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**Chris** · 12-12-2011, 13:53

BBC2 has just run a season on the money markets that covered some of the issues.

As to why there hasn't been a single, comparable documentary, well that would be because no UK film-maker has produced one. Simple as, really.

The one shown on BBC4 was branded as part of their 'Storyville' feature but that doesn't mean it was made, or commissioned, by the BBC. It wasn't. It was made by an independent American film maker and the BBC has bought the rights to show it, just the same as the BBC buys the rights to any number of other foreign-made films.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,413	Re: Fascinating Programme On Financial Meltdown BBC2 has just run a season on the money markets that covered some of the issues. As to why there hasn't been a single, comparable documentary, well that would be because no UK film-maker has produced one. Simple as, really. The one shown on BBC4 was branded as part of their 'Storyville' feature but that doesn't mean it was made, or commissioned, by the BBC. It wasn't. It was made by an independent American film maker and the BBC has bought the rights to show it, just the same as the BBC buys the rights to any number of other foreign-made films.