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Storyville - BBC Four's flagship international documentary strand - continues to enthral and entertain this spring with definitive stories from around the world.
Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since its inception more than a decade ago. Screening over 340 films, from some 70 different countries, the strand has garnered a staggering array of awards: five Oscars, 15 Griersons, three Peabodys and two International Emmys. In true, unique, Storyville style, the new series promises to deliver the strand's usual eclectic mix of compelling stories from across the globe.
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PREVIOUS STORYVILLES
Some of these may be available on BBC iPlayer
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THE JAZZ BARONESS
BBC Four: Sun 19 April
British baroness Pannonica Rothschild was born with everything, but one track by a man she had never met inspired her to leave and start a new life in America.
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JAPAN - A STORY OF LOVE AND HATE
BBC Four: Mon 30 March
Naoki had it all in Japan's bubble economy days, but lost everything when the economy crashed. He was saved by his new girlfriend Yoshie who juggles three jobs to support them both.
 Watch a clip from the film
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CAMPAIGN! - THE KAWASAKI CANDIDATE
BBC Four: Sun 22 March
Originally shown as part of Why Democracy? this film is being repeated as part of BBC Four's Japan season. It follows a candidate as he runs for a seat on the Japanese council.
More programmes in the Hidden Japan season
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HAMMER AND TICKLE
BBC Two: Monday 16 March
Ben Lewis tells the real history of Communism through the jokes told by ordinary people about the oppressive Communist regimes of the Soviet Union and its satellites.
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THE CHILDREN'S WARD
BBC Four: Monday 9 March
Not all casualties of war are combatants. This film looks at two children who are victims of conflict, both directly and indirectly, in Afghanistan and Sudan.
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ROBERT CAPA - IN LOVE AND WAR
BBC Four: Saturday 7 March
Robert Capa photographed five epic conflicts on three continents, all in the 40 short years of his life. This is a compelling insight into the life and loves of the iconic war photographer.
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BULLETPROOF SALESMAN
BBC Four: Monday 2 March
Fidelis Cloer is a self-confessed war profiteer. In a career spanning two decades of global turmoil, he has supplied presidents and dictators with the finest luxury armoured vehicles money can buy.
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GODS OF BRAZIL
BBC Four: Tuesday 24 February
Pele and Garrincha are both footballing legends in Brazil. Using archive footage, Gods of Brazil tells the story of how one of them became a legend and the other saw success slip away.
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BARCA - THE INSIDE STORY
BBC Four: Monday 23 February
A study of Barcelona Football Club from the inside, as a new management team try to claw the club out of debt and towards glory during their turbulent 2003/04 season.
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MARADONA - IN THE HANDS OF THE GODS
BBC Four: Monday 23 February
Five young British freestyle footballers undertake a journey from London to Argentina in the hope of fulfilling a lifelong dream - to meet their hero, Diego Maradona.
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