Great Documentaries

[Captain Turdseye]

I’m quite partial to the odd 9/11 documentary and I stumbled on this last week. National Geographic, probably the best series I’ve seen on it. 
 

 

 

 

Just look at those ratings!

[Gnasher]

On 04/07/2023 at 20:32, Gnasher said:

Not so much a documentary but the programme on the journalist Jon Snow last night Channel 4. Quite moving, especially the segment on Grenfell.

 

Such a good man. Fantastic journalist.

 

 

 

[clockspeed]

6 hours ago, Gnasher said:

 

Such a good man. Fantastic journalist.

 

 

 

Woof stupendous. Thanks for posting. 

[YorkshireRed]

6 hours ago, Gnasher said:

 

Such a good man. Fantastic journalist.

 

 

 

Heartbreaking and rage inducing in equal measure. 

[Elite]

Colosseum that's started on iPlayer is good if you're into the Romans/Gladiators.

[VladimirIlyich]

25 minutes ago, Elite said:

Colosseum that's started on iPlayer is good if you're into the Romans/Gladiators.

Anything like Rome? Re-enactment wise I mean.

[Elite]

50 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

Anything like Rome? Re-enactment wise I mean.

There's some good action stuff in there.

[Curly]

Wildcat on Amazon Prime was a decent watch.

 

Heart warming and heart wrenching all in one go

[Mook]

Watched the first part of the new Wayne Shorter documentary, Zero Gravity on Amazon Prime tonight. Absolutely superb. 10/10 so far.

[Kepler-186]

Watched Coup 53 at the weekend after stumbling across an interview with the director.

 

The story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.

 

https://coup53.com/
 

It uses elements from a Granada TV series called End of Empire that I’ve not seen but is available on YouTube. 
 

9 democracy old boy?’s out of 10 

[polymerpunkah]

5 hours ago, Kepler-186 said:

Watched Coup 53 at the weekend after stumbling across an interview with the director.

 

The story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.

 

https://coup53.com/
 

It uses elements from a Granada TV series called End of Empire that I’ve not seen but is available on YouTube. 
 

9 democracy old boy?’s out of 10 

Thanks, watching that now.

 

Mentioned in the book thread, and the doc, the Kinzer book about the coup: "All the Shah's Men". Worth a read.

[Kepler-186]

24 minutes ago, polymerpunkah said:

Thanks, watching that now.

 

Mentioned in the book thread, and the doc, the Kinzer book about the coup: "All the Shah's Men". Worth a read.

Nice one mate, yeah I made a note of that book. Another one on the list! 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Hostages on Sky Go is quite good. A four parter on the US Embassy hostage crisis in Iran. 

[TheHowieLama]

Immediate Family -- about the Section.

 

Great stuff from the Jackson Browne and James Taylor times of course -- forgot Waddy was with Keith Richards.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Anyone been watching the Miners Strike 1984? Second episode last night. Really good insight into a snapshot of a tumultuous time in the UK. 

 

It's very balanced, the first episode interviewing both those who picketed and those who crossed the picket and the rifts that caused in formerly close towns. I didn't know that the members ballot was actually against the strike.

 

Last night was about the battle of Orgreave and had interviews with former police as well as some of those the tried to send down for 25 years under the riot act. 

 

Really good viewing. 

[Total Longo]

3 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Anyone been watching the Miners Strike 1984? Second episode last night. Really good insight into a snapshot of a tumultuous time in the UK. 

 

It's very balanced, the first episode interviewing both those who picketed and those who crossed the picket and the rifts that caused in formerly close towns. I didn't know that the members ballot was actually against the strike.

 

Last night was about the battle of Orgreave and had interviews with former police as well as some of those the tried to send down for 25 years under the riot act. 

 

Really good viewing. 

Where can i find this, mate? 

 

[Dave D]

7 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Anyone been watching the Miners Strike 1984? Second episode last night. Really good insight into a snapshot of a tumultuous time in the UK. 

