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The Most Over-Fished Sea in the World
The Mediterranean supports countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa—but its fish stocks are almost completely collapsed. Meet the man who is leading attempts to revive its marine habitats. (Source:…
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Jeff Buckley: Everybody Wants You Here
Documents the life and career of Jeff Buckley. Featuring contributions from Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Elizabeth Fraser, Chrissie Hynde and Brad Pitt.
PSYCHEDELIC ROCK: A SYD BARRETT DOCUMENTARY
The founder of Pink Floyd is the focus of this film. It examines Syd Barrett’s genius and how inviting his music still is today, and how he took LSD and was left with mental illness.
THE COMPOUND OF ROCK BAND ‘BLACK OAK ARKANSAS’
Short documentary about one of the first Southern rock ‘n’ roll bands to sell a lot of records. The footage shows this group of naturalists; how they live, and how they water ski, in Arkansas.
Secret Weapon of the Confederacy: H.L. Hunley Submarine
It was the first submarine ever to sink an enemy ship, but after only one successful mission the H.L. Hunley vanished with its crew and lay hidden for more than a century. (Source: PBS)
OJ SIMPSON: THE UNTOLD STORY
The BBC investigates the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. It’s obvious O.J. Simpson did it.
‘GROUPIES’: A Classic Documentary About Rock ‘n’ Roll Love
A documentary directed by Ron Dorfman and Peter Nevard captures rock ‘n’ roll groupies in 1969, including the infamous Plaster Casters. It features performances by Ten Years After, Terry Reid, Spooky Tooth, and Cat Mother. (Text Source: IMDB)
MADNESS IN THE FAST LANE
In 2008, BBC cameras filmed two Swedish sisters throwing themselves into traffic on the M6. When it was shown on BBC One, nearly 7 million viewers were glued to their screens, and millions more watched it later on YouTube. The…
Stuntman Jumps Off Tower in Canada
A short film about stuntman Dar Robinson. The clip documents his jump, without a parachute or an airbag, off a 120-story tower relying on wire to break his fall.
BUKOWSKI: I AM A POET
“I’m the poet,” writer Charles Bukowski tells a young woman he bumps into at a liquor store. She doesn’t hear him right and says what, “cola?” This is a 10-minute clip, the first part of a multi-part documentary directed by…
‘ROWDY’ RODDY PIPER: OLD SAYINGS ABOUT PONIES
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper goads the Sheepherders into the ring by breaking a full bottle of Miller High Life on his head. The impact causes his forehead to bleed.