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 Trump's new world order, to war in Sudan, to climate issues, 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 ...
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Welcome to Unpacking with Jennifer, I’m your host, Jennifer Satel!” This is the podcast where we get real about all the things—from raising kids and managing family life, to balancing work, endless activities, and somehow keeping your home organized through it all. As a mom and professional home organizer, I know firsthand how overwhelming it can be. But here's the thing—organization isn’t just about pretty containers and tidy shelves. It’s about creating systems that work for your busy life ...
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The Oxford Ambient Collective (OAC) is the solo musical alter-ego of David Smith, an artist who began his compositional journey in his early thirties using software such as Buzz, FL Studio and Reason. He has a focus on a aesthetic of crafting immersive "ambient drones and ethereal soundscapes." Intentionally grounding his work in the history of the genre, Smith’s creative output reveals a clear artistic lineage, with albums like Berlin Vol. III acknowledging the "subtle German EM influences" ...
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The ReadyAimFire podcast invites you to fall in love with your favourite video games all over again. Every two weeks, we take you behind the scenes as we interview the designers, artists, and storytellers who craft the worlds we escape to—from iconic blockbusters to cult classics. These are the people responsible for the characters you love, the levels you’ve memorised, and the moments that still give you goosebumps. Hosted by actor Kezia Burrows (Alien: Isolation, Star Citizen) and producer ...
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Whether you line your lips with color or pull your hair up in a messy bun, hear your heels click clack on your way to work or reach for an apron in your studio, command the room in board meetings or tackle your to-do list from a local coffee shop, you BRING IT each and every work day. When your blaring alarm goes off on woman crush Wednesday, check-in with yourself with B*tch Prints. Explore what it means to be a multifaceted career driven women with writer + creative director Mallory Porter ...
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Stuff, Sentiment & “It’s Fine!”: Parenting, Presents & the Psychology of Clutter
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39:55In this powerful and hilarious episode of Unpacking with Jennifer, we’re diving deeper into the emotional side of clutter, starting with Charlotte’s “new Barbie” obsession, never-opened gifts, and how the thrill of unboxing wears off long before the toy matters. Moms everywhere, we see you. Jennifer shares how she manages gifting overload (hi, gues…
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Meteorites are pieces of space rocks, which having survived a fiery journey through the atmosphere, land on the earth’s surface. No-one knows the exact number which make it to the ground each year, but this extra-terrestrial material holds the secrets to the beginnings of our solar system. If you are lucky enough to come across one, you might disre…
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The Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos is renowned for her large-scale sculptural pieces which have featured in galleries across the world. She has used materials such as fabric, plastic and even tampons to construct her works. In June 2018 her exhibition I’m Your Mirror opened at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. For this Joana made a serie…
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What does it mean to belong nowhere? Across the world, millions of people are denied citizenship and live without a country to call their own. It is estimated half of these are children. The majority of people become stateless or are born stateless through no fault of their own, but the onus is often put on the individual to fight for access to bas…
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Ireland has become the first country in the world to introduce labels linking alcohol with cancer and liver disease. Some producers began re-labelling their products this year and they're already on sale in pubs and supermarkets across the country. The rest of the drinks industry was due to follow suit next year but the Irish government has decided…
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Around one fifth of the world's oil tankers now belong to the 'shadow fleet', more than a thousand ships which Russia uses to skirt sanctions and - increasingly - conduct acts of sabotage and hybrid warfare. BBC Russian's economics reporter Alexey Kalmykov explains how, with its opaque ownership structures and uninsured, poorly maintained ships, th…
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BBC Tech Editor Zoe Kleinman was about to go live on TV to explain a global outage affecting dozens of websites and apps. Millions would be watching, but she kept forgetting a key technical phrase and had to resort to reading from notes. The ‘brain fog’ Zoe experienced coincided with perimenopause – the start of the menopause and time in life for w…
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Twin spirits: A lost bond that lives in dreams
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26:30Claire grew up in a multi-faith household that often looked beyond traditional beliefs for solutions. At 17, everything changed when her mother discovered that Claire was speaking to “dead people.” Convinced it was ungodly, her mother turned to both a medium and her charismatic Christian sect for guidance, asking priests to intervene so that Waswa,…
