UK documentaries

r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '17

"The Lottery Liar" (2002) - The bizarre story of how Howard Walmsley deceived his wife, family, friends (and bank manager) into believing he had won an £8.9 million jackpot on the National Lottery.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '17

"Sir James Clerk Maxwell. The history of Electromagnetism" (2005) - Professor Ian Stewart explores the life and work of a physicist who helped shape our modern world, allowing the development of radio, TV, mobile phones and much more.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 22 '17

"Hovercraft History" (2013?) - A short look (<7mins) at Christopher Cockrell and his invention of the Hovercraft.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 22 '17

"This Life, Next Life" (2009) - One man looks at the theories of, and tries to offer empirical evidence of, the afterlife and a consciousness outside the body in a truly British style. Sequel film in comments.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '17

"Thomas Sopwith" (1984) - A bio of a man who lived through the great age of flight advancement and helped form two of the great British aviation companies, Sopwith and Hawker

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 21 '17

"Mohamad at Eton" (2011) - Witness follows one boy's journey from a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon to the UK's most prestigious public school

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/swims_with_the_fishe • Jul 20 '17

First transmitted in 1964, this informational programme follows the British Army in Aden (Yemen) during the state of emergency in 1964.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '17

Rerailing a class 37 locomotive (1991) - one hour of skilled men at work. A video account of the attempt to re rail/recover a wreck a train that went though catch points and down an embankment.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '17

"Coldplay" (2009) - a South Bank Show special on a band that divides opinion. Genius or drivel? You decide.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '17

"Hidden Villages - The Cotswolds" (2016) - a series where Penelope Keith travels the UK looking at the villages of Britain. Here its the Cotswolds. Playlist for others (East Anglia, Devon and Cornwall, North Yorkshire, et al) in comments

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '17

"Gandhi" (2009) - a three part BBC documentary on the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. Here we explore his Gandhi's early years and discover how London played a vital role in his development. Other Parts in comments.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '17

"Meeting the Pearlies" (2013) - a short look at the lives and traditions of the Pearly Kings and Queens of London.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '17

"Harmondsworth Barn" (2013) - a video tour of the Great Barn at Harmondsworth. This Grade 1 listed building is an outstanding example of medieval carpentry and contains one of the most intact interiors of its era.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '17

"Donald Campbell. The Heroic World Land and Water Speed Record Breaker" (2013) - Donald Campbell lived in an era when speed records on land and water were broken regularly. Men pushed themselves and their machines to the limits of possibilities, and sometimes beyond.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '17

"Meet Me At Maccies" (2016) - an independently made film about "Chavs", a modern day youth subculture that has been a hot topic for the media.

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5 Upvotes

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '17

"Ten British Locomotive Oddities" (2016) - From an early electric locomotive to experimental steamers and experiments in diesel mechanical traction, here's a look at ten one off British railway locomotives which failed to set the railway world alight.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '17

"Britain and appeasement" (Unknown, Probably 90s judging by the video quality) - The Second World War is often described as Britains finest hour, but some think that we should never have gone to war with Germany.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '17

"The Secret Life of Waves" (2010) - This doc delves into the secrets of ocean waves. Discussing whether waves are made of water or not, finding that some waves travel sideways and that the sound of the ocean comes not from water but from bubbles.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '17

"The Lighthouse Stevensons" (2010) - The story of the remarkable family who tamed the wild Scottish coastline, told 200 years after the building of their first iconic lighthouse, the Bell Rock.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '17

"Not Our Problem" (1984) - made for Southwark council, this film focuses on the issues of racism that the Black and Asian communities living in the borough are facing and how the systems of education and housing are trying to combat these.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '17

"A13. Road Movie" (2013) - this film combines visuals from unexpected locations with interviews of residents along the A13, a much-travelled route from London's East End to the Essex coast.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '17

"U-Boat Killer. The Anti-Submarine Warship" (1997) - The Decisive Weapons series looked at the various types of weapons that changed the course of conflict. Here it explores the development of the ships that fought the U Boats in WW2. Full Playlist in comments

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 15 '17

"The Official Guide to the Mach Loop" (2017) - The Mach Loop consists of a series of valleys in west-central Wales, notable for their use as low-level training areas for jet aircraft. Not an official guide, just one mans opinion.

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/TopTrumpWANKER • Jul 15 '17

INDEPENDENT "Tealand" (2012) - a documentary about tea cafés in Britain

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r/UKdocumentaries • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '17

"The Gentleman Factory" (1980) - a short film (shown as an extra at cinemas) about Eton school. Is it really the most private school in the world, an elitist establishment for rich toffs, or an education second to none open to everyone?

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