The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2014

How will Brazil cope with the pressures of hosting the World Cup - on and off the pitch? Preparations have been beset by huge problems and anything other than victory will be seen as a failure.

Edward Stourton examines Vladimir Putin’s strategic vision for Eastern Europe, following Russia’s annexation of Crimea - and the rise of political tensions throughout Ukraine.

Meet the women who are trying to be heard. Egyptian journalist Mona Eltahawy meets those who pushed through legislation enshrining gender equality in Tunisia - and asks what will it take to make the government repeal the law in Jordan that allows rapists to marry their victims.

In spring 1944 American women war correspondents gathered in London in anticipation of the D-Day invasion. Women were not allowed to report from the front line, although that did not stop Martha Gellhorn. Other women, such as Helen Kirkpatrick witnessed Eisenhower's return from the front as she reported from D-Day headquarters. Lyse Doucet recounts the stories of women war correspondents and how it has changed since then.

Residents of Glasgow are some 30% more likely to die young than people in similar UK cities, mainly due to drugs, alcohol, suicide, and violence. Lucy Ash investigates

As Brazil hosts the World Cup, Musa Okwonga explores the role the beautiful game has played in Brazilian culture.

Bobby Friction traces how young people in India are expressing themselves through music and the massive rise in independent music and festivals. Recorded on location at NH7 in Bangalore, India’s Glastonbury.

Andrea Catherwood examines the movement for integrated schools in Northern Ireland.

Ros Atkins brings three teenage girls from the programme All that Stands in the Way together in New York City with two other girls, for a unique debate on gender inequality - a conversation that ranges from everyday sexism to the problems of balancing traditional attitudes with modern ambitions.

As Ukraine prepares for elections amid rising tension, Tim Whewell travels there to meet the nationalist militiamen who are determined to secure a strong and united country.