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True Stories - Crack House
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Channel 4
The true story of a gang of young drug dealers, told using surveillance footage to provide a fascinating insight into their lives.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
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The true story of a gang of young drug dealers, told using surveillance footage to provide a fascinating insight into their lives.
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True Stories - For Neda
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Anthony Thomas
The story of Neda Agha Soltan, the young Iranian woman shot dead in Tehran in 2009 - who she was, why she became a powerful symbol and what she was fighting for.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 67
The story of Neda Agha Soltan, the young Iranian woman shot dead in Tehran in 2009 - who she was, why she became a powerful symbol and what she was fighting for.
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True Stories - Gypsy Blood
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Leo Maguire
Filmed over two years by award-winning photographer Leo Maguire, Gypsy Blood examines the violent culture that some gypsy and traveller fathers hand on to their sons.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
Filmed over two years by award-winning photographer Leo Maguire, Gypsy Blood examines the violent culture that some gypsy and traveller fathers hand on to their sons.
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True Stories - Hell and Back again
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Danfung Dennis
Danfung Dennis paints an uncommonly intimate picture of the reality for soldiers involved in the Afghan conflict, both on the battlefield and in the unsettling normalcy of home.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
- 60
Danfung Dennis paints an uncommonly intimate picture of the reality for soldiers involved in the Afghan conflict, both on the battlefield and in the unsettling normalcy of home.
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True Stories - I Was Bin Laden's Bodyguard
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Laura Poitra
Laura Poitras' film tells how two men whose lives were caught up with Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ended up taking very different paths after the invasion of Iraq.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 94
Laura Poitras' film tells how two men whose lives were caught up with Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ended up taking very different paths after the invasion of Iraq.
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True Stories - Kissinger
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More 4
Henry Kissinger has done more than any other individual to shape the foreign policy of the United States, both during his time as Secretary of State, and afterwards, as he continued to advise successive presidents and governments around the world.Over a p
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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- 130
Henry Kissinger has done more than any other individual to shape the foreign policy of the United States, both during his time as Secretary of State, and afterwards, as he continued to advise successive presidents and governments around the world.Over a p
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True Stories - Murder in Mexico: Presumed Guilty
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Roberto Hernandez Geoffrey Smith
Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith's film examines, through one man's case, the reality of Mexico's judicial system, where the accused is presumed guilty.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 89
Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith's film examines, through one man's case, the reality of Mexico's judicial system, where the accused is presumed guilty.
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True Stories - My Father, Pablo Escobar
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Nicolas Entel
The incredible story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, told by his son, Sebastian, and his widow, Maria Isabel Santos.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 73
The incredible story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia's Medellin drug cartel, told by his son, Sebastian, and his widow, Maria Isabel Santos.
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True Stories - Pink Saris
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More 4
The story of Sampat Pal, who fights to defend lower caste Indian women from domestic abuse and social injustice, which in many cases is perpetrated by their husbands' families.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
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The story of Sampat Pal, who fights to defend lower caste Indian women from domestic abuse and social injustice, which in many cases is perpetrated by their husbands' families.
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True Stories - Red Oil
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Lucinda Broadbent
This True Stories documentary unravels the tangled tale of Venezuela's oil industry, which was taken into state control by President Hugo Chavez in 2002.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
This True Stories documentary unravels the tangled tale of Venezuela's oil industry, which was taken into state control by President Hugo Chavez in 2002.
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True Stories - Sarah Palin: You Betcha!
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Nick Broomfield
Award-winning director Nick Broomfield battles the snows of Alaska in mid-winter, to find the school friends, family and Republican colleagues that in previous days gave their heart, soul and belief to charismatic, charming, intoxicating ex-hockey mum Sarah Palin.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 91
Award-winning director Nick Broomfield battles the snows of Alaska in mid-winter, to find the school friends, family and Republican colleagues that in previous days gave their heart, soul and belief to charismatic, charming, intoxicating ex-hockey mum Sarah Palin.
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True Stories - The Battle For Barking
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Laura Fairrie
Laura Fairrie's film records the battle between Labour's Margaret Hodge and BNP leader Nick Griffin in the London borough of Barking during the 2011 election.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 87
Laura Fairrie's film records the battle between Labour's Margaret Hodge and BNP leader Nick Griffin in the London borough of Barking during the 2011 election.
Simeon II was declared Tsar of Bulgaria at the age of six, but ousted and banished aged nine by the Communist dictatorship, only to return triumphantly 55 years later in 2001 as Prime Minister, in an unprecedented journey from boy king to democratic leader.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
- 60
Simeon II was declared Tsar of Bulgaria at the age of six, but ousted and banished aged nine by the Communist dictatorship, only to return triumphantly 55 years later in 2001 as Prime Minister, in an unprecedented journey from boy king to democratic leader.
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True Stories - The Flaw
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More 4
The Flaw attempts to explain in unprecedented depth the underlying causes of the global financial crisis
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- Politics & Public Policy
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The Flaw attempts to explain in unprecedented depth the underlying causes of the global financial crisis
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True Stories - The Pipe
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More 4
The Pipe meets members of a small community in a remote corner of Ireland resisting Shell Oil's attempts to lay a gas pipeline across their farmland.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 80
The Pipe meets members of a small community in a remote corner of Ireland resisting Shell Oil's attempts to lay a gas pipeline across their farmland.
