Storyville (TV series)

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Storyville
GenreDocumentary
Original release
Network BBC

Storyville is a documentary strand presented by the BBC featuring international documentaries. [1] It first aired on 15 November 1997. It has been part of BBC Film since 2020. [2]

Contents

List of documentaries

2018 series

Episode #Date first BroadcastTitleDescriptionSource
128 Jan 2018 Trophy: The Big Game Hunting Controversy [3]
211 Jun 2018 City of Ghosts Bafta-nominated documentary about citizen journalists in Raqqa under IS control and their life as refugees after fleeing. [3]
317 Jun 2018 Eagle Huntress (2016)A 13-year-old girl dreams of competing in an eagle festival [3]
427 June 2018This is Congo [3]
51 July 2018Olympic Dreams of Russian Gold – Over the Limit [3]
69 July 2018John Curry: The Ice King [3]
722 July 2018Insha'Allah Democracy [3]
88 October 2018Jailed in America [3]
922 October 2018 A Woman Captured [3]
1029 October 2018Selling Children [3]
1111 November 2018Quest: Surviving in America [3]
1219 November 2018Poisoning America: The Devil We KnowA group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation [3]
1326 November 2018Hurt Locker HeroThe story of a Kurdish colonel in the Iraqi army who disarmed thousands of landmines [3]
149 Dec 2018The Farthest: Voyager's Interstellar JourneyThe story of Voyager, an epic of human achievement, personal drama and miraculous success
1517 Dec 2018Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicA documentary about Richard Pryor, chronicling his life from his troubled youth to his meteoric rise as one of the most respected comedians of the 20th century

2016–2017 series

2015–2016 series

Episodes from the 2015–2016 series

Episode #Date first broadcastTitleDescriptionSource
128 April 2015 Himmler: The Decent One The story of Heinrich Himmler through the private letters, photographs and diaries discovered at his home in 1945. [3]
213 July 2015 Last Days in Vietnam The story of the final days of the Vietnam War as Saigon is about to fall to the North Vietnamese Army. [3]
322 July 2015Circus Elephant RampageThe story of Tyke a circus elephant who went on the rampage in Honolulu. She killed her trainer in front of spectators and she was shot dead. [3]
49 August 2015Atomic, Living in Dread and PromiseA look at life and death in the atomic age from Hiroshima to X-rays and MRI scans. [3]
528 September 2015A Syrian Love StoryAward-winning documentary telling the story of a family torn apart by the Assad regime. [3]
62 November 2015Lockerbie: My Brother's BomberKen Dornstein sets out to find the men responsible for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. [3]
79 November 2015 Dreamcatcher: Surviving Chicago's Streets How a former prostitute helps vulnerable women escape danger on the streets of Chicago. [3]
816 November 2015Orion: The Man Who Would Be KingThe obscure singer who masqueraded as Elvis Presley back from the grave. [3]
923 November 2015 Cartel Land An exposé of the Mexican drug war and the cartels operating around the Mexico/US border. [3]
1030 November 2015 FBI Undercover Following an FBI counterterrorism operation with the help from a former 'Black Panther' turned FBI informer Saeed Torres. [3]
117 December 2015The Six-Day War: Censored VoicesInterviews of Israeli soldiers returning after the Six-Day War of 1967. [3]
1217 January 2016The Golden Age of Circus: The Show of ShowsThe story of circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions. [3]
1324 January 2016The Great Gangster Film FraudDocumentary about a plan to scam the British taxman by faking the production of a movie. [3]
1431 January 2016A Death Row Tale: The Fear of 13 The story of Nick Yarris, a convicted murderer on death row who was exonerated after petitioning the court asking to be executed. [3]
1514 February 2016Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate PartyThe documentary of the Celebration of the 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy [3]
1721 February 2016The Black PanthersThe documentary of the Black Panthers [3]
1828 February 2016Bolshoi BabylonThe documentary of the Bolshoi Ballet [3]
1923 June 2016 Unlocking the Cage The documentary of the animal rights lawyer Steven Wise [3]
207 November 2016Being Evel KnievelThe documentary of the success of Evel Knievel [3]

