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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Kenya鈥檚 unhappy doctors and nurses
Thu 25 Feb 2021
How one young doctor鈥檚 death has exposed problems in Kenya鈥檚 health sector
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I am Robert Chelsea
Tue 23 Feb 2021
The story of the first African-American to have a full face transplant
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How the Irish shaped Britain
Sun 21 Feb 2021
Fergal Keane explores the profound influence the Irish have had on Britain
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Covid-19: The cost of keeping schools closed during a pandemic
Sat 20 Feb 2021
With millions of schools shut worldwide, how do we get children back in the classroom?
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Coronavirus: Living in a refugee camp
Sat 20 Feb 2021
A Syrian father and his daughter talk about life in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan
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Drug-free in Norway?
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Can Norwegians with psychosis benefit from radical, drug-free treatment?
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Inside the brain of Jeff Bezos
Tue 16 Feb 2021
The ideas that made Jeff Bezos the richest man on Earth
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World Wide Waves: The sounds of community radio
Sun 14 Feb 2021
For World Radio Day, we visit community radio stations around the globe.
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The slow search for the origin of Covid-19
Sat 13 Feb 2021
Why does so much remain unknown about the start of the pandemic?
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Coronavirus: The vaccinated
Sat 13 Feb 2021
A hospital porter and a hospital cleaner talk about their work during the pandemic
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Unmasked: Stories from the PPE frontline
Thu 11 Feb 2021
How protected are the factory workers who make gloves used by doctors fighting Covid?
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Coronavirus Front Line: The search for a vaccine - part two
Tue 9 Feb 2021
The medical teams at Bradford investigate the hesitancy over the Covid-19 vaccine
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Trump impeachment: The Republicans' dilemma
Sat 6 Feb 2021
Ros Atkins looks at the future of the GOP after Donald Trump and the Capitol storming
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Europe鈥檚 most dangerous capital
Thu 4 Feb 2021
Bucharest鈥檚 crumbling buildings are full of life despite the frequent earth tremors
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Coronavirus Front Line: The search for a vaccine
Tue 2 Feb 2021
Winifred Robinson reports on the global race to create a vaccine for Covid-19
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Compassion fatigue
Sun 31 Jan 2021
Are people in the medical and humanitarian professions suffering from emotional burnout?
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Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy among ethnic minorities
Sat 30 Jan 2021
We hear why some people from ethnic minorities are worried about the vaccine
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The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters facing a tough decision. Do they stay or do they flee?
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Donald Trump and me
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Republican voters in Idaho reflect on President Trump鈥檚 legacy and their country鈥檚 future
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Voices from the Ghetto
Sun 24 Jan 2021
The contemporaneous attempt to preserve the memory of life in the Warsaw Ghetto
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President Biden: Call for unity
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Nuala McGovern hosts conversations on the challenges ahead for the Biden presidency
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Lisa Montgomery: The road to execution
Thu 21 Jan 2021
The story behind one of America鈥檚 most shocking murders 鈥� and the woman who did it
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President-elect Joe Biden
Tue 19 Jan 2021
James Naughtie charts the life of the soon-to-be 46th president of the USA, Joe Biden
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My viral video and me
Sun 17 Jan 2021
Colm Flynn tracks down the internet鈥檚 original viral video superstars
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Coronavirus: Young widows
Sat 16 Jan 2021
Women who have founded a support group after losing their husbands to Covid-19
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Social influencers and the perfect body
Thu 14 Jan 2021
How online influencers get paid to promote cosmetic surgery
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The digital human: Sacred
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Aleks Krotoski explores how the digital world influences the way we live
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Vice President-elect Kamala Harris
Tue 12 Jan 2021
Mark Coles presents a profile of Kamala Harris, vice president-elect
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Coronavirus: Intensive care
Sat 9 Jan 2021
We hear from ICU doctors in the US, Brazil and South Africa
