‘He epitomised the dazzling 60s and then was gone’: the inside story of Rolling Stone Brian Jones
Nick Broomfield’s new documentary recounts the life and death of one of rock’s most tragic characters
TV tonight: meet the people planning bank raids in Lebanon
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to a couple taking desperate measures. Plus, the penultimate episode of Redemption. Here’s what to watch this evening
It’s a golden age for documentaries – but at what price for people whose lives are laid bare?
The Staircase gripped millions of viewers, but it wasn’t until I met Margie Ratliff that I began to question the human toll, says film-maker Camilla Hall
On my radar: Gary Younge’s cultural highlights
The author and academic on Richard Wright’s great unpublished novel, the joy of Brighton pier and dining alongside Gilbert and George
Christopher Nupen obituary
Maker of classical music documentaries who sought to capture the magic of live performance and the aspirations of the performers
Their trauma, our entertainment: what happens to documentary subjects when the cameras leave?
The Staircase’s Margie Ratliff, whose family nightmare became a TV sensation in the 2004 series, talks about a new film which looks at the ethics of ‘docu-tainment’
Derrick Knight obituary
Director known for a vivid documentary about the Watersons who brought fresh ideas to the British short-film industry in the 1960s
‘She’s like Princess Di’ – Selena Gomez and the extraordinary film about her mental health
Using six years’ worth of footage, In Bed With Madonna director Alek Keshishian has charted the former Disney child star’s troubled but successful pop reinvention, her remarkable empathy and love-hate relationship with fame
Political events now so quickly turn into TV drama that we risk confusing fact and fiction
This England covers Boris Johnson’s time in office. But that was only yesterday...
‘This is what it was like’: reliving the devastating US withdrawal from Afghanistan
In the harrowing documentary Escape from Kabul, first-hand accounts and archival footage bring us back to a terrifying time in 2021
TV tonight: a wild night in Grimsby’s new state-of-the-art prison
This fly-on-the-wall documentary series follows the custody officers employing a new approach to remanding people in custody. Plus, The Rap Game UK. Here’s what to watch this evening
TV tonight: second world war babies track down their Black heritage
An emotional journey for children born illegitimately to white mothers and African-American GIs. Plus: four single friends go on the same dinner date. Here’s what to watch this evening
TV tonight: a reality TV star confronts her turbulent relationship with alcohol
A sobering documentary in which Vicky Pattison talks about the addiction she shares with her father. Plus: the beat goes on in Night Coppers, when PC Robbie tackles an unruly pub-goer. Here’s what to watch this evening
Break stuff! How Limp Bizkit, rioting fans and a huge candle handout led to a music festival fiasco
Woodstock 99 was meant to channel the peace and love vibes of its 1969 original – until it became a violent, drug-fuelled pit of arson. Luckily, there were plenty of camera crews there …
Who knew a six-hour documentary about a Hollywood marriage would be so electrifying?
The Last Movie Stars, about power couple Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, also proves a devastating portrait of an era, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes