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 91福利社 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 91福利社 World Service.
From conflict in the Middle East to the advance of AI, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines. Each week we dive into the minds of the world鈥檚 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 to download
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Mighty Real: Sylvester James
Wed 6 Jul 2016
The tale of gay black diva Sylvester James, famed for his disco hit Mighty Real
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Dust Bowl Ballads
Tue 5 Jul 2016
A fierce drought in Oklahoma鈥檚 鈥楴o Man鈥檚 Land鈥� stirs up dust storms, memories and myths
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A symphony for Syria
Mon 4 Jul 2016
The story of how 50 Syrian musicians beat the odds to perform again together.
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Sparing the Killers of Belize
Thu 30 Jun 2016
The campaign against capital punishment in a small but violent country
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The Accrington Pals
Wed 29 Jun 2016
The Battle of the Somme and a wartime tragedy that struck Northern England 100 years ago
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America's Independent Voters
Tue 28 Jun 2016
What motivates Ohio's volatile 'independent' voters who are not Democrats or Republicans?
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Syrian Voices
Sun 26 Jun 2016
Personal reflections of those who have survived, or are surviving, the conflict in Syria
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Macedonia鈥檚 Colourful Revolution
Thu 23 Jun 2016
The women prosecutors who have become the scourge of Macedonia鈥檚 political elite.
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Manto: Uncovering Pakistan
Wed 22 Jun 2016
The legacy of Sa'adat Manto, who confronted social taboos in Indio-Pakistani society
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Ukraine - Back from the War
Tue 21 Jun 2016
How a generation of Ukrainian combat veterans are coping with life after the frontline.
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Treating the Sex Offender
Sun 19 Jun 2016
Film-maker Rex Bloomstein investigates how sex offenders are treated and rehabilitated
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Honduras: After Berta鈥�
Thu 16 Jun 2016
Assignment explores the impact of the murder of environmentalist, Berta Caceres
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Black, White and Beethoven
Wed 15 Jun 2016
Why is the UK's classical music scene so resolutely white, and how might it evolve?
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My Iranian Daughter
Tue 14 Jun 2016
An Iranian family struggles to deal with the unspoken fact that their daughter is gay
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Follow That Tractor
Sun 12 Jun 2016
The stories at the world鈥檚 biggest monthly second-hand tractor auction
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Held Hostage in Syria
Sat 11 Jun 2016
Four European hostages held by Islamic State talk about their months of incarceration
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Bangladesh鈥檚 Hidden Shame
Thu 9 Jun 2016
A report on the alleged persecution of the indigenous peoples of Bangladesh.
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The Deobandis: Pakistan
Wed 8 Jun 2016
Owen Bennett Jones heads to Pakistan in his exploration of South Asia's Deobandi Islam
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Listening to the Bones - Part Two
Tue 7 Jun 2016
The forensic team looking for clues in bones to look for Latin America's 'disappeared'
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Target: Tolo TV
Thu 2 Jun 2016
Yalda Hakim on how a Kabul TV station has paid a terrible human price for its journalism
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The Deobandis: India
Wed 1 Jun 2016
India鈥檚 Deobandi school of Islam and its mission to preserve Islam in its purest form
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Listening to the Bones - Part One
Tue 31 May 2016
The Argentine Team of Forensic Anthropology and their quest for clues from victims' bones
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Terror and Technology: The Unabomber
Sun 29 May 2016
How a reclusive maths prodigy terrorised America and how the media amplified his cause
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Capturing South Africa
Thu 26 May 2016
Why the Gupta family of Indian entrepreneurs are accused of 'capturing' South Africa
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Next Stop - Mariachi Plaza
Wed 25 May 2016
A night out in the Latino suburbs with the mariachis of Boyle Heights, East LA
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Iraq鈥檚 Kurds: From Flight to Freedom
Sun 22 May 2016
Twenty-five years ago thousands of Iraqi Kurds died fleeing Saddam Hussein鈥檚 forces
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Ghana: The Obuasi Stand-Off
Thu 19 May 2016
Why have illegal miners invaded three of Ghana's gold mines in recent months?
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The Sprung Floor
Wed 18 May 2016
Dancer Dane Hurst on his dream to teach modern dance to under-privileged kids in SA
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Rebel Song Journey
Tue 17 May 2016
One man鈥檚 struggle to keep singing despite losing everything in the Sri Lankan civil war
