Best Economics Documentaries
On a regular basis we are placated by commercials to satisfy our craving to know which bathroom tissue is the most absorbent; debates infomercials assuaging our fears over which vice-presidential candidate has the best dentist; and reality-shows that comfort our at least I am not as bad as need; there is an inescapable reality occurring right under our propagandized nose (as…
Scientology documentary BBC
He’s a well-known face in the U.K. after hosting quirky BBC documentaries for almost two decades, but Louis Theroux ’s U.S. profile could be on the rise following his first feature doc, about the Church of Scientology. Speaking at an event at the BFI London Film Festival, where the BBC Films- and BBC…
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The word nature is derived from the Latin term “natura” literally translated as birth. The all encompassing definition of nature is the natural, physical or material world or universe. Nature is the phenomenon that accompanies the physical world. On a larger scale it varies from subatomic to the cosmic…
Great History Documentaries
By Marianna Torgovnick Some documentaries show us the strange, the exotic and the unfamiliar; others make us feel anew about something so everyday, we barely thought about it before. Some of my favorite TED Talks are built around great documentary films, like Deborah Scranton’s chilling “War Tapes” and…
Civil War documentary Ken Burns
We Need to Change How We Teach Black History We Must Honor the Holocaust Survivors’ Stories Watch One Direction’s ‘History’ Montage Music Video Twenty-five years is a whole lot of time to you and me, but to history? No. History deals in millennia. History deals in epochs. History can leave 25 years in…
Bill Cunningham New York documentary
A few moments into the film “Bill Cunningham New York, ” its subject — the legendary street-fashion photographer and society chronicler for The New York Times — is seen darting into the maw of Midtown traffic, unconcerned about the threat of death by taxi. Fast, intensely focused and apparently able…
Fog of War documentary
It is the story of America as seen through the eyes of the former Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara. One of the most controversial and influential figures in world politics, he takes us on an insider s view of the seminal events of the 20th Century. Why was this past Century the most destructive and deadly in all of human history? Are we doomed to repeat our mistakes? Are…
Continue ReadingDocumentary History of the Church
There was once time when historians of LDS history were forced to rely on BH Roberts’s Documentary History of the Church —commonly known today as History of the Church (hereafter referred to as HC). Put crudely, the HC is a heavily-edited and problematic documentary history of a heavily-edited and problematic documentary history. This 7-volume series—the first volume printed in…
Continue ReadingBest WWII documentary
This list contains WWII series which have made a lasting impression over the years for one reason or the other. These documentaries are warmly recommended to anyone interested in history, and especially to those keen to learn more about the Second World War. In addition to concise evaluation of each series, various pros and cons are contemplated. Note: This list only includes series…
Continue ReadingHistorical Documentaries on Netflix
For those eager to see history come to life, here are the best history documentaries on Netflix, as ranked by history buffs. Netflix is the perfect place to catch up on the latest and greatest historical documentaries. This list of Netflix historical documentaries is full of movies and miniseries about politics, science, and even sports. Many of the best history documentaries streaming…
Continue ReadingHistory of Russia documentary
You know the drill: The Tsars were cruelly repressive, the nobility hopelessly debauched and corrupt, Rasputin was an evil madman, Russians were miserable slaves, the church was odious, the revolution was inevitable due to the oppressiveness of it all We wonder if the Beeb will address the issue of British spies and diplomats endlessly plotting against and destabilizing Russia…
Continue ReadingBBC World War 2 documentary
Media captionIncredible secret footage filmed inside the Nazi prison camp One of the most extraordinary episodes involving Allied prisoners during World War II was recently remembered in Paris. They had been defeated in the Battle of France and marched to the furthest reaches of the Reich. In 1940, Oflag 17a must have felt a bleak, unforgiving place for the 5, French officers who…
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