Here's a link to a great online documentary library. An amazing resource, though I'm not entirely sure of its legality. Still, tons of good (and not so good) documentaries free to watch and, importantly, tucked among the 'Science' list is our old favourite. Looks like we might have a LOT of material in here.
Ironically, I can also recommend a few in the 'Religion' category. 'A Brief History of Disbelief' and it's companion 'The Atheism Tapes' feature the extraordinarily insightful Jonathan Miller. 'Jesus Camp', 'Louis Theroux: Fundamentalist Christianity' and 'Religulous' are all thought-provoking, entertaining and deeply unsettling in equal measure. For something a little more sedate and cerebral try 'Cracking the Mayan Code' ('Mystery'). Standards such as "ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room' ('Economics'), 'An Inconvenient Truth' ('Environment'), 'Sicko' ('Health'), 'Capturing the Friedmans' ('Biography') and 'Man on Wire' ('Music and Performing Arts') are all worth a watch - to see what all the fuss is about as well as for the content itself.
Would love some more recommendations if you have some. Certainly not 'Ross Kemp on Gangs', but beyond that it's hard to know where to start...
RF
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