The Documentary Podcast Podcast
Download the latest documentaries Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
Episodes to download
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Romania's killer roads
Today
Can one man's campaign for motorways in Romania make a difference and save lives?
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Afghan Star 1: A TV talent show
Yesterday
The TV talent show at the forefront of the continuing struggle in Afghanistan
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Her Story 2: Betty Bigombe, Ugandan peace negotiator
Tuesday
Betty Bigombe spent much of her career trying to negotiate peace with warlord Joseph Kony
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Barbuda: Storms, recovery and ‘land grabs’
Last Thursday
Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?
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Peterloo: The massacre that changed Britain
Last Wednesday
On 16 August 1819, troops charged the crowds in St Peter's Field in Manchester
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Her Story 1: Vaira Viķe-Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia
Tue 13 Aug 2019
Vaira Viķe-Freiberga became president of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected in 2003
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Genoa's Broken Bridge
Thu 8 Aug 2019
An icon of Italian design; a centrepiece of a community; a tragedy waiting to happen?
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Black girls don't swim
Tue 6 Aug 2019
Does maintaining good hair stop black girls from getting into the water?
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America's Hospital Emergency
Thu 1 Aug 2019
A small town goes on life-support after its lone hospital closes
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The spy of Raspberry Falls
Tue 30 Jul 2019
A former CIA officer begins 20 years in prison for selling secrets to the Chinese
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When Africa meets China
Sun 28 Jul 2019
Linda Yueh uncovers the trend of Africans moving to live in China
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The Spy in Your Pocket
Thu 25 Jul 2019
How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching?
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Monolingual societies
Tue 23 Jul 2019
Is there even something sinister and oppressive to the idea of monolingualism?
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Music to land on the Moon by
Sun 21 Jul 2019
The history of the space race told through music and lyrics
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Bitter brew
Thu 18 Jul 2019
The harrowing story of rape, murder and violence on a Kenyan tea plantation
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The Superlinguists: Multilingual societies
Tue 16 Jul 2019
What is it like to live in a place where you have to speak several languages to get by?
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The Dyatlov Pass mystery
Sun 14 Jul 2019
How the death of nine Russian students has fuelled conspiracy theories for 60 years
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Germany’s climate change frontline
Thu 11 Jul 2019
A German forest is disappearing; devoured by a coalmine. Can the trees be saved?
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The Superlinguists: How to learn a language
Tue 9 Jul 2019
Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?
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Denmark's Migrant Ghettos
Thu 4 Jul 2019
Denmark's immigration policy is among the most controversial in western Europe.
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The Superlinguists: The polyglots
Tue 2 Jul 2019
Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?
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Interview with the Dalai Lama
Sun 30 Jun 2019
The Dalai Lama shares his thoughts on President Trump, Brexit, the EU and China
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Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part two
Sun 30 Jun 2019
Iraq’s female archaeologists return to Mosul to work on restoring their ancient heritage
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Marching to the coolest beat
Sat 29 Jun 2019
Students throw sabers and rifles in the American Sport of the Arts
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Marseille: France’s Crumbling City
Thu 27 Jun 2019
As its city centre falls apart, Marseille is facing a crisis.
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The magic fingers of Rashid Khan
Tue 25 Jun 2019
The life behind the magic fingers of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan
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Training to save the treasures of Iraq
Sun 23 Jun 2019
Eight female archaeologists from Mosul travel to London to train with the British Museum
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Dying from mistrust in Ukraine
Thu 20 Jun 2019
How mistrust of vaccine has brought a forgotten disease back to Europe
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Vaccination: The global picture
Wed 19 Jun 2019
Why do people hesitate over vaccinations around the world?
