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.

Thu Jul 31 04:09:00 EDT 2008

After the ending of apartheid in South Africa, the transfer of land from white to black was a key ANC promise - a proud ca... more

Tue Jul 29 11:38:00 EDT 2008

With the world's economy now threatened by what some believe is the most dangerous crisis since the depression of the 1930... more

Fri Jul 25 09:38:00 EDT 2008

In this two-part investigation, Matt McGrath sets out to expose corruption, drug use and cover-ups at the highest levels i... more

Wed Jul 23 04:00:00 EDT 2008

Jill McGivering explores whether China is doing enough to provide healthcare to 1.3 billion people and what it can learn f... more

Wed Jul 23 04:06:00 EDT 2008

In May violence against African immigrants exploded across South Africa. Two months on thousands are still displaced, livi... more

Fri Jul 18 08:16:00 EDT 2008

Russell Fuller follows the difficult journeys of six hopefuls from around the world in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. more

Fri Jul 18 06:48:00 EDT 2008

In this two-part investigation, Matt McGrath sets out to expose corruption, drug use and cover-ups at the highest levels i... more

Thu Jul 17 04:06:00 EDT 2008

An undercover BBC investigation has exposed how young African footballers are being defrauded by conmen posing as talent s... more

Tue Jul 15 11:57:00 EDT 2008

Part One: Jill McGivering compares two very different free health systems in the developed world: the British NHS and that... more

Fri Jul 11 09:14:00 EDT 2008

In the second part of this series, Kate Clark reports from those provinces where an opium ban is in force, but farmers are... more

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