?"Been a while since we've had one of these, and the nights are drawing in, so I need something new to watch. A few to get things going.. ""Cold War"" (1998) Series made by the same people who did 'The World at War'. Covers the period from 1945 to 1991. This is episode 1, the same person's put up all the other episodes too.. ""To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion"" (2002) BBC film about the Cold War era plan to build an ocean liner-sized spaceship, propelled by endless external nuclear explosions. Fascinating from start to finish. ""Reggae"" (1971) Film about the 1970 Wembley reggae festival. Live clips, interviews, etc. If you like old ska/reggae you'll love it. "
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:26
by Northern Sold
Link to 102 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq7yT18YeR4
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:25
by charlie paynter
Amusing half hour BBC doc on Hells Angels from 1973: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng8Ll7x08Vk A bigger bunch of losers you will never see
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:24
by Northern Sold
102 Minutes that changed America
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:23
by Blunders
"Feel like there's one of these threads once a mobth..... Hoop Dreams The Thin Blue Line The Act Of Killing Searching for Sugarman 20,000 Days on Earth The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters Grizzly Man The Last Waltz The Fog of War Bowling for Columbine Exit Through The Gift Shop Fahrenheit 9/11 Capturing the Friedmans"
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:22
by Pancho
"Stranded, amazed any of them are still alive let alone playing! Best music documentary I've ever seen was hilarious."
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:21
by Sue Perdupa
The Imposter - part recreation/part doc about a missing kid. Best thriller I've seen in ages. Restrepo - embedded footage following US soldiers trying to keep a trade road open in Afganistan. Simultaneously harrowing and uplifting Burma VJ - lifting the lid on the brutality and the failed revolution. All covertly filmed from within the country at great danger to himself
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:20
by peckham massive
Letter To Zachary was pretty incredible. Some of the ESPN 30 docs are good. Two Escobars and Catching Hell
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:19
by WHU(Exeter)
"(And I've now realised, why I was trying to remember Marvin Haggler for some reason as well. Would probably be better, if I wrote these things down)"
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:18
by Stranded
"Pancho 5:47 Dig! is a really good one. Funny as fuck. An old mate of mine, now sadly deceased (natural causes, incase his being in Dig made you wonder), is in it."
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:17
by WHU(Exeter)
Cheers both Will have a look tonight. The one about Featherstone Rovers is called 'The game that got away' (I think)
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:16
by jammydee
"WHU(Exeter) 5:53 Thu Oct 9 Marvellous, should still be on iplayer"
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:15
by jammydee
"WHU(Exeter) 5:53 Thu Oct 9 Marvellous, should still be on iplayer"
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:14
by stewie griffin
"Marvellous, Ex?"
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:13
by jammydee
Exit through the gift shop Searching for the Sugar man Anvil
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:12
by WHU(Exeter)
"Someone told me about something that was on that was brilliant, while I was on holiday... About some bloke who was the Stoke City kit man, but had blagged a load of jobs in the past, including things like being in the circus etc Ring any bells with anyone, as completely forgotten the name of it now"
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:11
by Northern Sold
Chasing Giants Billabong Odyssey
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:10
by Pancho
The ESPN docs are brilliant - well worth a watch. Also older docs such as Overnight and Dig! are absolutely fantastic.
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:09
by Eggbert Nobacon
Capturing the Friedmans
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:08
by Eggbert Nobacon
Blackfish
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:07
by Stranded
Cheers! Loads there to keep me busy.
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:06
by TWe
http://documentaryheaven.com/requiem-for-detroit/ This is about the rise and fall of Detroit. Very interesting if you like your American history.
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:05
by David L
The Bridge - all about suicides on the Golden Gate
Re: Recommend a Documentary
Posted: 12 Oct 2023, 11:04
by HairySpotter
"A Noble Lie on youtube about the Oklohoma Bombing is fucking superb, you would never have realised how much more to it, there is than just that Mcveigh bloke. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD2cK2tKN20"