The Documentary Podcast
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the BBC. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From Trump’s new world order, to protests in Turkey, to the headphone revolution, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world’s most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.
A new episode most days, all year round. From our BBC World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
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Previous Episodes
- The Netherlands: 10 new cities?
- Bianca Raffaella: A world of blurred vision
- Looking for No Man's Land
- Taraneh: Iran's defiant actress
- Life in Venezuela
- Living side by side: Morocco’s Jews and Muslims
- Returned to sender
- World Questions - Greenland
- Persian poetry and politics
- South Africa and the fight against TB
- Ismo Leikola
- The power of nostalgia and a first kiss
- Afghanistan's love poetry princess
- Astronauts and the future of space exploration
- Two families from Sarajevo
- Kibera Ballerinas
- Four Months in Gaza
- When Christian nationalists come to town
- Haroon Mirza: Creating a sculpture with light, sound and video
- BBC correspondents' look ahead to 2026
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