The Story of Documentary Film
Traces the evolution of documentary film across time, examining landmark works and hidden treasures, while revealing how the form has helped us see and make sense of our world.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Documentary Until the Late 1920s – Travelogues, Power and People
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2.Documentary in the 1930s and 1940s – Sound and War
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3.Documentary in the 1950s – Decolonisation, Fly-on-the-Wall and Consumerism
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4.The 1960s Part 1 – Not Willing to Obey
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5.The 1960s Part 2 – More Than We Know
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6.The 1970s Part 1 – Pathfinder
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7.The 1970s Part 2 – Everywhere
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8.The 1980s Part 1 – Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Wall
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9.The 1980s Part 2 – Detectives
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10.The 1990s Part 1 – Body and Soul
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11.The 1990s Part 2 – Breakthrough
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12.The 2000s Part 1 – One Day in September
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13.The 2000s Part 2 – Trouble in the Water
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14.The 2010s Part 1 – Avengers Assemble
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15.The 2010s Part 2 – Beyond Borders
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16.The 2020s – All That Breathes
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