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‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/01/bring-me-the-beauties-hbo-docuseries #Documentary #UsTelevision #FactualTv #Television #Culture #TelevisionRadio
‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?

In HBO docuseries Bring Me the Beauties, a lesser-known, image-obsessed cult from the 80s is put under the spotlight

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Culture | The Guardian USMay 26
World War II with Tom Hanks review – one of the largest documentaries in human history https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/26/world-war-ii-with-tom-hanks-review-documentary-sky-history-now #Television #TelevisionRadio #Culture #SecondWorldWar #Documentary #TomHanks #FactualTv
World War II with Tom Hanks review – one of the largest documentaries in human history

This 20-episode take on the second world war, helmed by the Saving Private Ryan star, is a vast creation. But it still manages to wind up feeling basic – despite its great archive footage

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Culture | The Guardian USMay 8
Happy centenary, David! Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular TV moments https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/ng-interactive/2026/may/08/david-attenborough-100-most-spectacular-screen-moments #Television #DavidAttenborough #ScienceAndNatureTv #Wildlife #Bbc #Culture #TelevisionRadio #FactualTv #EducationalTv #Documentary #Animals
Happy centenary, David! Attenborough’s 100 most spectacular TV moments

He has been besieged by birds, had 120m crabs try to crawl up his trouser leg and stayed cool beside an erupting Icelandic volcano. As David Attenborough turns 100, we celebrate his most extraordinary adventures

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 29
‘A false narrative around a paedophile’: Michael Jackson biopic criticised by Leaving Neverland director https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/29/michael-jackson-biopic-criticised-by-leaving-neverland-director-dan-reed #Film #Michael #MichaelJackson #Biopics #Culture #Music #LeavingNeverland #Documentary #FactualTv #BusinessTv #EducationalTv #PoliticsTv #Television #TelevisionRadio #TheNewsOnTv
‘A false narrative around a paedophile’: Michael Jackson biopic criticised by Leaving Neverland director

Dan Reed says the film recasts abuse allegations as lies and sidesteps Jackson’s relationships with children

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Culture | The Guardian USApr 23
Sex, drugs and going Maga: what does Netflix’s Hulk Hogan series tell us? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/23/hulk-hogan-real-american-netflix #Documentary #Wrestling #DonaldTrump #Culture #FactualTv #Television #TelevisionRadio #UsNews
Sex, drugs and going Maga: what does Netflix’s Hulk Hogan series tell us?

The four-part docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American shows the almighty rise and bleak fall of a one-time wrestling hero who became closer friends with Donald Trump

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World news | The GuardianApr 17
Asif Kapadia to direct final chapter of influential ITV documentary series Up https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/apr/17/asif-kapadia-direct-final-chapter-itv-documentary-series-70-up #Television #Itv1 #Itv #Culture #TelevisionRadio #AsifKapadia #Documentary #FactualTv #TelevisionIndustry #UkNews #Children
Asif Kapadia to direct 70 Up, last chapter of influential ITV documentary series

Film-maker says it is ‘incredible honour’ to pick up baton from Michael Apted who died in 2021

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 25
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/25/duffy-kidnapping-rape-ordeal-new-disney-documentary #Duffy #Music #Culture #PopAndRock #RapeAndSexualAssault #Disney #Documentary #FactualTv
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary

Promising ‘unprecedented access’, the programme will recount the singer’s story, including full details of the harrowing attacks that drove her into hiding for a decade

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 13
Twisted Yoga review – a wild exposé of a tantric sex cult https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/13/twisted-yoga-review-tantra-apple-tv #Television #TelevisionRadio #Culture #Documentary #FactualTv #Yoga
Twisted Yoga review – a wild exposé of a tantric sex cult

This three-part documentary about women who were exploited and duped into sex work is filled with astonishing detail – while being sensitive to its interviewees

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Culture | The Guardian USFeb 25
Reality bites: why the wildest TV shows of the 2000s are haunting us now https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/25/reality-tv-2000s-documentaries #RealityTv #Documentary #FactualTv #TelevisionRadio #Television #Culture #UsNews
Reality bites: why the wildest TV shows of the 2000s are haunting us now

A string of documentaries are taking aim at problematic millennial hits such as The Biggest Loser and America’s Next Top Model – but who’s to blame?

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Culture | The Guardian USFeb 19
‘A queer true crime story’: inside a shocking he-said-he-said murder https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/19/murder-in-glitterball-city-hbo-documentary #Documentary #FactualTv #Television #TelevisionRadio #Culture
‘A queer true crime story’: inside a shocking he-said-he-said murder

A gay couple both have entirely different accounts of a gory murder, a fascinating story unravelled in a new HBO documentary

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