The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
Categories: News & Politics
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In the aftermath of the disastrous war in Iraq, the lesson seemed clear: the West should never intervene in foreign conflicts. But then came the Syrian civil war, and the invasion of Ukraine, and the withdrawal from Afghanistan. So 20 years on, Caroline Wyatt – who has reported from Iraq, Afghanistan and Russia – takes us back to the choice of horrors the West faced in 2003, and examines how the legacy of that fateful decision shapes foreign policy today, for good or ill.
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1959 - A choice of horrorsSat, 18 Mar 2023
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1958 - Asian-AmericansSat, 18 Mar 2023
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1957 - Killer drug – the Mexico connectionThu, 16 Mar 2023
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1956 - The boat smugglersWed, 15 Mar 2023
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1955 - Somebody is watching meTue, 14 Mar 2023
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1954 - Life after the earthquakesSat, 11 Mar 2023
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1953 - MigrantsSat, 04 Mar 2023
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1952 - Ireland’s Urban HorsesThu, 09 Mar 2023
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1951 - The long haul of long CovidTue, 07 Mar 2023
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1950 - How the Good Friday Agreement helped bring peace to Northern IrelandSat, 04 Mar 2023
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1949 - Nigeria's battle against banditsThu, 02 Mar 2023
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1948 - Flying Seagulls: Child's playTue, 28 Feb 2023
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1947 - No place like 'NamSat, 25 Feb 2023
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1946 - Women and the war in UkraineSat, 25 Feb 2023
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1945 - Ethiopia, Eritrea and border warsSat, 25 Feb 2023
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1944 - Fishrot: Clear waters, murky dealingsTue, 21 Feb 2023
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1943 - The Parallel Universe of Russia’s WarThu, 23 Feb 2023
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1942 - Nigeria electionsSat, 18 Feb 2023
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1941 - Sudan’s journey from independence to revolutionSat, 18 Feb 2023
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1940 - On the frontline of BrexitThu, 16 Feb 2023
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1939 - How Yemen has been engulfed by civil warSat, 11 Feb 2023
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1938 - America's first black bankTue, 14 Feb 2023
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1937 - World Wide Waves '23: The sounds of community radioSat, 11 Feb 2023
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1936 - The earthquake in Turkey and SyriaSat, 11 Feb 2023
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1935 - Who are the Uyghurs and why are they being persecuted?Sat, 04 Feb 2023
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1934 - The great German sausage crisisThu, 09 Feb 2023
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1933 - The travelling speech therapistTue, 07 Feb 2023
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1932 - Living with power cutsSat, 04 Feb 2023
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1931 - Uruguay’s Cash CowThu, 02 Feb 2023
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1930 - The Night Witches of World War TwoTue, 31 Jan 2023
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1929 - A short history of sadnessSat, 28 Jan 2023
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1928 - Babies and familiesSat, 28 Jan 2023
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1927 - Cuba–United States relationsSat, 28 Jan 2023
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1926 - Iran Protests: Tales from the frontlineThu, 26 Jan 2023
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1925 - Sierra Leone's children of warTue, 24 Jan 2023
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1924 - The Black BookSat, 21 Jan 2023
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1923 - Yiddish glory: Jewish refugees in Central AsiaSat, 21 Jan 2023
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1922 - Afghan womenSat, 21 Jan 2023
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1921 - Roe v Wade and abortion in AmericaSat, 21 Jan 2023
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1920 - A return to ParadiseThu, 19 Jan 2023
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1919 - What do you think you are? Part twoTue, 17 Jan 2023
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1918 - Understanding how Syria's peaceful uprising became a civil warSat, 14 Jan 2023
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1917 - The price of citizenshipSat, 14 Jan 2023
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1916 - Covid in ChinaSat, 14 Jan 2023
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1915 - Saving children from the mafiaThu, 12 Jan 2023
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1914 - What do you think you are?: Part oneTue, 10 Jan 2023
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1913 - Farewell to PeléSun, 08 Jan 2023
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1912 - Kids who careTue, 03 Jan 2023
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1911 - Women pro surfers: Battling the wavesSat, 31 Dec 2022
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1910 - Hope for AlzheimersSat, 31 Dec 2022
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