The Night Witches of World War Two
The all-female Soviet combat unit which terrorised German forces using wooden biplanes
Articles by The Documentary Podcast
A short history of sadness
Author Helen Russell explores a history of gloom, and how different cultures tackle it
Babies and families
Why people decide to have children or choose to be childfree
Iran Protests: Tales from the frontline
Why did people take to the streets, risking arrest and a barrage of bullets?
Sierra Leone’s children of war
What happened to Sierra Leone’s child soldiers?
The Black Book
Why was the Black Book, a chronicle of the Nazi extermination of Soviet Jews banned?
Yiddish glory: Jewish refugees in Central Asia
A journey to discover Yiddish songs confiscated by the KGB
Afghan women
We speak to Afghan women about life under the Taliban
A return to Paradise
Survivors rebuild a town destroyed by one of the worst wildfires in California’s history
What do you think you are? Part two
Are animals ‘sentient’ beings? Sue Armstrong reports on the latest scientific evidence