Documentaries

Documentaries

Throughout the week BBC World Service offers a wide range of documentaries and other factual programmes. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive.

Fri Oct 31 04:00:00 EDT 2008

Neil McCarthy pieces together a story of rats, famine and insurrection from the 1950's to present day, in remote hills of ... more

Wed Oct 29 06:06:00 EDT 2008

Andrew Purcell investigates the growing homelessness crisis among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in the United States. The ... more

Mon Oct 27 07:25:00 EDT 2008

Allan Little presents an appraisal of the man described as America's Apostle of Freedom: Thomas Jefferson, author of the f... more

Fri Oct 24 05:00:00 EDT 2008

As the global banking crisis deepens, a flood of multi-million dollar lawsuits is beginning to shed light into some of the... more

Mon Oct 20 04:35:00 EDT 2008

The Saudi Interior Ministry and the US Military in Iraq have offered al - Qaeda sympathisers and detainees therapy and job... more

Fri Oct 17 05:15:00 EDT 2008

This special documentary exploring life in Chicago's inner city is based on Ghetto Life 101, an acclaimed 1993 documentary... more

Thu Oct 16 04:06:00 EDT 2008

A series of protests against Indian rule in Kashmir has left more than 30 people dead since August. Thousands of people h... more

Fri Oct 10 03:06:00 EDT 2008

What is the state of health of the Italian nation today? Is Italy in crisis or undergoing a new Renaissance? Italian journ... more

Fri Oct 10 09:54:00 EDT 2008

Owen Bennett-Jones tests the big promises governments have made about the financial war on terror. more

Thu Oct 09 04:06:00 EDT 2008

In Mexico, the government has deployed thousands of troops in an attempt to break up the powerful drug cartels operating i... more

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