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Why the traditional kokoshnik headdress is en vogue in Russia, and how it has become a poster image for the Kremlin’s vision of national identity. When President Putin talks not of tanks but of tiaras, it’s a signal that symbolism matters. We unpick the dress code of the Russian “patriot” to explore a deeper idea at the heart of everything from fas…
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Black Myth Wukong | The Performance Behind Sun Wukong & The Reality of Acting in Games
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59:43Mark Takeshi Ota the voice of Sun Wukong from Black Myth: Wukong, joins Tom to discuss acting in games, motion capture & bringing characters to life. Mark shares his journey across titles such as Dead Island 2, Baldur's Gate 3 & The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles. 🔗 Listen & Subscribe: 🎧 Spotify: https://readyaimfire.tv/spotify 🍏 Apple Podcasts: htt…
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“Dating Disasters & Red Flags: Jennifer’s 50th Birthday Part 2”
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53:13Jennifer continues celebrating her 50th birthday with her closest friends, diving into the chaotic, hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking world of dating in your late 40s and 50s. In this episode, Jennifer, Kim, Tansy, Lisa, and Veronica share stories about navigating red flags, ghosting, and bad dating decisions, and they reveal the harsh reality…
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Coastal erosion has become a serious problem for many seaside communities, no more so than in Normandy, in north-west France, where rising sea levels, strong tides and stronger storms have swept away homes, sand dunes and beaches. Every year the sea here is reclaiming several metres of coastline. But there are arguments over what to do about it. In…
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The Shiralee: D'Arcy Niland's 1955 Australian western
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24:34The Shiralee is a 1955 novel by D'Arcy Niland, telling the story of a wandering swagman on a journey through the Australian outback, accompanied by his 10-year-old daughter. It was made into a 1957 film by Ealing Studios, starring Peter Finch, and now it is being brought to the stage of the Sydney Opera House by the Sydney Theatre Company. Mark Bur…
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For nearly 60 years, the Indian government has been fighting a violent group of Maoists in the country. They are followers of the late Chinese leader, Mao Zedong and have carried out bombings and killings in different parts of India. Now, the Indian authorities claim to be on the brink of defeating these insurgents and has said that they will be fu…
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Another round of global climate talks is taking place at the COP30 summit, but some are questioning whether there is much point to these gatherings. We bring people together who have decided to take their own action. One guest, Gwynn, suggests the best way to save the planet is to not have children. She has even had surgery so she cannot get pregna…
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Canada is home to thousands of Sikh truck drivers, crossing North America in cabs that double as kitchens, bedrooms and places to pray. In a single week, some will see more of the continent than most people will in a lifetime, from major cities to mountain ranges and endless miles of road. But the road can be a hard place to practise faith built on…
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Celebrating Jen's 40th episode AND Jen’s 25 plus 25 birthday!
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53:18It’s a milestone week on Unpacking with Jennifer — not only is this our 40th episode, but Jen is celebrating her 25 + 25th birthday surrounded by the women who’ve been her lifeline, her sisters, and her ride-or-dies for decades. Fresh off a party that survived the most ridiculous Southern California rainstorm since Noah built the ark, Jen sits down…
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Soundpainter & The Oxford Ambient Collective - Illusions In Retrograde - 01 Illusion 1 Odyssey
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17:50slowworldmusic - a remaster from 2013 releaseAndrew Janik is awesome at:- https://soundcloud.com/soundpainterIllusions In Retrograde Remastered -4 tracks out now:https://burythejar.bandcamp.com/album/illusions-in-retrograde-remasteredavailable on all other streaming services in the coming weeksBy TheOxfordAmbientCollective
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China has been on a giant global shopping spree. Since 2000, Chinese state banks have fuelled investments and acquisitions at a surprisingly rate - some four times what was previously thought. Brand new data, shared exclusively with the BBC, reveals that many of Beijing’s state-backed spending has targeted rich countries. Such deals are strictly le…
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Fifty years since Franco: Spain, the valley and a troubled legacy
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26:38Fifty years after the death of the dictator Francisco Franco, Spain continues to feel its way towards an accommodation between its once-warring factions. And nowhere in Spain is more emblematic of the lasting divisions provoked by the Spanish civil war than the place known for decades as El Valle de los Caidos – the Valley of the Fallen. Built part…
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