Beste Documentaries Podcasts (2025)

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The Fifth Floor: Ukraine, the war and TikTok 15:59

7h ago15:59

15:59

What do Ukrainian soldiers eat on the frontline? And what's the latest meme trending on Ukrainians' TikTok channels? Zhenya Shidlovska from the BBC Ukrainian social media team will talk about the stories they've been covering, and how she adapted her presenting style to connect with a younger audience. Plus, is Brazilian chocolate getting worse? Wi…

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Ben Stein NIH short 5_9 1:14

8d ago1:14

1:14

Ben Stein NIH short 5_9 by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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BBC OS Conversations:Living in Kashmir 26:16

19h ago26:16

26:16

What is it like to grow up and live in one of the most disputed regions on Earth? After 26 tourists were killed by militants in Indian-administered Kashmir last month, many feared that the series of cross-border clashes between India and Pakistan that followed would lead to a wider conflict - something that has happened all too often in the region.…

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Heart and Soul: Malcom X - Letter from the Hajj 29:10

2d ago29:10

29:10

Malcolm X is one of the most iconic and complex figures of the 20th Century. Known globally for his fiery speeches and radical advocacy for Black empowerment, he was often portrayed as a fierce separatist and controversial figure during his years with the Nation of Islam. But his life was marked by constant growth, questioning, and evolution. In Th…

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Autism, empathy and psychopaths 30:37

3d ago30:37

30:37

Autistic people have been thought to all lack empathy by both science and society for decades. But after receiving an extremely low empathy score as part of a recent autism assessment, science journalist Sue Nelson decided to confront these damaging stereotypes and question the experts who work in this area. Sue’s investigation reveals latest resea…

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BBC Trending: Are we dating the same person? 20:22

4d ago20:22

20:22

At the start of 2025, a chat appeared on the encrypted messaging app Telegram. It was named Are We Dating The Same Girl? At first only a few hundred people joined. Soon that was thousands, and its content went from details of young women’s dating history, to revenge porn - sexually explicit videos and images. BBC Trending traces the Telegram group’…

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Assignment: Syria - return to ruins 30:20

5d ago30:20

30:20

Thirteen million Syrians - half the population - left their homes during their country's 13-year civil war. Seven million were internally displaced. Six million fled abroad. Bringing them home is perhaps the biggest challenge facing Syria's new rulers. But many can’t return, because their homes are in ruins, and jobs and essential services are lack…

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In the Studio: Luke Black 29:15

6d ago29:15

29:15

Luke Black is a Serbian singer-songwriter who represented his country at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2023, the world’s largest live music event, with an audience of over 160 million. Performing his song Samo Mi Se Spava, his set and choreography, with its special effect giant robot, were inspired by the video games he loves. Now based in London,…

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Women warriors 52:36

7d ago52:36

52:36

n the last few decades western militaries have been training more women for combat than ever, yet female recruitment and retention is stalling. But with warfare changing, new technologies and new threats, women soldiers are a vital resource. Victoria Hollingsworth talks with different women around the world, some on the frontline and others about t…

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The Fifth Floor: The Russian grandma who went to jail 26:51

7d ago26:51

26:51

Natalya Filonova is a former kindergarten teacher, a mother, a grandmother. But she’s also an activist and in 2022 she was arrested during a demonstration against the war in Ukraine. Nina Nazarova from BBC Russian has been trying to find out what happened to her. Plus, how a homeless bumblebee brought a community together, with Joao Fellet from BBC…

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BBC OS Conversations: Inside Gaza 25:18

8d ago25:18

25:18

After 19 months of war, Israel says it is preparing to expand its military campaign in Gaza. The aim is to defeat and dismantle Hamas, regarded as a terrorist organisation by many countries and bring home the remaining 59 hostages. They have been held in captivity since Hamas gunmen attacked Israel on 7 October, 2023. There have been several strike…

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Heart and Soul: Praying for healing? 29:18

9d ago29:18

29:18

Throughout his life as a theologian, Christian minister and cosmologist, Prof David Wilkinson has been asking - what does God do when I pray? The question became acutely personal after his wife, Alison, developed first ME and then crippling rheumatoid arthritis. As everyone prayed for her recovery, but no healing appeared to come for many years, th…

