THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

The Documentary Podcast

Heart and Soul: Musambwa - Lake Victoria's sacred island (Fri, 23 May 2025)
Musambwa Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda, is a five-acre rocky outcrop of land five miles from the mainland and is the biggest breeding ground in the world for grey gulls and home to hundreds of other bird species and cobra. Amid the birds, snakes and lizards lives a male only community of fisherman who live by a code of cultural and spiritual practices. Reporter Zawadi Mudbio travels to live among the men of Musambwa to explore their sacred relationship with nature. Although the men have lived this way for generations there is the creeping influence of modernity. Through personal stories and reflections, the deep-seated beliefs that shape the lives of the island's inhabitants are revealed.
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People Fixing the World: Helping Chile's stolen children (Thu, 22 May 2025)
During the 1970s and '80s, thousands of Chilean babies were illegally kidnapped, trafficked and adopted. The practice was widespread during the rule of General Augusto Pinochet, who encouraged overseas adoptions to reduce poverty. A network of adoption brokers, hospital staff, social workers, judges, priests and nuns facilitated this trafficking. Today many of Chile’s ‘stolen children’ are trying to trace their birth families and their mothers are also looking for them. A small Santiago-based NGO called Nos Buscamos has helped hundreds of them reunite with their families using DNA testing kits, and a range of other techniques and technologies. We meet Constanza del Rio, the founder of the project and hear from the families they have helped to bring back together.
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BBC News

Ship footage shared with BBC captures sound of Titan sub imploding (Thu, 22 May 2025)
Support ship video shows the wife of Oceangate CEO Stockton Rush hearing the sound of the implosion.
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William: Attenborough was 'inspiration' for new show (Fri, 23 May 2025)
The Prince of Wales says his new series on rangers follows in the nature broadcaster's footsteps.
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Busy hurricane season expected as forecasters fear Trump cuts (Thu, 22 May 2025)
The warning comes as cuts to American research raise fears over the ability to track and prepare for them.
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BBC News

Olly Murs pulls plug on Glasgow show in stage walk-off (Fri, 23 May 2025)
The singer apologised to fans after struggling with his voice during the gig at the Ovo Hydro.
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'I'm hardly Bob Dylan': Charli XCX wins songwriter of the year (Thu, 22 May 2025)
The star gives a self-deprecating speech about her "genius", while U2 pick up a lifetime award.
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U2: 'We want to make the sound of the future' (Fri, 23 May 2025)
In an exclusive interview, the band talk about their first album since 2017's Songs of Innocence.
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