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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HRH Prince Philip: A celebration of a life
Sat 10 Apr 2021
Remembering the projects and causes to which the Duke of Edinburgh dedicated his life
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HRH Prince Philip: Links with the armed forces
Sat 10 Apr 2021
Jonny Dymond looks back at Prince Philip's links with the armed forces
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HRH Prince Philip: His work with charity
Sat 10 Apr 2021
The global impact of Prince Philip's work with charities
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The life of Prince Philip
Sat 10 Apr 2021
Remembering the life of Prince Philip, who has died aged 99
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Don鈥檛 log off: My life, my world
Tue 6 Apr 2021
Margaret in Uganda cares for nine children orphaned by Aids and has HIV herself
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Coronavirus: Brazilian doctors
Sat 3 Apr 2021
Brazil鈥檚 healthcare system is on the brink of collapse
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Namibia: The price of genocide
Thu 1 Apr 2021
How can Germany make up for its colonial atrocities in Namibia?
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Women dying for work
Tue 30 Mar 2021
Yoshie Matsumoto examines how the overwork culture affects women in Japan
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The coronavirus and your money
Sun 28 Mar 2021
A look at what is being done to help with the impact of the virus on health and finance
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Joe Biden's border challenge
Sat 27 Mar 2021
Ros Atkins considers whether Joe Biden's policies have led to a spike in child migration
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Coronavirus: Homelessness
Sat 27 Mar 2021
Two people who became homeless because of the pandemic tell us their stories
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Shipping鈥檚 dirty secret
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Lifting the lid on the dangerous and polluting world of international shipbreaking
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A constitutional conversation
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Is it time the US Constitution got a 21st Century makeover?
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World of wisdom: Love
Sun 21 Mar 2021
Life-lessons on kids in lockdown, coping with bereavement and learning to love yourself
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World of wisdom: Breathe
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Three wise people offer advice on anxiety, screen dependence and learning from lockdown
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What happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine?
Sat 20 Mar 2021
How did a vaccine hailed as a gamechanger end up in a scientific and political storm?
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Coronavirus: Reporting Covid-19
Sat 20 Mar 2021
We speak to journalists who have spent the past year reporting on the pandemic
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Scotland's contested identity
Thu 18 Mar 2021
From Dundee to the Orkneys we hear voices on both sides of Scotland鈥檚 independence debate
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What does the future hold? Covid, women and the US economy
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Nada Tawfik explores economic empowerment, opportunity and pay for women in the US economy
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The Royal Family鈥檚 missed chance
Sat 13 Mar 2021
Ros Atkins examines the monarchy's role in a modern, multicultural and democratic society
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Coronavirus: Resilience during a year of the pandemic
Sat 13 Mar 2021
We hear from people whose lives have followed an extraordinary path during the pandemic
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The disinformation dragon
Thu 11 Mar 2021
China鈥檚 new strategy of promoting disinformation in the West through social media
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The empty desk: Women, Covid and the US economy
Tue 9 Mar 2021
Why are women experiencing disproportionate job losses due to Covid in the US?
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The Saudis and the superpower
Sat 6 Mar 2021
Ros Atkins on Joe Biden鈥檚 first foreign policy test - how to deal with Saudi Arabia
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Coronavirus: War and Covid trauma
Sat 6 Mar 2021
How does the experience of a pandemic compare to being in a war?
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A year of Covid
Tue 2 Mar 2021
The story of a year of Covid-19 told through the voices of England鈥檚 doctors and nurses
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Facebook's global power and influence
Sat 27 Feb 2021
Ros Atkins considers whether the company is now too powerful and its impact on democracy
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Coronavirus: Venezuela's hospitals
Sat 27 Feb 2021
Two doctors in Venezuela talk about the healthcare crisis in their country
