The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2015.
A fuzzy team photo from the 1980s sends Tim Whewell on a journey to track down football players from
The Dhnie family find themselves sleeping rough, getting caught up in riots and being detained as th
Shahidha traces the story of the sari, explores how it feels to wear one and asks what it meant for
Twenty three of Libya's finest technology graduates plan to rebuild their country
Meet the Dhnie family in Turkey as they prepare to make the journey to Greece, along with thousands
Marc Almond travels to Moscow in search of the marvelous Russian tenor Vadim Kozin, tango-singer and
This year, the number of migrants reaching Europe has reached unprecedented levels. It is a crisis w
The deaths of five school children in Malaysia have provoked an anguished debate about education and
Amidst the slums of Kampala, MLISADA (Music, life skills and arts for destitution alleviation) is a
Shopping in India is traditionally an intensely hands-on experience, but many are now embracing the
This summer, as Greece and its creditors argued over the terms of a bailout, the fate of nations – a
Why war in space is not just Hollywood fantasy but a fast-approaching threat
A recent health scandal in Cambodia has prompted the government to clamp down on unlicensed doctors.
How dance during the Cold War was designed to challenge America's military image with The Martha Gra
Akwasi Sarpong visits Uganda’s thriving coding scene, to find out if home-grown, technology-based so
European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti is back on Earth after 200 days in space. She
Ben Hammersley meets creators and fans to investigate how extended fictional universes, from Star Wa
Aleem Maqbool investigates New Orleans’ justice system to find out how Robert Jones spent 23 years i
The world of in-game betting where gamblers test their skill and luck almost as the action happens i
Bola Mosuro travels to Ghana to meet the women who are making their mark in the male dominated world