2014–2015 series

Episodes from the 2014–2015 series: [5]

Episode #Date first broadcastTitleDescriptionSource
2330 March 2015My Mother the Secret BabyDaisy Asquith tells the story of her mother's conception after a dance in 1940s Ireland [3]
2223 March 2015Masterspy of Moscow – George BlakeFilm about the spy George Blake, who escaped from jail and fled to the Soviet Union [3]
2117 March 2015The Lost Gold of the HighlandsA man searches a mysterious Scottish loch for a lost fortune he believes is hidden there [3]
209 March 2015Rocking Cambodia: Rise of a Pop DivaDocumentary telling the story of the rise of the band Cambodian Space Project [3]
194 March 2015 India's Daughter The story of the brutal gang rape and murder of 23-year-old medical student Jyoti on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, and the unprecedented protests and riots which this horrific event ignited throughout India [6]
182 March 20151.7 Billion Dollar Fraud: Full ExposureIn October 2011, Olympus Corporation, a multibillion-dollar Japanese optical company, dismissed its president and CEO, British-born Michael Woodford, over cultural differences in management style [7]
171 March 2015The Great European Disaster MovieAuthored documentary by Italian director Annalisa Piras and former editor of The Economist Bill Emmott, which explores the crisis facing Europe. [8]
1618 Feb 2015The Great Sex Addict Heist: The DogDocumentary about John Wojtowicz who is the inspiration for the 1975 movie Dog Day Afternoon [9]
1516 Feb 2015Love HotelDocumentary about a love hotel in Osaka, day-to-day life of its staff and its patrons. [10]
1422 Feb 2015 Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship A magical and moving archive trip through the universal theme of love, set to a stunning soundtrack by Richard Hawley. [11]
1310 Feb 2015Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese MayorDocumentary which looks into how power works in the Chinese Communist Party, focused through the mission of one local mayor. [12]
129 Feb 2015Mugabe and the DemocratsPolitical documentary thriller set in Zimbabwe, following two political enemies forced on a joint mission. [13]
112 Feb 2015 The Internet's Own Boy Documentary which explores the life of Aaron Swartz, an activist for social justice and political organising on the internet, and the circumstances that led to his early death. [14]
1026 Jan 2015 The Arabian Motorcycle Adventures Documentary about an American man, Matt Van Dyke's, multi-year, 35,000-mile motorcycle trip through northern Africa and the Middle East, which saw him fight in the Libyan conflict against Gaddafi. [15]
921 Dec 2014Panto! Mayhem, Make Up and MagicFilm following a cast of Nottingham amateur actors who are staging a production of Puss in Boots, reflecting the vital and life-changing role the theatre plays in people's lives. [16]
82 Nov 2014 Exposed: Magicians, Psychics and Frauds How magician James Randi has debunked faith healers, fortune tellers and psychics. [17]
726 Oct 2014112 WeddingsA filmmaker finds out what happened to some of the couples whose wedding videos he shot. [18]
615 Oct 2014 Particle Fever: The Hunt for the Higgs Boson Documentary which follows six scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider. [19]
529 Sep 2014 Arms Dealer: The Notorious Mr Bout Documentary following Viktor Bout – entrepreneur, arms smuggler and amateur film-maker. [20]
415 Sep 2014 Web Junkies – China's Addicted Teens Film following Chinese teenagers in a Beijing rehabilitation centre for internet addicts. [21]
36 Jul 2014 Velorama Documentary using BFI archive footage to look back at a century of cycling. [22]
26 Jun 2014The Lance Armstrong Story – Stop at NothingFilm telling the story of the man behind the greatest fraud in recent sporting history. [23]
130 May 2014 Searching for Sugar Man How the forgotten 1960s American rocker Rodriguez became a phenomenon in South Africa. [24]

