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JazzJazz (2001) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ken Burns
Sprawling and absorbing documentary series from the maker of THE CIVIL WAR, charting the rising star of jazz during the 20th century, with an…
Celtic Britain (TV Series)Celtic Britain (TV Series) (2000)
Visually splendid three–part series that examines the history of the Celtic lands of Britain, using a mixture of dramatisation and sweeping…
Howard Goodall's Big Bangs (TV Series)Howard Goodall's Big Bangs (TV Series) (2000) Aro Favourite
Feat. Howard Goodall
Presented by affable Brit maestro, Howard Goodall (whose own notable works include the theme tunes to Blackadder and Mr. Bean), this enlightening,…
Our People Our CenturyOur People Our Century (2000) Recommended
Major, award–winning series tells the story of New Zealand and its people throughout the 20th century. Six episodes across three…
Paragraph 175Paragraph 175 (2000)
Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
An uneasy delve into past atrocities, this bitter–tasting but necessary document of Nazi war crimes goes beyond the oft–told persecution…
Rebels with a CauseRebels with a Cause (2000)
Dir. Helen Garvy
Straight–up look at the 'Students for a Democratic Society', the student group that began as pro–civil rights organization concerned with…
Faith Of The Century - A History Of Communism Faith Of The Century - A History Of Communism (1999)
Using fascinating, never–before–seen footage from the national archives of many countries including Russia and France, this documentary…
Federation Federation (1999)
Well–written doco that brings to life the events, personalities and experiences that lead up to the federation of the Australian colonies in…
Millennium (1999)
Dir. Various
Exhaustive history of the last thousand years, taken from the book by Felipe Fernandez–Armesto and presented by CNN. Refreshingly deals not…
New York: A Documentary FilmNew York: A Documentary Film (1999-2003)
Dir. Ric Burns
Grand and compelling PBS portrait of New York City in the vein of Ken Burns's fulsome documentaries (incidentally, directed by younger brother Ric)…

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