Storyville · SEASON 13
Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach
Episode 29 · 2009-12-01
- Documentary
Episode overview
A failed coup attempt ... a British mercenary in a grim African prison ... a dictator accused by the West of torture ... and beneath it all, a spectacular underwater oil reserve that the world's major powers would love to get their hands on. It may sound like the latest John LeCarre bestseller, but it's the real-life intrigue behind Simon Mann's African Coup, Storyville's penetrating look at mysterious goings on in Equatorial Guinea, a tiny West African nation newly rich from oil and infamous for corruption. Filmed over eighteen months, with access to key players, the film offers a unique look inside a country that rarely allows in the foreign press.
60 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. Blast!2009-01-07
2. Fashion Victim2009-01-21
3. Wild Art: Olly and Suzi Paint Predators2009-02-02
4. Heavy Load2009-02-09
5. Prostitution Behind the Veil2009-02-14
6. Ghosts of the 7th Cavalry2009-02-16
7. Maradona: In the Hands of the Gods2009-02-23
8. Bulletproof Salesman2009-03-02
9. Robert Capa - In Love and War2009-03-07
10. The Children's Ward2009-03-09
11. The Jazz Baroness2009-04-17
12. Up for Debate - Team Qatar2009-05-11
13. The Baby and the Buddha2009-05-18
14. The Jew who Dealt with Nazis - Killing Kasztner2009-05-25
15. The Genius and the Boys2009-06-06
16. Blindsight2009-06-07
17. Angels of Rio2009-06-08
18. The Trials of Oppenheimer2009-07-15
19. The Time of their Lives2009-07-20
20. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson2009-07-26
21. Man on Wire2009-08-02
22. The Baby and the Buddha2009-09-06
23. Napoli - City of the Damned2009-09-14
24. Roman Polanski - Wanted and Desired2009-10-13
25. Men of the City2009-10-24
26. War Heroes - Section 60 Arlington Cemetery2009-11-09
27. Hi Society - The Wonderful World of Nicky Haslam2009-11-17
28. Survivors: The Horse Boy2009-11-24
29. Simon Mann's African Coup: Black Beach2009-12-01
30. The Age of Stupid2009-12-14
