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 former prisoners in Syria, to the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, to Nigerian women protecting their community from violence, 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 former prisoners in Syria, to the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, to Nigerian women protecting their community from violence, 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

The Fifth Floor: Syria after Assad

In December 2024, rebel forces took control in Syria, and former President  Bashar al-Assa... more

1 hr Ago

11 MINS

11:57

1 hr Ago


#1999

BBC OS Conversations:

The past week has seen talks between the United States and Russia – without Ukraine. This ... more

13 hrs Ago

24 MINS

24:08

13 hrs Ago


#1998

Heart and Soul: The only thing certain in life

In 2019, performer and writer Rochi Rampal found herself attending 10 funerals in one year... more

Yesterday

26 MINS

26:28

Yesterday


#1997

Witness History: US Black History Month special

Extraordinary stories from African-American history, told by the people who were there. We... more

20 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:21

20 Feb 2025


#1996

BBC Trending: Quadrobic panic in Russia over craze to dress and walk on all fours like animals

There’s a moral panic in Russia and several former Soviet states about a craze in which te... more

19 Feb 2025

19 MINS

19:30

19 Feb 2025


#1995

Assignment: The village that came back from the dead

In Germany some 300 villages have been destroyed since the Second World War because of the... more

18 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:36

18 Feb 2025


#1994

In the Studio: Jennifer Walshe

Dublin-born Jennifer Walshe is one of the world’s most bold and imaginative contemporary c... more

17 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:31

17 Feb 2025


#1993

Ukraine: The architects' plan

As the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches, we explore how the co... more

16 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:30

16 Feb 2025


#1992

The Fifth Floor: What the US left behind in Afghanistan

When the American troops withdrew from Afghanistan, they left behind $7bn of military supp... more

15 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:31

15 Feb 2025


#1991

BBC OS Conversations: How AI is changing our lives

Thousands of people from all around the world came to Paris this week to talk about the im... more

15 Feb 2025

23 MINS

23:25

15 Feb 2025


#1990

Heart and Soul: The caretaker of Bukhara

Abram Iskhakov is the caretaker of the oldest synagogue in Bukhara, one of the sacred citi... more

14 Feb 2025

27 MINS

27:11

14 Feb 2025


#1989

World Wide Waves '25: Whispers in the air

The Nuxalk people of Canada's Pacific north-west were almost wiped out by colonisation. No... more

13 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:07

13 Feb 2025


#1988

BBC Trending: Inside Nigeria’s hustle kingdoms

There is growing concern about cybercrimes like romance scams and sextortion targeting vic... more

12 Feb 2025

17 MINS

17:30

12 Feb 2025


#1987

Saudi and trans: Eden’s final message

In March 2023, the "final message" from Eden Knight, a young Saudi transgender woman, went... more

11 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:52

11 Feb 2025


#1986

In the Studio: Bárbara Sánchez-Kane

Bárbara Sánchez-Kane is a Mexican fashion designer with eclectic influences - from quincea... more

10 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:21

10 Feb 2025


#1985

Assignment: Ghana militants in the Sahel

For years now, an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region has been claiming thousands of l... more

09 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:35

09 Feb 2025


#1984

Sportshour at Super Bowl LIX: New Orleans edition

Katie Smith is in New Orleans on the eve of Super Bowl LIX to bring you the atmosphere and... more

09 Feb 2025

50 MINS

50:12

09 Feb 2025


#1983

The Fifth Floor: An Afghan love story

Aalia Farzan of BBC Afghan services left her life in Afghanistan after the Taliban retook ... more

08 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:29

08 Feb 2025


#1982

BBC OS Conversations: Donald Trump and the future of Gaza

Many countries have condemned President Trump in recent days for his proposal to “take ove... more

08 Feb 2025

23 MINS

23:13

08 Feb 2025


#1981

Heart and Soul: Feminism is my jihad

The Muslim feminist movement is growing in Turkey with young women becoming increasingly v... more

07 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:30

07 Feb 2025