The Ghost in Your Genes: excellent documentary on epigenetics should take care with what it says about personal responsibility
Nigel Paterson, “The Ghost in Your Genes” An excellent BBC Horizon documentary, “The Ghost in
Tag: Documentaries
Russia’s new sorrow in “Krokodil: Siberia’s Tears” – possible cheap exploitation and political grandstanding by VICE
Alison Severs / Vice, “Krokodil: Siberia’s Tears” (2011) I stumbled across short video clips made
Why are Thin People Not Fat: interesting experiment that says very little about how people can or should lose weight
Emma Sutton, “Why are Thin People Not Fat” (2008) This BBC Horizon documentary revolves around
9/11 Intercepted: dry and technical presentation of what may have actually occurred in the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks
Rob Balsamo, “9/11 Intercepted” (2011) Over a decade has passed since the World Trade Center
The Surprising History of Egypt with Terry Jones: continuity of the ancient in the modern with a message about living life to the full
Phil Grabsky, “The Surprising History of Egypt with Terry Jones” (2002) An entertaining trip into
Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts): demonstration that victors write history to flatter themselves and demonise others
Terry Jones, “Terry Jones’ Barbarians (Episode 1: The Primitive Celts)” (2006) This droll history lesson
Human, All Too Human (Episode 3: Jean-Paul Sartre): a fine exposition of a philosopher who lived his philosophy
Louise Wardle, “Human, All Too Human (Episode 3: Jean-Paul Sartre)” (1999) The final episode in
Human, All too Human (Episode 2: Martin Heidegger): survey of Heidegger heavy on his Nazi associations, light on his philosophy and its relevance
Jeff Morgan, “Human, All too Human (Episode 2: Martin Heidegger)” (1999) Second in the three-part
Human, All too Human (Episode 1: Friedrich Nietzsche): an introduction to Nietzsche the man and writer
Simon Chu, “Human, All too Human (Episode 1: Friedrich Nietzsche)” (1999) This is the first
Australian and New Zealand Films
Sex, Lies and Julian Assange: TV program exposes lies and corrupt behaviour
Andrew Fowler and Wayne Hurley, “Sex, Lies and Julian Assange” (Four Corners / Australian Broadcasting