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Storyville - BBC Four's flagship international documentary strand - continues to enthral and entertain 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. Storyville delivers an 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 AGE OF STUPID
BBC Four: Mon 14 December
Drama-documentary-animation hybrid starring Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055.
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SIMON MANN'S AFRICAN COUP
BBC Four: Tue 1 December
A penetrating look at the mysterious goings on in Equatorial Guinea, a tiny West African nation newly rich from oil and infamous for corruption.
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THE HORSE BOY
BBC Four: Wed 25 November
Rupert and Kristin Neff go on a personal odyssey to make sense of their child's autism, and find healing in the unlikeliest of places.
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HI SOCIETY - THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NICKY HASLAM
BBC Four: Tue 17 November
Nicky Haslam, socialite, bon viveur, and best friend to all is also one of the world's most respected and highly paid interior designers.
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WAR HEROES - SECTION 60 ARLINGTON CEMETERY
BBC Four: Mon 9 November
Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery is where US service men and women from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts are buried.
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MEN OF THE CITY
BBC Four: Sat 24 October
Filmmaker Marc Isaacs goes behind the headlines to examine the state of mind and motivation of three very different men in the city.
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ROMAN POLANSKI - WANTED AND DESIRED
BBC Four: Mon 13 October
Filmmaker Marina Zenovich explores what really happened following the controversial film director's escape to France in 1978.
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NAPOLI - CITY OF THE DAMNED
BBC Four: Mon 14 September
When Naples was liberated by the Allies it was on its last legs, with 200,000 homeless and no power, transport, food or running water.
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HOW THE BEATLES ROCKED THE KREMLIN
BBC Four: Sun 6 September
How millions of young Russians fell in love with the Beatles and the culture of their Cold War enemy.
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GONZO: THE LIFE AND WORK OF DR. HUNTER S. THOMPSON
BBC Two: Sun 26 July
The definitive film biography of a mythic American figure, described as a 'walking contradiction, partly truth, mostly fiction'.
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THE JAZZ BARONESS
BBC Four: Sun 19 April
Pannonica Rothschild was born with everything, but one track by a man she had never met inspired her to 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.
 Watch a clip from the film
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CAMPAIGN! - THE KAWASAKI CANDIDATE
BBC Four: Sun 22 March
Part of BBC Four's Japan season, this film follows a candidate as he runs for a seat on the Japanese council.
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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.
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THE CHILDREN'S WARD
BBC Four: Monday 9 March
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
A compelling insight into the life and loves of iconic war photographer Robert Capa, who covered five epic conflicts on three continents.
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BULLETPROOF SALESMAN
BBC Four: Monday 2 March
In a career spanning two decades, Fidelis Cloer 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
Using archive footage, Gods of Brazil tells the very different stories of footballing legends Pele and Garrincha.
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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.
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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 meeting their hero, Diego Maradona.
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