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Louis Theroux: Heroin Town

These days the words 'opiate addiction' are synonymous with American society, the country has a twisted love affair with prescription painkillers and because of this we are witness to widespread dependancy issues seen across the country.In recent times there has been quite the crackdown on this over-prescription which sounds good but in reality where does this leave the 2 million Americans who

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Louis Theroux: Murder In Milwaukee

As of recent times the city of Milwaukee in the United States is said to be one of the most racially divided and deprived. Gun crime seems to be at an all time high with homicide rates through the roof, it is the perfect example of America's turbulent relationship with guns where the divide between African-American communities and the police has never been clearer. In this film we

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I Am Heath Ledger

I Am Heath Ledger is a new feature length film which details the life of hollywood actor Heath Ledger. It is a celebration of his life which was tragically cut short in 2008 when Ledger passed away from an accidental overdose of prescribed medications.Through this film we are given an intimate glimpse into the mind of Ledger via the lens of his very own camera, a perspective

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The Rise And Fall Of The Krays

Ronnie and Reggie Kray were the twins who became the undisputed bosses of East End gangland but were they born villains or did fate shape them for the role?In this film we hear the definitive tale of how Britain's most notorious criminals managed to gain such a ferocious reputation for extreme violence, emitting an aura of fear never before seen in Britain’s underworld.The twins legend con

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Last Days Of George Michael

He was adored around the world yet he died alone, but who was the real George Michael? Was he a superstar simply tormented by the attention that fame brought him or a celebrity obsessed with fighting a war with the tabloid press?This film sets out to explore Michaels previous battles with drink, drugs and brushes with death and as his family prepare to bury him, they search for the truth behin

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Alexander The Great

Alexander The Great the shining light of Ancient Greece, the prince from remote Macedonia would become the greatest conquer of all time. No one would have thought that someone would have tried to conquer the whole world, yet alone almost succeed.He was the first European to establish an Empire, an Empire which stretched from the Mediterranean to the end of the known world. Fame on the battlefiel

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I Shot My Parents

An incredibly shocking statistic exists in the United States, and that is that five parents are killed by their children each and every week. For most of us the idea of killing our own parents would be an unimaginable thought to conceive of but for Nathon Brooks this was his very plan. Back in 2013 Nathon was 14 years old, one night he walked into his parents bedroom and shot them both in the

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H.O.P.E. What You Eat Matters

Unfortunately the western diet is associated with some pretty serious diseases, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, the onset of these health issues in recent times has been detrimental to not only personal health but also society as a whole.Cardiovascular diseases have become the number one cause of death around the globe with more than 17 million dying of a heart attack or stroke each

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The Lost Tomb Of Jesus

The most famous death in history is the death of Jesus of Nazareth. 2,000 years ago in first century Jerusalem he was crucified by the Romans, the Gospels tell us he was buried in a tomb and two days later Marry Magdalene one of his closest disciples found the tomb empty.But according the Gospel of Mathew there was another story circulating after Jesus's death and though gospel calls it a lie

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