About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
1. Kick the Habit: The Last Cigarette
Aired 26 February 2000
This film looks at America's love-hate relationship with cigarettes over the course of the century.
2. My Best Fiend: Herzog - Madman or Genius
Aired 18 March 2000
Tracing director Werner Herzog's strange and troubled relationship with actor Klaus Kinski.
3. Genocide, the Judgement
Aired 2 July 2000
Following the trial of the mayor of a Rwandan village, who was brought before a UN tribunal to face a genocide and crimes against humanity charge.
4. One Day in September
Aired 5 September 2000
Oscar-winning documentary recounting the kidnapping of 12 Israeli athletes during the 1972 Munich Olympics by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.
5. Norman Mailer: Oh My America: Farewell to the Fifties
Aired 11 October 2000
The first of a two-part programme in which writer Norman Mailer profiles life in America since the Second World War. But, disappointed by post-war America, he grew to despise the fifties.
6. Norman Mailer - Oh My America: Beyond the Revolution
Aired 12 October 2000
In this second and final episode, writer and social critic Norman Mailer describes the revolution in attitudes during the sixties, the impact of the Vietnam war, and the Reagan and Clinton years.
7. Donald and Luba
Aired 22 December 2000
Don Boyd charts the truth about his parents as he travels around the world following the course of their lives.