The Documentary Podcast Episodes Episode guide
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A man without bees
Why are bees dying? An elder from the ‘Land of Bees’ seeks answers, wherever it leads.
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A long way from Vietnam
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ journalist Nga Pham investigates people-smuggling from Vietnam into the UK
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A Long Walk Into History
Sol River talks to James Meredith, who walked into history as the first black student...
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A Little Bit Pregnant
The proposed abortion reform that has divided Malawian society
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A life alone
An exploration of loneliness – seen through the eyes of one 94-year-old woman
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A Journey from Conflict to Brotherhood
John McCarthy looks at how the Kaduna Declaration in Kaduna, Nigeria, has had some in...
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A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ in Space
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on the International Space Station
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A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ for Black History
How a museum tells the story of the US via the lens of the African American experience
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A History of Music and Technology: The Synthesizer
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason tells the story of the synthesizer.
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A History of Music and Technology: The Studio Part 2
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason continues the story of the recording studio.
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A History of Music and Technology: The Studio Part 1
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason begins the story of the recording studio.
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A History of Music and Technology: The Hammond Organ
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason tells the story of the Hammond Organ.
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A History of Music and Technology: The Future
Pink Floyd's Nick Mason ends his series by exploring where music technology is heading.
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A History of Music and Technology: The Electric Guitar
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason tells the story of the the electric guitar.
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A History of Music and Technology: Sound Recording
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason tells the story of how we first captured sound.
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A History of Music and Technology: Samplers and Drum Machines
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason charts how samplers and drum machines created new musical genres.
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A History of Music and Technology: Electronic Music Pioneers
Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason tells the story of some of electronic music's pioneers.
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A Greek Drama
An original drama retelling the story Greece, its creditors and its bailout
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A Good Man in Rwanda
The story of Capt Mbaye Diagne, one of the unsung heroes of Rwanda’s genocide.
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A Global Queen
The role of British monarchs on the global stage including Elizabeth II
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A Geochemical HIstory of LIfe on Earth: 5. The Anthropocene
Could human engineering stabilise the Earth's climate and chemistry in the long term?
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 4. The great chemistry experiment
What can the last 66 million years teach us about the consequences of climate change?
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 2. When bacteria ruled the world
How two of the most important developments in our planet's evolution occurred
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A Geochemical History of Life on Earth: 1. In the beginning
How did the continuous chemical reaction that we call "life" first begin?
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A Flower Painting by Rachel Ruysch
A long, close look at what's hiding in the undergrowth of Ruysch's bold flower painting
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A fight for light in Lebanon
How a corrupt system condemns Lebanese to the misery of constant power-cuts
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A Family Business
Mair Bosworth looks at conflict between generations in a small family business in London.
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A Failed Revolution
Six years after protests began in Syria, Lina Sinjab explores why the revolution failed
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A Dollar A Day - Part Three
In Nepal, severe drought and unreliable monsoon rains have led to acute food shortages.
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A Dollar A Day - Part 4
In this four part series, Mike Wooldridge looks at what it's really like to have to on...