2013–2014 series

2012–2013 series

Other series

Episodes from previous series:

Episode #Date first broadcastTitleDescriptionSource
.19 Oct 2014Russia's Toughest Prison: The Condemned
.11 Oct 2014 The Gatekeepers
.22 Sep 2014 The Himalayan Boy and the TV Set
.22 Jun 2014The Legend of Billie Jean King – Battle of the SexesThe story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
.31 Mar 2014Which Way is the Front Line from Here? The Life and Time of Tim HetheringtonFilm about Tim Hetherington, the war photographer killed during the Libyan civil war.
2424 Mar 2014Shooting Bigfoot: America's Monster HuntersDocumentary about the obsessive, competitive and divided cult of Bigfoot hunting.
.19 Mar 2014Brakeless: Why Trains CrashDocumentary exploring one of Japan's biggest train crashes in modern history.
.7 Mar 2014"Muscle Shoals: The Greatest Recording Studio in the World"Film about the town with two recording studios where some of America's most creative and defiant music was made. [26]
.3 Mar 2014 The Village that Fought Back: Five Broken Cameras The video diary of a Palestinian farmer who films unrest in his West Bank village.
.27 Feb 2014Soccer Coach Zoran and his African TigersA Serbian coach attempts to forge South Sudan's first national football team.
.17 Feb 2014 Cutie and the Boxer Documentary about the chaotic 40-year marriage of two Japanese artists in New York.
.5 Feb 2014 K2: The Killer Summit Documentary looking at how 11 climbers were killed during a descent of K2 in August 2008.
.3 Feb 2014Mad Dog: Gaddafi's Secret WorldInsiders who gave shape to Gaddafi's dark dreams talk about his terrifying regime.
.26 Jan 2014 The Big Melt – How Steel Made Us Hard Archive footage and a live score tell the story of steel and the story of Sheffield.
.20 Jan 2014 Big Brother Watching Me: Citizen Ai Weiwei Learning about Chinese artists Ai Weiwei, whose works have brought him notoriety and a prison sentence.
.13 Jan 2014Mandela, The Myth and MeExamining questions regarding the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
.4 Dec 2013Fame in ChinaHow the senior class at China's top drama academy staged the musical, Fame .
.21 Nov 2013 Blackfish – The Whale that Killed
.18 Nov 2013The Spy who Went into the Cold: Kim Philby, Soviet Super Spy
.4 Nov 2013The Disappeared
.4 Nov 2013Hotel Folly – Folie à DeuxFilmed over five years, this is an emotional rollercoaster of a documentary which explores the sometimes extreme highs and lows of one of life's biggest gambles – buying a home. Part black comedy, part nail-biting journey, this shows the human cost of the mortgage crisis.
.23 Oct 2013 The Great Hip Hop Hoax Californian hip-hop duo Silibil N' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and made up identities.
822 Oct 2013 Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers Documentary about a gang of diamond thieves called the Pink Panthers.
721 Oct 2013 Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer How a group of young, feminist punk rockers known as Pussy Riot captured the world's attention by protesting against Putin's Russia.
.25 Feb 2013I Will Be MurderedA murdered Guatemalan lawyer foretells his death and names the culprits.
.20 Feb 2013 How Hackers Changed the World: We Are Legion Documentary about the radical online 'hacktivist' collective Anonymous.
.19 Feb 2013 The Pirate Bay How the founders of a file sharing site were taken to court by the entertainment industry.
.18 Feb 2013 Google and the World Brain Documentary about a campaign by authors to stop the Google Books website.
.11 Feb 2013Expedition to the End of the WorldA group of scientists and artists venture by ship into uncharted territory.
.4 Feb 2013 Death on the Staircase: The Last Chance Documentary which follows the hearing of a murder case which split a family.
.28 Jan 2013 The Queen of Versailles The story of a couple whose plans of building a mansion are hit by the economic crisis.
.21 Jan 2013Harry Belafonte: Sing Your SongDocumentary surveying the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte.
