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.
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The power of nostalgia and a first kiss
Sun 4 Jan 2026
It turns out you can also feel nostalgic for things you weren鈥檛 around for
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Afghanistan's love poetry princess
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Rabia Balkhi is one of the most famous Afghan poets, but she also died for love
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Astronauts and the future of space exploration
Sat 3 Jan 2026
What is it like to live on the International Space Station?
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Kibera Ballerinas
New Year's Day 2026
Amid the pirouettes, Carolyne Kiambo discovers how ballet is helping young Kenyans
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Four Months in Gaza
Wed 31 Dec 2025
A raw and intimate perspective on the terror, anger, and hope of living through war.
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When Christian nationalists come to town
Tue 30 Dec 2025
People in Gainesboro, Tennessee have some new neighbours - and not everyone is happy.
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Haroon Mirza: Creating a sculpture with light, sound and video
Mon 29 Dec 2025
Artist Haroon Mirza creates a sculpture made light, sound and video
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麻豆社 correspondents' look ahead to 2026
Sun 28 Dec 2025
麻豆社 correspondents and editors share their insights for what mighlt lie ahead in 2026
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Not-so-golden weddings
Sat 27 Dec 2025
How record gold prices are taking the sparkle out of Indian weddings
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The lord and dance: Michael Flatley
Boxing Day 2025
Irish dancer Michael Flatley reveals the role of faith in his life
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The gift of science
Christmas Day 2025
This Boxing Day and holiday season, our present to you is the science of gifts
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Bonus: 2025 in conversations from The Interview
Christmas Eve 2025
A special episode for The Documentary featuring conversations from The Interview in 2025
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Argentina's elusive big cats
Tue 23 Dec 2025
After decades of extinction, wild jaguars are roaming once again in Northern Argentina.
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Michael Symmons Roberts' Christmas card poem
Mon 22 Dec 2025
Michael Symmons Roberts writes a poem to put inside a Christmas card
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United in space: How we built the ISS
Sun 21 Dec 2025
How nations collaborated to create the International Space Station
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Living in fear on South Africa's farms
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Farmers in South Africa fear theft and violence, but why do these crimes happen?
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Jewish Australians on the Bondi Beach attacks
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Jewish people in Australia and around the world talk about antisemitism
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Prayers through the checkpoints
Fri 19 Dec 2025
We hear from Palestinians striving to reach places of worship amid increased security
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Elephant conservation in Botswana
Thu 18 Dec 2025
Botswana has more elephants than any other country but conservation is complex
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Introducing The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev
Wed 17 Dec 2025
As the USA and Soviet Union race for supremacy, Premier Khrushchev sizes up JFK
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Stolen brides of Kazakhstan: The fightback
Tue 16 Dec 2025
Kazakhstan has passed a law forbidding forced marriage including the kidnap of women
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Jim Henson's Creature Shop: Back to Fraggle Rock
Mon 15 Dec 2025
The team at Jim Henson's Creature Shop prepare to take Fraggle Rock to the stage
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A makeover for Syria's interim leader?
Sat 13 Dec 2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa has embraced social media to project an apparently moderate image
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The divine gift of sex
Fri 12 Dec 2025
In Catholic Philippines, sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz is on a mission to destigmatise sex
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The struggle of Israel's peace movement
Tue 9 Dec 2025
The Israeli and Palestinian activists who defy threats to dare to call for peace
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Anna-Karin Karlsson: Sunglasses made for icons
Mon 8 Dec 2025
The imaginative world of Swedish eyewear designer Anna-Karin Karlsson
