Documentary recommendation thread

Oh forgot - probably hands down best was "Nobody Speak" about the Hulk Hogan trial - except it wasn't about that at all. It was showing how deep pockets in the US in particular are trying to silence the free press. It was unbelievable. Except it's true.

The Fyre Festival one, if you want to watch arseholes making ejits out of arseholes.

May have been mentioned before "Corridors of Power: Should America Police The World", currently being shown on BBC. Basically looks at the various warzones around the world over the last 30 years or so and how little was learned each time by America and other nations in when and how to react to civilians being massacred. I wasn't aware of exactly how many killings and the scale of what went on, particularly in the Balkans and Africa, complete madness what humans can do to each other in the name or religion and hatred.

For complete madness on Channel 4 "The Man With A Penis On His Arm", I watched this late one night with a few cans on me, basically a punter loses the function of his manhood and a doctor decides it would be a good idea to grow a replacement one temporarily on his arm until it gets developed enough to attach it back to where it should be. It's a full, proper piece including bell end, he then later in the show has it attached and is happy as Larry.

I had to actually watch it again the next day sober to see it was actually real, it's completely off the wall but seems to have worked a charm according to the recipient.

The Cable that Changed the World was on RTE Monday I thought it was very good. I knew a few bits about the cables landing in Valentia and found it very interesting. Funny bit was conspiracy theory heads back in 1850s say it was fake after things didn't pan out first time. Well worth a watch to see how far we come on telecommunication.

It's like The Chase for tech history buffs 😁.

The body next door on sky documentaries, pretty bonkers.

Merseyside Detectives the murders of Ashley and Olivia - Channel 4, as usual from them really excellent (4 episodes, only watched 1 so far).

Kyle: the gunman who divided america.

Excellent watch, on sky documentaries I think

Really enjoyed this. Shocking stuff.

The USA is one seriously messed up country.

Klitschko : more than a fight.

Enjoyed this & wasn't aware of the dynamics at place between him & others mayor's v Zelensky.

Yes that was excellent, much better than expected and really enjoyed the backstory too. I had no idea his Dad was 100% commited to communism. Enjoyed his story of going to the US for the first time and his Dad telling him it was all a set up!

Quite amazing that we've heard next to nothing in the news about the power struggles within Ukraine. Seems quite significant and would certainly lead to questions about the direction the country will take once the war ends.

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War on Netflix is superb.

There's been a great series on Muhammad Ali showing on TG4 for the last few months. It's shown at midnight so it's probably been missed by most people.

It charts his whole life from a child onwards. It's up to his fight in Manila now so it must be nearly finished. Some great footage of all his fights and discussion of his religion, relationships ect and interviews with all the people in his life.

It's well worth a watch. I presume it's on the Player.

One for Sopranos fans, it's up on NowTV today, Wise Guy: David Chase & The Sopranos...