Documentaries you've seen you still think about to this day

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The documentary about the death of Lisa left eye Lopes. She was filming a documentary on the lead up to her death but it always stuck with me that before her death she had been in an accident where the child that was hit was killed & iirc Lisa thought the spirit that was haunting her done it. I remember being so creeped out by how it was all portrayed & remember wondering at the time if she was right about being haunted.
 
ChubClubThug said:
I can't remember what it was called but there was a documentary on tv years ago about how unwanted babies in, I think it was in Romania? were just dumped and basically left to rot in an orphanage. The handful of nurses cared for them the best they could, but healthy children were just sat, silently rocking, in a vegetative state through no stimulation, interaction or love. It broke my heart. It must have been on about 20yrs ago because I was only a teen myself.
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Not that documentary but there’s a more recent one on YouTube about some of the Romanian orphans who were adopted by Brits. The kids featured turned out really well so it’s more positive in that sense, but when they rediscover their birth families it’s still sad. Really tragic situations and a lot of regrets and heartbreak. Some absolute joy, too, at finally getting closure.

 
DCICassieStuart said:
Are you thinking of 'The Dying Rooms' maybe? It sounds very similar except it was in China. Would have been mid 90s I think. I can remember watching it and being about 14 or 15. I'm 41 now.
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I remember this....the kids were tied to chairs and stuff weren't they and left in soiled clothes.

I remember being a kid when James Bulger was kidnapped and it was all over the news but I never knew the details. But I watched a documentary as a mum of a child the same age he was when he died and it talked about what they did to him. I was heartbroken for the mum who understandably hasn't gotten over it.

It wasn't a documentary but a mini drama series on the Rotherham girls who were abused. It was scary how quickly they fell through the gaps and were taken advantage of and exploited. Even worse one of the girls was arrested for pimping them...and she was as much as a victim as the others.
 
I remember years ago (around 2001-2) watching a documentary about a woman who ate burgers and became ill or had a stroke or something and went blind in one eye (I was only around 6 at the time so couldn't really understand). I was scared of eating burgers after that, perhaps that's why I'm now a vegetarian.

I also watched a documentary called The Boy Who Disappeared about missing Damien Nettles. I often wonder what happened there.
 
Gloria Roscoe said:
I remember years ago (around 2001-2) watching a documentary about a woman who ate burgers and became ill or had a stroke or something and went blind in one eye (I was only around 6 at the time so couldn't really understand). I was scared of eating burgers after that, perhaps that's why I'm now a vegetarian.

I also watched a documentary called The Boy Who Disappeared about missing Damien Nettles. I often wonder what happened there.
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I think about Damien often too!
 
I watched The Forgotten West Memphis Three which is about three young boys murdered in West Memphis. Three teenage boys were sentenced to life in jail and one to death row for it but they were all innocent. It was a really interesting watch, presented by someone that hosts a true crime podcast. I downloaded it from Sky Crime
 
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I watched The Forgotten West Memphis Three which is about three young boys murdered in West Memphis. Three teenage boys were sentenced to life in jail and one to death row for it but they were all innocent. It was a really interesting watch, presented by someone that hosts a true crime podcast. I downloaded it from Sky Crime
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Just downloaded this thanks 😊
 
I watched rain in my heart Jesus Christ it’s upset me and it’s lingering I don’t like this feeling. Seeing mark down that wine then vomit it back up was distressing. I couldn’t believe Toni died she was 26 and still couldn’t admit to being an alcoholic 😭. Vanda died in 2010 also and apparnstly marks clean now.

Also watched another documentary about girls that had ASBOS and was out of control the black girl in it Shorna she was 19 and was moaning about being stopped with a crack rock in her pocket because she didn’t want them to think she was a crack addict, I googled her the other day and she never changed and just got deeper into drugs. ☹️
 
The one about reborn dolls channel 4 did in around 2008 or so I think. I remember everyone locally was talking about it the next day, a mix of mortified but morbidly fascinated.

I still find those dolls so creepy to this day and have huge doubts about whether it's a healthy hobby despite those who indulge saying it's not hurting anyone. I try to be open-minded but I struggle with this!
 
NightCircus said:
The one about reborn dolls channel 4 did in around 2008 or so I think. I remember everyone locally was talking about it the next day, a mix of mortified but morbidly fascinated.

I still find those dolls so creepy to this day and have huge doubts about whether it's a healthy hobby despite those who indulge saying it's not hurting anyone. I try to be open-minded but I struggle with this!
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Course it’s not a healthy hobby, it’s creepy as f!
 
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BBC Three - Stacey Dooley, Investigates, Sex in Strange Places: Turkey

Stacey Dooley begins her journey by meeting sex workers in troubled Turkey.
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This not available anywhere and I am so bewildered why that is the case as I am dying to re-watch it!
I will NEVER forget this. Stacey Dolley investigates: Sex in Strange Places: Turkey.

I remember just being in absolute shock about the norms across the young boys she interviewed. For example, they would have sex with male prostitutes dressed as women (as biological women would not have casual sex) but still held very strong homophobic views. Also, as there is ZERO sex education, a woman said on her wedding night, her new husband tried to penetrate her belly button!


I really do wonder why the BBC took this down, it was totally credible and she spoke to a lot of people. I understand that this would of course offend and upset Turkish Nationals, however alot of exposes and documentaris will warrant this reaction also. Freedom of speech/ journalism?
 
There was this programme on I think BBC One a month or two ago, it was a series about missing people and the attempts to find them by both their family and the police. One of these missing people was a man with mental health issues, who kept escaping the ward he was admitted to... to just... leave. Not even to go home - he’d just wander around, get on trains, spend the night in a grassy layby. The police would find him, get him admitted to hospital or taken home, and then he’d be reported missing a few days later. You could see how sad and frustrating it was for the families affected but an interesting watch nevertheless, I still think about the people shown over the series and hope they’re doing well for themselves now
 
I watched the documentary with Mr Trebus again, on YouTube!
I thought it was lovely that he got the care he needed in the nursing home
He was quite a character! 😉
 
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