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. Documentary storytelling from the BBC World Service.
Episodes (2667 available)
Why the late Robert Mugabe's wife and children have attracted criticism in Zimbabwe
26 mins
“Stockpiling peace” preppers share their experiences
23 mins
How Catholicism helped overthrow a dictator and restored democracy to the Philippines
26 mins
What happens when conversations with AI start to feel more real than the world around you?
28 mins
DNA detectives track down the British soldiers who fathered children in Kenya
3 mins
Iceland is one of the few nations without a military. Is this a sustainable strategy?
27 mins
A young couple fall in love against the backdrop of disaster
59 mins
Patti LuPone has long reigned as one of Broadway’s most formidable leading ladies
24 mins
Hundreds of thousands of Russians have died in the war in Ukraine, but who are they?
26 mins
Two couples on the emotional toll of losing an unborn child and their relationship
23 mins
