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Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby

2022 · 1 season

A sober, talk-heavy retrospective that feels like a guided tour through institutional scandal, rewarding close attention with context and consequence.

Created by
Daniel Bogado
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Dimbleby, Ros Sloboda, Emily Maitlis
Overview
David Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the BBC and its viewers over the last sixty years.

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Created by
Daniel Bogado
Genres
Documentary
Starring
David Dimbleby, Ros Sloboda, Emily Maitlis
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • politics
  • power
  • corruption
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Daniel Bogado
Starring
David Dimbleby, Ros Sloboda, Emily Maitlis, Alastair Campbell, Kelvin MacKenzie, Georgina Baillie, Bonnie Greer, Michael Grade
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 59 min each
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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