BBC World Service - The Documentary

This Cultural Life: Florence Pugh

Actor Florence Pugh talks to John Wilson about her career and formative influences.

The scientific evidence that animals are not only conscious but also have a sense of self

Sting reveals the experiences and influences that shaped his songwriting

Oritsé Williams hears from children who are unpaid carers for family members

How women surfers fought the sexism of the 1970s to create the first pro-surf world tour

Sana Safi returns to the story of two Afghan women judges trying to escape the Taliban.

A look back at the most uplifting, joyous, positive news stories of the year

The life and legacy of J Edgar Hoover, who ran the FBI for almost five decades

How J Edgar Hoover built and then ran the FBI for almost five decades

Joan Armatrading gives an account of Mandela's life as a lover and an inspirer of music