BBC documentary boss wants programmes that do more than entertain

Commissioning editor Charlotte Moore favours quality and craft over feelgood and populist. By Ben Dowell

In praise of… Adam Curtis

Editorial: A documentary film-maker who can link the colour revolutions of eastern Europe to the communes of California

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The inner orbit of Gustav Holst

Did a folksong-loving teacher really just happen to write England's most famous classical work? Film-maker Tony Palmer questions the myth

Reality TV squeezing out documentaries, says Kevin Macdonald

Oscar-winning director claims factual shows were 'must-see' in 1980s and 1990s but are now low priority in schedules. By Tara Conlan

Investigative journalism ‘dying a death’

Sheffield Doc/Fest: Panorama and Dispatches documentary-maker says financial pressures are curtailing newspapers' and broadcasters' reporting. By Josh Halliday

Joan Rivers film-makers faced ‘snobbery’

Sheffield Doc/Fest: Co-directors of Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work say parts of the industry questioned whether comedian was a 'worthy' subject. By Josh Halliday

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Joan Rivers to attend Sheffield Doc/Fest

The comedian will appear at the Sheffield premiere of a documentary charting a year in her life. By Josh Halliday

Who’s hating whom?

Yoav Shamir's film about antisemitism has drawn both praise and criticism. What's it like being dubbed 'the Israeli Mel Gibson', asks Imogen Carter

The great eccentrics of TV documentary

Tim Lusher: The Man behind the Masquerade offers an insight into the life and work of Kit Williams. Which other TV studies of great eccentrics have you found memorable?