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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. 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.

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The crackdown on independent bookstores in Hong Kong under national security laws has created significant legal risks and chilling effects for the publishing industry, particularly impacting the closely linked market in Taiwan where traditional Chinese characters are used. Meanwhile, in Rabat, Morocco, residents face f...

We will always love you, Dolly

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Episodes

The cost of war: Inside Russia's economic unease

The Briefing Room: Are Gen Z movements reshaping politics?

The business of modern dating

The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

The Woman Who Saved Me on 9/11

Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

The pictures that help and heal

Ukraine: Fighting Russia, fighting Russian

Who's afraid of the AI job-snatchers?

Getting the homeless homed

Ukraine's 'hell jumpers'

Nepal floods: 'It was like a tsunami'

Fred Hammond

A23a: Biography of an iceberg

Fighting the silent killer

Big surveillance, Flock and ICE

Is Turkey's clothing industry unravelling at the seams?

The price of peace

Hong Kong's bookstore raids

We will always love you, Dolly