The Documentary Podcast

The Documentary Podcast

BBC World Service

Original BBC documentary storytelling, bringing award-winning journalism, unheard voices, amazing culture and “unputdownable” audio. New episodes every week from The Documentary, Assignment, Heart and Soul, In the Studio, BBC OS Conversations and The Fifth Floor.

Categories: Society & Culture

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A bonus episode from The Global Jigsaw podcast. “China is not buying Africa, it is building Africa” is the view from Beijing. How is this landing with local audiences? There have been hints of a cooling down of Sino-African friendship. For this episode, the team travels to the Kenyan capital Nairobi to get a sense of Chinese influence on the ground, and understand why Beijing has chosen it as a hub for its media operation in Africa.

For more, go to bbcworldservice.com/globaljigsaw or search for The Global Jigsaw wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

Producer: Kriszta Satori Presenter: Krassi Twigg

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    Sun, 19 May 2024
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  • 4376 - The Fifth Floor: Message in a bottle to North Korea 
    Sat, 18 May 2024
  • 4375 - BBC OS Conversations: The floods in Brazil 
    Sat, 18 May 2024
  • 4374 - Heart and Soul: Glorifying God through wine 
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