DocumentariesThroughout the week BBC World Service offers a wide range of documentaries and other factual programmes. This podcast offers you the chance to access landmark series from our archive.DocArchive: Assignment: Afghanistan - Winning Hearts and Minds- March 13, 2008 According to US intelligence the Afghan president Hamid Karzai controls only 30 percent of Afghanistan, with the Taleban holding 10 percent. Most of the country is under local tribal control. But building support among the tribes is now at the core of a new American counter-insurgency strategy. The Americans believe they've now got a blueprint for winning hearts and minds. The BBC's Alastair Leithead has been following US troops and their British allies to find out how the plan is working.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080313-0906.mp3 DocArchive: Pirates Part Two- March 12, 2008 Nick Rankin travels to Africa to find out how modern day pirates are ruling the high seas. From hijacking, kidnapping and ransoms, he finds out what is being done to combat the problem.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080312-0700.mp3 DocArchive: How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part Two- March 10, 2008 Magdi Abdelhadi explores how the dream of a democratic Arab world was promoted then put in reverse as things went wrong in Iraq.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080310-1031.mp3 DocArchive: How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part Two- March 10, 2008 In Programme Two Magdhi Abdulhadi looks at how the neocon dream of a democratic Arab world was promoted then put in reverse as things went wrong in Iraq.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080310-0830.mp3 DocArchive: Boom or Bust- March 6, 2008 Sharon Mascall investigates the Australian mining industry where many inexperienced workers are lured by high wages but face harsh conditions, poor safety standards and an uncertain future.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080306-1639.mp3 DocArchive: Assignment Jacob Zuma: The Investigation- March 6, 2008 Jacob Zuma is one of the most powerful men in South Africa. He controls the ruling African National Congress and is poised to replace President Thabo Mbeki as head of state. But Jacob Zuma has a problem. Prosecutors say he's corrupt and hope to bring him to trial in August. Mr Zuma says the charges are political, designed to keep him from power. For Assignment Martin Plaut travelled to South Africa to investigate.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080306-0906.mp3 DocArchive: How Iraq's War Shaped Our World: Part One- March 3, 2008 Programme One: BBC correspondent Jim Muir evaluates how war has changed Iraq from the beginning of the invasion to the handover of power.http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_20080303-0830.mp3 |