The Documentary Podcast
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 BBC World Service.From China’s state-backed overseas spending, to on the road with Canada’s Sikh truckers, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines.Each week we dive into the minds of the world’s most creative people, take personal journeys into spirituality and connect people from across the globe t...
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Wildfires in Europe
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Rastafari and I
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A battle that changed Ireland
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Sierra Leone: The cocaine trail
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The Kenyans taking on multinational chemical companies
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James Turrell: Master Of Light
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Driving across the divide
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Saving Nigeria's vultures
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The lifelong toll of surviving disaster
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Searching for my samurai mother
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The spirit of Tala: The rapid rise of Tonga's netball team
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Bonus: Forgiving a killer - from Lives Less Ordinary
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Italy’s child obesity time-bomb
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Tom Bailey: Can a walk across the Arctic be art?
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Love on trial: India's age of consent controversy
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Belarus's university in exile
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Older women and the challenge of IVF
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Harry Haft's unspeakable fight
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Follow the money: The beef with US beef
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Moscow’s enemy number one
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Euthanasia in Spain: Whose life is it anyway?
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The Chinese fentanyl king
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Jordanian director Zain Duraie
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Fruit Wars!
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Chasing the Wimbledon dream
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Diving for Yuko
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Secrets of the ant trade
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Was ‘Made in China’ made in America?
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China’s collapsing population
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Karin Slaughter: thriller penned in mountain cabin
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A history of the United States in 100 objects: 1: The Century Safe
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Balochistan's disappeared
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The Venezuelan earthquakes
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Cast out: Faith of a gay Nigerian priest
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The social lives of bacteria
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The Food Chain: Can I save the family restaurant?
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Switzerland's population cap referendum
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The poetry of Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh
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How did we get here? 1. Israel and the Palestinians
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Witnessing the 'Hand of God'
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What is it like to have a lung transplant?
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Musician on a mission to keep bhajans alive
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Agony and ecstasy: A history of penalty shootouts
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Brexit Ten Years On (part 2)
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Brexit Ten Years On (part 1)
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Sean Cooney, singer and dog lover
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The Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast
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How Germany fails disabled people
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Everest tourism's toll on Sherpas
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South Africa's migrant deadline
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