Must see documentaries..

This was very interesting , though a bit depressing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08z2jpc

Hate In the Beautiful Game

Fifty years ago, homosexual acts between consenting male adults were decriminalised. In this documentary, former Wales and Lions rugby union captain Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas - arguably the most famous gay international sports star - takes a hard-hitting personal look at what he sees as the last bastion of open homophobia in sport - professional football.

Earlier this year a committee of MPs published a report on homophobia in sport. Whilst it praised many changes for the good, reflecting sport's acceptance and inclusion of LGBT people over the past decade, it was notably scathing and damning of football. There are around 5,000 professional footballers in the UK, so it's statistically implausible that none are gay. Yet there are no openly gay footballers. Indeed, only one professional footballer, Justin Fashanu, has ever come out while playing the game. He killed himself in 1998. So what is preventing gay footballers from coming out?

From Cardiff City to the House of Commons, from Arsenal to LA, Alfie meets fans, players and managers, as well as pressure groups, lawyers and police. He encounters open homophobia in the stands and suffers personal abuse by football fans online. Alfie also tries his best to meet those who run the game - but is forced to play continual 'cat and mouse' with the heads of the FA and the Premier League. Why do they seem so keen to avoid him?







 
On PBS America tonight:

https://www.pbsamerica.co.uk/series...ttle-against-americas-first-blockbuster/#3594

DW Griffith's masterpiece, 'The Birth of a Nation', is credited with transforming Hollywood and pioneering many of the techniques that have made the feature film one of America’s most celebrated and widely exported cultural creations. The film was also flagrantly racist and glorified the Ku Klux Klan as its central protagonist. But what is neither famous nor infamous is the way America reacted to this revolutionary film. While 'The Birth of a Nation' was a box office smash that became the first motion picture ever to be screened at the White House, it proved divisive in a country still struggling in the aftermath of Civil War Reconstruction and galvanised leaders of the national African American community into adopting a more aggressive approach in their fight for equality.
 
Just caught up on the 30 for 30 docs, the best of enemies - it depicts the rivalry between the celtics and lakers, mainly Magic Johnson v Larry bird.... another sensational instalment, ESPN are hands down the best documentary makers out there!
 
blueonblue said:
Secrets of silicon valley, part one shown tonight on BBC2.

"In Thirty years 50% or more of the population will be unemployed" and "The 5.62 round will be the currency of the USA in the not to distant future" were just two of the statements that within the context and backed up by the evidence were not even remotely wild claims.
Very well made and watchable, if a little disturbing.
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What's the 5.62 round?
 
bugsyblue said:
What's the 5.62 round?
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Should have been 5.56 round ( Std load far the AR 15, the most popular rifle in the US ).

Part two focused on the use of the internet to target whatever message would get the best results in elections/ public image.
 
blueonblue said:
Should have been 5.56 round ( Std load far the AR 15, the most popular rifle in the US ).

Part two focused on the use of the internet to target whatever message would get the best results in elections/ public image.
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Ah so it's gun related. What, insinuating more and more Americans will own arms? What a mental country.
 
what is the most unbiased and authentic documentary on oj simson murder trial? already watched bbc and investigation discovery ones
 
PBS America, Monday.

Ruby Ridge



Shortly before dawn on August 21, 1992, six heavily armed U.S. marshals made their way up to the isolated mountaintop home of Randy and Vicki Weaver and their children on Ruby Ridge in Northern Idaho. Charged with selling two illegal sawed-off shotguns to an undercover agent, Weaver had failed to appear in court and law enforcement was tasked with bringing him in. For months, the Weavers had been holed up on their property with a cache of firearms, including automatic weapons. When the federal agents surveilling the property crossed paths with members of the family, a firefight broke out. The standoff that mesmerized the nation would leave Weaver injured, his wife and son dead, and some convinced that the federal government was out of control. Drawing upon eyewitness accounts, including interviews with Weaver’s daughter, Sara, and federal agents involved in the confrontation, Ruby Ridge is a riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.
 
American Ripper in London is just about to start on the history channel. Dunno if there's anything new on the identity of the killer in this but worth a watch.
 
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