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Educating Nigeria 28:39

10d ago28:39

28:39

Every Nigerian child has the constitutional right to free and compulsory primary education, and free secondary education, yet there remains a huge gap between that law and the reality. One in every five of the world’s out-of-school children lives in Nigeria. In a nation with one of the world’s youngest populations, this lack of access to education …

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The TikTokers inside an election fire-storm 25:11

11d ago25:11

25:11

In the days before the presidential elections, influencers watched comments and content pour across TikTok in support of obscure far-right independent candidate Calin Georgescu. Georgescu’s victory was annulled and he has been banned from running in May's elections. Influencers at the heart of the story explain how it happened and demand answers.…

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Conclave: How will the next Pope be chosen? 21:24

11d ago21:24

21:24

How is a new Pope chosen? How long could the conclave last? In a special edition of the Global News Podcast, the BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool answers listener questions on the conclave at the Vatican.Von BBC

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Assignment: Russia's Church in Texas 29:38

12d ago29:38

29:38

Not that long ago many church-going Americans saw Russia as a godless place, an “evil empire” in the words of Ronald Reagan. But in President Trump’s second term, US-Russia relations have been turned on their head. The White House sided with the Kremlin at the United Nations, voting against a resolution to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This…

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In the Studio: Bishwajit Goswami 28:54

13d ago28:54

28:54

In Dhaka, Bangladesh, artist Bishwajit Goswami creates a powerful new installation that captures the spirit of his homeland’s rivers, lifelines darkened by pollution, yet still full of energy, beauty, and memory. Reporter Sahar Zand follows Bishwajit as he prepares for a major international exhibition in Paris. From his artist-led rooftop community…

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The Cultural Frontline: Taiwan 28:16

14d ago28:16

28:16

Presenter Elaine Chong speaks to trailblazing Taiwanese artists about exploring history and politics through their work. She hears from the producer Hsin-Mei Cheng of TV series Zero Day in which a fictional Chinese invasion of Taiwan plays out over 10 episodes. Heavy metal frontman and former politician Freddy Lim explains why he thinks Taiwanese c…

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Forestry Worker 2 minute 5_2 2:07

14d ago2:07

2:07

Forestry Worker 2 minute 5_2 by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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Katie Michelle Edwards Hope 2:20

14d ago2:20

2:20

Katie Michelle Edwards Hope by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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Ben Stein NIH Full 5_3 6:02

14d ago6:02

6:02

Ben Stein NIH Full 5_3 by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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The Fifth Floor: Education against the odds 28:19

14d ago28:19

28:19

At least 30 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa, with many displaced by conflict in Sudan and Gaza. Today we’ll hear from Hanan Razek and Georgina Pearce, who are part of the team behind Dars Arabic, the BBC show that aims to connect these children with learning tools. Plus, BBC Arabic Xtra's Saif Rebai tells us a…

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BBC OS Conversations: Protecting children from online harm 29:19

15d ago29:19

29:19

***Contains upsetting content about suicide*** Hundreds of parents who believe social media played a part in the death of their children gathered in New York recently. Standing outside the offices of Meta, owners of Facebook and Instagram, they had a simple demand. Protect our children. Showing incredible bravery, three mothers who have lost their …

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Heart and Soul: After Francis, what do Catholics want next? 28:16

16d ago28:16

28:16

Following the death of Pope Francis, Catholics around the world look to Rome and the Vatican as the Church prepares to elect its next leader. But what do Catholics around the world hope to see in their future pontiff? Colm Flynn is in Rome to speak to Catholics gathered from different corners of the globe. From pilgrims in St Peter's Square to othe…

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BBC Trending: From a suspected smuggler’s TikTok to tragedy 23:06

18d ago23:06

23:06

In January a boat carrying migrants across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe was miraculously rescued by a fishing trawler after two weeks lost at sea. At least 20 people died from starvation, dehydration and hypothermia. Many of those on the boat - Pakistani men - were promised safe, legal routes to Europe by the smugglers but that was far from their r…

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Forestry Worker Full 4_29 12:27