 

It's very balanced, the first episode interviewing both those who picketed and those who crossed the picket and the rifts that caused in formerly close towns. I didn't know that the members ballot was actually against the strike.

 

Last night was about the battle of Orgreave and had interviews with former police as well as some of those the tried to send down for 25 years under the riot act. 

 

Really good viewing. 

Yeah, watched it last night. It was a mad time- It was like they actually encouraged the riot at Orgreave by letting them all show up.  

[Paulie Dangerously]

6 hours ago, Total Longo said:

Where can i find this, mate? 

 

Channel 4

[Champ]

9 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

Anyone been watching the Miners Strike 1984? Second episode last night. Really good insight into a snapshot of a tumultuous time in the UK. 

 

It's very balanced, the first episode interviewing both those who picketed and those who crossed the picket and the rifts that caused in formerly close towns. I didn't know that the members ballot was actually against the strike.

 

Last night was about the battle of Orgreave and had interviews with former police as well as some of those the tried to send down for 25 years under the riot act. 

 

Really good viewing. 

I just spotted the thread and was going to add The Miners Strike. Compelling viewing.

It was really disturbing to see how the impact of the strike continues to affect so many of those involved to the day. Forty years on. So many of those men seemed completely broken.

 

Last night’s episode was disturbing in a different way. Had it been planned all along by the government? It certainly looked like it.

It had the look of a massacre not a riot. Its amazing people weren’t killed 

[Paulie Dangerously]

14 hours ago, Champ said:

I just spotted the thread and was going to add The Miners Strike. Compelling viewing.

It was really disturbing to see how the impact of the strike continues to affect so many of those involved to the day. Forty years on. So many of those men seemed completely broken.

 

Last night’s episode was disturbing in a different way. Had it been planned all along by the government? It certainly looked like it.

It had the look of a massacre not a riot. Its amazing people weren’t killed 

 

Seemed that they allowed them to gather with the press to give them a public hiding. Forcing them into the village to cross the threshold of 'rioting'. 

[Champ]

9 hours ago, Paulie Dangerously said:

 

Seemed that they allowed them to gather with the press to give them a public hiding. Forcing them into the village to cross the threshold of 'rioting'. 

And the bit about allowing travelling picketers not being turned back by Police on the roads leading to Orgreave. The whole thing stinks 

[Captain Turdseye]

I’m enjoying that Miners one too. Riveting stuff. 
 

Anyway the reason I’m in this thread is a recommendation for the Kodi nerds amongst us, who are also into our documentaries. The Asgard add-on has a documentary section which is absolutely mint. The Netflix ones are mainly kept in their own folder but if you open up the ‘Interesting’ section you’ll find some boss stand-alone docs, and if you open up the ‘Interesting TV shows’ folder you’ll find loads of mini-series. 
 

They’re both absolute treasure troves. Filled with stuff from everywhere. HBO, Showtime, National Geographic, Sky Documentaries, all sorts. Loads of different topics and “fuck me, I’ve gotta watch that” shows. Your favourites will be full up in no time. 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

4 hours ago, Captain Turdseye said:

I’m enjoying that Miners one too. Riveting stuff. 

Nah, that's the one about shipbuilders.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Anyone watched Stamped From the Beginning?

 

I'm reading the book. It's absolutely brilliant, but I don't know how it would translate to telly.

[VladimirIlyich]

On 02/02/2024 at 17:08, Champ said:

I just spotted the thread and was going to add The Miners Strike. Compelling viewing.

It was really disturbing to see how the impact of the strike continues to affect so many of those involved to the day. Forty years on. So many of those men seemed completely broken.

 

Last night’s episode was disturbing in a different way. Had it been planned all along by the government? It certainly looked like it.

It had the look of a massacre not a riot. Its amazing people weren’t killed 

It was planned by the government,or at least policed in that way. It was the battle that won the war for the Tories and their ideology and why the country is the way it is today.