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The Documentary Podcast

The best documentaries 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.

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Episodes (2845 available)

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Mapping India: The world's largest count

India is undertaking the biggest population count of more than 1.4 billion people

27 Sept 2026

49 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Women in South Africa: 'We just want to be safe'

Women share their experiences of tackling violence

26 Sept 2026

24 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Mountain spirits of Spiti

Dr Jane Orton uncovers the hidden Himalayas as it finds new ways to survive

25 Sept 2026

27 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, A women's revolt in Germany

A national debate over sexualised violence online has erupted in Germany

24 Sept 2026

27 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Bringing Kashmir’s lakes back to life

In northern India, conservationists and communities are reviving threatened lakes

23 Sept 2026

23 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Has Poland fallen out of love with Ukraine?

Cases of Ukrainians receiving verbal and physical abuse in Poland have risen

22 Sept 2026

32 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Where is Austin Tice? 1. 'We believe he’s alive'

American journalist Austin Tice, vanished in Syria, but the US president says he is alive

21 Sept 2026

33 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, From Mao and Nixon to Xi and Trump: A history of China-US trade

What can Xi and Trump learn from the past ahead of their latest summit

21 Sept 2026

19 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, The dictators' survival guide

As ‘strong man’ politics is on the march, we try to understand the behaviour of dictators

20 Sept 2026

27 mins

News imageThe Documentary Podcast, Can we live without our phones?

Sharing experiences of tech addiction and “weirdness” on smartphones

19 Sept 2026

24 mins

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