18d ago12:27

12:27

Forestry Worker Full 4_29 by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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Assignment: Leaving Israel for Cyprus 28:58

19d ago28:58

28:58

Increasing numbers of Israeli people are moving to the nearby island of Cyprus. Sky high property prices, disillusion with domestic politics and security concerns following the Hamas attacks of 7th October have led several thousand families to leave. They’re building on a rich history of Cypriot hospitality towards Jews. But in Turkish-controlled n…

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In the Studio: Madeleine Thien 27:22

20d ago27:22

27:22

In 2020, the Canadian writer Madeleine Thien was working on her next novel, the follow-up to her prize-winning 2016 book Do Not Say We Have Nothing. But it was difficult to find the internal peace and privacy to begin again, especially after being catapulted into the public eye by the previous novel’s success. Paul Kobrak followed her over several …

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Bonus: Good Bad Billionaire: Minecraft’s maker 49:13

21d ago49:13

49:13

A bonus episode from Good Bad Billionaire - the award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service. You can find more episodes by searching for ‘Good Bad Billionaire’ wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Minecraft is the most successful computer game ever. It's sold 300 million copies, built an active community of fans and there's now even a Minecraft…

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The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem 25:58

21d ago25:58

25:58

According to the World Health Organisation, 77% of Nigerian women have used skin-lightening creams. When BBC Hausa’s Madina Maishanu decided to look into this, she uncovered an even more worrying trend: mothers using potentially harmful products on their babies. Madina spoke to the campaigners trying to stop these practices. Plus, how human activit…

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BBC OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis 26:05

22d ago26:05

26:05

Mark Lowen in Rome brings people together to share their memories of the Pope, who died on Easter Monday. In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ friends who knew him when he was a priest in Buenos Aires. We also bring together three people from Northern Ireland who had a private audience with th…

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Bonus: Bridgerton actor’s interview on Dear Daughter 29:14

23d ago29:14

29:14

A bonus episode from Dear Daughter - the award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service. You can find more episodes by searching for ‘Dear Daughter’ wherever you get your BBC podcasts. Bridgerton actor Adjoa Andoh joins Namulanta in the studio to share the letter she’s written to her three children. She tells them the importance of trusting their…

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The call of Anastasia 28:25

24d ago28:25

28:25

Members of the new age Anastasia movement espouse strong family values, farm small plots of land and try to educate their own children outside the public school system. Originating in Russia, the quasi-religious group has now spread to Germany, where there are more than a dozen ‘Anastasia’ rural settlements. But are they more than just a harmless f…

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Andre Faul full 4_23 6:16

24d ago6:16

6:16

Andre Faul full 4_23 by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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Andre Faul short 4_21 1:04

24d ago1:04

1:04

Andre Faul short 4_21 by Long Haul ProductionsVon Long Haul Productions

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Witness History: The Environment Movement 54:10

25d ago54:10

54:10

To mark Earth Day, we bring you remarkable stories of the history of the environmental movement, told by the people who were there. Selected from the BBC’s Witness History program, we hear about the major moments that changed our understanding of the planet we live on.Von BBC

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Francis, The Rebel Pope 50:05

25d ago50:05

50:05

Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton looks at the life and legacy of the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide. He was elected at a time of crisis for his Church, but quickly transformed its reputation. He urged Christians to be less judgemental and more welcoming of gay and divorced people. And as the first Po…

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Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election 34:56

26d ago34:56

34:56

A cancelled election, a cancelled candidate and a divided country – is Romania’s democracy under threat? Last December the country’s Constitutional Court cancelled the presidential election two days before the final vote, citing outside interference, with the nationalist pro-Putin candidate, Calin Georgescu, riding high in the polls. TikTok sensati…

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In the Studio: Amin Gulgee - Heavy metal 30:05

27d ago30:05

30:05

Amin Gulgee defies easy categorisation: he’s a metal sculptor, a curator, and one of Pakistan’s most innovative and cherished artists, the beating heart of his home city of Karachi’s creative scene. His metalwork is as dramatic and eccentric as Amin is. He’s in your face, uncompromising, a living and breathing performance piece. Amin also comes fro…

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Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China 27:58

