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Storyville : Season 6
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Air date: 14 Jun '04 - 45 episodesShowcasing the best in international documentaries, 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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List of Episodes (45)
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Storyville (2008)
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1. Closing Down
14 Jan '02Film following the closure of a hairdressing salon in Italy after 43 years in business.
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Storyville (2008)
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2. Three Salons at the Seaside
14 Jan '02Documentary, originally shown in 1994, observing life at three busy hairdressing salons in the town of Blackpool.
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Storyville (2008)
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3. Baria's Big Wedding
28 Jan '02Film following a 17-year-old girl from Marseille as she prepares for a marriage arranged before she was born.
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Storyville (2008)
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4. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire - Part 1
11 Feb '02The story of right-wing American Politician George Wallace, who campaigned for racial segregation and on whom an assassination attempt was made in 1972.
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Storyville (2008)
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5. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire - Part 2
12 Feb '02After the attempt on his life, which left him paralysed from the waist down, George Wallace showed remorse for his emotive policies and sought reconciliation with the black community.
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Storyville (2008)
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6. First Contact
18 Feb '02An award-winning documentary telling the story of three Australian prospectors, whose search for gold in the 1930s led them to the previously unexplored highlands of Papua New Guinea.
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Storyville (2008)
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7. Black Harvest
25 Feb '02A documentary programme filmed in the spectacular highlands of Papua New Guinea, where the expansionist policy of a coffee plantation owner has led to a bitter intertribal war.
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Storyville (2008)
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8. Startup
04 Mar '02Following the fortunes of two entrepreneurs, Tom Herman and Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, in their quest to develop a new media solution for connecting citizens with the US government via the internet
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Storyville (2008)
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9. Southern Comfort
07 Mar '02Following Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual from Georgia, who is dying from ovarian cancer. Robert resolves to beat the odds and take his partner on a visit to America's pre-eminent transgendered gathering in Atlanta.
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Storyville (2008)
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10. Chain Camera
14 Mar '02Eight camcorders were given out to students in Los Angeles. They filmed their lives for a week and then passed the camera on to someone else. The project lasted for a year and the resulting film describes what teenage life is like.
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Storyville (2008)
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11. My Sperm-Donor Dad
21 Mar '02Barry Stevens believes he has hundreds of half brothers and sisters because his parents were one of the early beneficiaries of artificial insemination. Half a century on, Stevens tries to trace his biological father.
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Storyville (2008)
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12. The Tour
24 Mar '02Following a group of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza Strip on a 3 day organised tour through Israel in 1999. For many, this is a first visit to Israel, while others take the chance to see homes they lost when they went into exile.
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Storyville (2008)
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13. Down from the Mountain
28 Mar '02A reunion of some of the greatest names in bluegrass music at the Ryman theatre in Nashville. The stars featured include Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss. John Hartford and Ralph Stanley. Directed by DA Pennebaker, Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus
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Storyville (2008)
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14. More Sex Please, We're Scandinavian
30 Mar '02Scandinavia has the reputation of being a land of beautiful blondes and midnight sex romps. This film, by Torben Jensen and Ghita Beckendorff, charts the history of attitudes to sex and reveals the reality to be somewhat more complicated.
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Storyville (2008)
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15. Town Bloody Hall
04 Apr '02The raucous debate on "women's lib" that took place in New York's City Hall in 1971, between novelist Norman Mailer, critic Diana Trilling and three members of the Women's Movement - Germaine Greer, Jill Johnston and Jacqueline Ceballos.
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Storyville (2008)
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16. The War Room
11 Apr '02Following the Democrat's 1992 election trail of Bill Clinton, focusing on communications director George Stephanopoulos and campaign strategist James Carville as they attempt to sell the nation a new leader.
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Storyville (2008)
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17. Much Ado about Something
23 Apr '02Celebrating William Shakespeare's birthday with an examination of the authenticity of his work. To what extent was Christopher Marlowe the inspiration behind his work, or was he - as some have suggested - the hidden hand behind it?
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Storyville (2008)
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18. Who is Bernard Tapie?
25 Apr '02Part 3 looks at the strong sense of duty implicit in family relationships in China. Waitress Peng has sacrificed her own education to support her sister's studies, while owner Qin Linzi discusses her own difficult childhood and introduces us to her privileged daughter. The restaurant prepares a 70th birthday banquet for Sun and her family, with special dishes including steamed longevity buns and stir-fried turtle.
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Storyville (2008)
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19. Coolies: How Britain Re-Invented Slavery
29 Apr '02The slave trade was officially abolished throughout British Empire in 1807. This documentary reveals Britain's darkest secrets: a form of slavery continued well into 20th century - story of Indian indentured labor.
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Storyville (2008)
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20. This Is Palestine
02 May '02Azza El-Hassan's film portrayal of her neighbourhood of Ramallah, a town under fire in the current Middle East conflict. With the threat of violence severely limiting locals' activities, filming becomes the main event.
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Storyville (2008)
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21. The Settlers
03 May '02Naomi Horowitz and her six children are one of seven Jewish families to settle in Tel Rumeida, a community in the heart of Palestinian self-rule territory. Ruth Walk's film looks at why they feel they belong there.
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Storyville (2008)
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22. Pie in the Sky
06 May '02Brigid Berlin had a comfortable uptown upbringing that her mother hoped would end in her becoming a respectable socialite. Instead, she found cult recognition as an acolyte of Andy Warhol, appearing nude in many photographs and his films.
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Storyville (2008)
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23. Nico Icon
06 May '02Known for singing with the Velvet Underground, Nico was a troubled soul whose iconic beauty was offset by a self-destructive urge. Susanne Ofteringer's film charts Nico's life, from her birth in postwar Germany to her heroin-ravaged death.
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Storyville (2008)
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24. Ajax
14 May '02This film is a behind-the-scenes look at how a high-profile football club, celebrating its centenary year, survives in a modern sport where money rules and business comes first.
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Storyville (2008)
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25. Gods of Brazil
17 May '02Brazilian football suffered a dark day on 16 July 1950: the national team lost the World Cup final at home in front of 175,000 fans. But it heralded the dawn of a golden age made possible by two players, Pele and Garrincha.
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