Docs That Rock Podcast

Double episode reviewing 2 documentaries about the brutal murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork Ireland in 1996. Murder at the Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie by Jim Sheridan and the Netflix doc Sophie: A Murder in West Cork.

It was a time before horror was an everyday reality but this iconic pseudo documentary shook the British Isles when it was first aired back in 1992.

The Enfield poltergeist was a claim of supernatural activity at 284 Green Street, a council house in Enfield, London, England, between 1977 and 1979 involving two sisters, aged 11 and 13. Warning: The sound quality on this episode is horrifying. Listen at your own peril....and Happy Halloween to all our listeners!

This documentary series takes a detailed look at the disappearance of 3-year-old Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday with her family in Portugal in 2007.

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. We discuss this crazy documentary series. A zoo owner with over 200 big cats spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters.

RE-RELEASE in honour of St. Patricks Day. We review the wonderful documentary 'Strange Occurrences in a Small Irish Village' (2016) Knock is a small Irish village but it has big heart. We talk miracles, moving statues and movie making.

The Edge of Democracy sees political documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unravelling of two Brazilian presidencies.

American Factory is a 2019 OSCAR (TM) nominated documentary, directed by Bognar and Reichert. The "American" factory is situated in Dayton, Ohio and run by Chinese company Fayao. It's a tale of culture clash and labor politics but its use of music and humor makes this a remarkable piece of film making. Docs That Rock would also like to congratulate Eimear Noone on becoming the first female conductor at the OSCARS(TM) tonight...not a composer as we mistakenly said :(

We discuss the 2018 documentary film about flat Earth believers in the United States. In this doc you meet the growing, worldwide community of theorists who defend the belief that the Earth is flat while living in a society who strongly rejects it.

Carol Morley sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.