Radios and podcasts : Tag Documentary
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Radio 1 and 1Xtra Stories
Ground-breaking real-life stories that speak to you about your life, your world, and your issues. Reece Parkinson gets in-depth with documentaries made to challenge your thinking.
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13 Minutes to the Moon
How the first moon landing was saved. The full story of the people who made Apollo 11 happen and prevented it from going badly wrong. Theme music by Hans Zimmer.
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Twenty Thousand Hertz
A lovingly crafted podcast that reveals the stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
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Anthems
“Anthems” is a collection of 31 original manifestos, speeches, stories, poems and rallying cries written and voiced by exceptional women, that celebrate and contemplate what it means to be a woman. Our beauty, our failures, our rich heritage, our rage and our power. This series brings together women from all works and walks of life from Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo to Vice Editor Zing Tsjeng, Syrian Poet and Activist Lisa Luxx to Chef Ruby Tandoh, the Women of The Receipts Podcast plus 24 more powerful voices. Proving that there is more that binds us together than sets us apart. These Are Our Anthems.
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BBC Earth Podcast
Intimate stories and surprising truths about nature, science and the human experience in a podcast the size of the planet. Each week the BBC Earth podcast brings you a collection of immersive stories about our world and the astonishing creatures, landscapes and elements in it. Close your eyes and open your ears as you travel from the impenetrable forests of Uganda to research bases in the Antarctic; the edges of the Thar Desert to the Shores of Lake Tahoe. You’ll get up close and personal with jewelled beetles in the Namib Desert and soar with eagles in Rajasthan as you experience tales of human emotion, of encounters with animals, of the strangest corners of the Earth and breath-taking marvels. All carefully gathered together and delivered into your ear by the good people at BBC Earth. From the deepest caves in the world to the very edge of space the BBC Earth podcast transports you on an awe-inspiring journey in sound.
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The Documentary Podcast
Download the latest documentaries Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.
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The Guardian UK: Culture Podcast
The Guardian's Culture podcast features the best of our original writing, drama, reviews and news. Our latest series is 'Adulting' the Guardian's first foray into original podcast content supported by Lloyds Bank.
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The Hurricane Tapes
A triple murder. 40 hours of tape recordings. Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter. Bob Dylan wrote a song about him. Hollywood made a movie. This is the full story.
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Kalki Presents: My Indian Life
Life for young Indian adults in the 21st century explored by Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin. Real stories from India - sometimes raw, often uplifting.
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Life and Death Row
The story of Daniel Lopez who is on death row for killing a policeman in Texas in 2009. Presented by Greg James and abridged from the BBC Three series about capital punishment.
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Our Lives + Tech
In a world that is advancing faster than ever before, how can we ensure that tech is used as a force for good? How can we guarantee that developments in tech such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and blockchain, are inspired by social need? In this podcast from Nominet Trust, presenter Adah Parris meets with the experts and activists to ask those all-important questions – and to share amazing stories of people using tech to change the world for the better. Nominet Trust is the UK’s leading investor in social tech. To read their new report ‘Transforming Lives with Tech: A Global Conversation’ head to nominettrust.org.uk
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Unreported World
Unreported World is Channel 4's critically acclaimed foreign affairs series that offers an insight into the lives of people in some of the most neglected parts of the planet. The Unreported World Podcast presents an audio version of the weekly programme which you can watch on Channel 4 every Friday at 7:30 pm.
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After: Surviving sexual assault
Catriona Morton talks to fellow survivors of sexual assault and abuse about what happened to them and how they cope now.
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AMERICA 2.0
Seth McGuire (Patrick J Adams) is a first term Congressman. He’s also an unflinching idealist and a profound optimist. When embroiled in his first ever controversy, Seth is completely ill-equipped to navigate D.C.’s political treachery. Hope comes in a EUREKA moment, putting him at a crossroads: can his bold and revolutionary plan really save this country, or is he going to talk himself right out of office when people hear his crazy idea? Find out in our 6-part, scripted, narrative podcast series - AMERICA 2.0, starring Patrick J Adams, Kate Walsh, Shanola Hampton, Ming-Na Wen, Spencer Garrett, Jack Coleman, Autumn Reeser, and Laurence Fishburne.
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Best of Natural History Radio
The BBC Natural History Unit produces a wide range of programmes that aim to immerse a listener in the wonder, surprise and importance that nature has to offer.
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The Story from the Guardian
The Story podcast is dedicated to our finest audio documentaries, investigations and long form stories
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Seriously…
A rich selection of documentaries aimed at relentlessly curious minds, introduced by Rhianna Dhillon.
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Ashes to Ashes
In this five-part series from The Telegraph, some of the biggest names in Ashes history recall memorable Tests in which they played.
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File on 4
Award-winning current affairs documentary series investigating major issues at home and abroad
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Finding Annie
Broadcaster and DJ Annie Mac returns with series 2 of her podcast Finding Annie. Recorded in the ‘rave shed’ at the end of her garden, expect deeply personal and hilarious discussions on life’s biggest themes.
