Storyville Episodes Episode guide
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Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party
How a lavish party thrown by the Shah of Iran marked the break between him and his people.
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The Toughest Horse Race in the World: Palio
The race which turns Siena into a battleground of strategy, intrigue and machismo.
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A Death Row Tale: The Fear of 13
A convicted murderer on death row petitions the court asking to be executed.
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The Great Gangster Film Fraud
Documentary about a plan to scam the British taxman by faking the production of a movie.
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The Golden Age of Circus: The Show of Shows
The story of circus performers, cabaret acts and vaudeville and fairground attractions.
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The Six-Day War: Censored Voices
Taped interviews with returning Israeli soldiers after the Six-Day War of 1967.
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FBI Undercover
Documentary which follows an unfolding active FBI counterterrorism sting operation.
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Cartel Land
An expos茅 of the Mexican drug war and the cartels operating around the Mexico/US border.
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Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
The stranger than fiction tale of the singer sold as Elvis Presley back from the grave.
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Dreamcatcher: Surviving Chicago's Streets
How a former prostitute helps vulnerable women escape danger on the streets of Chicago.
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Lockerbie: My Brother's Bomber
Ken Dornstein sets out to find the men responsible for the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
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A Syrian Love Story
Documentary telling the story of a family torn apart by the Assad regime in Syria.
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Atomic, Living in Dread and Promise
An impressionistic kaleidoscope of our nuclear times and the beauty of the atomic world.
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Circus Elephant Rampage
The story of Tyke, a circus elephant who went on a rampage in Honolulu in 1994.
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Last Days in Vietnam
The US evacuation of Saigon, with contemporary reflections from those who were there.
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Himmler: The Decent One
Film exposing a unique access to the life and mind of SS commander Heinrich Himmler.
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My Mother the Secret Baby
Daisy Asquith tells the story of her mother's conception after a dance in 1940s Ireland.
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Masterspy of Moscow: George Blake
Film about the spy George Blake, who escaped from jail and fled to the Soviet Union.
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The Lost Gold of the Highlands
A man searches a mysterious Scottish loch for a lost fortune he believes is hidden there.
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Rocking Cambodia: Rise of a Pop Diva
Documentary telling the story of the rise of the band Cambodian Space Project.
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India's Daughter
Documentary about the gang rape and murder of a woman on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012.
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1.7 Billion Dollar Fraud: Full Exposure
Documentary about a mystifying corporate scandal in Japan.
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The Great European Disaster Movie
Exploring a range of factors that have led to the present political crisis facing Europe.
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Love Is All: 100 Years of Love and Courtship
Documentary exploring love and courtship on screen in the 20th century.
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The Great Sex Addict Heist: The Dog
Portrait of John Wojtowicz, inspiration for Al Pacino's character in Dog Day Afternoon.
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Love Hotel
Life inside a Japanese 'love hotel', where people visit for refuge, privacy and play.
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Bulldozers, Paving Stones and Power: The Chinese Mayor
How power works in the Chinese Communist Party, focused through the mission of one mayor.
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Mugabe and the Democrats
Documentary thriller set in Zimbabwe, following two political enemies on a joint mission.
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The Internet's Own Boy
Documentary which explores the life of social justice internet activist Aaron Swartz.
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The Arabian Motorcycle Adventures
An American man's odyssey through northern Africa and the Middle East on a motorbike.