The Documentary Podcast podcast

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 war in Sudan, to the legacy of football icon Mo Salah, 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.

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 war in Sudan, to the legacy of football icon Mo Salah, 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.

 

#2000

Ukraine's Colombian soldiers

From jungle guerrilla warfare to frozen trenches: why did they leave and will they ever re... more

9 hrs Ago

27 MINS

27:01

9 hrs Ago


#1999

The Chinese crypto queen

Between 2014 and 2017 thousands of ordinary Chinese people handed their money over to a co... more

17 hrs Ago

26 MINS

26:29

17 hrs Ago


#1998

Chef Yoshifumi Yamaguchi

Exploring the culinary artistry of chef Yoshifumi Yamaguchi , a visionary bridging Kyoto a... more

Yesterday

26 MINS

26:30

Yesterday


#1997

The great hunger: Stalin's famine in Kazakhstan

Few people outside Kazakhstan know of the famine that destroyed nomadic life in the 1930s,... more

09 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:28

09 Nov 2025


#1996

Does Kruger deserve a park?

Kruger national park in South Africa is one of the most well known nature reserves in the ... more

08 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

08 Nov 2025


#1995

Mamdani’s New Yorkers

Immigrant, Muslim and self-proclaimed democratic socialist, Zohran Mamdani is also, at 34,... more

08 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:26

08 Nov 2025


#1994

Kai Höss: My grandfather, the Commandant of Auschwitz

In a cinema in south-west Germany an audience is gathered to watch an Oscar winning film, ... more

07 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:30

07 Nov 2025


#1993

In the shadow of the railway

After years of Chinese investment in Africa, the West is fighting back. Through the Lobito... more

06 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:46

06 Nov 2025


#1992

Striking gas in Bolivia

In July 2024, Bolivia discovered the Mayaya Centro-X1 gas field, its largest find in nearl... more

05 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:37

05 Nov 2025


#1991

The real ‘Yellowstone’: A battle for the cowboy way of life

Ranches, rodeos and public land. This is the story of a surprising battle raging in the Am... more

04 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:43

04 Nov 2025


#1990

Lara Dizeyee's Kurdish couture

Kurdish designer Lara Dizeyee is preparing a couture collection for Milan Fashion Week. Di... more

03 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:43

03 Nov 2025


#1989

What’s behind the war in Sudan?

Blood spilled in Sudan's el-Fasher massacre is visible from space. What led to the latest ... more

02 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:13

02 Nov 2025


#1988

How Russian AI targets news organisations

Networks of bots - automated social media accounts - have been found to be targeting Europ... more

01 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:28

01 Nov 2025


#1987

Women share stories of losing their hair

Something unusual happened recently at the Miss USA beauty contest: Miss Nevada, 22-year-o... more

01 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:08

01 Nov 2025


#1986

The right thing: Confronting my abuser

***This programme contains references to sexual abuse which some listeners may find upsett... more

31 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:29

31 Oct 2025


#1985

Jihadists and AI

How Jihadists wrestle with the question: to use or not to use. The allure of this powerful... more

30 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:29

30 Oct 2025


#1984

Bonus: Cyber Hack - Evil Corp

They steal billions: Cyber Hack investigates the alleged cyber gangs and the heists and ha... more

28 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:35

28 Oct 2025


#1983

David Harewood: Return to Othello

The espionage TV series, Homeland, brought David Harewood international fame but he is als... more

27 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:29

27 Oct 2025


#1982

'Looking American' to avoid deportation

Drone surveillance, sign language and 'looking American' are all suggestions that Brazilia... more

25 Oct 2025

26 MINS

26:28

25 Oct 2025


#1981

Living with motor neurone disease

Former England ruby captain Lewis Moody recently revealed he had been diagnosed with Motor... more

25 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:14

25 Oct 2025