The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
A window into our world, through in-depth storytelling from the BBC. Investigating, reporting and uncovering true stories from everywhere. Award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and global issues.
From the debate over abortion in the US, to voices from the Middle East conflict, to climate change in Somalia, The Documentary investigates major global stories.
We delve into social media, take you into the minds of the world’s most creative people and explore personal approaches to spirituality. Every week, we also bring together people from around the globe to discuss how news stories are affecting their lives.
A new episode most days, all year round. From our BBC World Service teams at: Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, OS Conversations, The Fifth Floor and Trending.
Categories: Society & Culture
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In many parts of the world there is still a fear of witches and witchcraft. Those accused are often vulnerable, yet they are blamed for a variety of afflictions, from disease to infertility and poverty. They often face persecution, abuse and lynching. From his base in Nigeria Dr Leo Igwe, after receiving tip-offs on social media, intervenes and protects those accused of witchcraft across the African continent from being attacked. He also lobbies local authorities to prevent witch-hunting drives from taking place and organises educational campaigns to counter existing occult narratives.
Previous episodes
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4576 - BBC Trending: Meet the anti-witch hunter Wed, 23 Oct 2024
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4575 - Assignment: Singing in Gaza Tue, 22 Oct 2024
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4574 - In the Studio: Jonny Banger Mon, 21 Oct 2024
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4573 - Caught at the helm Sun, 20 Oct 2024
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4572 - The Fifth Floor: Who runs Russia's African Initiative? Sat, 19 Oct 2024
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4571 - BBC OS Conversations: Living alongside Mexico's drug gangs Sat, 19 Oct 2024
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4570 - Bonus: What in the World - Liam Payne Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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4569 - Heart and Soul: The dead are not dead Fri, 18 Oct 2024
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4568 - The children's hospital of Entebbe Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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4567 - Trailer: World of Secrets, Al Fayed, Predator at Harrods Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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4566 - BBC Trending: Yami Baito - Inside Japan’s dark part-time jobs Wed, 16 Oct 2024
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4565 - Assignment: Singapore – drugs, rehab, execution Tue, 15 Oct 2024
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4564 - In the Studio: Mia Lehrer and the LA River Mon, 14 Oct 2024
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4563 - An end to Aids? Sun, 13 Oct 2024
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4562 - The Fifth Floor: The wolf salute Sat, 12 Oct 2024
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4561 - BBC OS Conversations: Israelis remember the hostages Sat, 12 Oct 2024
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4560 - Heart and Soul: Reclaiming yoga Fri, 11 Oct 2024
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4559 - BBC Trending: The curse of the blessing scam Thu, 10 Oct 2024
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4558 - Bonus: The World Debate: What is the path to peace in the Middle East? Wed, 09 Oct 2024
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4557 - Bonus: People Fixing the World Tue, 08 Oct 2024
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4556 - Bonus: The Conflict: Israel and Gaza one year on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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4555 - US local news 2024: On the front page frontline Mon, 07 Oct 2024
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4554 - The Fifth Floor: Mollywood's MeToo Sat, 05 Oct 2024
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4553 - BBC OS Conversations: My year in Gaza Sat, 05 Oct 2024
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4552 - Heart and Soul: Father Adamski Fri, 04 Oct 2024
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4551 - Bonus: Lives Less Ordinary Thu, 03 Oct 2024
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4550 - BBC Trending: The Baku initiative? Wed, 02 Oct 2024
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4549 - Saving a sinking city: Jakarta Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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4548 - Assignment: Panama’s water fights Tue, 01 Oct 2024
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4547 - In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part two Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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4546 - In the Studio: Ian Rankin, part one Mon, 30 Sep 2024
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4545 - The Fifth Floor: Who is Mexico's first female president? Sat, 28 Sep 2024
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4544 - BBC OS Conversations: People in Lebanon and northern Israel Sat, 28 Sep 2024
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4543 - Heart and Soul: Istanbul’s church of wishes Fri, 27 Sep 2024
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4542 - Global Dancefloor: Tbilisi Mon, 02 Sep 2024
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4541 - India's wrestling school for girls Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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4540 - Bonus: The Inquiry - How are the Taliban governing Afghanistan? Thu, 26 Sep 2024
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4539 - BBC Trending: An (online) storm in a Philippine rainforest Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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4538 - Bonus: The Climate Question Wed, 25 Sep 2024
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4537 - Assignment: Reproductive rights: A divided flock Tue, 24 Sep 2024
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4536 - In the Studio: Erdem Moralıoğlu Mon, 23 Sep 2024
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4535 - The new Germans Sun, 22 Sep 2024
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4534 - The Fifth Floor: The silent death of an anti-Putin pianist Sat, 21 Sep 2024
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4533 - BBC OS Conversations: Talking to someone with suicidal thoughts Sat, 21 Sep 2024
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4532 - Heart and Soul: I became a Muslim after the Taliban kept me hostage Fri, 20 Sep 2024
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4531 - Stories from the New Silk Road: Space Thu, 19 Sep 2024
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4530 - BBC Trending: Woman, life, surveillance Wed, 18 Sep 2024
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4529 - The great dolphin release Wed, 18 Sep 2024
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4528 - Assignment: Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia Tue, 17 Sep 2024
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4526 - In the Studio: Lenin Tamayo and Q-pop Mon, 16 Sep 2024