The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2015

How did World War One change the face of the Middle East? And, how did this seismic and controversia

Tim Whewell investigates how a billion dollars has mysteriously disappeared from banks in Moldova –

Poet Thabiso Mohare travels to Cape Town to meet a new generation of writers, poets and playwrights

Vladimir Putin, then a KGB agent, was caught up in dramatic events as East Germany collapsed. He saw

Sixty years ago John Ford travelled to Monument Valley to make his greatest Western, The Searchers.

Wyre Davies investigates the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, the special prosecutor who had accu

Poet Thabiso Mohare looks at the challenges, tensions and solutions facing South African writers. He

For centuries, students of medicine have dissected the dead. But the idea of wilfully donating one’s

Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday in a critical general election. Many of the voters opposed to the

Poet Thabiso Mohare talks to Johannesburg-based writers and poets about the changing cityscape and h

With the Fifa Women’s World Cup kicking off in Canada on 6 June, we join the Tibetan women’s soccer

Spats, tantrums and explosions from the archive. American satirist Joe Queenan presents.

Aid is pouring in to Nepal in the wake of the recent earthquakes. But in a country where corruption

Claudia Taranto travels to the Philippines where 10% of the population work overseas. She travels to

Claudia Taranto travels to Australia where she hears how temporary workers are changing the face of

The story of how Islamic State, a small band of fanatical jihadi fighters, became the world’s riches

Andrew Harding speaks to defectors inside the militant group al-Shabab and asks if Somalia is turnin

Claudia Taranto visits Singapore, which is increasingly reliant on labour from abroad - 40% of the p

Claudia Taranto travels to Nepal where - until the recent disasters - 1600 people were leaving each

Peru is one of the most biodiverse nations in the world. But its precious wildlife is threatened by