How to make a documentary when you don’t have a clue
- 17th April 2023,
Ben Knight reflects on the catalogue of mistakes and regrets that come with making a documentary
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- 28th March 2022,
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- 18th March 2022,
The German military has just been given a massive defense budget boost — but it is..
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- 16th February 2022,
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- 5th November 2021,
German Jewish Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer, who moved back to Berlin at the age of 88,..
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- 3rd November 2021,
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- 7th October 2021,
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- 21st August 2021,
Two Afghans who helped the German military managed to the country before the Taliban took control...