The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. Documentary storytelling from the 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.
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Leaving Isis: Is redemption possible?
Today
A former Isis recruit reflects on radicalisation, faith, regret and redemption
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Forty-eight hours in Isfahan
Yesterday
Iranians describe seeing armed forces loyal to the Islamic regime kill protesters
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Namibia’s hydrogen superpower dream
Wednesday
What impact will a green hydrogen project have on Namibia’s environment and unemployment?
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Can Syria’s Kurds save their women’s revolution?
Tuesday
What’s the future for Syria’s Kurds now they’re losing their autonomy
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Kwan Pun Leung: The image creator of nature
Monday
Cinematographer Kwan Pun Leung on channelling the unconscious energy into a frame
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Rewriting a revolution
Sunday
The Philippines bloodless revolution stunned the world. 40 years on, has all been lost?
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Will Venezuela ditch Chavismo?
Last Saturday
Acting president Delcy Rodriguez and the legacy of Hugo Chavez
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When music became a prayer
Last Friday
The Chinese pianist who discovered God after hearing Vivaldi’s Gloria
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Ukraine’s defiance, four years on
Last Thursday
Perspectives on the war from those living on Ukraine’s front line
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Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Dan Whitlam survived assault at 16, the physical scars healed faster than the mental ones
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The Dream Makers
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Can the emerging field of dream engineering influence our thoughts as we sleep?
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Jason Gilkison: Choreographer for Strictly Come Dancing
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Jason Gilkison has been the creative force behind Strictly Come Dancing for a decade
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Ukraine after four years of war
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Despite relentless bombardments the people of Kharkiv love their city more than ever
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Remembering Ukrainians who have lost their lives in the war
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Families and friends share their memories of loved ones
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‘Oasis of peace’ in wartime
Fri 20 Feb 2026
The challenges faced by Israeli Jews and Arabs living together in a unique community
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Give me my child back
Thu 19 Feb 2026
The Greenlandic parents fighting for the return of their children
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Alex Eala: The tennis star who could be a game-changer for the Philippines
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Why the Philippines' Alex Eala was the hottest ticket at the Australian Open
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Bridgerton: Behind the scenes
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Producer Jess Brownell takes us behind the scenes of Bridgerton
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Kirsty Coventry: Becoming president of the IOC
Fri 13 Feb 2026
How Kirsty Coventry made history as the first African and first woman president of the IOC
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Kentucky’s Real People Radio
Thu 12 Feb 2026
WMMT radio in Kentucky reaches some of the least heard communities in America
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Trump and Greenland: How MAGA went Arctic
Wed 11 Feb 2026
Donald Trump's desire to acquire Greenland has been years in the making
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Loving, living and dying together in the Netherlands
Tue 10 Feb 2026
The story of Jan and Els who opted for euthanasia, and died together in the Netherlands
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