Documentaries & Storytelling Videos Hacker News Recommends — Page 3

documentary#2764

Internet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland

Kirsten Dirksen

“I recall watching was pretty neat.”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2018

other#2766

Fred Dibnah How to climb a chimney overhang at 50+

dovecott

“the overhang climb in this is enough to make you feel dizzy”

3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

documentary#2798

Four Horsemen - Feature Documentary - Official Version

Renegade Inc.

“goes into these topics at length, especially money creation”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2018

talk#2828

Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) SR-71 Blackbird 'Speed Check'

Jan Johnson

“it's pretty amusing. As told by the pilot”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

documentary#2842

It's Quieter in the Twilight | Trailer | SF48

Boston SciFi

“about the team keeping the Voyager missions alive”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2025

documentary#2923

Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney (Part 1)

Matibeos

“there is a great series showing how industrial chimneys made of brick were climbed for inspection and repair.”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2022

documentary#2925

Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly

Motherboard

“It's worth a look.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018

documentary#2927

Part One: The Evergreen Equity Council

Michael Nayna

“the great, 3-part, documentary[3] by Mike Nayna”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

documentary#2965

Regreening the desert with John D. Liu | VPRO Documentary | 2012

vpro documentary

“I've seen a documentary with some before and after video footage. Quite amazing difference”

2 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

documentary#3056

Secret Billionaire: The Chuck Feeney Story

atlanticphil

“I watched an excellent documentary on this man a few years back[0].”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

documentary#3113

Inside Job (2010 Full Documentary Movie)

Aditya Shukla

“Interesting and informative about the catalysts for the crisis.”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

documentary#3115

The Engines That Came In From The Cold - And how The NK-33/RD-180 Came To The USA

Matthew Travis

“There's a cool documentary called "The Engines That Came In From The Cold" (available on youtube[1])”

2 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

documentary#3133

The Dolphin House

Atrocity Guide

“This video does a decent job of summarizing his life and work”

2 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

other#3173

Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited)

Tooth

“I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2025

demo#3191

Who's faster around London: a taxi driver or a GPS?

Tom Scott plus

“There's a fantastic Tom Scott video on it”

2 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

documentary#3233

How to Become TripAdvisor’s #1 Fake Restaurant

VICE

“I'd recommend watching the Vice video I found in another comment”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

documentary#3243

Everything Is A Remix (Full Film)

StarveTheSystem2

“You will enjoy this documentary (Everything a Remix).”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2025

documentary#3268

Quants | The Alchemists of Wall Street | VPRO documentary

vpro documentary

“just to get an insider look into quant traders and the effect HFT can have on the market, I also recommend these two short documentaries”

2 HN recommenders · 2013–2021

documentary#3273

The man who faked human cloning

BobbyBroccoli

“I'd recommend watching this video [1].”

2 HN recommenders · 2023

documentary#3285

GOG: Preserving Gaming's Past & Future

/noclip

“Noclip has a great documentary about it”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

documentary#3295

Rockafire Explosion Documentary

Rye & Cole

“There is an excellent documentary on the history and some of the fans preserving the technology.”

2 HN recommenders · 2023–2024

demo#3311

[4k, 60 fps] A Trip Through New York City in 1911

Denis Shiryaev

“Having it in color with sound made the video seem much more real and relatable.”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

documentary#3343

The Man With The Seven Second Memory

Real Stories

“For another incredible case of retrogade amnesia, check the story of Clive Wearing”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

documentary#3349

Final Warning Limits to Growth

biopilz

“You can watch this video to have an idea of their work”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2020

documentary#3362

The History of Tetris World Records

Summoning Salt

“made a great video that covers the history of Tetris world records”

2 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

documentary#3393

Taken for a Ride - The U.S. History of the Assault on Public Transport in the Last Century

PEACE REBEL

“I think the documentary Taken for a ride(1996)”

2 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

documentary#3399

Lake Peigneur Drilling Accident

ankerssm

“Quick 8-minute documentary on it that I found interesting”

2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

documentary#3482

The Three Rocketeers-2012:BBC-Future of Space trav

FirstSecondThoughts

“Here's a documentary that was broadcast on BBC4 a couple of months ago about Bond and his quixotic journey to get HOTOL/Skylon into the sky”

2 HN recommenders · 2012–2015

talk#3514

Single Point of Failure: The (Fictional) Day Google Forgot To Check Passwords

Tom Scott

“It's basically the scenario Tom Scott laid out about what would happen if Google stopped checking passwords”

2 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

documentary#3538

Plastic Wars (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE PBS | Official

“If you want to have your eyes opened about just how little of the material you probably think you are recycling actually gets recycled”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

documentary#3546

Douglas Adams - Hyperland

UJ ObscureMedia

“I just discovered this amazing documentary about hypertext from 1990, written by Douglas Adams”

1 HN recommenders · 2016–2020

documentary#3590

Hypernormalisation | Full Documentary | Adam Curtis

Adam Curtis Documentaries

“Adam Curtis is great, definitely check out his other work.”

1 HN recommenders · 2024–2026

other#3592

Nuggets

Filmbilder & Friends

“Here is a perfect video to do that”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

documentary#3616

Forgotten wrecks are a time bomb | DW Documentary

DW Documentary

“The DW documentary on the matter. A fascinating watch.”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

documentary#3617

'The True Cost' - Official Trailer

UNTOLD

“I stopped shopping those stores since watching it. I recommend it.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2021

commentary#3663

THE DUMBEST BOY ALIVE. PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE SIX.

Jon Bois

“Jon Bois did an amazing video about this one”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

explainer#3730

The Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century

Tom Scott

“I'd like to also recommend his other work of speculative fiction: The Artificial Intelligence That Deleted A Century”

1 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

documentary#3756

21st Century Jet - Building the Boeing 777 - Full Episode 1

shareoldvideos

“PBS did an interesting, long documentary filming the build and certification process for the 777.”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

documentary#3780

We Went To North Korea To Get A Haircut

Boy Boy

“Here's an interesting satire about this”

1 HN recommenders · 2022–2026

documentary#3831

What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2024

commentary#3878

Adam Curtis - Oh Dearism

UKNewsMediaBlog

“we just watch sad news each day and it makes us think all that can be done is say "oh dear”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2020

documentary#3904

The odd accent of Tangier VA - American Tongues episode #3

People Like Us - The CNAM Channel

1 HN recommenders · 2010–2025

explainer#3937

How A London Orchestra Broke International Law

12tone

“Here's an interesting 12tone video explaining how we ended up at exactly that”

1 HN recommenders · 2020–2022

documentary#3954

Guerrilla Public Service 2011

Richard Ankrom

“If you've not heard of Richard Ankrom who fixed an exit sign on the 110 freeway, check it out.”

1 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

documentary#4020

BBC How They Dug the Victoria Line

Graham W

“And a fun old documentary about the building of part of the underground”

1 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

documentary#4035

Forest Man

William D McMaster

“I also liked this documentary "Forest Man”

1 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

documentary#4067

Inside a Secret Chinese Bitcoin Mine

Motherboard

“The noise of these machines is incredibly loud and annoying even in the edited video”

1 HN recommenders · 2017

documentary#4145

I.O.U.S.A.: Byte-Sized - The 30 Minute Version

IOUSAtheMovie

“Here is a bite sized 30 min version of a movie called IOUSA that outlines the major problems that are ahead”

1 HN recommenders · 2009–2016