The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2009

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The BBC World Service's wide range of documentaries from 2009.

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Episodes

The Legacy of George W Bush - Part Two

Justin Webb explores the domestic and international legacies of President George W Bush as he leaves office. In part two, he looks at how President Bush's failures paved the way for Barack Obama.

Jan 26, 2009•23 min

The Bicycle Diaries - part two

This three-part series looks at the impact the bicycle has had on people's lives. Programme two visits Kampala, Uganda where the bicycle is being used as a wheelchair for disabled users.

Jan 23, 2009•23 min

Human Rights and Wrongs at the UN

Is the UN's Human Rights Council fulfilling its role to protect the most vulnerable from human rights abuses or a cabal fixated on protecting itself?

Jan 20, 2009•23 min

The Bicycle Diaries - part one

This series features three portraits of the use of the bicycle around the world. The first programme looks at a new bicycle system in Paris, France called the Velib.

Jan 16, 2009•23 min

The Legacy of George W Bush - Part One

Justin Webb explores the domestic and international legacies of President George W Bush as he leaves office. In part one, he looks at how 9/11 changed American foreign policy and how the world viewed the US.

Jan 15, 2009•23 min

Obama: Professor President

Kwame Anthony Appiah is one of America’s leading public intellectuals. In this investigative feature he is on a mission to find out what Barack Obama is like as an intellectual.

Jan 13, 2009•24 min

The Pardon Game

A US president has a constitutional and inalienable right to grant pardons. He usually does this just before he leaves office. It is a mysterious and controversial business - notorious past pardons include Jimmy Hoffa, Caspar Weinberger, Ford's pardon of Nixon, Patty Hearst and fugitive billionaire Marc Rich. Listen to Owen Bennett-Jones as travels to Washington to find out what the process involves and who might be getting one from President George W. Bush.

Jan 08, 2009•23 min

Brand Cuba - part two

On 1st January 2009, Cuba marks the 50th anniversary of its revolution. All over the world, this Caribbean nation has cultivated a name-recognition and influence much greater than its size.

Jan 05, 2009•23 min

The Story of Braille

Peter White tells the story of Louis Braille, the founder of Braille, and the story behind his invention, in the light of new technology for the blind, which threatens to make it redundant.

Jan 02, 2009•22 min

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