Storyville Season 27 Episodes

Episode 1

Three Minutes: A Lengthening

67 mins

Three minutes of footage, filmed in 1938, is all that remains of the Jewish community of Nasielsk, Poland. Storyville unravels the tales hidden within the celluloid.

Episode 2

Casa Susanna

93 mins

A Storyville documentary in which octogenarians Diane and Kate reminisce about their experiences of Casa Susanna, a holiday home for cross-dressers in America in the 1950's and 60's.

Episode 3

The Spy in Your Mobile

86 mins

A Storyville documentary that investigates a powerful and terrifying spyware called Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by Israeli company NSO Group and used on journalists, activists and others.

Episode 4

Inside Russia: Traitors and Heroes

75 mins

Despite the huge risks, two Russian film-makers have been filming the impact of the invasion of Ukraine in their country. Many thousands have fled. Those who stayed have had to make a choice - oppose the war, support it, or stay silent.

Episode 5

Sex on Screen

78 mins

Exploring the process of creating sex scenes in Hollywood, and the impact on women and girls in the real world. Featuring candid interviews with actors and creators, it highlights the women who have spoken out against abusive behaviour.

Episode 6

Bowelbabe: In Her Own Words

From living with incurable bowel cancer, to receiving a damehood, to her untimely death, this archive-based feature documentary details the extraordinary last five years of Deborah James's life.

Episode 7

Nelly and Nadine: Ravensbrück, 1944

89 mins

A Storyville documentary about two women who fall in love in the Ravensbrück concentration camp.

Episode 8

Attica: America's Bloodiest Prison Uprising

111 mins

A Storyville documentary about the violent five-day standoff between inmates and law enforcement which gripped America in 1971.

Episode 9

Blue Bag Life

Storyville documentary in which UK artist and film-maker Lisa Selby turns the camera on herself as she tries to understand her relationships with her late mother and her partner, both heroin addicts.

Episode 10

In the Name of the Father

91 mins

Access to the closed Jewish Hasidic Breslov community in Israel reveals shocking stories of violence and sexual abuse that emerge after the leader's death.

Episode 11

Inside Kabul

Animated film based on the voice notes that two young Afghani women, Raha and Marwa, exchanged in the months that followed the Taliban's return to power in 2021.

Episode 12

8 Bar: The Evolution of Grime

A Storyville documentary looking at the history of grime as a product of social unrest, urban culture and disenfranchised youth in the UK during the early 2000's.

Episode 13

iHuman

A Storyville documentary exploring the true impact of artificial intelligence on the world.

Episode 14

Blue Box

A Storyville documentary. Brave account of how the Jewish National Fund acquired land in Palestine before and after the creation of the State of Israel.

Episode 15

Benjamin, Joshua and The Crown Shyness

A Storyville documentary following two identical twins in their twentieth year together. Benjamin and Joshua confront the limits imposed on them by their learning disability.

Episode 16

Winning Hearts and Minds

A Storyville documentary that investigates allegations against the Afghan police of abuse in Helmand province in the aftermath of the war in Afghanistan.

Episode 17

Tanja: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter?

84 mins

A Storyville documentary telling the story of Tanja Nijmeijer, the former teacher who became a member of the Colombian FARC rebel group.

Episode 18

If the Streets Were on Fire

A Storyville documentary that shows London from an exhilarating perspective. A group of young people express themselves through biking as an alternative to gang culture.

Episode 19

Made of Steel: Wheelchair Rugby's Fiercest Rivalry

A Storyville documentary that follows the fierce sporting rivalry between the two best teams, England and France, and their journeys in the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.

Episode 20

Keeping It Up: The Story of Viagra

89 mins

Twenty-five years ago, Viagra kick-started the second sexual revolution and a controversy unlike any drug before it. From Wales to New York, this is the big story of the little blue pill.

Episode 21

Pianoforte

A Storyville documentary that goes behind the scenes of the International Chopin Piano Competition, one of the most prestigious competitions in classical music.

Episode 22

Songs of Earth

A Storyville documentary in which the landscapes of Norway provide the backdrop for this immersive story of a family whose lives are linked intrinsically to their environment.