The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2015.
Gabriel Gatehouse follows the journeys of two African migrants, from their dramatic rescue in the Me
Snow White is one of the darkest fairytales in the canon – a story of witchcraft, cannibalism and mu
The tiny libraries dotting the New Zealand countryside providing books for local readers
The ordinary Italians coping with the Mediterranean migrant crisis
President Obama talks about his hopes for US-Africa relations, his concerns about Britain leaving th
South Africa is suffering rolling blackouts that are expected to continue for years. Neal Razzell re
Steph McGovern turns her attention to salt's role in our diet. She begins in Wales at the Halen Mon
The strangely-named investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) system is built into thousands of treat
India’s Parsi population is in steep decline. Now the government’s funding fertility treatment and
Steph McGovern sets out to explain the role of Salt in our history. She hears how it has taken root
In 1931, during the Depression, an unknown young black woman took her new-born son to a Pittsburgh o
In Ukraine, whilst she reported on MH17, a miner gave the ID of a passenger to Natalia Antelava. A
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but instead he formed the Sachal Jazz Ensemble.
Kuba Nowak lives in London’s East End, a fast-changing part of the city. He loves his street and his
Denmark’s second city has been attracting attention for its project to prevent its young people from
Headhunters deal in high-value, high-profile appointments, charging an equally high fee. But few com
David Stern examines the causes and consequences of Ukraine’s other crisis – its demographic timebom
Neal Razzell reports from the Estonian city of Narva, which is in NATO but almost entirely Russian.
German comedian Henning Wehn explores the growing use of ELF – English as a lingua franca. He talks
Interpol is the world's biggest and most powerful international policing organisation. Spanning almo
