The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the BBC. 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 BBC. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump’s new world order, to protests in Turkey, to the headphone revolution, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world’s most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also 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 BBC World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
Episodes to download
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BBC Trending: Were Valencia's floods engineered weather?
Wed 8 Jan 2025
The conspiracy theories that swirled around Valencia's floods
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Assignment: South Korea - the feminist hunters
Tue 7 Jan 2025
How feminists in South Korea are being hunted down, attacked and sacked
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In the Studio: Dan Perri
Mon 6 Jan 2025
How Dan Perri created title sequences for some of cinema's most famous films
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The Fifth Floor: Fighting crime with kitchen spoons
Sat 4 Jan 2025
How a group of Nigerian women came together to protect their community from violence
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BBC OS Conversations: How going viral changed my life
Sat 4 Jan 2025
Megan Boni, actor Kirsty Paterson, Kelley Heyer, and Auri Kananen on going viral
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Heart and Soul: The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh: Part one
Fri 3 Jan 2025
Sahar Zand investigates the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh
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The dogs of Palermo
Thu 2 Jan 2025
In Palermo, neighbourhood dogs roam freely and are embraced by locals, protected by law
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Built different: Why women athletes suffer ACL injuries more than males
New Year's Day 2025
Lianne Sanderson explores the science and solutions for ACL injuries in female athletes
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Assignment: The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Changing the temple complex of Cambodia's '8th wonder of the world'
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Bonus: Americast - Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Justin Webb looks at Jimmy Carter's journey from peanut farmer to the White House
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In the Studio: Tomás Saraceno
Mon 30 Dec 2024
Argentinian artist Tomás Saraceno on his hot air balloon creation, Aerocene
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Bonus: HARDTalk - Past Notes
Sun 29 Dec 2024
A special programme remembering some past HARDtalk guests who died in 2024
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The Fifth Floor: Bollywood binge
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Old hits and horror movies: what is trending in Bollywood right now
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BBC OS Conversations: Becoming an Olympic and Paralympic trailblazer
Sat 28 Dec 2024
Thea LaFond, Paralympian Palesha Goverdhan and boxer David de Pina share their stories
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Heart and Soul: From the ashes of Notre Dame
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Stories of hope and inspiration around the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral
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The street that tech built
Boxing Day 2024
Are new technology and hyper-tourism changing the Italian city of Florence forever?
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Bonus: HARDTalk - 2024 Review
Christmas Day 2024
We look back on some of the most powerful moments from 2024
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Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes
Christmas Eve 2024
The ghosts haunting Ukraine's relations with Poland - and the killers some see as heroes
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In the Studio: International film school
Mon 23 Dec 2024
At a school in Bulgaria, pupils are making movies for Le Cinema Cent Ans De Jeunesse
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The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s gateway to Africa in jeopardy
Sun 22 Dec 2024
What would the potential loss of Syrian bases mean for Russia?
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The Fifth Floor: K-drama craze
Sat 21 Dec 2024
K-dramas are taking the world by storm. What's the secret of their success?
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BBC OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families
Sat 21 Dec 2024
Former inmates of the notorious Saydnaya share their experiences of Assad’s brutal regime
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Heart and Soul: Antisemitism in Turkey
Fri 20 Dec 2024
The rising antisemitism faced by the Jewish community in Turkey
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Footprints: How did human feet get washed up on the west coast of Canada and the US?
Wed 18 Dec 2024
Since 2007, more than 20 human feet have washed up on the shores of Canada and the US
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Assignment: Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw
Tue 17 Dec 2024
President Milei promised to hack Argentina's state and budget, what's the impact?
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In the Studio: Creating Selfridges’ Christmas windows
Mon 16 Dec 2024
Behind the scenes with the teams designing the London store’s festive windows
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The Fifth Floor: Fleeing Chechnya
Sat 14 Dec 2024
Why do some young women in Chechnya decide to leave everything behind?
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BBC OS Conversations: Syrians after the fall of Assad
Sat 14 Dec 2024
After 50 years of dictatorship, Syrians have their voices back
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Heart and Soul: Black Madonnas
Fri 13 Dec 2024
Searching for the origins of images of black representations of the Virgin Mary
