Browsing: 2001
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57 Screaming Kids
(2001)
Screaming Jay Hawkins' 57 known children come together in a reunion
- his dying wish.
Arena: The Private Dirk Bogarde
(2001)
Arts documentary series. Presented over two programmes in one evening. First programme concentrates on Bogarde's childhood and rise to fame. Second programme examines his career and retirement.
Because I Sing
(2001)
This film pieces together the story of Because I Sing, the unique
choral event staged in London at The Roundhouse. Featuring 16
amateur choirs ranging from the London Jewish Male Choir and the
W.I....
Being Mick
(2001)
Being Mick is a behind-the-scenes look at the world of rock legend
Mick Jagger, providing an intimate, economical portrait that
encompasses both his personal and professional life, both in the
stud...
Beneath the Veil
(2001)
Journalist Saira Shah returns to Afghanistan, where her father grew
up and where she had worked several years earlier. Often filming
undercover, she has extraordinary access to women living under
T...
Big Families
(2001)
This film took a look at life in three families that have bucked the trend for fewer children and have at least nine children each. Through observational style filming with the three families over one...
Bloody Foreigners
(2001)
With a blend of investigation, observation and satire,
British-Iranian comic-actor Omid Djalili goes on a personal quest,
exploring the lives of refugees who flee to England to avoid
persecution. T...
Blue Planet, The
(2001)
Britain's most famous nature documentary presenter, David
Attenborough, narrates this eight-part series, where he explores
marine ecosystems traveling from the tropics to the pole. This
immensely p...
Boy Can't Help It, The
(2001)
The filmmakers return to catch up with John Davidson, the teenager with Tourette's Syndrome who featured in the famous BBC documentary John's Not Mad and who i...
Cleverest Ape In The World, The
(2001)
Documentary looking at the intelligence and puzzle solving levels and abilities of various primates, including a chimpanzee and an orang-utan, with psychologist Susan Blackmore carrying out various te...
Cutting Edge: Worst Journey in Britain
(2001)
A team of transport sadists inflict seven days of public transport hell on Observer journalist John Sweeney. Produced for Channel 4's Cutting Edge.
Doing Time: Verdict
(2001)
The story of two mothers, Lisa and Kim, as they wait to hear if they will be sent to prison, and the children they will leave behind.
Fattest Men in Britain, The
(2001)
Darkly comic contest of two ffity stone men slugging it out for the title, broadcast on ITV as part of the Real Life strand.
George Harrison: All Things Must Pass
(2001)
This is a profile documentary about Beatles guitarist George
Harrison, who died in November 2001 after a long battle with
cancer. The program has contributions from friends, family and
fellow music...
Identity Crisis
(2001)
Identity, once so fixed, is now fluid. This three-part series
explores how, as the personal becomes more important, so our
ability to manipulate and change our identity deepens in equal
measures.
Injustice
(2001)
Filmed and edited over a period of several years, the film
documents the struggle of families of those who have died in police
custody to find justice. The filmmakers have intimate access to the
ca...
James Ellroy's Feast of Death
(2001)
“Closure is bullshit...The ramifications of murder go on and on and on and they spread outward like a metastasising fucking tumour and it never ends.” So says James Ellroy who, it is safe ...
Kelly and Her Sisters
(2001)
A film that began life as a concept of exploring poverty in Britain
by finding a family living on the breadline became this remarkable
film, centred on a video diary by a 10-year old girl in
Birmin...
Kids Behind Bars
(2001)
Hidden away in the very darkest corners of countries that would rather not acknowledge their existence, there is an army of children whose voices are never heard. They can be raped, tortured, beaten a...
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