The BEST episodes of Storyville season 2000
Every episode of Storyville season 2000, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Storyville season 2000!
Storyville has developed an enviable reputation since it was launched by the BBC in 1997 as a showcase for the best in international documentaries. 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.
#1 - The Last Cigarette
Season 2000 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/26/2000
A look at America's love-hate relationship with cigarettes over the course of the century.
#2 - My Best Fiend
Season 2000 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/18/2000
Biographical documentary directed by Werner Herzog, about his turbulent relationship with long-time collaborator Klaus Kinski. Herzog recalls the actor's brilliant yet troubled personality, and revisits Peru, where the pair first worked together on "Aguirre, Wrath of God".
#3 - Genocide, the Judgement
Season 2000 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/2/2000
Jean Paul Akayesu , once the respected mayor of his village in Rwanda, is brought in front of the UN International Criminal Tribunal. He faces a charge of genocide, perpetrated against his neighbours, and is convicted. This film tells the painful story that leads to his conviction, the first in an international court for genocide and crimes against humanity. Contains video footage that viewers may find upsetting.
#4 - One Day in September
Season 2000 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2000
Oscar-winning documentary recounting the events of the Munich Olympics hostage crisis. On 5 September 1972, 12 Israeli athletes are taken hostage by Palestinian terrorists in Munich's Olympic village. As attempts at negotiation flounder, the authorities prepare to launch a rescue bid. But their efforts will lead to tragedy. Narrated by Michael Douglas.
#5 - Norman Mailer - Oh My America (Part 1): Farewell to the Fifties
Season 2000 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/2000
The first of a two-part programme in which writer Norman Mailer profiles life in America since the Second World War. Mailer fought for his country in the Second World War - an experience that inspired his novel "The Naked and the Dead" - but, disappointed by post-war America, he grew to despise the 1950s.
#6 - Norman Mailer - Oh My America (Part 2): Beyond the Revolution
Season 2000 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2000
In this second and final episode, writer and social critic Norman Mailer describes the revolution in attitudes during the 1960s, the impact of the Vietnam war, and the Reagan and Clinton years.
#7 - Donald and Luba
Season 2000 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2000
Film-maker Don Boyd's parents were an unlikely couple. His mother, the youngest of 12 children, was born into a poverty-stricken Ukrainian family in China. His father Donald grew up in the death throes of the British Empire, with all the trappings of colonial wealth. Their meeting in Shanghai heralded a strange and tumultuous relationship. Don Boyd charts the truth about his parents as he travels around the world following the course of their lives.