Mamdani New York
Fri 17 Oct 2025
Religion’s role in Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric rise in New York’s political scene
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Sabotage by smartphone
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Ukrainians are being recruited to carry out sabotage attacks against their own country.
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Drugs, Overdose, Hope - North Carolina and Nevada
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Drug overdose deaths in the US have fallen dramatically. What’s going on?
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Alexey Seliverstov: Bionic birdsong
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Transforming mountain bird chirps into an interactive sound installation
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Brazil's Miracle: an Indigenous disaster
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Do Indigenous people in Brazil still suffer the impacts of the military dictatorship?
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Tackling loneliness in India
Sat 11 Oct 2025
We live in an ultra-connected world, but does that mean we’re less lonely?
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Trump and autism: People affected speak out
Sat 11 Oct 2025
People with autism react to President Trump’s recent comments
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Searching for hope as a hostage in Gaza
Fri 10 Oct 2025
How being held captive in Gaza tested Israeli hostages and their families.
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Global dancefloor: Saigon
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Young Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City are changing perceptions through music and fashion
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The biker gang ‘securing’ deadly Gaza aid sites
Wed 8 Oct 2025
How did an anti-Islamic biker gang end up running security at GHF aid sites?
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Bolivia’s Cholitas – From Outcasts to Icons
Tue 7 Oct 2025
How Bolivian women are reclaiming their cultural heritage
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Stephen Jones’ hats: A party on your head
Mon 6 Oct 2025
From the new wave club scene to the catwalk, Stephen Jones on the enduring appeal of hats
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Nuclear tensions in the Middle East
Sun 5 Oct 2025
The narratives and the doctrines built on ever-growing suspicions and fears
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The Kremlin’s reporter
Sat 4 Oct 2025
Pavel Zarubin is a journalist following President Putin's every move
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Conversations from a year in Gaza and Israel
Sat 4 Oct 2025
People in Israel and Gaza share their experiences of the past year of the war
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Orthodoxy or death: The fight for Mount Athos
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Nikos Papanikolaou meets monks at the heart of a rift in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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Powering Nigeria
Thu 2 Oct 2025
Can Nigeria solve its electricity crisis and power a more reliable future?
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Deepfaking disability
Wed 1 Oct 2025
We investigate how creators are deepfaking disability to fuel the AI adult industry
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Haitians living in fear in the Dominican Republic
Tue 30 Sep 2025
How Haitians in the Dominican Republic are being targeted for expulsion
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Emilia Wickstead: London Fashion Week
Mon 29 Sep 2025
Next spring's collection from New Zealand designer Emilia Wickstead
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Bonus: The Global Story
Sun 28 Sep 2025
Can Apple cut ties with China? Apple has pledged $600bn to return manufacturing to the US
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Social media influencers and politics
Sat 27 Sep 2025
Food, fashion and politics - how social media influencers are shaping global politics
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Living with the threat of drone attacks
Sat 27 Sep 2025
Ukrainians living with the threat of drone attacks
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Finding my Sikh faith against the odds
Fri 26 Sep 2025
A British Sikh’s journey from gambling addiction and shame to ultimate spiritual renewal
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Bonus. 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
Thu 25 Sep 2025
Can Nasa build the most complex flying machine in space history?
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Goodreads’ ‘unfair’ rating problem
Wed 24 Sep 2025
How ‘unfair’ Goodreads ratings are leaving writers and readers mystified