Tina (2021) – Transcript
30/03/2021
Exclusive access to the Grammy Award-winning artist to celebrate her career.
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MLK/FBI (2020) – Transcript
28/02/2021
Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard’s resonant film explores the US government’s surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Framing Britney Spears [Transcript]
11/02/2021
Her rise was a global phenomenon. Her downfall was a cruel national sport. People close to Britney Spears and lawyers tied to her conservatorship now reassess her career as she battles her father in court over who should control her life.
The Dissident (2020) | Transcript
18/01/2021
When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world piece together the clues to a murder and expose a global cover up.
The Ascent of Money (2008) – Episode 6 – Chimerica [Transcript]
10/01/2021
Niall Ferguson investigates the globalisation of the Western economy and the uncertain balance between the important component countries of China and the US.
The Ascent of Money (2008) – Episode 2 – Human Bondage [Transcript]
06/01/2021
How did finance become the realm of the masters of the universe? Through the rise of the bond market in Renaissance Italy. With the advent of bonds, war finance was transformed and spread to north-west Europe and across the Atlantic.
The Ascent of Money (2008) – Episode 5 – Safe as Houses [Transcript]
05/01/2021
It sounded so simple: give state-owned assets to the people. After all, what better foundation for a property-owning democracy than a campaign of privatisation encompassing housing?
The Ascent of Money (2008) – Episode 4 – Risky Business [Transcript]
05/01/2021
Life is a risky business – which is why people take out insurance. But faced with an unexpected disaster, the state has to step in.
The Ascent of Money (2008) – Episode 3 – Blowing Bubbles [Transcript]
05/01/2021
Why do stock markets produce bubbles and busts? Professor Ferguson goes back to the origins of the joint stock company in Amsterdam and Paris.
The Money Masters – How International Bankers Gained Control of America
04/01/2021
The Money Masters is a 1996 documentary film that discusses the concepts of money, debt, taxes, and describes their development from biblical times onward.
The Ascent of Money (2008) – Episode 1 – Dreams of Avarice [Transcript]
04/01/2021
Professor Ferguson explains the origins of credit and debt and why credit networks are indispensable to any civilization.
Empires of New York (2020) – S01E06 – Legacy of the ’80s: Greed Is Still Good [Transcript]
29/12/2020
Set amid the grit, greed, and glory of 1980s New York, Empires of New York chronicles the meteoric rise of five icons – Ivan Boesky, Donald Trump, Leona Helmsley, Rudy Giuliani and John Gotti.
My Psychedelic Love Story (2020) – Transcript
29/12/2020
An examination of the high priest of LSD Timothy Leary through the eyes of famed lover Joanna Harcourt-Smith. Was Leary’s “perfect love” a CIA plant or was she simply a rich, beautiful young woman out for the adventure of a lifetime?
Diego Maradona (2019) – Transcript
26/11/2020
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Armando Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
Belushi (2020) – Transcript
24/11/2020
Director R.J. Cutler takes a revealing look at the brilliant life of comedic legend John Belushi. Known for his iconic characters and sketches on both stage and screen, few people knew his personal side, until now. Never-before-seen photos, letters and home-movies give intimate access to the world-famous superstar. Family and friends who knew him best share intimate memories, including Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Penny Marshall, Lorne Michaels and Harold Ramis.
Inside Job (2010) – Transcript
22/11/2020
From Academy Award® nominated filmmaker, Charles Ferguson (“No End In Sight”), comes INSIDE JOB, the first film to expose the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs.
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (2018) – Transcript
13/11/2020
VICE on HBO looks at factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse. The feature-length documentary explores the challenges these men faced, as well as the consequences of their decisions.
The Facebook Dilemma (2018) – Transcript
07/11/2020
A major investigation of Facebook’s impact on privacy and democracy around the world.
Facebook’s promise was to create a more open and connected world. FRONTLINE finds that multiple warnings about the platform’s negative impact on privacy and democracy were eclipsed by Facebook’s relentless pursuit of growth.
Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos – Transcript
04/11/2020
An inside look at how Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos built one of the largest and most influential economic forces in the world — and the cost of Amazon’s convenience.
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (2014) – Transcript
03/11/2020
We all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers, Jen and Grant, dive into the issue of food waste and pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food for 6 months. Featuring interviews with author, activist, and TED lecturer Tristram Stuart, food waste expert Dana Gunders, and acclaimed author Jonathan Bloom, JUST EAT IT looks at our systemic obsession with expiry dates, perfect produce and portion sizes, and reveals the core of this seemingly insignificant issue in a cinematic story that is both deliciously entertaining and truly shocking.
Kiss the Ground (2020) | Transcript
27/10/2020
Science experts and celebrity activists unpack the ways in which the earth’s soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet.