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 climate issues, 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 climate issues, 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

Brain fog and perimenopause

BBC Tech Editor Zoe Kleinman was about to go live on TV to explain a global outage affecti... more

2 hrs Ago

23 MINS

23:10

2 hrs Ago


#1999

Twin spirits: A lost bond that lives in dreams

Claire grew up in a multi-faith household that often looked beyond traditional beliefs for... more

Yesterday

26 MINS

26:30

Yesterday


#1998

What is the 'Russian cultural code'?

Why the traditional kokoshnik headdress is en vogue in Russia, and how it has become a pos... more

27 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:07

27 Nov 2025


#1997

Stemming the tide in Normandy

Coastal erosion has become a serious problem for many seaside communities, no more so than... more

25 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:40

25 Nov 2025


#1996

The Shiralee: D'Arcy Niland's 1955 Australian western

The Shiralee is a 1955 novel by D'Arcy Niland, telling the story of a wandering swagman on... more

24 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:34

24 Nov 2025


#1995

Inside India's war on Maoists

For nearly 60 years, the Indian government has been fighting a violent group of Maoists in... more

22 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

22 Nov 2025


#1994

Raising children on a warming planet

Another round of global climate talks is taking place at the COP30 summit, but some are qu... more

22 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:35

22 Nov 2025


#1993

Navigating faith on the road

Canada is home to thousands of Sikh truck drivers, crossing North America in cabs that dou... more

21 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:30

21 Nov 2025


#1992

China’s global spending spree

China has been on a giant global shopping spree. Since 2000, Chinese state banks have fuel... more

18 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:39

18 Nov 2025


#1991

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

Fifty years after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, Spain continues to feel its ... more

18 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:38

18 Nov 2025


#1990

'No justice, just kills’

On 19 November 2005, US Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq, many of them women a... more

17 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:11

17 Nov 2025


#1989

Film director Gurinder Chadha

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is the inspiration behind Gurinder Chadha's new film Ch... more

16 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:26

16 Nov 2025


#1988

The COP 30 summit and the climate change frontline

The 30th COP climate summit is under way in the Brazilian city of Belém. BBC World Service... more

15 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

15 Nov 2025


#1987

Changing religion for love

How difficult is it to stay together when you have different religious faiths? US Vice Pre... more

15 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:13

15 Nov 2025


#1986

Finding my true self through Druidry

As a teenager, Mhara was struggling with her gender identity and sexuality. She felt compl... more

14 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:31

14 Nov 2025


#1985

Ukraine's Colombian soldiers

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

11 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:01

11 Nov 2025


#1984

The Chinese Cryptoqueen

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

10 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:29

10 Nov 2025


#1983

Chef Yoshifumi Yamaguchi

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

10 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:30

10 Nov 2025


#1982

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


#1981

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