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Please recommend good documentaries

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Firesidefox · 12/10/2021 13:13

Can anyone recommend me a good documentary?

I loved The Dawn Wall, Wild, Wild Country, The Staircase, Making a Murderer, Fyre, and Tell Me Who I Am.

Any recs v welcome!

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Cruiser11 · 12/10/2021 15:40

Three Identical Strangers.

Firesidefox · 12/10/2021 16:01

Thank you - I haven't heard of that one. Will look it up.

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Cruiser11 · 12/10/2021 16:08

It’s about a set of triplets who grew up in separate households. I found it fascinating.

absolutelynotfabulous · 12/10/2021 18:13

I love Air Crash Investigation (National Geographic).
Also Inside 9/11 if you can get hold of the complete version.
Just watching the Epstein one on Netflix.
World at War must be one of the best documentaries ever.
Not keen on the Netflix ones as a rule.
At the moment enjoying Brown/Blair on BBC.
So many to enjoy (I generally prefer documentaries to drama).

Beamur · 12/10/2021 18:15

Behind the curve
My Octopus teacher (or something similar?)

Standrewsschool · 12/10/2021 18:17

Last night there was a programme on to about an ex- footballer and his gambling addiction. It was really interesting..

Firesidefox · 12/10/2021 21:59

Thanks all. The triplets one sounds great, as do all the suggestions actually.

I have also enjoyed the octopus one and am also enjoying the Blair/Brown one, but I have to watch that with DH as he loves it too.

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LadyEggs · 12/10/2021 22:06

'Don't f**k with cats' on Netflix is very good. Its not as upsetting as it first appears.

GCAcademic · 12/10/2021 22:13

Daughters of Destiny of Netflix. It’s about a boarding school in India for girls from very impoverished backgrounds.

Hopeisallineed · 12/10/2021 22:15

Grey Gardens. All time favourite.

Taswama · 12/10/2021 22:15

The Shipman files (iPlayer).

TheCategoryIs · 12/10/2021 22:32

Murder At The Cottage
Murder By The Coast
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s Shadow
The Rise of the Murdoch Dynasty
The Wimbledon Kidnapping
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Challenger: The Final Flight
Grenfell: The Untold Story (bit premature, this story will run for years, plenty more to tell)
The Trump Show (not so topical now)

I watch documentaries almost exclusively, especially disaster and crime, these are some which have stuck with me.

Firesidefox · 13/10/2021 14:44

Loved the triplets one thank you @Cruiser11 !

Will start on some of the others tomorrow (I am off work for a bit so need to watch telly while I can).

Thanks all

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Piapiano · 13/10/2021 14:48

Love on the spectrum (Netflix). It's really heartwarming.

Cruiser11 · 13/10/2021 18:03

Pleased you enjoyed it!

Leftbutcameback · 13/10/2021 18:06

I really liked Rockfield - if you were in your teens in the 90s it’s very evocative. About the studio where lots of bands went to record albums, in the countryside

Thecurtainsofdestiny · 13/10/2021 18:07

The Investigator

GingerRuby · 13/10/2021 18:51

Celebrity a 21st century story is still on I player and I really enjoyed it

Cruiser11 · 13/10/2021 18:54

My DS watched Operation Varsity Blues about American college admissions I think and said it was very good.

iwanttobeonleave · 13/10/2021 18:55

@Cruiser11

Three Identical Strangers.
This is amazing
FuzzyPuffling · 13/10/2021 19:06

Anything by Simon Reeve. Travel, but definitely different.

Topbird29 · 13/10/2021 20:27

Free solo is good - about a climber and his obsession climbing a particular rock. Gives a good insight into how he thought

Topbird29 · 13/10/2021 20:27

And I love Simon reeve

FuzzyPuffling · 13/10/2021 20:37

@Topbird29

And I love Simon reeve
Have you read his autobiography, "Step By Step"? I loved that too.
Turmerictolly · 13/10/2021 20:39

Loved Three Identical Strangers. There is the Tiger King of course. If you like the Joy of Painting programme, there's a doc about Bob Ross's life. There's also a great doc about two 'savant' sisters in America with perfect memories- fascinating but I can't remember what it's called unfortunately.

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