The Documentary Podcast Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the 麻豆官网首页入口. 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 麻豆官网首页入口. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 麻豆官网首页入口 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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The Easter Rising 1916
Sun 27 Mar 2016
How six days of armed struggle in 1916 changed Irish and British history
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Romania: The Shepherds鈥� Revolt
Thu 24 Mar 2016
The shepherds protesting over what they see as a threat to their traditional way of life
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South Korea: The Silent Cultural Superpower - Part One
Wed 23 Mar 2016
From movies and TV to K-Pop, South Korean culture punches above its weight in East Asia
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A Swedish Tale
Tue 22 Mar 2016
How the northern Swedish town of 脜nge is learning to live with 1,000 asylum seekers
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Chemsex
Sun 20 Mar 2016
The new sub-culture of sex and drugs that is growing amongst gay communities
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Ted Cruz - Republican
Sat 19 Mar 2016
The rise of Ted Cruz, the only man left who could thwart Donald Trump
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Hungary at the Cutting Edge
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Maria Margaronis examines Hungary's hardline response to migration in Europe
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Lynn Hill - 21st Century War Poet
Tue 15 Mar 2016
US Air Force veteran and poet Lynn Hill opens up the alien soul of 21st Century warfare
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Batman and Ethan
Tue 15 Mar 2016
The 10-year-old blind boy and gifted musician, learning echolocation from Daniel Kish
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Donald Trump: The People's Billionaire
Sat 12 Mar 2016
Donald Trump - billionaire, celebrity and now politician. Justin Webb tells his story
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Kidnapped in Mexico
Thu 10 Mar 2016
Vladimir Hernandez gets a rare insight into the world of kidnapping in Mexico.
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An Eton Experience
Wed 9 Mar 2016
Each year some of the poorest pupils in Britain enter Eton school on full scholarships...
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Found in Translation
Tue 8 Mar 2016
How a young Japanese translator Miwako Ozawa met tsunami survivor Hiromitsu Shinkawa
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America鈥檚 Angry Cowboys
Thu 3 Mar 2016
Neal Razzell reports on a growing dispute over public land in the United States
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The Gospel Truth - Part Two
Wed 2 Mar 2016
Was commercialisation responsible for the spread of gospel music beyond the black church?
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The Boda-Boda Boom - Part Two
Tue 1 Mar 2016
The start-ups in Kampala trying to make the boda-boda - motorcycle taxi- a safer industry
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The Christians Stranded in Thailand
Thu 25 Feb 2016
Chris Rogers goes undercover to investigate the treatment of asylum seekers in Thailand
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The Gospel Truth - Part One
Wed 24 Feb 2016
The journey of gospel music from the church to the charts
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The Boda-Boda Boom - Part One
Tue 23 Feb 2016
Alan Kasujja visits Uganda to explore the rise of the boda-boda - a motorcycle taxi
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Tropicalia - Revolution in Sound
Sun 21 Feb 2016
The enduring force of the Tropicalia movement which electrified Brazilian music
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Die Klassen: How Syrians Adapt to Life in Germany
Sun 21 Feb 2016
Germany offers language classes to new arrivals from Syria to help with integration
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Germany, at the Centre
Thu 18 Feb 2016
Chris Bowlby explores how Germany found itself at the centre of Europe's migration crisis
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Something Old, Something New
Wed 17 Feb 2016
Johny Pitts' dad is an African-American star and his mum's from the north of England.
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The Mechanic and the Mission
Tue 16 Feb 2016
The ex-mechanic in Benin whose mission is to help people with mental health problems.
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Trump vs the Republicans in New Hampshire: PJ O鈥橰ourke on the Campaign Trail
Thu 11 Feb 2016
PJ O鈥橰ourke is on the trail of Donald Trump in New Hampshire
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Cassandro - Queen of Lucha Libre
Tue 9 Feb 2016
The Mexican drag queen who is challenging the world of wrestling and ideas of masculinity
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Gaddafi and the Man with the Golden Gun
Thu 4 Feb 2016
Gatehouse goes in search for the gun seized by rebels when the dictator was captured
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Black Lives Matter: The Story of a Slogan
Sun 31 Jan 2016
Can the Black Lives Matter movement change America?
