Good / interesting T.V. / Radio shows / documentaries

Bitter Lake is a great watch, here's another great watch from Adam Curtis. Pretty long, but pretty great. 4 parts.

https://vimeo.com/85948693

vimeo.com/album/3131630/video/75779119
vimeo.com/album/3111916/video/10245146
vimeo.com/album/3111916/video/75784765

cheers, am housebound with a bad back so that can go on my watch list

Old age Yoga?

Sir Wigginz was on Radio 4 Desert Island Discs yesterday, is available for playback on the BBC website.

Is an interesting interview (nothing new, but Brad sounds relaxed and honest), and some good tunes.

Love Desert Island Discs. I'm the oldest 29 year old in South London

car share with peter kay is great
i wondered how they could make a programme of 2 people sitting in a car but it works really nicely

https://vimeo.com/groups/96331/videos/80799353

All Watched over By Machines of Loving Grace - Adam Curtis. As it's gone from Youtube...

His system theories and connections are a bit sketchy at times but it's a very interesting watch.

Edit: Seems you need a vimeo account, ah well...it's free.

All This Mayhem.

Sad.

The one about the skateboarding brothers?

Really tragic.

Yeah. Tragic it was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90CkXVF-Q8M

After watching Band of Brothers for the 2nd time I really want to learn more about the first and second world wars.

Are there any recommended documentaries/series to watch?
Likewise with any books/memoirs.

I’m not answering your question as such but if you are interested in ww2 stuff there is loads of things you can go and see in the uk. Lots round Dover for example.

BBC documentary - Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'.
Made around 10 yrs ago - 6 episodes.

BBC documentary - World at war. Made in the 70's and is about 25 episodes.

Books -
U-boat Commander (Fortunes of War)
Gunther Prien

The last fighting Tommy
Book by Harry Patch

I find 'Look around you' very informative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOHOi0AzA3w

HSBC Gangsters of Crime, Arte did an English subbed one this one is French dubbed (unfortunately for the Non French speakers)

"the internet cinema" may have an English rip though.

Extract with English subs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml68pNLSVzs

The Leopard is on bbc iPlayer - very nice version of the Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa novel.

Also liked the Norse mythology series over Xmas.

Where dreams go to die - Gary Robbins and The Barkley Marathons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZdsqbcGTU

Top suffering on display in a well crafted feature length youtube docco.

Fucking amazing, thank you for sharing this!

Just commenting so I can remember to watch this later!

I watched the other doco on this race. Is this free or paid-for?

The admission fee for the Barkley Marathons is $1.60

No, the video.

http://barkleymovie.com/

Also, that's just the application fee. Then racers have to provide an entry fee of something like a white shirt or whatever Lazarus needs, ciggies etc :)

No, the video.

I know.

Well it says Rent or Buy the Film right there so not sure what your question is.

It does, but it started playing. So I don't understand, is it going to let me watch 5min then ask for payment or is it some kind of honour payment system?

Are you talking about the 01:28 trailer on the homepage right there?