The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service · BBC
Show overview
The Documentary Podcast has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 2,045 episodes. That works out to roughly 990 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 25 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 155 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 431 episodes published. Published by BBC.
From the publisher
Hear the voices at the heart of global stories. Where curious minds can uncover hidden truths and make sense of the world. The best of documentary storytelling from the BBC World Service. From China’s state-backed overseas spending, to on the road with Canada’s Sikh truckers, to the front line of the climate emergency, we go beyond the headlines. Each week we dive into the minds of the world’s most creative people, take personal journeys into spirituality and connect people from across the globe to share how news stories are shaping their lives.