Storyville
Documentary
Showcasing 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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 5 epS2 · 9 epS3 · 16 epS4 · 7 epS5 · 23 epS6 · 45 epS7 · 28 epS8 · 54 epS9 · 42 epS10 · 37 epS11 · 68 epS12 · 39 epS13 · 30 epS14 · 23 epS15 · 35 epS16 · 25 epS17 · 24 epS18 · 26 epS19 · 25 epS20 · 20 epS21 · 29 epS22 · 13 epS23 · 20 epS24 · 22 epS25 · 10 epS26 · 22 epS27 · 21 epS28 · 22 epS29 · 18 epS30 · 11 ep
- 1Little Dieter Needs to Fly15 Nov 1997 · 80mThree decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
- 2Nobody's Business22 Nov 1997 · 60mFilmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles his father's life.
- 3Wednesday29 Nov 1997 · 93mVictor Kossakovsky searched obsessively for inhabitants of St. Petersburg who were born on Wednesday 19 July 1961, his own birthday, in former Leningrad. Fifty-one women and fifty men fitted the profile. In the course of time a few of these 101 people had died, others had moved to another community or abroad. But in 1995 Kossakovsky managed to capture on film all seventy remaining residents, in the street, at work or simply at home. While doing so he spent time with doctors and patients, entertainers and businessmen, construction workers and homeless people. In his unorthodox style Kossakovsky has produced a beautiful profile of people in their thirties in St. Petersburg.
- 4Naughty Boy6 Dec 1997 · 62mA profile of Danish film-maker Ole Ege, whose work pushed the boundaries of acceptability when Denmark legalized pornography in 1969.
- 5Paradise Lost13 Dec 1997 · 150mA horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.
Details
- First aired
- 15 Nov 1997
- Last aired
- 21 Apr 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four, BBC Two
- Episodes
- 768
- Votes
- 8 on TMDB
