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.
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Why does Moldova matter to Putin?
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Is Russia trying to influence the results of the upcoming elections in Moldova?
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How life is changing in Syria
Sat 7 Jun 2025
Syrians discuss their experiences and hopes for the future
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The future of the Alawites
Fri 6 Jun 2025
Emily Wither meets Syrian Alawites that have fled to Lebanon to escape sectarian violence
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The Global Jigsaw: Netanyahu鈥檚 media squeeze
Thu 5 Jun 2025
The Israeli government鈥檚 push to transform the media landscape
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Russian informers: Hunting the enemy within
Wed 4 Jun 2025
How a victim of Russia鈥檚 super informer exposed their persecutor鈥檚 real identity.
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Assignment: What future for Assad鈥檚 army?
Tue 3 Jun 2025
When President Assad fell, half a million servicemen were sacked but not all are guilty
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In the Studio: Designing Conclave
Mon 2 Jun 2025
Production designer Suzie Davies reveals the secrets behind Conclave
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The three babies mystery
Sun 1 Jun 2025
The search for the parents of three babies abandoned in shopping bags in east London, UK
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91福利社 OS Conversations: Israelis discuss the war in Gaza
Sat 31 May 2025
Israelis for and against their country鈥檚 military action explain their views
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Heart and Soul: Portugal's Surf Church
Fri 30 May 2025
In Porto, the Surf Church is combining people's passion for surfing and spirituality
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The riddle of Iranian cinema
Thu 29 May 2025
Award-winning film-maker Maryam Keshavarz unravels the defiant world of Iranian cinema
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91福利社 Trending: Print and shoot - The spread of 3D-printed guns
Wed 28 May 2025
How the technology to print your own lethal weapon is promoted on social media
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Assignment: Spain - can an algorithm predict murder?
Tue 27 May 2025
How a risk assessment tool is used by police in Spain to predict gender-based violence
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In the Studio: Mika Obanda
Mon 26 May 2025
Using egg shell mosaics to tell the story of their life and their community
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America: The human plasma factory
Sun 25 May 2025
Kathleen McLaughlin investigates the multi-billion dollar global plasma industry
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The Fifth Floor: The reality of reporting in Syria
Sat 24 May 2025
How the press functioned in Syria under Assad
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91福利社 OS Conversations: Living with prostate cancer
Sat 24 May 2025
Men in the US and UK discuss their diagnosis, treatment, fears and hopes for the future.
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Heart and Soul: Musambwa - Lake Victoria's sacred island
Fri 23 May 2025
The men of Musambwa Island and their sacred relationship with nature
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People Fixing the World: Helping Chile's stolen children
Thu 22 May 2025
How a small NGO is helping people in Chile to trace their birth families
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91福利社 Trending: Brazilian farmers are (very) online
Wed 21 May 2025
Rural pride goes viral in Brazil, but is it masking deeper environmental issues?
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Assignment: Colombia's webcam women
Tue 20 May 2025
Half a million women in Colombia are believed to be creating adult webcam content
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In the Studio: Esben Holmboe Bang
Mon 19 May 2025
Youngest ever three star Michelin chef on creating the perfect pea dish
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The Global Jigsaw: The Trump effect on global media
Sun 18 May 2025
Exploring the changes to media around the world caused by cuts to USAGM and USAID
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The Fifth Floor: Ukraine, the war and TikTok
Sat 17 May 2025
How the war in Ukraine is portrayed on social media
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91福利社 OS Conversations: Living in Kashmir
Sat 17 May 2025
What is it like to live in one of the most disputed regions on Earth?
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Heart and Soul: Malcolm X and his Letter from the Hajj
Fri 16 May 2025
Malcolm X鈥檚 Hajj was one of many transformations as his daughter Ilyasah discovers
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Autism, empathy and psychopaths
Thu 15 May 2025
Why society must rethink the damaging stereotypes about autistic people and low empathy.
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91福利社 Trending: Are we dating the same person?
Wed 14 May 2025
How a Facebook group for exposing cheating boyfriends triggered an explicit retaliation
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Assignment: Syria - return to ruins
Tue 13 May 2025
After 13 years of civil war, what awaits Syrians returning to their homes?
