The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the Âé¶¹Éç. Investigating, reporting and telling true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism and global issues.
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the Âé¶¹Éç. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From China’s state-backed overseas spending, to on the road with Canada’s Sikh truckers, to the frontline of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines.
Every week, we take you into the minds of the world's most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. And we bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.
A new episode most days, all year round. From our Âé¶¹Éç World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations and The Fifth Floor.
Episodes to download
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Verses for women: Egypt’s Quran reciters
Fri 4 Jul 2025
Salma El-Wardany meets the young Egyptian women reviving Quranic recitation traditions
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Diabetes in Pakistan: A nation's struggle
Thu 3 Jul 2025
British-Pakistani chemist turned comedian Lubna Kerr explores Pakistan's diabetes crisis
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Arthur Ashe: More than a champion
Wed 2 Jul 2025
Marking the 50th anniversary of Arthur Ashe lifting the Wimbledon men's singles title
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Sri Lanka: The X-Press Pearl disaster
Tue 1 Jul 2025
How the sinking of a cargo ship in 2021 triggered an environmental crisis in Sri Lanka
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Who's Poland's new president?
Sat 28 Jun 2025
Karol Nawrocki is a right-wing historian, an amateur boxer and a fan of Donald Trump
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Iranians living in the USA
Sat 28 Jun 2025
What it’s like watching from afar as bombs fall on your homeland
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Praise You: A forgotten love letter to black men
Fri 27 Jun 2025
The secret civil rights history of DJ Fatboy Slim’s dance anthem Praise You
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Inside the US trans military ban
Thu 26 Jun 2025
As the US bans trans people from military service, two officers reveal the personal cost
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Pride month special
Wed 25 Jun 2025
The major movements in LGBT+ history told by people who were at the forefront of change
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One week in Gaza
Tue 24 Jun 2025
The daily realities and private thoughts of a young woman living through war
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Joachim Trier: The making of Sentimental Value
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Behind the scenes with director Joachim Trier as he makes his film Sentimental Value
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Ukrainian life under Russian occupation
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Constant threat and acts of rebellion, what is life like under Russian control?
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Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 2025
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Family and King Charles send greetings to staff at the research stations in Antarctica
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Iranians and Israelis
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Iranians and Israelis share their fears and experiences of conflict
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Reworking a future: Buddhist revival in Mongolia
Fri 20 Jun 2025
In Mongolia, a 10-year-old boy has been recognised as the reincarnation of a Holy Emperor
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The copper kingdom
Thu 19 Jun 2025
How can Chile satisfy an electrifying world’s hunger for copper and at what cost?
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Could your colleague be a North Korean in disguise?
Wed 18 Jun 2025
Âé¶¹Éç Trending investigates North Korean IT workers applying for remote jobs in the West
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Amoako Boafo: Creating space to celebrate Blackness
Mon 16 Jun 2025
The Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo has attracted global fame for his bold portraits
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Australia's extinction crisis
Sun 15 Jun 2025
Why are so many of Australia’s unique animals now under threat of extinction?
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The TV drama that shocked the Arab world
Sat 14 Jun 2025
How an Egyptian TV drama tackled sensitive topics and sparked difficult conversations
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Female influencers
Sat 14 Jun 2025
Motorbikes, fashion and daily abuse – the life of a female influencer
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The tyre scandal
Thu 12 Jun 2025
How the UK's end-of-life tyres are causing health and environmental damage in India
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No, there isn’t a ‘white genocide’ in South Africa
Wed 11 Jun 2025
Why is President Trump so interested in South Africa?
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Balochistan - the women of the vanished
Tue 10 Jun 2025
In Pakistan’s largest province, Balochistan, women wait for news of missing loved ones
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Auntie Flo: Making plants dance
Mon 9 Jun 2025
Musician and DJ Brian D’Souza, aka Auntie Flo, makes music from the sounds of nature