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
- Trump and autism: People affected speak out 11.10.2025
- Searching for hope as a hostage in Gaza 10.10.2025
- Global dancefloor: Saigon 09.10.2025
- The biker gang ‘securing’ deadly Gaza aid sites 08.10.2025
- Bolivia’s Cholitas – From Outcasts to Icons 07.10.2025
- Stephen Jones’ hats: A party on your head 06.10.2025
- Nuclear tensions in the Middle East 05.10.2025
- The Kremlin’s reporter 04.10.2025
- Conversations from a year in Gaza and Israel 04.10.2025
- Orthodoxy or death: The fight for Mount Athos 03.10.2025
- Powering Nigeria 02.10.2025
- Deepfaking disability 01.10.2025
- Haitians living in fear in the Dominican Republic 30.09.2025
- Emilia Wickstead: London Fashion Week 29.09.2025
- Bonus: The Global Story 28.09.2025
- Social media influencers and politics 27.09.2025
- Living with the threat of drone attacks 27.09.2025
- Finding my Sikh faith against the odds 26.09.2025
- Bonus. 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle 25.09.2025
- Goodreads’ ‘unfair’ rating problem 24.09.2025
