The Documentary Podcast

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

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BBC OS Conversations: Adolescence
Boys, girls, parents and teachers discuss the issues raised by the hit series
05 Apr 2025,23 mins
Heart and Soul: I was shot at school and wouldn’t change a thing
How a school shooting victim helped his community heal through faith and forgiveness
04 Apr 2025,26 mins
The subsea war
Douglas Fraser investigates the struggle to defend critical subsea infrastructure
03 Apr 2025,26 mins
Living in a bubble: The headphone revolution
The rise of headphone and earbud use and its impact on society, health and culture
02 Apr 2025,26 mins
Assignment: Lebanon - Hezbollah in trouble
Battered in the war with Israel, Hezbollah is under pressure - even from its supporters
01 Apr 2025,28 mins
In the Studio: Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros
The epic journey of Lindy Lee's $14 million, three-tonne, 10-metre wide artwork Ouroboros
31 Mar 2025,26 mins
The Covid generation revisited
Five years on from the global lockdown we catch up with the "Covid Generation"
30 Mar 2025,49 mins
The Fifth Floor: Tales from Tbilisi
Exploring Georgia's capital city
29 Mar 2025,27 mins
BBC OS Conversations: Protests in Turkey
Protesters and journalists share their experiences from the streets
29 Mar 2025,23 mins
Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz
The grandson of Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz preaches against antisemitism
28 Mar 2025,26 mins
The Cultural Frontline: The Los Angeles fires
How LA and its artistic community are dealing with the aftermath of devastating fires
27 Mar 2025,26 mins
Malawi: Life in your years
What does increased life expectancy mean in one of the poorest countries in the world?
26 Mar 2025,35 mins
Assignment: Who is Alice Guo?
The small town Philippines mayor with the million dollar secret
25 Mar 2025,26 mins
Encore: Rejecting public education in Arizona
The parents opting out of American public education for their children
24 Mar 2025,27 mins
In the Studio: The Line
In Saudi Arabia, NEOM are building a futuristic new city - The Line
24 Mar 2025,26 mins
Do we need a new Nato?
Europe’s leaders are considering whether they could go it alone without US military aid
23 Mar 2025,23 mins
The Fifth Floor: Behind Georgia's political turmoil
Why does Georgia find itself in a time of political turmoil?
22 Mar 2025,26 mins
BBC OS Conversations: Ukraine: What do Russians think about the war?
Russian citizens share their views and experiences of the Ukraine-Russia war
22 Mar 2025,23 mins
Heart and Soul: The mosque for Bangladesh’s transgender women
A community giving intersex and transgender individuals in Bangladesh a place to worship
21 Mar 2025,26 mins
What’s your poison: The methanol crisis
How methanol poisoning from illicit alcohol affects victims around the world
20 Mar 2025,26 mins
Assignment: Georgia - keeping the protest alive
With a growing clampdown, how long can anti-government protests continue in Georgia?
18 Mar 2025,26 mins
In the Studio: Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser
Exploring the histories and myths around Britain’s salt monopoly in India
17 Mar 2025,26 mins
LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?
How our noisy world is increasing health problems from heart attacks, to sleep and anxiety
16 Mar 2025,49 mins
The Fifth Floor: The Kenyan women saying no to motherhood
Why are more women in Kenya opting for a child-free life?
15 Mar 2025,26 mins
BBC OS Conversations: Cuts to US foreign aid funding
US aid staff and the people they work with describe the impact of cuts to USAID
15 Mar 2025,23 mins
Heart and Soul: Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism
A new wave of spiritual tourism is reshaping sacred ayahuasca practises in Peru
14 Mar 2025,26 mins
The village of sex offenders
Conor Garrett visits a community of convicted sex offenders in Florida
13 Mar 2025,26 mins
Assignment: Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’
Is life improving for the country’s indigenous population?
11 Mar 2025,26 mins
In the Studio: Kwaku Bediako
How Ghanaian fashion innovator Kwaku Bediako is redefining luxury
10 Mar 2025,26 mins
Witness History: Women's History Month special
Extraordinary stories from women's history, told by the people who were there
09 Mar 2025,52 mins