Documentaries

[summerisle]

Shocking expose on Clerical abuse in Poland.

 

[No Alla Violenza]

'Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story' on Sky Arts last night

Back in the late 80s I used to go and watch Frank Sidebottom every week throughout the summer at Liverpool Poly

Anyone who's unfamiliar with him but a fan of English eccentricity would also enjoy this

I thought it was fantastic

'You know it is, it really is'

 

[sheedy3]

Anyone watched "Happy Jail"?And we whinge in the west about what is true democracy!!!Very good doc...mental situation..wouldnt put a dog in that jail

 

[4737carlin]

'Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story' on Sky Arts last night

Back in the late 80s I used to go and watch Frank Sidebottom every week throughout the summer at Liverpool Poly

Anyone who's unfamiliar with him but a fan of English eccentricity would also enjoy this

I thought it was fantastic

'You know it is, it really is'

Only seen him.once, in The Magnet, what a legend.

 

[bigjonny]

I watched this 3 part series on BBC , really interesting

Charles I: Downfall Of A King

 

[COYBL25]

Story of James Lawrence, the Iron Cowboy, as he attempts to do 50 Iron Men courses , in 50 consecutive days, in 50 different states in the US.

All the more remarkable is the fact that only he started running at the age of 28 and did this at the age of 38.

Described as physically the hardest thing ever done by a human being,

Comes across as a decent fella too.

Netflix.

 

[evilwebby]

Interesting docu on EVs and the future of Germany's car industry:

 

[4737carlin]

Threads was released on this day in 1984, the British apocalyptic war drama, anyone seen this? Seriously terrifiying stuff at the time, when nuclear war was a bigger threat.

 

[larbert toffee]

Threads was released on this day in 1984, the British apocalyptic war drama, anyone seen this? Seriously terrifiying stuff at the time, when nuclear war was a bigger threat.

What? they were still going to hand out parking tickets after we'd almost been nuked to oblivion, bar stewards.

 

[john jako]

Just watched game changers on Netflix then. Not what I thought it was going to be. About plant based diets in sports(vegans). Didn’t realise some of the athletes who are vegans and who have done so well without meat.

 

[Moomin]

Just watched game changers on Netflix then. Not what I thought it was going to be. About plant based diets in sports(vegans). Didn’t realise some of the athletes who are vegans and who have done so well without meat.

On my list to watch. Does it have the Diaz brothers on it??

 

[john jako]

On my list to watch. Does it have the Diaz brothers on it??

Not really. His fight with Mcgregor is talked about as he was on the plants and mcgregor on double steaks etc. The guy narrating and hosting it is ex ufc brit. Wilks his name is. It’s well worth a watch.

 

[chrismpw]

Threads was released on this day in 1984, the British apocalyptic war drama, anyone seen this? Seriously terrifiying stuff at the time, when nuclear war was a bigger threat.

Shook me to the core as a kid.
I found a copy on dvd several tears ago (previously it had been out of print and a dvd I found was priced at £80! Eventually I think I paid about 6).
Showed it a few classes at school when we covered radiation and radiation sickness.

 

[jaybx1878]

the secret history of the troubles on bbc iplayer is well worth a watch.

 

[Minimeister]

Shook me to the core as a kid.
I found a copy on dvd several tears ago (previously it had been out of print and a dvd I found was priced at £80! Eventually I think I paid about 6).
Showed it a few classes at school when we covered radiation and radiation sickness.

80 whole English pounds! I found it on youtube several years ago......I was going through a list of the top 20 most disturbing films and I can confirm this is right up there on that list.