Documentaries

[DoireGael]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaWdEtANi-0

On a wing and a prayer - Al Jazeera documentary.

Would make you think twice before getting on a plane

There is some element of  about Al Jazeera talking about boeing aircraft with a title like 'On a wing and a 'prayer''

[JimStynes]

http://documentaryheaven.com/god-grew-tired-of-us/#
In 1987, Sudan's Muslim government pronounced death to all males in the Christian south: 27,000 boys fled to Ethiopia on foot. In 1991, they were forced to flee to Kenya; 12,000 survived to live in a U.N. camp in Kakuma. Archival footage documents the 1,000 mile flight; we see life in the camp.

We follow three young men who repatriate to the U.S. John Bul Dau goes to Syracuse, and by the film's end, becomes a spokesperson for the Lost Boys and Lost Girls of Sudan; Daniel Abol Pach and Panther Bior go to Pittsburgh. All work several jobs, send money back to the camp, search for relatives lost in the civil war, acclimatize to the U.S., seek an education, and miss their homeland.

[The Iceman]

Definitely enjoy documentaries and would be a big fan of the discovery channel. Being able to see other cultures, understand how others live in remote parts of the world and getting snap shots of how, why and where things are made is always interesting.

[muppet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaWdEtANi-0

On a wing and a prayer - Al Jazeera documentary.

Would make you think twice before getting on a plane

Interesting documentary.

Couple of points though. There is no evidence to suggest the parts were the cause of the 3 accidents that they focussed on. The faulty parts may have caused those aircraft to break up the way they did after the accidents but they themselves have not been shown to have caused those specific accidents.

Don't know when that programme was made but it was obviously before this happened: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704132204576285502355195700.html

The damage to that Air South West would fit the type of faulty parts they spoke about.

I read this book years ago which gave an interesting insight into the ethos of some involved in Aviation Safety in the US. http://www.qbd.com.au/product/9780743415835-The_Tombstone_Imperative_The_Truth_About_Air_Safety_by_Andrew_Weir.htm

In the words of one US Aviation Official "We regulate by counting tombstones". The "tombstone imperative" means this: safety changes don't get made until enough people have been killed to warrant them.

The industry is reluctant to improve safety, often ignoring the recommendations of government air crash investigators. Airlines are also acutely cost-conscious and all too aware that better safety does not increase profits. The bodies governing aviation regulation have no passenger representatives on their boards and are too easily influenced by aircraft manufacturers and the airlines.

[heganboy]

Something I am completely fed up looking at but very interesting for anyone interested in Finance/Economics or how the 'shit hit the fan'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UxB6EEqWo&feature=related

And worth a watch

http://vimeo.com/groups/33923/videos/3261363

Funny,
that's my line of work, I have met Myron Scholes and Emmanuel Dermann from the Black Derman Toy (BDT) model. That documentary could be written in a few words: Be advised taking as gospel a model which APPROXIMATES risk leaves opportunity for huge wins and huge losses...

[dec]

Something I am completely fed up looking at but very interesting for anyone interested in Finance/Economics or how the 'shit hit the fan'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_UxB6EEqWo&feature=related

And worth a watch

http://vimeo.com/groups/33923/videos/3261363

Funny,
that's my line of work, I have met Myron Scholes and Emmanuel Dermann from the Black Derman Toy (BDT) model. That documentary could be written in a few words: Be advised taking as gospel a model which APPROXIMATES risk leaves opportunity for huge wins and huge losses...

I have also seen it written as don't treat the highly unlikely as impossible.

[JimStynes]

This is a great documentary

http://documentaryheaven.com/the-two-escobars/

The Two Escobars

Pablo Escobar was the richest, most powerful drug kingpin in the world, ruling the Medellín Cartel with an iron fist. Andres Escobar was the biggest soccer star in Colombia. The two were not related, but their fates were inextricably-and fatally-intertwined.

Pablo's drug money had turned Andres' national team into South American champions, favored to win the 1994 World Cup in Los Angeles. It was there, in a game against the U.S., that Andres committed one of the most shocking mistakes in soccer history, scoring an "own goal" that eliminated his team from the competition and ultimately cost him his life.

The Two Escobars is a riveting examination of the intersection of sports, crime, and politics. For Colombians, soccer was far more than a game: their entire national identity rode on the success or failure of their team. Jeff and Michael Zimbalist's fast and furious documentary plays out on an ever-expanding canvas.

[JimStynes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTcAFkGUFJI&feature=related

102 Minutes That Changed America
The morning of September 11, 2001 is shown through multiple video cameras in and around New York City, from the moment the first WTC tower is hit until after both towers collapse.

[David McKeown]

Got a Louis Theroux box set there recently for £6 on Amazon. If you like his style he's done some good documentarys

[Tony Baloney]

Top 10 sports documentaries according to GQ:


Hoop Dreams (1994)
Murderball (2005)
Baseball (1994)
When We Were Kings (1996)
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)
Once in a Lifetime (2006)
An Impossible Job (1994)
Out of the Ashes (2010)
A Sunday in Hell (1976)
Tyson (2008)

[Canalman]

Have been watching a documentary recently about the history of horror films with some fella called Mark Gattiss (I think). Very good show, last week was mainly about Hammer horror flicks. 1st part dealt with Lugosi etc.

Well worth a watch if you like movies.

[harlechman]

Went to see Senna last night. One of the best films/documentaries I've seen in a long time, brilliant stuff. There was a good article in the Indo about it last week:

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/senna-the-driver-who-lit-up-formula-one-2670136.html

[alan partridge]

was there a documentary made about jim stynes lately?

[Eamonnca1]

I love Ted talks.  Great little bite-sized gems, most are five minutes long but some are 20 minutes. Most are informative and interesting, some are thrown in for their entertainment value.  I like these two:

"Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reproduction -- and starts to ask some very smart questions."
http://www.ted.com/talks/julia_sweeney_has_the_talk.html

"Rives recaps the most memorable moments of TED2006 in the free-spirited rhyming verse of a fantastical mockingbird lullaby."
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/rives_remixes_ted2006.html

[5 Sams]

RTE Radio have some brilliant documentaries...this is one of the best..brilliant stuff..

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/player.html?feedUrl=/radio1/doconone/atom/3042937.xml&play=true&position=0&volume=-1