The Documentary Podcast

Release Date: 22 Jan 2019

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Solving Alzheimer's: The Trillion Dollar Disease
How will governments find the money and workers to care for Alzheimer’s sufferers?
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Canada and how it sees Britain
Denys Arcand, Madeleine Thienand and Chrystia Freeland share their views of Britain
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Abandoned in the Amazon
The dangers of flying in the great wilderness of the Brazilian rainforest
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Can you murder a robot?
Robots are designed to help us, so why do humans like to hurt them?
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Where are you going? - Belfast
In Belfast, strangers are asked where they are going to reveal insights into their lives
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India and how it sees Britain
In a series of five programmes, Neil MacGregor explores how other countries see Britain
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The crypto factor: the winners and losers in virtual investment
Cryptocurrencies have been around for 10 years, so why are many still dogged by scandal?
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RoboLife
Exploring the growing role of robots in education and elderly care in Singapore and Japan
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Where are you going? - London
People in London are asked where they are going to reveal hidden truths about their lives
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The Romanian Wave
Romanians work right across the UK economy. So why do they get such a bad press?
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Unrest in Ukraine’s Little Hungary
Tensions are rising on Ukraine's western border
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Not #MeToo, I'm French
Helene Daouphars asks why #MeToo was so controversial in France.
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Will China and America go to war?
Will the competition between China and the US inevitably lead to military conflict?
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Nepal Fights Foreign Paedophiles
Hunting western paedophiles is a priority for a new police unit in Nepal
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Will AI kill development?
Will robotisation prevent poorer countries taking the traditional route to prosperity?
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India's forbidden love
How inter-faith and inter-caste marriages are leading to bitter divisions in India
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Poland's partisan ghosts
For some in Poland the Cursed Soldiers are national heroes; for others they are murderers
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Order! Order!
Mark D’Arcy reviews the chaotic past few weeks of debates on Brexit in the UK Parliament
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New York City’s pirates of the air
The secretive radio stations that link the Big Apple’s vibrant migrant communities
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Mumbai Mirror
A deep dive into the life and work of an Indian newspaper
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Snooker: Young, cool and Chinese
Stephen Hendry examines the rise in popularity of snooker in China
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Restoring Brazil's National Treasure
Can the treasures lost when Brazil's National Museum burnt down be salvaged or replaced?
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10, 9, 8, 7
10, 9, 8, 7: The dramatic missions that made the Moon landing possible
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South Africa's Born Frees at 25
South Africa 25 years after the 1994 elections that brought Nelson Mandela to power
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America's friends
What the Trump presidency means for America's old European allies
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Bangladesh versus Yaba
Thousands of Bangladeshi addicts are hooked on Yaba, a methamphetamine and caffeine mix
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Flat 113 at Grenfell Tower
What went wrong in flat 113 at Grenfell Tower? Katie Razzell pieces together the evidence
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Dark fibres and the frozen north
If data is the new oil, are data centres the new oil rigs?
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The populist curtain: Poland and Hungary
The populists governing European nations along the former Iron Curtain’s route
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The crossing
The British gangs making big money smuggling migrants across the English Channel.
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When the things start to talk
An internet of things insider reflects on the implications of ‘things’ that talk
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The populist curtain: Austria and Italy
The coalition of centre-right and far-right parties that are running Austria and Italy
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Guyana - bracing for the oil boom
South America’s second poorest nation is about to get very rich
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Left behind
Migrants make headlines all the time, but what about those they leave behind?
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Slavery's untold story
Tayo Popoola discovers the story of the slaves owned by the Cherokee Indian tribe
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Bolivia’s Mennonites, Justice and Renewal
In 2009, Mennonite women in a far-flung Bolivian colony reported mass rape.
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Me, the refugee
The story of a 12-year-old girl seeking asylum in a strange county – told from the inside
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Beyond Borders: Seeking safety in Canada and Lebanon
How Syrian refugees have found new lives in Canada and Lebanon
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Bonus: 13 Minutes to the Moon
Introducing the new podcast about how humans reached the moon. Theme music by Hans Zimmer
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Robots on the road
Is a driverless future really just round the corner?
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The undercover migrant
The extraordinary story of a young man from Ghana going undercover on the migrant trail
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Amar: Alone in the world
Amar was orphaned in an Iraqi bombing so who is the woman claiming he is her son?
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Beyond Borders: Seeking safety in Sweden and Germany
The stories of six Syrian refugees across the world, followed over five years
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After the boats
What happened to the Nigerian women trafficked to Europe during the migrant crisis?
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Sudan’s white-coated uprising
Sudan’s doctors on the frontline. The white-coated men and women who defied a president
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Don't hide my son
The Tanzanian mothers forced to hide their children with Down syndrome due to stigma
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Turkey’s political football
How has rivalry on the football field reflected the political divisions in Turkey?
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Praying for petrol
How Mexico’s illegal petrol trade is creating a new culture through film, song and prayer
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Ticket to a new life
Many Pacific Islanders enter New Zealand’s visa lottery. What happens to the winners?
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Falling Rock
The challenges faced by Native American young people
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Morocco’s hash trail to Europe
Growers, smugglers and the police who’d stop them.