28d ago27:58

27:58

In China today, looking good is seen as key to career success. With beauty videos promoting extreme weight-loss flooding social media, beauty apps making booking surgery click of a button away, China’s cosmetic surgery industry is booming. But the surge in demand has led to a shortage of qualified practitioners and licensed clinics. Hundreds of acc…

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The Fifth Floor: Inside the Taliban's surveillance network 28:32

28d ago28:32

28:32

There are over 90,000 hi-definition CCTV cameras in Kabul, watching everyone’s movements. What are the Taliban using this footage for? BBC Afghan Services' journalist Mahjooba Nowrouzi was granted exclusive access into the country’s top security control room. Plus, BBC Mundo's William Márquez on the history of Charles Darwin's house, and Mayuresh G…

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BBC OS Conversations: Colourism 25:55

29d ago25:55

25:55

The issue of colourism was highlighted in a recent BBC news report about a Nigerian woman who bleached the skin of her six young children leaving them with discoloured skin, burns and scars. It is a form of racism where light skin is more highly valued than dark skin amongst people of the same ethnic group. In our conversations, we hear from women …

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Heart and Soul: Our Sacred Harp 28:06

30d ago28:06

28:06

Sacred Harp pioneer and former punk frontman, Tim Eriksen, takes us into the hair-raising sound of shape note singing – an American choral tradition experiencing a resurgence across the US and in Europe. All people and all faiths are welcome. As a new edition of the songbook approaches publication, Tim explores why this music is drawing more singer…

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Braille and Me 28:46

1M ago28:46

28:46

Built around a game of Braille Scrabble, Emma Tracey presents a celebration of Braille, 200 years after it was invented. Emma, who’s been blind since birth, talks to others who love the six tiny dots: Geerat Vermeij, one of the world’s leading experts in molluscs; Yetnebersh Nigussie, an Ethiopian lawyer, who describes her blindness as ‘a lottery I…

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Olympique Lyonnais: The Champions League trailblazers 50:57

1M ago50:57

50:57

Olympique Lyonnais is the most successful club in women’s football, dominating Europe over the last 15 years winning eight Champions League titles. Only Barcelona have recently been able to compete. Lyon's success is the vision of club president Jean-Michel Aulas who wanted to create an iconic team, with the best players, but in the case of Aulas h…

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Assignment: New Zealand - what counts as Maori equality 29:19

1M ago29:19

29:19

Maori have been protesting in large numbers, in a 9-day hikoi or march of defiance, walking from the top of New Zealand down to the capital Wellington, joined by non-Maori supporters too. They’re demonstrating against the current right-of-centre New Zealand government’s moves to abolish certain Maori-specific rights and privileges, that the previou…

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In the Studio: Steve Reich 28:04

1M ago28:04

28:04

For 60 years, New York composer Steve Reich has been one of classical music’s most celebrated revolutionaries. Pioneering minimalism in the 1960s, a musical style based on repetition and shifting rhythms, his strange experiments with cassette tape led to orchestral masterpieces – now performed around the world. His career has not only helped define…

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Defeated: How ordinary Germans experienced the end of WW2 51:04

1M ago51:04

51:04

On 8 May 1945 Britain, the US and many other countries were rejoicing. Germany had surrendered, and World War Two was over, at least in Europe. Yet it was not a day of celebration for everyone - for the vanquished Germans, it marked the end of bombings and of Nazi rule. But it was also a time of deprivation and chaos, fear and soul-searching. Milli…

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The Fifth Floor: Stranded in Panama 22:04

1M ago22:04

22:04

On his first day as president, Donald Trump signed an executive order shutting down the asylum system at the US-Mexico border. He also promised huge changes to the US immigration system, including arrests and mass deportations of undocumented migrants. Santiago Vanegas from BBC Mundo has been following a group of Venezuelans who are trying to go ba…

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BBC OS Conversations: The impact of Trump's tariffs 28:16

1M ago28:16

28:16

Donald Trump’s decision to slap tariffs on global trade has sent the world reeling. Stock markets have tanked. Gloomy economists have hit the airwaves. Governments, their backs against the wall, have responded with either stoic resignation or threats of revenge. But it’s business owners who find themselves at the centre of the storm. Steve in Bosto…

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