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2016
2016x1
The Golden Age of Circus: The Show of Shows
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Roll up, roll up for an unforgettable experience! This film tells the story of itinerant circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions. Rarities and .. show full overview
2016x2
The Great Gangster Film Fraud
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Documentary about a bankrupt Jordanian entrepreneur and an unemployed Irish actress who hatch a plan to scam £2.5m off the British taxman by faking the production of a £20m movie. But .. show full overview
2016x3
A Death Row Tale: The Fear of 13
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After more than 20 years on death row, a convicted murderer petitions the court asking to be executed. But as he tells his story, it gradually becomes clear that nothing is quite what it .. show full overview
2016x4
The Toughest Horse Race in the World: Palio
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The Palio is the oldest horse race in the world, and turns the Italian city of Siena into a high-stakes battleground of strategy, intrigue and simmering machismo. In the eye of the storm .. show full overview
2016x5
Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
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In 1971, the Shah of Iran, the self-proclaimed 'king of kings', celebrated 2,500 years of the Persian monarchy by throwing the greatest party in history. Money was no object - a lavish .. show full overview
2016x6
The Black Panthers
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The first feature-length documentary to explore the Black Panther party, its culture and political awakening for black people. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson weaves a treasure of .. show full overview
2016x7
Bolshoi's Babylon
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The Bolshoi is worshipped as Russia's national treasure by its many fans. But in 2013 the theatre hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons - Sergei Filin, director of the ballet .. show full overview
2016x8
My Nazi Legacy
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Three men travel together across Europe. For two of them the journey involves a confrontation with the acts of their fathers, who were both senior Nazi officers. For the third, the .. show full overview
2016x9
Being Evel Knievel
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An enjoyable look at the first globally-famous stunt performer, exploring the charisma and showmanship at the heart of Evel Knievel's improbable success. Knievel made a career out of .. show full overview
2016x10
Unlocking The Cage
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Documentary following animal rights lawyer Steven Wise in his unprecedented challenge to break down the legal wall that separates animals from humans. Steve and his legal team are making .. show full overview
2016x11
Moazzam Begg: Living the War on Terror
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Gripping first-hand account by a former Guantanamo detainee that chronicles the rise of modern jihad, its descent into terror and the reaction of the west. Moazzam Begg, a .. show full overview
2016x12
Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon (1)
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Paolo Macchiarini is one of world's most famous surgeons. He hopes to revolutionize medicine by creating a new type of synthetic organ - a vision that could save many lives. But the .. show full overview
2016x13
Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon (2)
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The second episode of this gripping investigative series starts in the summer of 2012, with supersurgeon Macchiarini under pressure when problems start to arise. His pioneering .. show full overview
2016x14
Fatal Experiments: The Downfall of a Supersurgeon (3)
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The final episode of this investigative series uncovers that something was seriously wrong. By 2014, four Karolinska doctors started to question Macchiarini's transplantation of plastic .. show full overview
2016x15
Chasing Asylum - Inside Australia's Detention Camps
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Documentary which exposes the impact of Australia's offshore detention policies through the personal accounts of people seeking asylum and whistleblowers who tried to work within the .. show full overview
2016x16
Weiner - Sexts, Scandals and Politics
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Documentary about American politician Anthony Weiner, renowned for scandals relating to sexting. Weiner resigned from Congress in 2011 after his sexting exploits were made public. He .. show full overview
2016x17
Jim - The James Foley Story
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Documentary telling the story of how a young journalist came to be the first American to be executed by ISIS. On 22 November 2012, photojournalist James 'Jim' Foley was kidnapped in .. show full overview
2016x18
Brides for Sale - Sonita
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This absorbing Storyville tells the inspirational story of a teenage girl pursuing her dreams against the odds. Sonita dreams of being a rap star performing for adoring fans, but as an .. show full overview
2016x19
The Cult that Stole Children - Inside the Family
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An incendiary, heartbreaking investigation into one of Australia's most notorious cults, and the scars its survivors still bear today. Anne Hamilton-Byrne was beautiful, charismatic, .. show full overview
2016x20
Forever Pure - Football and Racism in Jerusalem
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Documentary which follows events at Israel's most notorious football club. Beitar Jerusalem FC is the most popular team in Israel and the only club in the Premier League never to sign an .. show full overview