Article: Debra on the box: SHOCK DOCS.(Features)

Article: Heist? I've got one word for RTE's shock docs...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  July 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Heist? I've got one word for RTE's shock docs ... RTE1's latest gimmick is to give its documentaries one-word movie titles. Last week there was Heat, in which we were ...

Article: THE 21ST CENTURY FREAK SHOWS Why do we love ...
The Sunday Herald;  August 20, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Bus Pass Boob Jobs on Channel 4. Since the days of the Victorian freak circus, we have never had it so weird. So-called shock-docs have become so plentiful on Channel 4, Five and various niche cable and satellite channels that they are the subject of a ...

Article: ELIZABETH'S CANCER SHOCK; Docs: She can beat ...
The Boston Herald;  November 5, 2004 ;     473 words ...As Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential hopeful John Edwards, begins her fight against breast cancer, she can count on having the odds of recovery in her favor. "The vast majority of those who are diagnosed go on and receive treatment and do well," said Dr. Eric Winer,

Article: Medicated stents good enough to shock docs.(News)
The Boston Herald;  October 2, 2003 ;     471 words ...Byline: Michael Lasalandra Drug-coated stents are three times more effective in keeping coronary arteries open after angioplasty than the older untreated devices, says a study led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital. "This is the biggest advance we've seen to date in the field of

Article: EX-GERS SKIPPER IN CANCER OP SHOCK; Docs 'positive' ...
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  November 13, 2008 ;     672 words ...Byline: By Stephen Stewart FORMER Rangers captain Craig Moore is battling cancer,it was revealed yesterday. The Australian underwent surgery on Tuesday after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Moore, 32, had the operation at a hospital in Brisbane, where he skippers Queensland Roar. Doctors

Article: LAST NIGHT'S TV - Killer shots of the soldier snappers
The Northern Echo;  September 7, 2006 ;     655 words ...Shock Docs: Soldiers' Trophy Pix (five) The Only Boy For Me (ITV1) Who Do You ... prisoners being abused and humiliated. Few will have been aware, until Shock Docs, just how widespread are these photographic spoils of war. Recording ...

Article: The spike
The Scotsman;  August 31, 2006 ;     649 words ... ... eternal annual event, "like Wimbledon." The limits of shock-docs ALSO overheard at the Edinburgh TV festival - what is the ... in the face of a medical shock documentary? The trend for shock docs was explored in a debate called The Boy With an Arse for a ...