The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2009

Justin Webb explores the domestic and international legacies of President George W Bush as he leaves office. In part one... Read more

A soundscape of memory, loss, regret and hope from men who have been living with HIV for over 20 years in New Zealand.

Imagine that conflict and violence force you to flee your country, leaving behind all that you know and love. In the cha... Read more

Mark Doyle crosses the continent of Africa and finds a place rich in natural resources and human potential, which begs t... Read more

To mark the 50th birthday of Youssou N'Dour, Robin Denselow travels to Senegal to profile the best known African musicia... Read more

Public Places, Private Lives is a series of portraits of well known places that reveal the lives and stories of those pe... Read more

In Guatemala four years ago, 80 million documents were discovered in a warehouse. They contain evidence of police atroci... Read more

To what extent did communist regimes intrude into the lives of ordinary people? And how are they dealing with those tran... Read more

What keeps a billion people trapped in the most persistent poverty? Mike Wooldridge travels to Nicaragua to meet Justa w... Read more

Nadene Ghouri goes undercover to expose the trade in children by some charities registered in the United States and oper... Read more

In this three part series, Ayisha Yahya explores climate change issues in the African desert. In programme two she visit... Read more

In the run up to elections, Anita Barraud finds out why poverty and starvation are causing major problems for West Timor... Read more

Thembi Ngubane’s Radio Diary about living with Aids in a South African Township.

The Crescent and the Cross, a four-part series, presented by Owen Bennett-Jones, examines several turning points in the ... Read more

Jared Thomas is an Aboriginal Australian. Born of mixed race parents. We follow his search for the nature of identity an... Read more

The third part of the BBC's definitive series on the banking crash tells the extraordinary story of how politicians reac... Read more

Owen Bennett Jones explores five crucial battles in the relationship between Christianity and Islam. This episode looks ... Read more

In the run up to the Indonesian elections in April, Anita Barraud travels to four different regions of the country to ta... Read more

It's estimated that up to one million people were killed during communism in Eastern Europe, but there's no clear figure... Read more

A life sentence for stealing a pair of socks. In California the tough 'three strikes' law is sending people to prison f... Read more