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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Human Resources by metanoia.
It's the history of shaping society, and more interesting than it sounds. Bit scary as well."
Sounds excellent thanks! I'm almost finished Just Melvin, Just Evil. Harrowing but worth watching. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Never heard of that, but i do like harrowing stuff sometimes. Especially if it's true and has a psychological element to it."
All true and all scary. Also Talhotblond is a great doc with a great twist  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Never heard of that, but i do like harrowing stuff sometimes. Especially if it's true and has a psychological element to it.
All true and all scary. Also Talhotblond is a great doc with a great twist "
Looked up both, they do sound good. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I have three that I love:
The Corporation
Ken Burns: The Civil War
Ken Burns: New York
Check them out when you have a few weekends to kill. They are pretty long....
-Courtney |
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Watch:
Adam Curtis' Century of the Self
The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by Adam Curtis. It focuses on how the work of Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, and Edward Bernays influenced the way corporations and governments have analyzed, dealt with, and controlled people
Part 1 here https://vimeo.com/75776128 |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Thanks for all the suggestions folks! I have seen about 50% of the ones recommended so far but i'm googling some of the others now. Also, good to know there's people here who like docs as much as i do. I may just come straight here for my doc recs from this point on. Cheers!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Did you find anything good out of all these recommendations? I've decided i'm not gonna risk straining my shoulder more and neck, and it's raining out, so gonna watch docus all day long. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Blackfish
Roger and Me - Micheal Moores first doc
Bitter Lake - Adam Curtis's doc on the history of Middle East conflict since 1945
Any doc about Thor Heyerdahl who from the 50's made long sea voyages in ancient boats (boys own adventure stuff)
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm off work with the flu just now and searching for new documentaries to watch. What's your fav documentary? "
Fire in the night - old but good-Showbox
Anything with David Attenborough- various catch up or on demand services
Most Horizons or Dispatches- as above
The missing evidence (various subjects)- 5 on demand
Through the wormhole (no pun intended) |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
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I recommend Longitude if you can find it.
John Harrison's solution to the problem of longitude was a technological triumph.
More than 200 years ago, he realised that for a mariner to accurately determine his east-west position, a near-perfect timekeeper was necessary. By comparing the precise time on the boat with that in the sailor's home port, he knew it would be possible to calculate the distance travelled.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/241228.stm |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"All This Mayhem is excellent, but get something cheery to watch after it."
That was AWESOME! And tbh it did cheer me up at the end! He was a success story. A man who took his life to the brink of ruination and pulled himself together. Thanks for the recommendation! |
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There's a lot of 9/11 documentaries, but several are worth watching
9/11- inside the WCT. Originally starting out as a behind the scenes of the first days of a NY probationary fire fighter- they captured the most famous footage of the first crash and continued to film the fire crews inside the towers.
The miracle of stairwell B documents the survival and rescue of a team of firefighters who were in one of the buildings as it collapsed- and just how they managed to make it out.
The man who predicted 9/11 details the Cornish born security manager who saw the possibility of the attacks, saving numerous people when it happened.
The final one is 'the falling man'. This follows the search to discover the identity of a single body falling to the ground before the towers collapse.
None of them are jolly, easy to watch films- keep the tissues handy |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I would recommend 'Imagine...The art that Hitler hated' ..it is a real eye opener into how works of art by many masters were deemed as 'degenerate' by the Nazis |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"There's a lot of 9/11 documentaries, but several are worth watching
9/11- inside the WCT. Originally starting out as a behind the scenes of the first days of a NY probationary fire fighter- they captured the most famous footage of the first crash and continued to film the fire crews inside the towers.
The miracle of stairwell B documents the survival and rescue of a team of firefighters who were in one of the buildings as it collapsed- and just how they managed to make it out.
The man who predicted 9/11 details the Cornish born security manager who saw the possibility of the attacks, saving numerous people when it happened.
The final one is 'the falling man'. This follows the search to discover the identity of a single body falling to the ground before the towers collapse.
None of them are jolly, easy to watch films- keep the tissues handy"
I've seen all of these and they are all excellent views on that day. |
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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago
Cambridge |
Why we fight - about the military industrial complex
Kids for cash - about a judge in America jailing children in a private jail he had a stake in
Black fish - as mentioned above, about killer whales in captivity
Fog of War - a documentary about Robert McNamara, the longest serving Secretary of defense in the US
Dirty Wars - about the us policy of targeted assassinations |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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If you like rock music then supermensh, the legend of shep Gordon on netflix is very good.
Cropsy, also on netflix is much darker but fascinating.
You can alway rely on Louis Therroux weird weekends for much lighter docs |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Loose change a documentary on 9/11 is a bit of an eye opener but very interesting "
I agree it is a eye opener, but, there's always a but isn't there.... Lol when you examine a lot of the claims made it is actually so full of holes it would make a good swiss cheese.. But like you said it is interesting. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The century of self!!! The best focumentary ever, you will understand where the term "Public relation" comes from...and its enextricable link with propaganda...
A very good documentary |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
Bristol |
Anything from the Storyville strand is a good start. I always think 'that doesn't sound very interesting' when I read the synopsis and then am captivated. The one on the history of coach holidays was brilliant, for example. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm really happy to see that so many of us watch docs and that so many of my favs are being suggested! I'm wokring my way through the list of ones i haven't seen and since i still have the flu i have another couple of days in the house to get through them. Thanks again folks! This is a great list for future reference too! |
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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
folkestone |
The power of nightmares by Adam Curtis is a good watch. Was on BBC about 6 or 7 years ago.
Heath V Wilson the 10 year duel - About the 2 prime minsters Edward Heath And Harold Wilson.
The race that shocked the world - How Ben Johnson caused a scandal when he failed his drug test after winning the 100m at the Seoul olympics |
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By *oddamnCouple
over a year ago
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Clarkson didn't mess about on this, and it has a great twist at the end. For valour. The history of the Victoria Cross
https://youtu.be/Tpg6h16k8eU
And this was a fascinating discovery on BBC4. Precision : the history of measurement
Tells you why an inch is that length, why an ounce is that weight etc. Why is there 60 minutes in each 24 hours. All things we never question |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Watch:
Adam Curtis' Century of the Self
The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by Adam Curtis. It focuses on how the work of Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, and Edward Bernays influenced the way corporations and governments have analyzed, dealt with, and controlled people
Part 1 here https://vimeo.com/75776128"
Bookmarked
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Loose change a documentary on 9/11 is a bit of an eye opener but very interesting
I agree it is a eye opener, but, there's always a but isn't there.... Lol when you examine a lot of the claims made it is actually so full of holes it would make a good swiss cheese.. But like you said it is interesting."
Dylan Avery made (if I recall) 4 or 5 loose changes. Though convincing as a documentary, some believe the 5 were composed as a tool to create doubt of the official story.
Those holes could be because those films were composed for maximum impact..
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Really enjoy RT's YouTube channel for documentaries on current affairs.
Be prepared to smash some plates up though, sometimes I find myself shouting "you fucking what!?!" at the tv..
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By *athnBobCouple
over a year ago
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"Clarkson didn't mess about on this, and it has a great twist at the end. For valour. The history of the Victoria Cross
https://youtu.be/Tpg6h16k8eU
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Well worth watching. Shows Clarkson in serious journalist mode and the 'twist' is excellent TV
The follow-up (although not directly related) is also well worth watching. "The greatest Raid of all". If you have not heard much about ww2 commando raids you will watch it with your mouth open in amazement. |
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