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The Documentary Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 08:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Where is Austin Tice? 7/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  2. Tomorrow 11:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Germany's Rust Belt Revival

    Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape,

  3. Tomorrow 15:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Where is Austin Tice? 7/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  4. Tomorrow 21:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 7/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  5. Tomorrow 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The silence of the oligarchs

    How the political influence of Russia's super-rich has faded under Vladimir Putin (R)

  6. Sunday 03:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Germany's Rust Belt Revival

    Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape, (R)

  7. Sunday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

    The silence of the oligarchs

    How the political influence of Russia's super-rich has faded under Vladimir Putin (R)

  8. Sunday 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The silence of the oligarchs

    How the political influence of Russia's super-rich has faded under Vladimir Putin (R)

  9. Sunday 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Germany's Rust Belt Revival

    Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape, (R)

  10. Sunday 17:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Germany's Rust Belt Revival

    Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape, (R)

  11. Sunday 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The silence of the oligarchs

    How the political influence of Russia's super-rich has faded under Vladimir Putin (R)

  12. Wednesday 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.

  13. Wednesday 10:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Germany's Rust Belt Revival

    Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape, (R)

  14. Wednesday 13:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  15. Wednesday 18:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  16. Wednesday 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  17. Next Thursday 00:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Germany's Rust Belt Revival

    Author Katja Hoyer, reports on a city which benefits from a new, green landscape, (R)

  18. Next Thursday 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country.

  19. Next Thursday 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  20. Next Thursday 20:06GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, Online & Europe and the Middle East only

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  21. Next Thursday 21:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  22. Next Saturday 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  23. Next Saturday 12:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Unlikely: A love across the political divide

    How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love?

  24. Next Saturday 16:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  25. Next Saturday 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 8/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  26. Sun 1 Nov 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  27. Sun 1 Nov 2026 03:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Unlikely: A love across the political divide

    How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love? (R)

  28. Sun 1 Nov 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  29. Sun 1 Nov 2026 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  30. Sun 1 Nov 2026 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Unlikely: A love across the political divide

    How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love? (R)

  31. Sun 1 Nov 2026 17:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Unlikely: A love across the political divide

    How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love? (R)

  32. Sun 1 Nov 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Shadowmen: Russians Working With Ukraine

    Inside a network of Russians secretly fighting their own country. (R)

  33. Wed 4 Nov 2026 10:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Unlikely: A love across the political divide

    How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love? (R)

  34. Wed 4 Nov 2026 13:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 9/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.

  35. Wed 4 Nov 2026 18:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 9/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time.

  36. Wed 4 Nov 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Where is Austin Tice? 9/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  37. Thu 5 Nov 2026 00:06GMT
    BBC World Service

    Unlikely: A love across the political divide

    How did a right-wing influencer and a former guerrilla fall in love? (R)

  38. Thu 5 Nov 2026 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns.

  39. Thu 5 Nov 2026 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  40. Thu 5 Nov 2026 20:06GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview, Europe and the Middle East & Online only

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  41. Thu 5 Nov 2026 21:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  42. Sat 7 Nov 2026 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service Australasia

    Where is Austin Tice? 9/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  43. Sat 7 Nov 2026 16:32GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Where is Austin Tice? 9/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  44. Sat 7 Nov 2026 23:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Where is Austin Tice? 9/9

    Josh Baker uncovers the truth about one of the biggest missing-person cases of our time. (R)

  45. Sun 8 Nov 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  46. Sun 8 Nov 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  47. Sun 8 Nov 2026 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  48. Sun 8 Nov 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    River Rebound

    Helen Czerski meets the river lovers and how the natural life that returns. (R)

  49. Thu 12 Nov 2026 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs.

  50. Thu 12 Nov 2026 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  51. Thu 12 Nov 2026 20:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  52. Thu 12 Nov 2026 21:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  53. Sun 15 Nov 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  54. Sun 15 Nov 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  55. Sun 15 Nov 2026 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  56. Sun 15 Nov 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    The Documentary

    Investigating global developments, issues and affairs. (R)

  57. Thu 19 Nov 2026 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way

  58. Thu 19 Nov 2026 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  59. Thu 19 Nov 2026 20:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  60. Thu 19 Nov 2026 21:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  61. Sun 22 Nov 2026 00:32GMT
    BBC World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, Australasia, East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  62. Sun 22 Nov 2026 04:32GMT
    BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  63. Sun 22 Nov 2026 14:06GMT
    BBC World Service News Internet

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  64. Sun 22 Nov 2026 22:32GMT
    BBC World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only

    Kazakhstan's Chess Gambit

    How Kazakhstan has become a chess powerhouse with female prodigies leading the way (R)

  65. Thu 26 Nov 2026 02:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Izabela in Peru

    Young Polish field-recordist Izabela Dłużyk travels to the Amazonian rainforest of Peru.

  66. Thu 26 Nov 2026 09:32GMT
    BBC World Service

    Izabela in Peru

    Young Polish field-recordist Izabela Dłużyk travels to the Amazonian rainforest of Peru. (R)

  67. Thu 26 Nov 2026 20:06GMT
    BBC World Service Online, Americas and the Caribbean, UK DAB/Freeview & Europe and the Middle East only

    Izabela in Peru

    Young Polish field-recordist Izabela Dłużyk travels to the Amazonian rainforest of Peru. (R)

  68. Thu 26 Nov 2026 21:06GMT
    BBC World Service except Online, Americas and the Caribbean, Europe and the Middle East & UK DAB/Freeview

    Izabela in Peru

    Young Polish field-recordist Izabela Dłużyk travels to the Amazonian rainforest of Peru. (R)