docs.. so many.. ok..
Adam Curtis, like most of his stuff. Wasn't so keen on his latest, Bitter Lake, but he's made some great stuff in the past.. Power of Nightmares, Century of the Self, and probably my favourite.. All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
The Cold War (narrated by Kenneth Brannagh) for some reason not available on dvd here but dig online you should find it
The Civil War (Ken Burns) masterpiece
Unforgivable Blackness (Ken Burns) about Jack Johnson the boxer
Jazz (Ken Burns)
The West (Ken Burns)
The Donner Party (Ric Burns)
The World at War (obviously)
The Great War.. I actually prefer this to The World at War. Michael Redgrave is great as narrator and imo even better than Sir Loz
Tribe (Bruce Parry) absolutely essential viewing imo
On Thin Ice (Ben Fogle, James Cracknell) If you're of the opinion that Fogle is just a soft posh dick, think again, he IS the man
Civilization (Kenneth Clarke) Classic BBC series
Ascent of Man (Jacob Bronowski) again a classic BBC doc, Bronowski is a fantastically engaging presenter
When We Were Kings (Ali, Foreman) is this the best sports documentary ever?
The Corporation.. Corporations, if viewed as single entities are basically psychopaths
Main ones I can think of off the top of my head, no doubt forgot some really good ones. I shall certainly keep an eye on the iplayer for new Storyville docs, they often seem to highlight some offbeat and intriguing subject matter.. reminds me of one more I watched recently, it was a Storyville about some of the shit that goes down in Mexico. Cartel Land was the title, inspiring and depressing in almost equal measures.
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