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At first, the idea of "podcast documentaries" seemed a bit odd to me. It's a documentary to which you listen; there are no images.
BBC Documentaries offers quite a few documentaries in this format, for free. Once I started listening to one, I realized why it can actually be a viable medium. I listened to some of the documentary shown above, about Wedge Island, in which they refer to the inhabitants as "wedgies". Linguistic quirks aside, the format actually works.
It's not a boring lecture. It's just like a filmed documentary, but with no images. I mean, you listen to people talking, and there's a narrator, but it's all taken in the field, with the sounds of wind and cars in the background. It's not some stuffy studio with a professor who makes you want to go to sleep.
Another nice thing about this particular offering is that the BBC is giving them away for free, and not only within the UK. This is a part of the BBC World Service, which means I can use it just fine from Israel. I think that this is very nice of the BBC, and isn't something to be taken for granted in these geotarded times.
The documentaries don't seem to be very long; around 20-25 minutes is what I've seen, mostly. Certainly a manageable time span, especially if you're in the mood for some nice educational content.
BBC World Service offers free podcast documentaries originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 24 May 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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