The Documentary Podcast

BBC World Service 5371 - Has Poland fallen out of love with Ukraine?

The best documentaries from the BBC World Service. Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. From the fightback against big surveillance in the US, to Ukraine’s “hell jumpers” to the story of life-saving peanut paste, we go beyond the headlines. Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media. Powered by the BBC World Service’s global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story – helping you see the world with greater clarity.

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Episodes

Has Poland fallen out of love with Ukraine?

Where is Austin Tice? 1. 'We believe he’s alive'

From Mao and Nixon to Xi and Trump: A history of China-US trade

The dictators' survival guide

Can we live without our phones?

How to leave this Earth

Stories from the New Silk Road: The ‘frenemy’

Clever ways to cut waste from nappies to games and desks

Turkey on trial: Can courts control a nation?

The cost of war: Inside Russia's economic unease

The Briefing Room: Are Gen Z movements reshaping politics?

The business of modern dating

The Reunion: The 9/11 Attacks

The Woman Who Saved Me on 9/11

Turkey's growing sinkhole problem

The pictures that help and heal

Ukraine: Fighting Russia, fighting Russian

Who's afraid of the AI job-snatchers?

Getting the homeless homed

Ukraine's 'hell jumpers'

Nepal floods: 'It was like a tsunami'

Fred Hammond

A23a: Biography of an iceberg

Fighting the silent killer

Big surveillance, Flock and ICE

Is Turkey's clothing industry unravelling at the seams?

The price of peace

Hong Kong's bookstore raids

We will always love you, Dolly

Kirk Franklin: Gospel music and my own faith journey

Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary- Love Stories

Peanuts for the people

Brazil’s gambling addiction

Lucy Sparrow: Nostalgic supermarket made of felt

China: The rise of a science superpower

Secret phone calls from a Saudi jail

Flying with kids: Cabin chaos

What in the World: Will AI make your degree pointless?

The Vatican's AI battle

LA: Rising from the ashes

The Kansas City cycling revolution

Raiders of the lost art

Behind the scenes of Bookish

The sound of soft power

Ukraine and Russia’s recruitment war

Experiences of drought

The creator of France's 'Untouchables' houses

Tree of diplomacy

The world's largest wildlife crossing

Victoria Falls: An environment on the edge