.14 Jan 2013 The House I Live In Film looking at America's War on Drugs, painting a portrait of individuals at all levels.
.16 Dec 2012The Other Irish TravellersDocumentary looking at the history of Ireland's vanished Anglo-Irish classes.
.18 Nov 2012 From the Sea to the Land Beyond: Britain's Coast on Film A meditation on Britain's unique coastline and the role it plays in our lives.
.12 Nov 2012 The Chef Who Conquered New York: Serving Up Paul Liebrandt A look at the driven and talented British celebrity chef, Paul Liebrandt.
.4 Nov 2012JFK's Road to White House: Primary 1960Film following John F Kennedy during his 1960 Wisconsin presidential primary run.
.12 Sep 2012 Olympic Massacre: One Day in September Recounting the tragic events of the 1972 'Munich Massacre'.
.5 Sep 2012The $750 Million ThiefFilm about Marc Stuart Dreier, a Manhattan attorney who orchestrated a fraud that netted over $750 million.
.13 Aug 2012 Racing Dreams Film about three children competing in the World Karting Association's national series.
.23 Jul 2012The Queen of Africa: The Miriam Makeba StoryFilm about the life of South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba.
.5 Jul 2012Hitler, Stalin and Mr JonesWas a Welsh journalist killed in 1935 for revealing Stalin's policies in the Ukraine?
.2 Jul 2012Albino Witchcraft MurdersTwo people with albinism try to follow their dreams in the face of prejudice in Tanzania.
.25 Jun 2012 Girl Model Documentary exposing the supply of ever younger girls to the Japanese modelling industry.
.4 Jun 2012 Surviving Progress Documentary about the grave risks we pose to our own survival in the name of progress.
.19 Apr 2012The Real Great EscapeThe story of the mastermind behind World War II's Great Escape, Roger Bushel.
.6 Mar 2012 Murderball Documentary exploring the sport of wheelchair rugby, unofficially known as murderball.
.8 Feb 2012 Guerilla – The Taking of Patty Hearst The story of the 1974 kidnap of teenage newspaper heiress Patty Hearst.
.21 Jun 2010 When China Met Africa A historic gathering of over fifty African heads of state in Beijing reverberates in Zambia where the lives of three characters unfold.
.9 May 2010 Cod Wars Film about the disputes between Iceland and the UK over ownership of fishing zones.
.9 Mar 2010Barbados at the Races: Bajan Born and BredAn exploration of what it is to be Bajan (Barbadian).
.9 Mar 2010Barbados at the Races: The Jockey's PrayerA look at the lives of three Bajan jockeys.
.9 Mar 2010Barbados at the Races: Run Cat Run!How a new breed of small trainer is determined to break into the exclusive Turf Club.
.9 Mar 2010Barbados at the Races: The FavouriteThe build-up to the Derby seen through the eyes of those responsible for the favourite.
.22 Feb 2010 Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Documentary film by Kurt Kuenne which chronicles the murder of Andrew Bagby and the efforts of his parents to gain custody of his child from his alleged killer.
.23 Nov 2009Hi Society – The Wonderful World of Nicky HaslamDocumentary about the British socialite and wit Nicky Haslam.
.17 Apr 2009The Jazz BaronessDocumentary about the British baroness who fell in love with jazz genius Thelonious Monk.
.7 Mar 2009Robert Capa – In Love and WarA look at the life, loves and career of iconic war photographer Robert Capa.
.14 Feb 2009Prostitution Behind the VeilDocumentary following the lives of two Iranian women who have resorted to prostitution.
.21 Jun 2009Fashion VictimHow fashion designer Gianni Versace was murdered on the steps of his Miami mansion.
.7 Jan 2009 Blast! Scientists launch a revolutionary telescope to try and explain the formation of galaxies.
.17 Nov 2008I'm Not Dead YetDocumentary about the inheritance of a Gothic home and a family's unspoken past.
.10 Nov 2008 Prodigal Sons Transsexual filmmaker Kim and her brother Marc meet up at their high school reunion.
.27 Oct 2008When Borat Came to TownRomanian villagers attempt to clear their name after being portrayed in the film Borat .
