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The Documentary

Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

Episodes (1433 Available)

The Documentary
Soul Music
Schubert’s B-Flat Piano Sonata D960
How Schubert's B-Flat Piano Sonata D960 has shaped the lives of three remarkable pianists
26 mins
13 Nov 2019
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Hong Kong: Love in a divided city
How have the protests affected the married lives between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese?
26 mins
12 Nov 2019
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Comrade Africa
How Communist East Germany tried to influence Africa via radio during the Cold War
53 mins
10 Nov 2019
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Moondog: Sound of New York
Singer Huey Morgan celebrates the life and work of blind musician Moondog.
26 mins
06 Nov 2019
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Francis Ngannou: Cameroon's MMA champion
Francis Ngannou's odyssey from child labour in a sand quarry to superstardom in the UFC
26 mins
05 Nov 2019
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Uganda's war in the bush
The guerrilla war in Uganda, which led to the current leadership.
53 mins
27 Oct 2019
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Northern Ireland 1969
Battle lines
How the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles began in August 1969
26 mins
23 Oct 2019
The Documentary
Northern Ireland 1969
The violence spreads
Ruth Sanderson looks back at the Scarman testimonies and the violence in Belfast in 1969
26 mins
30 Oct 2019
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Looking for love: The Zoroastrian way
Nalini Sivathasan meets young Zoroastrians trying to save their religion from extinction
26 mins
22 Oct 2019
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Supersisters
Meet the inspirational women on whose shoulders today's female sport stars stand
53 mins
20 Oct 2019
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The Gospel of Wealth
Gordon Brown meets billionaires inspired by the great philanthropist Andrew Carnegie
26 mins
16 Oct 2019
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My personal history of sormeh
Black eye eyeliner is more than just make-up. It's a symbol of the power of Persian women
26 mins
15 Oct 2019
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Cuba's digital revolution
Cubans are getting online – so how is the internet transforming this communist country?
53 mins
13 Oct 2019
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Translating for mum and dad
Meet the children who help their immigrant parents navigate life in the UK by translating
26 mins
09 Oct 2019
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Passport to paradise
In Vanuatu, a tiny Pacific Island Nation, a controversial passport scheme is a concern
26 mins
08 Oct 2019
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How to buy your own country
The winners and losers from the booming global citizenship trade.
26 mins
01 Oct 2019
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America's child brides
In America children can get married legally in most states. Jane O'Brien investigates.
53 mins
29 Sep 2019
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The imam and the artist
Searching for justice for South Africa’s Imam Abdullah Haron who spoke against apartheid
26 mins
24 Sep 2019
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World War Two: The economic battle
How the countries involved in WW2 fought to feed their people and fund their armies
53 mins
22 Sep 2019
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Living with leprosy
Aleks Krotoski on the history of leprosy and its stigma.
26 mins
17 Sep 2019