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.
Episodes to download
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Coronavirus: Threats to health workers
Sat 18 Dec 2021
Health workers discuss abuse and death threats during the pandemic.
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What 2021 taught us about Covid
Sat 18 Dec 2021
Ros Atkins looks at how the pandemic evolved this year
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World of Wisdom: Recovery
Sat 18 Dec 2021
Recovery from a life-threatening illness doesn't always mean we know how to live again
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The fake bitcoin mine
Wed 15 Dec 2021
The story of a cryptocurrency scam that cost two men in India their life savings
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Fire: The energy revolution
Sun 12 Dec 2021
The mastery of fire by early humans and how it transformed our metabolism
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Coronavirus: Pandemic PTSD
Sat 11 Dec 2021
The pressures on people鈥檚 mental health after caring for those who are sick or dying.
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Compulsory Covid vaccinations
Sat 11 Dec 2021
Ros Atkins looks at the debate around Covid vaccine mandates
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Poland鈥檚 fractured borderlands
Thu 9 Dec 2021
A battle of wills between Belarus and the EU leaves a border community divided.
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Only bleeding: How Swedes opened up about periods
Tue 7 Dec 2021
The provocative and practical ways Swedes made menstruation less taboo
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Poison: Jacob Zuma's toxic obsession
Sat 4 Dec 2021
Is Jacob Zuma the victim of an elaborate international conspiracy to poison him?
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Coronavirus: Omicron
Sat 4 Dec 2021
A new variant in a festive season where many people traditionally come together
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America鈥檚 abortion divide
Sat 4 Dec 2021
Ros Atkins looks at the debate around abortion rights in the US
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Sleepless in Seoul
Thu 2 Dec 2021
Korea is one of the most tired nations on earth and helping people sleep is big business.
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Internet instigators
Tue 30 Nov 2021
Meet the internet instigators who are who are organising protests through social media
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Coronavirus: Europe鈥檚 unvaccinated
Sat 27 Nov 2021
We speak to people who are resisting or refusing to get the jab
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Reaching for the sky
Tue 23 Nov 2021
How drone technology is inspiring young Malawians to reach for the sky
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Regarding the pain of others
Sat 20 Nov 2021
The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it
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Coronavirus: Europe
Sat 20 Nov 2021
Several European countries are seeing surges in coronavirus infections
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Rising tensions with Russia
Sat 20 Nov 2021
Ros Atkins looks at recent developments between Russia and the West
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Salmon wars
Thu 18 Nov 2021
How a bitter fight is playing out in the American west over the future of a fish
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The hack that changed the world
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Who was behind the 2009 hack and leak of emails that fuelled climate change sceptics?
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On the Covid ward
Sat 13 Nov 2021
How medical teams look after the emotional well-being of Covid patients and families
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Climate: Coal mining
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Two coal miners in North America discuss the impact of climate regulations on their lives
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The fight for Nazanin鈥檚 freedom
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Ros Atkins on how the British-Iranian is caught up in a complex geo-political situation
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Evia鈥檚 inferno
Thu 11 Nov 2021
The wildfires on the Greek island Evia which devastated lives and landscapes
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More yield, less field
Tue 9 Nov 2021
Could a farming technique called Pfumvudza be Zimbabwe's answer to food security?
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Climate: Civil disobedience
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Three people explain why they take part in civil disobedience to fight climate change
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Tree planting and climate change
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Ros Atkins looks at why vast tree planting initiatives are concerning some experts
