The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the BBC. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From former prisoners in Syria, to the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, to Nigerian women protecting their community from violence, 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 BBC World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
Categorias: Cultura y sociedad
Escuchar el último episodio:
When BBC Mundo journalist Ana Maria Roura found out she couldn't get pregnant, she decided to turn the camera on herself and document her struggle to become a parent through in vitro fertilisation, or IVF. Her documentary, Infertile, is available in Spanish and in English. Plus, the science of super-centenarians, with BBC World Service journalist Fernando Duarte.
Presented by Faranak Amidi. Produced by Alice Gioia and Caroline Ferguson.
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
Episodios anteriores
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4676 - The Fifth Floor: IVF and me Sat, 18 Jan 2025
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4675 - BBC OS Conversations: Living through the Los Angeles fires Sat, 18 Jan 2025
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4674 - Heart and Soul: Kaddish - why we pray for the dead Fri, 17 Jan 2025
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4673 - Solutions Journalism: Prison of the mind Wed, 15 Jan 2025
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4672 - BBC Trending: The chatbot bridging an aid gap Wed, 15 Jan 2025
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4671 - Assignment: The Gambia - when migrants are forced to go home Tue, 14 Jan 2025
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4670 - In the Studio: Madame Gandhi Mon, 13 Jan 2025
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4669 - Paths of return: A special homecoming to Sierra Leone Sun, 12 Jan 2025
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4668 - The Fifth Floor: China's empty maternity wards Sat, 11 Jan 2025
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4667 - BBC OS Conversations: Dealing with trauma after vehicle-ramming attacks Sat, 11 Jan 2025
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4666 - Heart and Soul: The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, part two Fri, 10 Jan 2025
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4665 - Licence to operate a space object Thu, 09 Jan 2025
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4664 - Child soldiers and capoeira Wed, 08 Jan 2025
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4663 - BBC Trending: Were Valencia's floods engineered weather? Wed, 08 Jan 2025
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4662 - Assignment: South Korea - the feminist hunters Tue, 07 Jan 2025
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4661 - In the Studio: Dan Perri Mon, 06 Jan 2025
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4660 - The Fifth Floor: Fighting crime with kitchen spoons Sat, 04 Jan 2025
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4659 - BBC OS Conversations: How going viral changed my life Sat, 04 Jan 2025
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4658 - Heart and Soul: The plight of Hindus in Bangladesh: Part one Fri, 03 Jan 2025
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4657 - The dogs of Palermo Thu, 02 Jan 2025
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4656 - Built different: Why women athletes suffer ACL injuries more than males Wed, 01 Jan 2025
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4655 - Assignment: The human cost of developing Cambodia's Angkor wonder Tue, 31 Dec 2024
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4654 - Bonus: Americast - Former US President Jimmy Carter has died aged 100 Mon, 30 Dec 2024
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4653 - In the Studio: Tomás Saraceno Mon, 30 Dec 2024
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4652 - Bonus: HARDTalk - Past Notes Sun, 29 Dec 2024
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4651 - The Fifth Floor: Bollywood binge Sat, 28 Dec 2024
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4650 - BBC OS Conversations: Becoming an Olympic and Paralympic trailblazer Sat, 28 Dec 2024
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4649 - Heart and Soul: From the ashes of Notre Dame Fri, 27 Dec 2024
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4648 - The street that tech built Thu, 26 Dec 2024
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4647 - Bonus: HARDTalk - 2024 Review Wed, 25 Dec 2024
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4646 - Assignment: Poland's ghosts, Ukraine's heroes Tue, 24 Dec 2024
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4645 - In the Studio: International film school Mon, 23 Dec 2024
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4644 - The Global Jigsaw: Russia’s gateway to Africa in jeopardy Sun, 22 Dec 2024
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4643 - The Fifth Floor: K-drama craze Sat, 21 Dec 2024
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4642 - BBC OS Conversations: Syrian prisoners and their families Sat, 21 Dec 2024
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4641 - Heart and Soul: Antisemitism in Turkey Fri, 20 Dec 2024
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4640 - The Watermelons: Myanmar's military moles Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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4639 - Footprints: How did human feet get washed up on the west coast of Canada and the US? Wed, 18 Dec 2024
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4638 - Assignment: Argentina - Milei's Chainsaw Tue, 17 Dec 2024
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4637 - In the Studio: Creating Selfridges’ Christmas windows Mon, 16 Dec 2024
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4635 - The Fifth Floor: Fleeing Chechnya Sat, 14 Dec 2024
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4634 - BBC OS Conversations: Syrians after the fall of Assad Sat, 14 Dec 2024
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4633 - Heart and Soul: Black Madonnas Fri, 13 Dec 2024
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4632 - Srebrenica’s forgotten refugees Thu, 12 Dec 2024
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4631 - Introducing World of Secrets S6: The bad guru Wed, 11 Dec 2024
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4630 - Assignment: Mining the Pacific – future proofing or fool’s gold? Tue, 10 Dec 2024
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4629 - Bonus: The Food Chain is 10! Mon, 09 Dec 2024
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4628 - Morse code: Ready to transmit Sun, 08 Dec 2024
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4627 - The Fifth Floor: Javier Milei's first year in power Sat, 07 Dec 2024
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4626 - BBC OS Conversations: The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire Sat, 07 Dec 2024