The story of General Butt Naked, the despised Liberian warlord responsible for the death of 20,000 people, who reinvented himself as an evangelical preacher
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 85
The story of General Butt Naked, the despised Liberian warlord responsible for the death of 20,000 people, who reinvented himself as an evangelical preacher
The story of a Mumbai slum school choir who perform a concert at the city's prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 59
The story of a Mumbai slum school choir who perform a concert at the city's prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts.
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True Stories - The Yes Men Fix the World
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Channel Four
The Yes Men set out to demonstrate, via a series of audacious stunts, the true meaning of corporate responsibility.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
The Yes Men set out to demonstrate, via a series of audacious stunts, the true meaning of corporate responsibility.
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True Stories - Trouble the Water
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Kimberly Rivers Roberts
Kimberly Rivers Roberts' chilling, Oscar-nominated home video captures the ferocious force of Hurricane Katrina as it lays waste to the city of New Orleans.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
Kimberly Rivers Roberts' chilling, Oscar-nominated home video captures the ferocious force of Hurricane Katrina as it lays waste to the city of New Orleans.
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True Stories - Who Killed the Electric Car
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Channel Four
It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles into landfill sites in the obscurity of the Arizona desert?
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- Politics & Public Policy
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- 92
It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So why did General Motors crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles into landfill sites in the obscurity of the Arizona desert?
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True Stories - Wikileaks
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Patrick Forbes
This documentary presents the definitive account of the ‘wiki-saga', featuring the first major television interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
This documentary presents the definitive account of the ‘wiki-saga', featuring the first major television interview with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained. Investigative journalist Thet Sambath records shocking testimonies, from the foot soldiers to Pol Pot's right-hand man.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 95
The Khmer Rouge slaughtered nearly two million people in the late 1970s. Yet the Killing Fields of Cambodia remain unexplained. Investigative journalist Thet Sambath records shocking testimonies, from the foot soldiers to Pol Pot's right-hand man.
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True Stories : War Child
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Jezza Neumann
Bafta Award-winning film-maker Jezza Neumann's shocking portrait of Palestinian children living in the aftermath of war.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- English subtitles
- 60
Bafta Award-winning film-maker Jezza Neumann's shocking portrait of Palestinian children living in the aftermath of war.
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True Stories: My Kidnapper
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Channel 4
Mark Henderson was taken hostage in Colombia in 2003. Now he's returning to Colombia to meet one of his kidnappers and understand the truth behind his imprisonment.
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- Politics & Public Policy
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- 83
Mark Henderson was taken hostage in Colombia in 2003. Now he's returning to Colombia to meet one of his kidnappers and understand the truth behind his imprisonment.
Unreported World travels to Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely populated countries on Earth and on the front line of climate change.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
- 24
Unreported World travels to Bangladesh, one of the poorest and most densely populated countries on Earth and on the front line of climate change.
Unreported World travels to the heart of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest to reveal just how some of the Earth's most isolated people are being affected by the world's financial crisis causing the price of gold to rise to record levels
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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- 24
Unreported World travels to the heart of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest to reveal just how some of the Earth's most isolated people are being affected by the world's financial crisis causing the price of gold to rise to record levels
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Unreported World 2008 - Egypt's Rubbish People
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Channel Four
Unreported World exposes a dark side to Egypt that the authorities don't want foreigners to see: a secretive society of around 40,000 people literally living in rubbish in a Cairo ghetto overrun by rats and disease.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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- 24
Unreported World exposes a dark side to Egypt that the authorities don't want foreigners to see: a secretive society of around 40,000 people literally living in rubbish in a Cairo ghetto overrun by rats and disease.
Unreported World reports from Nicaragua, a country where a climate of fear is scaring women from hospitals and doctors are afraid to carry out life-saving operations on their female patients.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
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- 24
Unreported World reports from Nicaragua, a country where a climate of fear is scaring women from hospitals and doctors are afraid to carry out life-saving operations on their female patients.
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Unreported World 2008 - Russia: Railway of Bones
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Channel Four
As President Vladimir Putin prepares to hand Russia's presidency to his chosen successor, Unreported World travels deep into the country's Arctic North to examine his legacy.
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- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
- 24
As President Vladimir Putin prepares to hand Russia's presidency to his chosen successor, Unreported World travels deep into the country's Arctic North to examine his legacy.
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Unreported World 2008 - Sudan: Meet the Janjaweed
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Channel Four
Unreported World secures unprecedented access to one of the main Arab militias accused of belonging to the infamous Janjaweed, who are blamed for the atrocities in Darfur.
- TV-Recordings
- Politics & Public Policy
- No subtitles
- 24
Unreported World secures unprecedented access to one of the main Arab militias accused of belonging to the infamous Janjaweed, who are blamed for the atrocities in Darfur.