

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. From Australia's relationship with China, to Turkey's sinkhole problem, to understanding the behaviour of dictators, we go beyond the headlines. Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media. Powered by the BBC World Service’s global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story – helping you see the world with greater clarity.
Episodes


Inside India's war on Maoists

Raising children on a warming planet

Navigating faith on the road

China’s global spending spree

Fifty years since Franco: Spain, the valley and a troubled legacy

'No justice, just kills’

Film director Gurinder Chadha

The COP 30 summit and the climate change frontline

Changing religion for love

Finding my true self through Druidry

Ukraine's Colombian soldiers

The Chinese Cryptoqueen

Chef Yoshifumi Yamaguchi

The great hunger: Stalin's famine in Kazakhstan

Does Kruger deserve a park?

Mamdani’s New Yorkers

Kai Höss: My grandfather, the Commandant of Auschwitz

In the shadow of the railway

Striking gas in Bolivia
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