I watched this the other day. It was interesting
Just watched this instead of the debate. Really good documentary. Shocking and strangely not shocking that convicted paedophiles are working in the industry still.
The scandal of Alan Turing and how maths describes the natural world
Itâs a really brave film in terms of access and just Scientology works by litigating against anyone who disagrees with them. Incluing the IRS, they are a religious cult who have so much influence now to be untouchable.
Whereâs Ted gone? Silly old bugger.
Anyway, I watched this documentary about the Forbidden City (Ch4 9/7/17) the other day and can recommend it whole-heartedly. Truly amazing feat. I welcome the day they dominate us all over again. Clever bastards
I watched this documentary at a Latin American conference a few months ago. Yesterday marked two years since Honduran environmental defender Berta Caceres was assassinated in her own home. There have been new arrests recently.
Oscar nominated and free to watch on Netflix. It starts out as, the director would admit a pretty lame scenario. The presenter takes steroids to prove he can beat other cyclists. It takes a major turn ⊠Iâll not spoil it, but itâs more gripping and emotional than many Hollywood films. And itâs real!
I see Deakins finally got his Oscar SB.
It really was a joke he hadnât been given any award before.
A very interesting documentary on BBC4 this coming week âThe Ruth Ellis Files-A Very British Crime Storyâ (9 pm on Tues/Wed/Thur)
Hopefully this will present the true story of a woman who was poorly served by the British Judiciary at the time and by the British media ever since. A friend of mine (Monica Weller) was an advisor in the making of the documentary as she ghost wrote Ruth Ellisâs sisterâs story âRuth Ellis - My Sisterâs Secret Lifeâ back in 2005.
A lot of unanswered questions presentedâŠan âEstablismentâ cover-upâŠdid they have secrets to hideâŠwould Ellisâs survival cause them problemsâŠcould a frail, abused and troubled woman weild a heavy military revolver to such an expert and deadly effect after just one practice session just days before the event?
A hard watch âStephen: The Murder That Changed a Nationâ on BBC. 2 episodes out of 3 watched. Last night was about the murder and his motherâs pursuit of getting justice. Tonightâs about The System ending with the Mcpherson report.
I donât remember much about the murder in the news at the time. Iâd have been 17 and being a young idiot. We also didnât have the rolling news that we do now so it wouldnât have been as full on as now when a young person is stabbed. The assumptions made about Stephen and his friend. I wonder how far we have come since then.
Tonight they showed videos of the accussed being racist and playing with knives. There is a retired copper who I havenât warmed too. See if you can work out which one.
I do remember the Mcpherson report coming out 6 years later in 1999 and attending training via my union about it.
Quite interesting timing given the Windrush issues currently.
Youâd like to think it just couldnât happen now. The Met police were (they may still be) pretty corrupt and frankly racist.
The one particular cop didnât see the institutional racism. Racismto him seemed to be an overt thing, a comment or action and not a group of people making assumptions about people who are not like them.
If Stephen Lawrence had been a white middle class teenager stabbed to death by a gang of black kids. the police may have treated it differently. Itâs no different in Bristol âŠ
Just watched both episodes of imagine winter 2017/18 Habaneros: You say you want a Revolution? on BB4 iplayer.
Highly recommend it for a snapshot of Cuban history from about 1850 onwards with the revolution and struggles and some of the achievements since. I spent 3 months in Havana in 2007 which was an experience and I wasnât completely in a tourist bubble all the time. The friends I made have all left (though one has returned having made money and is now a fairly well known singer there) looking for a better life.
I watched a documentary last night on the schoolgirls from Nigeria that were kidnapped by Boko Haram. It was incredibly moving. It made me smile as families were reunited and get teary eyed to hear such tragic stories. Itâs a fucked up world. You can catch it on iPlayer
Not sure if this best fits into shows or docs, but Iâll pop it here.
Been binging on Hate Thy Neighbour recently. Itâs a good watch. Bit of a Louis Theroux vibe. Seriously uncomfortable at times, hilarious at others, but almost always interesting. Worth checking out.