.20 Oct 2008Shot in BombayDocumentary on Bollywood superstar Sanjay Dutt, after conviction for firearms offences.
.13 Oct 2008 Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Re-examining Polanski's conviction for having unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.
.6 Oct 2008Dirty Tricks: The Man Who Got the Bushes ElectedProfile of Lee Atwater, who became chairman of the GOP and mentor to George W Bush.
.23 Sep 2008Martin Luther King: Citizen King 1967-1968[ contradictory ]Documentary about the final five years of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.[ contradictory ]
.23 Sep 20081968Documentary exploring what happened throughout the world in the seminal year of 1968.
.20 Sep 2008 The Day after Peace Documentary charting filmmaker Jeremy Gilley's attempts to establish a Day of Peace.
.20 Aug 2008 Flying – Confessions of a Free Woman: Episode 2A filmmaker reassesses her life by talking to women around the world about theirs.
.13 Aug 2008 Flying – Confessions of a Free Woman: Episode 1A filmmaker reassesses her life by talking to women around the world about theirs.
.6 Aug 2008 The Burning Season One young Australian entrepreneur's attempt to save the rainforests, and make a fortune.
.23 Jul 2008The Chuck ShowDocumentary exploring the contradictions and passions of painter Chuck Connelly.
.4 Jul 2008 Wheel of Time Documentary by Werner Herzog exploring the Buddhist Kalachakra movement for world peace.
.16 Jun 2008The Father, the Son and the HousekeeperDocumentary about Father Michael Cleary, an Irish priest who had his own TV chat show.
.28 May 2008Death of a WAGDocumentary about the murder of an Iranian football star's wife by his mistress.
.7 Jul 2008 The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: CompilationOwner Qin Linzi and her staff show how to run a successful restaurant business in China.
.17 Jun 2008The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: Bright FutureThere's a banquet for a new baby and an anniversary show to celebrate its third year.
.10 Jun 2008The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: Family DutiesExploring the strong sense of duty implicit in family relationships in China.
.3 Jun 2008The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: A Good MatchExamining attitudes towards marriage in contemporary China.
.27 May 2008The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World: EnterpriseWhat it takes to run a successful restaurant business in China.
.21 May 2008Bob Dylan's Indian BirthdayThe village of Shillong, North India, comes together each year to celebrate Bob Dylan.
.15 May 2008 Flipping Out – Israel's Drug Generation Why so many young Israelis have fallen victim to drug culture while backpacking in India.
.14 May 2008My IsraelHow an Israeli woman who survived a terrorist attack has come to deal with the situation.
.14 May 2008The Battle for JerusalemLiran Atzmor's film documents a battle that took place in Jerusalem's Old City in 1948.
.7 May 2008My Secret Agent AuntieHow apparent heroine Baroness Moura Budberg may have actually been a callous Soviet agent.
.11 Mar 2008Somebody Has to Live: The Journey of Ariel DorfmanDocumentary about author Ariel Dorfman, who survived the bloody 1973 coup in Chile.
.9 Mar 2008 Standing in the Shadows of Motown Documentary that tells the story of The Funk Brothers, the successful Motown musicians.
.4 Mar 2008 Dolce Vita Africana Documentary about celebrated Malian photographer Malick Sidibé.
.26 Feb 2008Tito's GhostDocumentary revealing how the worship of Marshal Tito continues in the former Yugoslavia.
.24 Feb 2008"Dance with a Serial Killer"French homicide cop Jean Francois Abgrall recounts bringing serial killer, Francis Heaulme to justice.
.19 Feb 2008Very Russian GeniusesHow the political changes of the 1980s affected the intellectual elite in Russia.
.12 Feb 2008Orthodox StanceFilm about Dmitriy Salita – Russian immigrant, professional boxer and religious Jew.
