The Documentary Podcast
BBC World ServiceA 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 the plight of young women in Afghanistan, to Syria’s water wars, to keeping African languages alive, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 2000 | Founded | 19 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CulturePersonal Journals | |||
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- The Jaguars last stand
Very interesting and presented by the amazing James Harper. Seriously his voice is perfect for these stories! An excellent episode from an excellent series.
Apple Podcasts5bkenny08
Ireland23 days ago - Pls stop adds or change the brutal sound effect
I love many of the bb’sc podcasts but the sound before and after the adds is brutal and i find it almost a repellant to listening to the podcasts. Could you change that pls ?
Apple Podcasts2CarlK011171
Switzerland2 months ago - Mixed quality
I often like these shows but the episode on the Malayalam film industry had the supposed expert not knowing the name of the language of the film industry she was going to talk about. Embarrassing.
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United States2 months ago - I I
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Apple Podcasts1Redxav2011
Singapore3 months ago - Docu-pinion.
•Episode: “Facebook’s global power and influence”, in which a 10-minute op-ed is billed as a “documentary”.
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•EPISODE “Erasing Hong Kong”. Trigger Warning: Contains “Learnings”.
Apple Podcasts3(Gibberer)
Australia4 months ago
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