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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Libya's Brothers from Hell
Thu 7 Jan 2021
How seven ruthless brothers held a small Libyan town in their murderous grip.
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The Digital Human: Ghoul
Wed 6 Jan 2021
Aleks Krotoski explores how violent content is viewed and why
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Donald Trump: The political record
Tue 5 Jan 2021
The impact of the Trump presidency on US policy convention and political discourse
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Donald Trump: The man
Tue 5 Jan 2021
The businessman and TV show host who became the 45th President of the United States
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Coronavirus: Forgotten voices
Sat 2 Jan 2021
Nuala McGovern catches up with people she spoke to earlier in the year
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Breakthrough: The race for the Covid vaccine
New Year's Day 2021
Dr Kevin Fong talks to the people who have created a coronavirus vaccine in record time
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Searching for Wisdom in Lagos
Thu 31 Dec 2020
How one young man went missing after Nigerian troops opened fire at a protest
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The Digital Human: Subservience
Wed 30 Dec 2020
Does how we treat our subservient robots affect how we treat one another?
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The Hindu bard
Tue 29 Dec 2020
In 1914 an Indian student caused a sensation when she won a top Welsh cultural prize
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Revolution of the senses
Sun 27 Dec 2020
Has Covid-19 changed the way we hear, see, smell, taste and touch?
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Coronavirus: Surviving the pandemic
Boxing Day 2020
We return to some of the people we've featured to hear how their lives have changed
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Shipwreck
Christmas Eve 2020
Searching for the identities of those who died in a Mediterranean shipwreck
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The Digital Human: Messiah
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Why do so many of us treat Silicon Valley billionaires like our new messiahs?
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Warrior elephant guardians
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Former Samburu warriors turn their skills to caring for baby elephants in Kenya
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Darfur: A precarious peace
Thu 17 Dec 2020
As UN peacekeepers leave Sudan鈥檚 troubled Darfur region, who will now protect civilians?
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Don't Log Off: Opportunity
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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Coronavirus: Vaccines, frustrations and hope
Sat 12 Dec 2020
Two Kenyan doctors explain why they鈥檙e prepared to strike over their working conditions
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Syria's soldiers of fortune
Thu 10 Dec 2020
The young Syrians who find themselves fighting in the war in Nagorno Karabakh
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Don't log off: Grounded
Wed 9 Dec 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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Belarus across the barricades - part two
Tue 8 Dec 2020
Dazzling poet Valzhyna Mort explores a hundred days of protest in Belarus
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Coronavirus: Vaccine approved
Sat 5 Dec 2020
Is imminent large-scale vaccination a path back to normality?
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Me and my trolls
Thu 3 Dec 2020
One victim鈥檚 quest to discover why complete strangers tormented her on social media
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The state of the planet
Wed 2 Dec 2020
The UN Secretary General joins Lucy Hockings and activists from around the world
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Don't Log Off: Searching for hope
Wed 2 Dec 2020
Alan Dein connects with individuals whose lives have shifted in the coronavirus pandemic
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麻豆社 correspondents' look ahead
Tue 1 Dec 2020
As the year draws to a close, correspondents muse on the upcoming global events of 2021
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Belarus across the barricades - part one
Tue 1 Dec 2020
Day 115 of the astonishing protests in Belarus
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100 Women: Women in power
Sun 29 Nov 2020
Mary Ann Sieghart hears the inspiring stories of women in power
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Coronavirus: Festive celebrations
Sat 28 Nov 2020
Conversations about the impact of coronavirus in the US, Japan and Gaza
