The Documentary Podcast
by BBC World Service
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 41 chart positions in 41 markets.
By chart position
- 🇨🇦CA · Documentary#6300K to 1M
- 🇦🇺AU · Documentary#13300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Documentary#16300K to 1M
- 🇺🇸US · Documentary#20300K to 1M
- 🇰🇷KR · Documentary#2300K to 800K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
1.3M to 4.0M🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
4.4M to 13M🇨🇦7%🇦🇺7%🇬🇧7%+38 more - Active Followers
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1.3M to 4.0M
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Recent episodes
Italy’s child obesity time-bomb
Jul 21, 2026
27m 10s
Tom Bailey: Can a walk across the Arctic be art?
Jul 20, 2026
26m 29s
Love on trial: India's age of consent controversy
Jul 19, 2026
26m 44s
Belarus's university in exile
Jul 18, 2026
26m 22s
Older women and the challenge of IVF
Jul 18, 2026
23m 10s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | child obesityhealth crisis+5 | Sofia Bettiza | — | ItalyCampania+1 | obesitychildren+6 | — | 27m 10s | ||
| 7/20/26 | artclimate crisis+4 | Tom Bailey | BBC World Service | ArcticBritish | Tom BaileyArctic+5 | — | 26m 29s | ||
| 7/19/26 | child protection lawsconsensual relationships+4 | — | Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act | India | Pocsochild protection+8 | — | 26m 44s | ||
| 7/18/26 | Belarusuniversity in exile+4 | Alina Isachenka | European Humanities UniversityBBC Russian+2 | BelarusLithuania+1 | BelarusEuropean Humanities University+5 | — | 26m 22s | ||
| 7/18/26 | IVFfertility+4 | DeeLana | BBC World Service | — | IVFfertility treatment+4 | — | 23m 10s | ||
| 7/17/26 | survivaltrauma+4 | Alan Haft | — | — | Harry Haftdeath matches+5 | — | 26m 34s | ||
| 7/16/26 | US beef pricessupply chain+3 | — | US beef | South DakotaWisconsin+2 | beef pricescattle rancher+3 | — | 19m 32s | ||
| 7/15/26 | RussiaUK+4 | — | BritainUS+3 | — | RussiaUK+5 | — | 26m 33s | ||
| 7/14/26 | euthanasiaorgan donation+4 | — | Supreme CourtSpain’s health service | — | euthanasiaNoelia Castillo+6 | — | 29m 17s | ||
| 7/12/26 | drug traffickingfentanyl+4 | — | US law enforcementBBC+1 | — | Zhang Zhidongfentanyl+5 | — | 26m 50s | ||
| 6/12/26 | Mary MagdaleneChristian history+4 | — | — | Saintes-Marie-de-la-MerSaint Baume | Mary MagdaleneSaintes-Marie-de-la-Mer+5 | — | 26m 31s | ||
| 6/11/26 | job marketjob hugging+4 | Emer MoreauClaudia Hammond | BBCBBC World Service | — | job hugginglayoffs+5 | — | 21m 34s | ||
| 6/10/26 | TikTokinternet culture+3 | — | TikTokMinecraft | — | TikTok Farlandsdoomscrolling+3 | — | 42m 11s | ||
| 6/9/26 | civil wareducation+4 | Mohanad Hashim | — | SudanKhartoum | Sudancivil war+4 | — | 27m 57s | ||
| 6/8/26 | cookeryhygge+3 | Trine Hahnemann | Red Hot Chilli PeppersThe Rolling Stones | Copenhagen | hyggeDanish chef+3 | — | 26m 29s | ||
| 6/7/26 | potatofood culture+4 | AJ ShehataSandy Knapp+3 | Fallow restaurantNatural History Museum+2 | AndesPeru | potatocooking+6 | — | 27m 16s | ||
| 6/6/26 | Soviet prisoners of warWorld War Two+4 | — | BBC RussianBBC Africa | KenyaChannel Island of Jersey+1 | Soviet prisonerWorld War Two+5 | — | 26m 28s | ||
| 6/6/26 | childbirth injurieswomen's health+3 | Gill | — | Democratic Republic of Congo | childbirthinjuries+5 | — | 23m 32s | ||
| 6/5/26 | humanitarian workfaith in conflict+4 | David Eubank | Free Burma Rangers | BurmaThailand+1 | missionary soldierhumanitarian+6 | — | 26m 34s | ||
| 6/4/26 | musicpoverty+4 | — | The Black Power Station | Makhanda | Black Power StationMakhanda+5 | — | 28m 55s | ||
| 5/9/26 | conservationnature+3 | Wendy Kirorei | — | KenyaMaasai Mara | David Attenboroughconservationists+5 | — | 23m 00s | ||
| 5/8/26 | forgivenessreconciliation+4 | Daniel GasangwaSteven Ngabonziza+1 | — | Rwanda | forgivenessRwanda+6 | — | 26m 31s | ||
| 5/7/26 | internet censorshipdigital sovereignty+4 | — | KremlinYouTube+1 | — | Russiainternet censorship+7 | — | 35m 42s | ||
| 5/6/26 | space explorationNASA Artemis+3 | Jeremy Hansen | NASABBC World Service+2 | — | Artemis IINASA+7 | — | 41m 36s | ||
| 5/5/26 | artScottish culture+4 | Kerry Gledhill | National Galleries of ScotlandBBC World Service+5 | — | Joan EardleyScottish art+6 | — | 26m 30s |
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Chart history for The Documentary Podcast
Peaked at #1 in Finland, top 10 in 33 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in Finland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| RO | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| NG | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| KE | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| South Korea | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| India | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| SG | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| ID | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| South Africa | — | #2 | #2 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| SA | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| HK | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| PH | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| CO | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Ireland | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| AE | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| MY | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| VN | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Canada | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| TH | — | #6 | #6 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 41 markets.