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A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Investigating, reporting and telling true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism and global issues.

A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.

From the plight of young women in Afghanistan, to Syria’s water wars, to keeping African languages alive, The Documentary investigates major global stories.

We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world’s most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.

A new episode most days, all year round. From our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.

Updated: daily
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    Paraguay’s Schoolgirl Mothers

    Thu 10 Sep 2015

    Why are Paraguayan children so vulnerable to abuse?

  • Africa Surprising - Signs of Change

    Tue 8 Sep 2015

    Changes in education, health and the media - Ethiopia; Mozambique; Tanzania; South Africa

  • Hodei - The Man Who Vanished

    Thu 3 Sep 2015

    A young man disappears on a night out in Antwerp.Where did he go and how could he vanish?

  • Rhymes, Revolution and Resistance

    Wed 2 Sep 2015

    Arabic hip hop artists explore the effect of politically charged words on the Arab Spring

  • Losing Louisiana

    Thu 27 Aug 2015

    Meet the community struggling to survive on one of the world’s fastest eroding coastlines

  • The Future of 3D Printing

    Wed 26 Aug 2015

    Could recent developments in 3D printing benefit the natural world?

  • Tom Fletcher - the 'Naked Diplomat'

    Tue 25 Aug 2015

    Britain’s former mould-breaking ambassador to Lebanon, Tom Fletcher.

  • The Harragas of Algeria

    Thu 20 Aug 2015

    The Harragas of Algeria - young people who burn their identity papers and head to Europe.

  • Amerasians - Children of the Dust

    Wed 19 Aug 2015

    Trista Goldberg looks at the story of Vietnamese Amerasians.

  • Interview with Masoumeh Ebtekar

    Wed 19 Aug 2015

    An interview with one of Iran's vice presidents, Masoumeh Ebtekar, in Tehran.

  • The Bin Laden Tapes

    Tue 18 Aug 2015

    Exploring the audio archive found in Osama Bin Laden's compound in Afghanistan.

  • Cuba on the Move

    Thu 13 Aug 2015

    Will Grant takes a ride on Cuba's bumpy roads where change is in the air

  • Tunisia on the Fault Line

    Wed 12 Aug 2015

    Deserted beaches and empty hotels: a package holiday after the terror attack in Sousse.

  • Bank Account Bans

    Tue 11 Aug 2015

    Peter Oborne investigates why bank accounts of some British Muslims were closed.

  • China’s Ketamine Fortress

    Thu 6 Aug 2015

    Celia Hatton explores how China is struggling to contain underground ketamine

  • The Killing of Farkhunda

    Wed 5 Aug 2015

    In Kabul a 28-year-old woman was beaten to death after being accused of burning the Koran

  • The Polonium Trail

    Fri 31 Jul 2015

    Alexander Litvinenko died after being poisoned with polonium. But who wanted him dead?

  • A Mediterranean Rescue

    Thu 30 Jul 2015

    Gabriel Gatehouse aboard a rescue ship searching for migrants in the Mediterranean

  • Snow White and the Seven Signs of Ageing

    Wed 29 Jul 2015

    Are there more productive ways of dealing with ugly attitudes to ageing?

  • The Search for Tiny Libraries in New Zealand

    Tue 28 Jul 2015

    The tiny libraries dotting the New Zealand countryside providing books for local readers

  • The Cook, the Carpenter and the Migrants

    Sat 25 Jul 2015

    The ordinary Italians coping with the Mediterranean migrant crisis

  • The President Obama Interview

    Fri 24 Jul 2015

    President Obama talks about the US and Africa, Britain leaving the EU and US gun laws

  • South Africa Unplugged

    Thu 23 Jul 2015

    Why is Africa’s biggest provider of energy unable to keep the lights on?

  • Salt and its Diverse History - Part Two

    Wed 22 Jul 2015

    The history of salt from the production of artisan salts to its role in our diet

  • Company v Country

    Tue 21 Jul 2015

    The booming and lucrative business of multinational companies suing governments

  • Saving India’s Parsis

    Thu 16 Jul 2015

    India’s Parsi population is declining. Can Parsis be persuaded to make more babies?

  • Salt and its Diverse History - Part One

    Wed 15 Jul 2015

    An exploration into the diverse history of Salt

  • A Portait of Horace Parlan

    Mon 13 Jul 2015

    Jazz pianist Horace Parlan relfects on his life in jazz from his Danish care-home

  • MH17 – A Sister’s Story

    Thu 9 Jul 2015

    A sister’s story of loss - and hope – in the aftermath of the downing of MH17.

  • My Pakistani Jazz Orchestra

    Wed 8 Jul 2015

    Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but instead he formed the Sachal Jazz Ensemble.

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