The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2015.
Dawood Azami talks to some of the descendants of the thousands of Afghan pioneers in Australia, Afgh
World renowned DJ Edu, aka The ‘Afro Boss’, is on a journey across Africa to explore how the young g
The story of a Tanzanian safe house, a place where girls find refuge from female genital mutilation
Ahmed has spent much of the last three and a half years sleeping on London’s night buses. He fled to
Dawood Azami focuses on the life and legacy of the Afghan cameleers, who first arrived in Australia
What’s in your fridge? That’s the question former BBC Africa Service editor Elizabeth Ohene has been
Edward Stourton looks back at the remarkable life of Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed Singapore from a
Tim Whewell tells the story of how Gaza's only grand piano is being restored and of how music - for
Formerly known as Burma, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is in a state of upheaval. Business is
Indian Journalist Rupa Jha travels to her own state of Bihar, where nearly 10% of the population now
How did the disease originate & how was its deadly progress checked? Statistician Hans Rosling &
Detroit Soup is an innovative crowdfunding dinner which has raised more than $85,000 for community p
Lyse Doucet talks to journalist Safa al-Ahmad about her recent reporting trip to Yemen to cover the
Bhutan is a landlocked country in the eastern Himalaya, best known as a Buddhist kingdom where the p
Journalist Rupa Jha travels to her own state of Bihar, where nearly 10% of the population now live,
Theo Leggett looks at our apparent addiction to economic growth as the secret to prosperity and cure
Has Eritrea reached its Millenium Development Goals target early? BBC’s Yalda Hakim finds out in are
In a rapidly changing Russia, Sasha Tsaliuk continues to fight for the existence of his beloved Mosc
India is home to an extraordinary number of people, languages and religions, but one of the more sur
As evidence grows that major historical sites are being looted in Syria, how much are groups such as
