The Documentary Podcast Podcast
The best documentaries 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 documentaries 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.
From the global housing crisis to gerrymandering in US politics to the miracle doctor of Lourdes, we go beyond the headlines.
Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media.
Powered by the 麻豆社 World Service鈥檚 global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story 鈥� helping you see the world with greater clarity.
Episodes to download
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Coronavirus: England Unlocking
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Reflecting the conversations ahead of the lifting of legal Covid restrictions
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Finding Grace
Wed 14 Jul 2021
James Clayton on a new technique for solving cold case murders using ancestry websites
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Sporting heroines of history
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Paralympian Tanni-Grey Thompson explores the role of women in sport through history
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Two smiley faces - part two
Sun 11 Jul 2021
How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication
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The mixed beat
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Nora Fakim takes a look at mixed identity and how it鈥檚 evolving over generations
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Coronavirus: Refusing the vaccine
Sat 10 Jul 2021
We hear from countries struggle with vaccine hesitancy among their populations
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Missing from Manhattan
Thu 8 Jul 2021
As America鈥檚 biggest city emerges from the pandemic, Lucy Ash asks what鈥檚 changed
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Bats: Friend or foe?
Tue 6 Jul 2021
They are both feared and revered but what can we learn about bats?
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Two Smiley Faces
Sun 4 Jul 2021
How emojis have come to define us, and what they tell us about global communication.
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Coronavirus: Face masks
Sat 3 Jul 2021
We hear from Israel, Italy and Russia as the debate around mask-wearing continues
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The runaway maids of Oman
Thu 1 Jul 2021
Tricked, abused and trapped in a foreign land. Who will rescue the African maids of Oman?
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Guru: Who knew what and when?
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Ishleen Kaur investigates abuse allegations at a yoga organisation she once called home
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Coronavirus: Survivor's guilt
Sat 26 Jun 2021
We hear how some Covid-19 survivors are struggling with guilt
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Nigeria鈥檚 kidnapped children
Thu 24 Jun 2021
How armed gangs are inflicting terror upon schools in northern Nigeria
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Guru: A dark legacy
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Ishleen Kaur investigates abuse allegations at a yoga organisation she once called home
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The life of Kenneth Kaunda
Sun 20 Jun 2021
Celebrating the life and legacy of Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Sat 19 Jun 2021
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that caused the largest environmental disaster
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Women in Iran
Sat 19 Jun 2021
Three young Iranian women discuss their lives, their families and their futures
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Syria鈥檚 decade of conflict: The many colours of Raqqa
Thu 17 Jun 2021
How Syria's secret photographer worked and survived under every force in the conflict
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Guru: Living a lie
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Allegations of abuse at the Sivananda Yoga, one of the world鈥檚 most revered yoga schools
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When Kissinger went to China
Sat 12 Jun 2021
How Henry Kissinger's secret to trip China 50 years ago changed the Cold War
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Syria鈥檚 decade of conflict: Islamic State鈥檚 most wanted
Thu 10 Jun 2021
The astonishing story of a group of young men who chose to resist so-called Islamic State
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Bonus: The Lazarus Heist Episode 1
Sat 5 Jun 2021
Introducing our new original podcast. Here鈥檚 episode 1: Hacking Hollywood. #LazarusHeist
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Coronavirus: The Olympics
Sat 5 Jun 2021
Doctors in Tokyo discuss their concerns about the Olympics going ahead in July
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Syria鈥檚 decade of conflict: Syria's secret library
Thu 3 Jun 2021
The story of a library in a besieged Syrian town which was a lifeline to the community
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Globalisation in reverse
Tue 1 Jun 2021
Karishma Vaswani in conversation with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
