The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2015

The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2015.

Episodes

Total: 196

African Students Abroad

2015/5/13

Over 35,000 African students studied at British universities last year - part of a growing number of

The Jordanian social media campaign run in response to the burning of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. Domini

American historian David Blight explores the legacy of the American Civil War - especially regarding

Natalia Antelava asks if the creeping influence of the Orthodox Church in Georgia’s schools is turni

Following the end of World War Two, the BBC began a series of special radio appeals on behalf of a g

The Saudi Arabian Spring

2015/5/6

Tarek Osman considers how the impact of the Arab Uprisings of 2011 was felt in Saudi Arabia. The cou

Dominic Casciani explores the way the so called Islamic State use social media to recruit people to

The Rape of Berlin

2015/5/2

Lucy Ash investigates the mass rapes committed by Soviet troops in Germany at the end of World II -

Wrestling out of Poverty

2015/4/30

In India, a wrestler in the family can mean a ticket out of poverty. Rupa Jha meets the young fighte

Tarek Osman investigates the rise of the Kindgom of Saudi Arabia. In this second episode he sees how

American satirist PJ O’Rourke travels across Britain trying to work out why party politics in the UK

The Abandoned

2015/4/25

Will Coley listens to the stories of Ethiopian and Eritrean migrants who have made the often lethal

‘Police State' Portugal

2015/4/23

Does Portugal have a problem with police brutality and racism? The residents of Cova da Moura, a lar

American writer and satirist PJ O’Rourke hits the campaign trail to give his own unique take on the

The Rise of the Kingdom

2015/4/22

Egyptian writer Tarek Osman follows the dramatic events that led to the establishment of the Kingdom

Who Will Govern Britain

2015/4/18

As the UK heads towards a highly competitive general election with an uncertain outcome, Mary Ann Si

Teatr Doc is widely praised for its hard-hitting plays about contemporary Russia. Lucy Ash finds tha

Stand Up for China

2015/4/14

Comedian Des Bishop finds out what makes the chine

More women and girls from Canada's Aboriginal population go missing or are murdered than any other s

The Meaning of Mongol

2015/4/8

Imagine your nationality was used by people all around the world to describe someone with a learning