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Remembering Afghanistan's Elvis
Ahmad Zahir died in 1979 yet his music still unites generations of Afghans
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Destination education
Liyang Liu talks to Chinese school students studying in the UK
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Vaccination: The global picture
Why do people hesitate over vaccinations around the world?
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Dying from mistrust in Ukraine
How mistrust of vaccine has brought a forgotten disease back to Europe
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Training to save the treasures of Iraq
Eight female archaeologists from Mosul travel to London to train with the British Museum
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The magic fingers of Rashid Khan
The life behind the magic fingers of Afghan spin bowler Rashid Khan
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Marseille: France’s Crumbling City
As its city centre falls apart, Marseille is facing a crisis.
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Marching to the coolest beat
Students throw sabers and rifles in the American Sport of the Arts
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Training to save the treasures of Iraq - part two
Iraq’s female archaeologists return to Mosul to work on restoring their ancient heritage
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Interview with the Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama shares his thoughts on President Trump, Brexit, the EU and China
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The Superlinguists: The polyglots
Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?
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Denmark's Migrant Ghettos
Denmark's immigration policy is among the most controversial in western Europe.
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The Superlinguists: How to learn a language
Meet the people who speak many languages. How do they do it, and why?
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Germany’s climate change frontline
A German forest is disappearing; devoured by a coalmine. Can the trees be saved?
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The Dyatlov Pass mystery
How the death of nine Russian students has fuelled conspiracy theories for 60 years
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The Superlinguists: Multilingual societies
What is it like to live in a place where you have to speak several languages to get by?
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Bitter brew
The harrowing story of rape, murder and violence on a Kenyan tea plantation
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Tuku Music
A celebration of the life and music of Zimbabwe’s Oliver Mtukudzi
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Music to land on the Moon by
The history of the space race told through music and lyrics
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Monolingual societies
Is there even something sinister and oppressive to the idea of monolingualism?
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The Spy in Your Pocket
How sophisticated spy-ware can be used to track our everyday activities. Who's watching?
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When Africa meets China
Linda Yueh uncovers the trend of Africans moving to live in China
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The spy of Raspberry Falls
A former CIA officer begins 20 years in prison for selling secrets to the Chinese
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America's Hospital Emergency
A small town goes on life-support after its lone hospital closes
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Black girls don't swim
Does maintaining good hair stop black girls from getting into the water?
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Genoa's Broken Bridge
An icon of Italian design; a centrepiece of a community; a tragedy waiting to happen?
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Her Story 1: Vaira Viķe-Freiberga, the first female president of Latvia
Vaira Viķe-Freiberga became president of Latvia in 1999 and re-elected in 2003
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Peterloo: The massacre that changed Britain
On 16 August 1819, troops charged the crowds in St Peter's Field in Manchester
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Barbuda: Storms, recovery and ‘land grabs’
Who will shape the future of the hurricane-hit, tropical isle of Barbuda?
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Her Story 2: Betty Bigombe, Ugandan peace negotiator
Betty Bigombe spent much of her career trying to negotiate peace with warlord Joseph Kony
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Afghan Star 1: A TV talent show
The TV talent show at the forefront of the continuing struggle in Afghanistan
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Romania's killer roads
Can one man's campaign for motorways in Romania make a difference and save lives?
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My very extended family
When Julia discovers she has more than twenty siblings, she must redefine her family
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Maria Ressa: The Filipino-American journalist combating fake news
As a critic of President Duterte, her arrest this year was seen as politically motivated.
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Afghan Star 2: Music, tradition and the Taliban
Talent show finalist Zahra Elham and the musicians defying the Taliban
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Why Woodstock still matters
On its 50th anniversary, we explore the social impact of the legendary Woodstock Festival
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Lethal Force in Rio’s Favelas
Brazil’s party capital, Rio de Janeiro, is witnessing a killing spree.
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Museum of Lost Objects: The fire that scorched Brazil’s history
Inside the ruin of Brazil’s National Museum – and the struggle to revive it
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Michelle Bachelet: Chile's first female president
How Michelle Bachelet rose to be the first woman to serve as president of Chile
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Detours 1: Doctor Fake News
Medical student Elena ran out of money, so she started writing fake stories for cash
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Detours 2: Where the homeless elephants go
Wild elephants surround a village in Assam, India. And they’re hungry
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Detours 3: Eighteen Greeks a week
Dead bodies travel along mountain passes for cremation in another country
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Detours 4: Imran is stateless
Imran fled violence in Myanmar – now he is in detention in Papua New Guinea
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Detours 5: The last cola in the desert
A Costa Rican city is an unexpected home for people in search of a better life in the US
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Marawi: The story of the Philippines’ Lost City
The Philippine city that was besieged by Islamic State supporters
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Robert Mugabe: A life
Audrey Brown looks back at the life of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe
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Hearing me
What does life sound like for someone whose hearing has suddenly changed?
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Colombia’s kamikaze cyclists
Precipitous mountain roads, specially-modified bikes, and deadly consequences.
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Living with leprosy
Aleks Krotoski on the history of leprosy and its stigma.
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The bitter song of the hazelnut
Long hours, little pay, for the workers who pick Turkey's hazelnuts.
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Solving Alzheimer's: The Trillion Dollar Disease