<p>The best documentaries from the BBC World Service. Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. From the global housing crisis to gerrymandering in US politics to the miracle doctor of Lourdes, we go beyond the headlines. Each week, all year round, we bring you the stories shaping our world. From the personal voices behind the headlines to perspectives on faith and spirituality and how work and money impact our lives. Discover how people find solutions to global problems and look at the world through the lens of its media. Powered by the BBC World Service’s global network, The Documentary Podcast is about the people living the story – helping you see the world with greater clarity.</p>
| Title | Date published | ||
| BBC correspondents' look ahead to 2026 | 2025-12-28 | ||
| Not-so-golden weddings | 2025-12-27 | ||
| Why I chose to adopt | 2025-12-27 | ||
| The lord and dance: Michael Flatley | 2025-12-26 | ||
| The gift of science | 2025-12-25 | ||
| Bonus: 2025 in conversations from The Interview | 2025-12-24 | ||
| Argentina's elusive big cats | 2025-12-23 | ||
| Michael Symmons Roberts' Christmas card poem | 2025-12-22 | ||
| United in space: How we built the ISS | 2025-12-21 | ||
| Living in fear on South Africa's farms | 2025-12-20 | ||
| Jewish Australians on the Bondi Beach attacks | 2025-12-20 | ||
| Prayers through the checkpoints | 2025-12-19 | ||
| Elephant conservation in Botswana | 2025-12-18 | ||
| Introducing The Bomb: Kennedy and Khrushchev | 2025-12-17 | ||
| Stolen brides of Kazakhstan: The fightback | 2025-12-16 | ||
| Jim Henson's Creature Shop: Back to Fraggle Rock | 2025-12-15 | ||
| A makeover for Syria's interim leader? | 2025-12-13 | ||
| Somalis in America | 2025-12-13 | ||
| The divine gift of sex | 2025-12-12 | ||
| Surgery in a backpack | 2025-12-11 |