The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Download the latest documentaries Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
Episodes to download
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Singing for Survival in Cucuta
Thursday
Down but not out in a Colombian border town, four Venezuelans pin their hopes on music.
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Africa's Big Philanthropy: Agriculture and Food Security
Tuesday
Is money from foreign investors helping or hindering African farmers?
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Everyday Americans: Meet the Opioid 'Demon'
Fri 12 Oct 2018
Exploring the real-time impact of the US opioid epidemic in Louisville, Kentucky
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Paralympics – Gaming the System?
Thu 11 Oct 2018
Do some athletes exaggerate or even fake a disability in order to win Paralympic medals?
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Africa's Big Philanthropy: Health
Tue 9 Oct 2018
The impact of philanthropy on healthcare and disease reduction in Africa
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After Suicide
Sat 6 Oct 2018
When someone takes their own life, how does it affect those left behind?
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Don't Shoot, I'm Disabled
Thu 4 Oct 2018
Over a hundred people with disabilities have been killed by the police in the US in 2018
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A Life Alone
Tue 2 Oct 2018
An exploration of loneliness – seen through the eyes of one 94-year-old woman
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The Children of Belsen
Sun 30 Sep 2018
A survivor of the Holocaust reunites with her 15-year-old self via BBC archive recordings
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Zika Love Stories
Sat 29 Sep 2018
Brazil’s Zika babies – now toddlers – and their 'warrior' mums
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Macedonia: What’s in a Name?
Thu 27 Sep 2018
The name ‘Macedonia’ is disputed by two neighbouring nations. That may be about to change
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Model X
Tue 25 Sep 2018
Spartan conditions and demanding casting directors - the challenges of aspiring models
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Generation Identity
Thu 20 Sep 2018
Simon Cox investigates a new far right youth organisation in Europe, Generation Identity.
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: National International
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Tales of colourful figures from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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The Changing Face of Procreation: Assisted Reproduction
Tue 18 Sep 2018
How humans make babies could be about to change, thanks to IVF and reproductive tech
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Iceland: What Happened Next?
Sun 16 Sep 2018
One small country and the legacy of a local crisis that went global
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Chile - Sexual Abuse, Secrets and Lies
Thu 13 Sep 2018
Dark secrets of Chile's Catholic Church - one of South America's devout congregations
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The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Lasting Fame
Wed 12 Sep 2018
How the late Victorian institution has remained relevant in the internet age
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The New World Of Reproduction
Tue 11 Sep 2018
Forty years after the first IVF baby, Krupa Padhy explores how human beings procreate
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Nevada’s Brothels Face the Axe
Thu 6 Sep 2018
Nevada’s legal sex trade faces a campaign for reform
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Conflict Comedy
Tue 4 Sep 2018
How has comedy helped Northern Ireland cope with conflict and move on?
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Uganda's Prison Farms
Mon 3 Sep 2018
'He was using prisoners like oxen' - an ex-convict recalls life on a Ugandan prison farm.
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The Life and Times of Senator John McCain
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Anthony Zurcher looks back at the life and career of US Senator John McCain.
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The Benefits of Nakedness
Sun 26 Aug 2018
Dr Keon West explores the good and bad of shedding your clothes
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'Gone to Foreign' from Jamaica
Thu 23 Aug 2018
A life in limbo for two Britons. Not wanted in the UK and not wanted in Jamaica.
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Leonard Bernstein and Me
Tue 21 Aug 2018
Personal recollections of the legendary American conductor and composer
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Not Making Babies in South Korea
Thu 16 Aug 2018
Why does South Korea have the lowest fertility rate in the world?
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Where are You Going? Seoul
Tue 14 Aug 2018
The amazing stories of strangers in Seoul, uncovered by asking - Where are you going?
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Mo Salah: Football is Life
Sun 12 Aug 2018
How footballer Mo Salah is changing the world on and off the football pitch
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