.5 Feb 2008The Polish Ambulance MurdersHow a cabal of undertakers bribed paramedics and doctors into murdering their patients.
.30 Jan 2008Hitler's SecretaryHitler's private secretary from Autumn 1942 talks about her role in the Third Reich.
.29 Jan 2008 The Devil Came on Horseback A look at how the Arab Sudanese government seems intent on destroying its black citizens.
.27 Jan 2008Jonestown: The World's Biggest Mass SuicideIn 1978, 900 members of the Jonestown cult died in possibly history's biggest mass suicide
.22 Jan 2008Cannibals in the Andes: Stranded!The survivors of a famous plane crash relive their experiences 30 years later.
.15 Jan 2008 The Prisoner, or How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair The story of a cameraman imprisoned in Baghdad, accused of plotting to kill Tony Blair.
.18 Dec 2007 Mr Vig and the Nun Documentary about an 82-year-old man who has never known love, and a young Russian nun.
.10 Dec 2007My Life as a Spy Leslie Woodhead recalls his time as a Russian-speaking sleuth during the Cold War.
.27 Nov 2007444 DaysThe story of the 1979 hostage crisis at the American Embassy in Tehran.
.22 Nov 2007Hammer and TickleDocumentary telling the real history of Communism through jokes told by ordinary people.
.21 Nov 2007The Russian Newspaper MurdersDocumentary about the murders of six Russian journalists between 1995 and 2003.
.20 Nov 2007 Startup.com Documentary following two high-school friends as they begin an internet startup.
.14 Nov 2007 Little Dieter Needs to Fly Werner Herzog's film recreates the ordeal of US pilot Dieter Dengler, shot down over Laos.
.13 Nov 2007The Madrid ConnectionDocumentary about the men lead the terrorist cell behind the 2004 Madrid train bombings.
.6 Nov 2007WednesdayA revealing portrait of a generation growing up in a changing Russia.
.6 Nov 2007 Power Trip Documentary telling the story of the chaotic post-Soviet transition in Tbilisi, Georgia.
.31 Oct 2007Gods of BrazilDocumentary telling the story of legendary Brazilian footballers Pelé and Garrincha.
.30 Oct 2007Barca – The Inside StoryDocumentary following the fortunes of Barcelona Football Club over a year of crisis.
.23 Oct 2007Gimme ShelterDocumentary recalling the events surrounding a free concert by the Rolling Stones in 1969.
.23 Oct 2007 New York Doll Documentary which details the turbulent history of the New York Dolls.
.16 Oct 2007 Etre et avoir Documentary portrait of life in a tiny one-class primary school in France's Auvergne.
.11 Oct 2007The Ministry of TruthDocumentary about Richard Symons' campaign for truth in the Houses of Parliament.
.11 Oct 2007Oona and MeDocumentary about ex-Labour MP Oona King.
.8 Oct 2007Sitting for ParliamentBelfast artist Noel Murphy paints all 108 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
.15 Oct 2007 Bloody Cartoons  [ cy; da ] Karsten Kjær  [ da ] looks at the events when a small Danish newspaper chose to print a selection of cartoons depicting Muhammad.
.10 Oct 2007Dinner with the President President Musharraf explores the different influences on political life in Pakistan.
.9 Oct 2007Looking for the RevolutionLooking at President Evo Morales' struggles building socialist policies in Bolivia.
.8 Oct 2007 Taxi to the Dark Side Documentary investigating a young man's death just days after his arrest by US forces.
.8 Oct 2007Russia's Village of FoolsDocumentary about Russian patriot and businessman Mikhail Morozov.
.8 Oct 2007Campaign! The Kawasaki CandidateFilmmaker Kazuhiro Soda follows his friend Yamauchi on the campaign trail in Japan.
.7 Oct 2007Egypt: We Are Watching YouThree Egyptian women start a movement to educate and empower the public
.7 Oct 2007 Please Vote for Me A group of Chinese schoolchildren learn about democracy for the first time.
.6 Oct 2007 Iron Ladies of Liberia Documentary about Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
.2 Oct 2007Belgrade Radio Warriors – Turn On, Tune In, Slob OutDocumentary about the Belgrade youth radio station, B92.
