Storyville - 2008-2009
Series showcasing the best in international documentaries
Storyville - 2008-2009 - Angels of Rio
Documentary following Brazilian private eye Bechara Jahlk and his team of young female agents as they investigate a case of corporate crime and drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Blindsight
Set against the backdrop of the Himalayas, this documentary follows the gripping adventure of six blind Tibetan teenagers on a climbing expedition up the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Bulletproof Salesman
Documentary about self-confessed war profiteer Fidelis Cloer, who has supplied kings, presidents and the occasional dictator with the finest luxury armoured vehicles money can buy.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry
Documentary which explores the profound human consequences of America's frontier wars through the moving personal journey of Robert 'Snuffy' Gray, a retired US major.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Heavy Load
Documentary about punk band Heavy Load, whose line-up of musicians with and without learning disabilities makes its survival a precarious negotiation between two different worlds.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Maradona: In the Hands of the Gods
Documentary telling the story of five young British freestyle footballers' journey across the Americas to Argentina in the hope of meeting their hero, Diego Maradona.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Operation Filmmaker
Documentary following American actor Liev Schreiber's idealistic notion of rescuing an Iraqi film student from the rubble of his country and bringing him to work in Hollywood.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - The Baby and the Buddha
Documentary which chronicles former disciple Tenzin Zopa's search for his reincarnated Tibetan master, Lama Konchog. This 'unmistaken child' must be found within four years.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - The Children's Ward
Documentary about the Italian NGO Emergency's efforts to help two children affected by wars, Afghanistani landmine victim Murtaza and Sudanese heart-disease patient Yagoub.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - The Genius and the Boys
D Carleton Gajdusek won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of prions and was a star of the scientific world. At the height of his career, rumours spread that he might be a paedophile.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - The Jew who Dealt with Nazis - Killing Kasztner
Documentary about Dr Israel Kasztner, a Hungarian Jew who tried to rescue the last million Jews in Europe, but who was gunned down in 1957 as an alleged Nazi collaborator.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - The Time of their Lives
Marc Isaacs investigates why the BNP is the second largest party in Barking. For related archive programmes visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/white.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - The Trials of Oppenheimer
Profile of J Robert Oppenheimer, controversial father of the atomic bomb, mixing interviews with scholars and former colleagues with dramatic recreations.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Up for Debate - Team Qatar
Documentary following five teenagers as they are initiated into the cut-throat subculture of competitive high school debating as part of Qatar's first-ever national debate team.
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Storyville - 2008-2009 - Wild Art: Olly and Suzi Paint Predators
Documentary about Olly Williams and Suzi Winstanley, artists who simultaneously work on the same painting of endangered animals while on location in wild corners of the world.
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