Uploaded March 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
50 minute documentary following every stage of the epic five year battle to make The Age of Stupid climate blockbuster, from early funding meetings in London to kidnap close-calls in Nigeria and from filming with Pete Postlethwaite to recording the full orchestral score.
50 minute documentary following every stage of the epic five year battle to make The Age of Stupid climate blockbuster, from early funding meetings in London to kidnap close-calls in Nigeria and from filming with Pete Postlethwaite to recording the full orchestral score.
![RIVERCIDE live doc [EDITED VERSION] with George Monbiot, Charlotte Church, Benjamin Zephaniah](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kSPtVkJ_Uxs/mqdefault.jpg "RIVERCIDE live doc [EDITED VERSION] with George Monbiot, Charlotte Church, Benjamin Zephaniah
This is the edited version of the live broadcast: its shorter, snappier, includes the archive shots we didnt managed to get into the live version and also has the complete version of George Monbiot accidentally crashing his kayak into a bush.
If you prefer to watch the 77 min live version, which has over 100,000 views, its here: https://youtu.be/5ID0VAUNANA
Anyone is free to screen our film whenever, wherever, free of charge. You can download a high res screening version here: https://vimeo.com/636075808
The worlds first live documentary, RIVERCIDE set out to discover who is polluting Britains rivers and why nobody is stopping them. Presented by journalist George Monbiot, directed by The Age of Stupid’s Franny Armstrong and with live performances by Benjamin Zephaniah and Charlotte Church, RIVERCIDE is both gutsy investigative journalism and ground-breaking filmmaking.
More about the film and the campaign to save our rivers: www.rivercide.tv
Latest updates on Twitter: @rivercide_live, @georgemonbiot, @frannyarmstrong, @nicolacutcher
More from Spanner Films: www.spannerfilms.net")