.25 Sep 2007 Iraq in Fragments Documentary which illuminates post-war Iraq in three acts.
.18 Sep 2007The UndertakingDocumentary about American-Irish poet-philosopher, essayist and undertaker, Thomas Lynch.
.17 Sep 2007 This Film is Not Yet Rated Documentary about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system.
.11 Sep 2007Glow of White WomenExamination of the personal impact of discriminatory laws in Apartheid era South Africa.
.10 Sep 2007Hollywood OvernightDocumentary about the rise and fall of film maker Troy Duffy.
.10 Sep 2007Riot On!Award-winning documentary about the spectacular failure of a Finnish media company.
.4 Sep 2007 Andrew and Jeremy Get Married The extraordinary love story between a retired bus driver and a retired teacher.
.16 Aug 2007Children and Cancer – A Lion in the HouseDocumentary following the challenges facing five families with children who have cancer.
.5 Aug 2007 TV Junkie Documentary about drug addiction, edited from home videos of a drug addict.
.18 Jul 2007 Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears Bengali sisters travel from London to Bangladesh to undertake arranged marriages.
.15 Jul 2007 Once in a Lifetime Players, coaches and journalists recall the all-star New York Cosmos of the seventies.
.27 Jun 2007Kike Like Me Jamie Kastner finds out what it means to be Jewish in the modern world.
.18 Jul 2007Office Tigers: Part 4Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.11 Jul 2007Office Tigers: Part 3Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.4 Jul 2007Office Tigers: Part 2Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.27 Jun 2007Office Tigers: Part 1Series which goes inside the closed world of Western corporate outsourcing.
.26 Jun 2007Paris Brothel Mark Kidel's film looks at the unique licensed brothels of Paris which existed until 1946.
.19 Jun 2007 Winged Migration Oscar-nominated documentary on the migratory patterns of birds.
.16 Jun 2007The Natural History of the ChickenDocumentary expanding the frontiers of popular awareness over the chicken's many virtues.
.9 Jun 2007Laughing with HitlerExamining the history of the Third Reich through the jokes told about the Nazis.
.22 Jan 2005 Why We Fight Film exploring the joint venture between the US government and the arms industry.
.7 Jun 2007 Journeys with George Alexandra Pelosi's informal portrait of George W. Bush, filmed over nearly a year.
.6 Jun 2007Heirs to an Execution Ivy Meeropol tells how her family was torn apart when her grandparents were executed.
.5 Jun 2007RFK David Grubin's biography reassesses the remarkable and tragic life of Bobby Kennedy.
.4 Jun 2007 How Vietnam Was Lost The story of two seemingly unconnected events that changed the course of the Vietnam War.
.29 May 2007Children of the Chinese CircusDocumentary looking at Shanghai Circus school.
.22 May 2007 Black Sun Documentary about a blind man who travels the world alone.
.15 May 2007How Much is Your Life Worth?Documentary about the work of attorneys and adjusters involved in cases of wrongful death.
.8 May 2007Oswald's GhostDocumentary which deconstructs the mythologies surrounding the JFK assassination.
.24 Apr 2007Cuba! Africa! Revolution: Part 2Second of a two-part documentary telling the story of Cuba's interventions in Africa.
.24 Apr 2007Cuba! Africa! Revolution: Part 1Two-part documentary about Cuban intervention in Africa from the 1960s onwards.
.17 Apr 2007 A Story of People in War and Peace Documentary about the First Nagorno-Karabakh War (1989-1994).
.11 Oct 2005In Search of Gandhi Indian filmmaker Lalit Vachani retreads the route of Mahatma Gandhi's famous Salt March.
.4 Jul 2005Law of the DragonSeries following the work of Judge Chen and his travelling court in China
.17 March 2004 War Feels Like War Spanish filmmaker Esteban Uyarra following Jacek Czarnecki, Bengt Kristiansen, Jan Kruse, P.J. O'Rourke, and Stephanie Sinclair, reporters and photographers, circumventing military media control to get access to a different perspective on the Iraq War. [27] [28]

