The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2014.
How Manchester helped shape the modern age. Communism, free trade, the co-operative movement, the ca
Can a unique friendship between two men of god end the killings in the Central African Republic? Tim
The history of the Arab world, including Egypt's 19th Century encounters with Europe and the cultura
How does being on a map affect your work, education and rights? Meet the The volunteers who are mapp
The story of Capt Mbaye Diagne, one of the unsung heroes of Rwanda’s genocide. Working as a Senegale
How can an airplane go missing in the 21st Century and why - nearly a month after it disappeared - w
Lucy Ash talks to the Ukrainian volunteers and activists who are painstakingly restoring a stash of
Hacking, security, encryption: Gordon Corera explores the history of the war between governments and
Sarah Montague turns her attention to universities, in particular, to MOOCs (Massive Open Online Cou
Mustapha Mohammed meets Nigerian boys who have to work to support their families in the northern cit
In 1983 at the height of the deprivations and repression of Nicolae Ceausescu's communist regime in
Each year, thousands of Latin American migrants illegally cross the US border via a treacherous jour
More gun deaths are due to suicide than homicide in the US. But what happens to the fiancée left beh
Tim Whewell travels to the Turkish border and to Lebanon to talk to the doctors and health care work
Monica Vasconcelos reports that fifty years after the coup, Brazil has started to deal with the lega
Under apartheid in South Africa, stand-up comedy was exclusively the domain of white performers. But
Young women lack the same opportunities as men, despite most countries legislating against discrimin
The BBC’s Valeria Perasso is on the US border, exploring the journey taken by Mexican deportees as t
Does 'paid media' threaten democracy? Shilpa Kannan investigates corruption in India where there are
Catherine Carr charts the course of one day in the lives of many people, making many different journ
