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 Â鶹Éç 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 Â鶹Éç 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’s 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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Â鶹Éç OS Conversations: Beyoncé and the changing face of country music
Sat 2 Mar 2024
African-American musicians and fans around the world discuss why they love country music
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Heart and Soul: The new iconographers
Fri 1 Mar 2024
How the ancient tradition of iconography is being translated for the 21st Century
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Assignment: Botswana - living with elephants
Thu 29 Feb 2024
The battle to keep the peace between people and elephants in northern Botswana
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Trending - The disinformation war in the Middle East
Wed 28 Feb 2024
Disinformation has erupted on social media in the battle between Israel and Hamas.
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Storm over a teacup
Tue 27 Feb 2024
The farmers and industry leaders working to secure the identity and future of Nepali tea
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Bonus: The Global Story
Sun 25 Feb 2024
Is #Me Too finally exploding in French cinema? – The Global Story
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Bonus: Hardtalk - Defying Putin
Sat 24 Feb 2024
In 2017, Alexey Navalny spoke about the risks of being a prominent critic of Putin
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Â鶹Éç OS Conversations: Ukraine war babies and returning home
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Giving birth during a war and returning from a safe haven abroad to conflict
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Three Million: 5. Ghosts
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Three million people died in the Bengal Famine. Why are they not better remembered?
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Three Million: 4. The tapes
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The discovery of cassette tapes that throw new light on colonial responsibility
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Three Million: 3. The f-word
Fri 23 Feb 2024
Famine grips Bengal, but publicly, no-one is calling it a famine
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Three Million: 2. The cigarette tin
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The escalating food crisis forces people to make life and death decisions
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Three Million: 1. War
Fri 23 Feb 2024
The story of the Bengal Famine of 1943, where at least three million people died
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Heart and Soul: Ladino - Saving Greece’s ancient Jewish language
Fri 23 Feb 2024
How the language of Thessaloniki’s Jews disappeared
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Assignment: Pakistan - journalists under fire
Thu 22 Feb 2024
Journalists in Pakistan speak of coming under threat for criticising the authorities
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Trending: The new fight for land rights
Wed 21 Feb 2024
How indigenous Malaysians are using technology and social media to assert land rights
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Two Years of War: Voices from Russia
Tue 20 Feb 2024
Oleg Boldyrev on how ordinary Russians are dealing with life in a country at war.
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In the Studio: Vik Muniz
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Brazilian artist Vik Muniz likes to trap and fool his audience with trickery and illusion
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World Wide Waves '24
Sun 18 Feb 2024
For this year's World Radio Day, we celebrate women in community radio
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Bonus: The Global Jigsaw - Does Russia’s election matter?
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Putin’s re-election is certain, but there is still a lot at stake for the Kremlin
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Â鶹Éç OS Conversations: The earthquake in Turkey and Syria – one year on
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Reuniting with a family trying to rebuild their lives.
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Bonus: HARDtalk - Alexey Navalny: The interview
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Stephen Sackur interviewed Alexey Navalny in 2017.His death has been reported by Russia.
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Heart and Soul: The killer's counsel
Fri 16 Feb 2024
Psychiatrist Gwen Adshead reflects on her faith and working with violent offenders
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Assignment: Tempting fate - Istanbul's earthquake dilemma
Thu 15 Feb 2024
Emily Wither reports from Istanbul on the threat of an earthquake striking the city
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Trending: The Mexican mayor and a deepfake scandal
Wed 14 Feb 2024
How a mayor in Mexico became embroiled in a deepfake audio scandal
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Reporting Greece
Tue 13 Feb 2024
We investigate the increasing threats to journalists’ ability to report freely in Europe.
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In the Studio: Jon Foreman
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Land artist Jon Foreman takes us through the creation of a new work in Pembrokeshire
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Bonus: The Global Story
Sun 11 Feb 2024
Could Taylor Swift swing the US election? – The Global Story