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Tasha Smith is an American actress. She began her career in a starring role on the NBC comedy series Boston Common (1996–97), and later appeared in numerous movies and television series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silk Road (marketplace)</span> 2011–2013 darknet market most known for the sale of illegal drugs

Silk Road was an online black market and the first modern darknet market. It was launched in 2011 by its American founder Ross Ulbricht under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts." As part of the dark web, Silk Road operated as a hidden service on the Tor network, allowing users to buy and sell products and services between each other anonymously. All transactions were conducted with bitcoin, a cryptocurrency which aided in protecting user identities. The website was known for its illegal drug marketplace, among other illegal and legal product listings. Between February 2011 and July 2013, the site facilitated sales amounting to 9,519,664 Bitcoins.

Drugs, Inc. is an American documentary style television series on the National Geographic Channel that explores global narcotics production and trafficking. The series features drug dealers, recreational users, and addicts, as well as professionals in the fields of substance abuse, drug rehabilitation, and criminal justice. Interview subjects frequently have their voices changed or hide their faces behind masks or bandanas, in order to avoid public exposure or arrest by the local authorities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Damien Molony</span> Irish actor

Damien Molony is an Irish actor. He is best known for his television roles as Hal Yorke in BBC Three's Being Human, DC Albert Flight in the BBC's Ripper Street, DS Jack Weston in Channel 5's Suspects, Jon in Channel 4's GameFace and Dylan in Sky One Original comedy Brassic.

<i>Makers: Women Who Make America</i> 2013 American documentary film

Makers: Women Who Make America is a 2013 documentary film about the struggle for women's equality in the United States during the last five decades of the 20th century. The film was narrated by Meryl Streep and distributed by the Public Broadcasting Service as a three-part, three-hour television documentary in February 2013. Makers features interviews with women from all social strata, from politicians like Hillary Clinton and television stars like Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah Winfrey, to flight attendants, coal miners and phone company workers.

The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on darknets: overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations, or authorization to access. Through the dark web, private computer networks can communicate and conduct business anonymously without divulging identifying information, such as a user's location. The dark web forms a small part of the deep web, the part of the web not indexed by web search engines, although sometimes the term deep web is mistakenly used to refer specifically to the dark web.

Ross William Ulbricht is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The site operated as a hidden service on the Tor network and facilitated the sale of narcotics and other illegal products and services. Ulbricht ran the site under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts", after the fictional character from The Princess Bride.

<i>Benefits Street</i> British documentary series

Benefits Street is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4. It followed the lives of benefit claimants and showed them committing crimes, including a demonstration of how to shoplift, and portrayed a situation in which people are dependent on benefits and voluntarily refuse to seek employment.

A darknet market is a commercial website on the dark web that operates via darknets such as Tor and I2P. They function primarily as black markets, selling or brokering transactions involving drugs, cyber-arms, weapons, counterfeit currency, stolen credit card details, forged documents, unlicensed pharmaceuticals, steroids, and other illicit goods as well as the sale of legal products. In December 2014, a study by Gareth Owen from the University of Portsmouth suggested the second most popular sites on Tor were darknet markets.

All Things Vice is a blog that was started in 2012 by Australian author and journalist Eileen Ormsby about news in the dark web. Since her investigations into the Silk Road in 2012, the darknet market led her to blog about various happenings in the dark web and two books, Silk Road (2014) and The Darkest Web (2018).

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