The Documentary Podcast
By BBC 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 BBC World Service.From China’s state-backed overseas spending, to on the road with Canada’s Sikh truckers, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines.Each week we dive into the minds of the world’s 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 (50)
Inheritance: Samsung: 1. My kingdom for a horse
25m4/1/2026
The Saltmakers
26m4/2/2026
God, grief and the chatbot
26m4/3/2026
Surviving a shark attack
23m4/4/2026
The woman fighting IS in Somalia
25m4/4/2026
Growing up black in a white family – the truth behind my birth
39m4/5/2026
Chef Rodolfo Guzman: Chilean summer menu
26m4/6/2026
Albania: Land, money and the sea
26m4/7/2026
The Extractor
26m4/8/2026
The battle for Hungary
40m4/9/2026
Freddie’s second verse
26m4/10/2026
Your questions answered about Artemis II and space travel
14m4/10/2026
Hopes for a 'fragile' Middle East ceasefire
23m4/11/2026
Bringing India's daughters back home
26m4/11/2026
British Queen Elizabeth II's century of fashion
26m4/12/2026
Helping prisoners become better parents
23m4/13/2026
Pakistan: Hospitals putting children at risk of HIV
26m4/13/2026
Surviving my daughter's killing
24m4/15/2026
Back to books: Sweden’s digital backlash
29m4/16/2026
Jamaica: Shaken, not broken
26m4/17/2026
Experiences of miscarriage
23m4/18/2026
Counting the soldiers dying for Russia
26m4/18/2026
Patti LuPone: Taking the stage at Carnegie Hall
23m4/19/2026
The last dance floor in Chernobyl
58m4/20/2026
In Iceland's defence
26m4/21/2026
Under the influence of AI
27m4/23/2026
Faith and revolution in the Philippines
26m4/24/2026
Meet the preppers
23m4/25/2026
Inside the Mugabe dynasty
26m4/25/2026
Introducing: The Climate Question: China's green energy revolution
27m4/26/2026
Neha Vyaso: Crafting consent in Bollywood
26m4/27/2026
Driving Against Net Zero
26m4/28/2026
In Our Time: The Mariana Trench
49m4/29/2026
Atomic crossroads: Poland's nuclear future
26m4/30/2026
A church without walls
26m5/1/2026
My social life as a wheelchair user
24m5/2/2026
Mapping Epstein's global connections
26m5/2/2026
For the love of dogs
26m5/3/2026
Artist Joan Eardley
26m5/5/2026
Serbia: Under The Canopy
24m5/5/2026
13 Minutes Presents: Artemis II: What’s next for Nasa's Artemis mission?
41m5/6/2026
Russia's 'nyet' to the internet
35m5/7/2026
Befriending the man who killed my family
26m5/8/2026
Searching for Soldier Dad: Ep 1. Love story
34m5/10/2026
Mika Obanda: Mosaic art
26m5/11/2026
Return to Khartoum: War, loss and hope
29m5/12/2026
Introducing: Not By The Playbook - Why it is never too late
58m5/13/2026
An animal exodus
26m5/14/2026
Speaking from the Heart
26m5/15/2026
Hantavirus nearly killed me
23m5/16/2026
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