The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the ´óÏó´«Ã½. 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From the plight of young women in Afghanistan, to Syria’s water wars, to keeping African languages alive, 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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ 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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Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
Thu 3 Oct 2024
Anoosheh Ashoori was imprisoned in Iran, falsely accused of spying - Lives Less Ordinary
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Trending: The Baku initiative?
Wed 2 Oct 2024
Is Azerbaijan capitalising on France’s struggle in the South Pacific?
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Saving a sinking city: Jakarta
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Indonesia's capital Jakarta is sinking but how easy is it to build a new capital city?
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Assignment: Panama’s water fights
Tue 1 Oct 2024
Panama’s fight for water in one of the world’s wettest countries
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In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part two
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Ian Rankin is on a deadline to complete his next Inspector Rebus thriller
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In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part one
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Crime novelist Ian Rankin begins writing his latest Inspector Rebus novel
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The Fifth Floor: Who is Mexico's first female president?
Sat 28 Sep 2024
What will Claudia Sheinbaum's presidency look like?
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´óÏó´«Ã½ OS Conversations: People in Lebanon and northern Israel
Sat 28 Sep 2024
Sharing personal experiences from both sides of the border
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Heart and Soul: Istanbul’s church of wishes
Fri 27 Sep 2024
The sacred spring that unites people of all faiths in hope
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Bonus: The Inquiry - How are the Taliban governing Afghanistan?
Thu 26 Sep 2024
What changes have the Taliban made to Afghanistan in their 3 years of power?
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Trending: An (online) storm in a Philippine rainforest
Wed 25 Sep 2024
How a nature reserve in the Philippines got caught in an information battle
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Assignment: Reproductive rights: A divided flock
Tue 24 Sep 2024
How the debate over abortion and IVF has divided evangelical Christians in the US
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In the Studio: Erdem Moralıoğlu
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Designer Erdem Moralıoğlu on taking inspiration from powerful women in culture
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The new Germans
Sun 22 Sep 2024
Damien McGuinness talks to a generation of refugees in Germany now becoming citizens
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The Fifth Floor: The silent death of an anti-Putin pianist
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Pavel Kushnir: a classical pianist or a dangerous dissident?
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´óÏó´«Ã½ OS Conversations: Talking to someone with suicidal thoughts
Sat 21 Sep 2024
Stories of how strangers have been able to help when they’ve seen a person in distress
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Heart and Soul: I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Jibra’il Omar, formerly Timothy Weeks, spent three years in captivity in Afghanistan
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Stories from the New Silk Road: Space
Thu 19 Sep 2024
How does a controversial ground station in Argentina help China land the space race?
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´óÏó´«Ã½ Trending: Woman, life, surveillance
Wed 18 Sep 2024
We speak to women targeted by the Iranian government after posting on social media
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The great dolphin release
Wed 18 Sep 2024
Freeing Johnny, Rocky and Rambo, the dolphins of the world's last travelling circus
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Assignment: Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia
Tue 17 Sep 2024
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population
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In the Studio: Lenin Tamayo and Q-pop
Mon 16 Sep 2024
Peruvian singer Lenin Tamayo, creator of Quechua pop, works on his next EP
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Solutions Journalism: The African 'Babelfish'
Sun 15 Sep 2024
How Bonaventure Dossou's translation app is increasing accessibility to African dialects
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The Fifth Floor: Exam nightmares
Sat 14 Sep 2024
Stories from India and China about the exams that shape the lives of millions
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´óÏó´«Ã½ OS Conversations: Are we still in love with dating apps?
Sat 14 Sep 2024
We hear from people who ditched their dating apps and from those who found love on them
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Heart and Soul: Indigenous healing on the party island of Ibiza
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Indigenous spirituality on the modern island of Ibiza
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Trending: Can we live without our phones?
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Marianna Spring investigates the impact of smartphones and social media on teens
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Flying high: The return of the peregrine falcon
Thu 12 Sep 2024
The fastest animal on earth – the peregrine falcon – is thriving alongside us
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The Midwife’s Confession: Eye Investigates
Tue 10 Sep 2024
‘Now another girl has been born, kill her’ – Indian midwives make a shocking confession