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documentary

[dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌdɒk jəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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Christine is one of four women who have chosen to waive their anonymity and speak publicly to the BBC documentary, Britain's Forgotten Girls, about how they were targeted by criminals when they were children.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

But as anyone familiar with Fielder’s reenactment-heavy work can imagine, “You Can See Everything” quickly becomes something far stranger than a conventional documentary.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

Our critic called it “a deep documentary dive into a septic TV concept that even now seems hard to grasp.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

The documentary powerfully captures the apocalyptic landscape of Gaza City, its streets reduced to rubble and mangled rebar, and the weighty sense of responsibility shouldered by the few remaining journalists on the ground.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

“Y’know, Levi is working on a documentary about artists. You should talk to him.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Celebrity-led programmes still featured in the Authored Documentary category, with documentaries from Olympian Sir Chris Hoy, former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson, and Sharon Osbourne's film about her late husband Ozzy among the nominees.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Byfield has appeared repeatedly in television documentaries, books, and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada, where he has often been portrayed as a stoic British soldier who endured hardship without complaint.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

They said over the past 18 years, Davis implicated himself on four separate occasions through interviews with federal and local investigators, appearances in television and YouTube documentaries, and his memoir.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

In bombshell interviews and tell-all documentaries, the American former actor has never hidden how difficult she found things following her 2018 fairytale wedding to Harry.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

I’ll have to be a Silent Sufferer, like those women Mom watches documentaries about.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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