Scouting for Boys (2007)
• May 14th, 2007 • 1h 0min
Documentary
Overview
Lord Baden-Powell's 1908 handbook Scouting for Boys is one of the most influential and best-selling books of all time. In the 20th century, only the Bible, the Koran and the Thoughts of Chairman Mao sold more. But they had fewer jokes, no pictures and were useless at important stuff like tying knots. In this entertaining and affectionate film, Ian Hislop uncovers the story behind the book which kick-started the Scout Movement - a work which is very eccentric, very Edwardian and very English. Hislop discovers that the book is also very radical and addresses a variety of modern issues, such as citizenship, disaffected youth and social responsibility. He explores the maverick brilliance of Baden-Powell, a national celebrity after his heroism in the Boer War, and considers the book's candid focus on health and well-being.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Barkley 100
Released on: 2014-06-03
Documentary
This short documentary tells the story of one of the world’s most difficult and bizarre sporting eve...
Guys 'N Divas: Battle of the High School Musicals
Released on: 2009-01-01
Documentary
This fascinating documentary chronicles the intense rivalry between high schools in Southern Indiana...
Francisco Boix: A Photographer in Hell
Released on: 2000-01-01
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In 1939, just finished the Spanish Civil War, Spanish republican photographer Francesc Boix escapes ...
El circo
Released on: 1950-12-31
Documentary
Madrid, Spain, 1949. The Circo Americano arrives in the city. While the big top is pitched in a vaca...
Fragmentos para una historia del otro cine español
Released on: 2010-05-24
Documentary
Documentary about the history of experimental cinema in Spain. FRAGMENTS is a historical survey of ...
Dying for Everest
Released on: 2007-05-05
Documentary
On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable ac...
Bruce Takes Dragon Town
Released on: 2015-10-30
Documentary
Upon discovering her uncle's lost kung fu film, the filmmaker travels to Taiwan during Ghost Month t...
Ho Chi Minh Kim Chi
Released on: 2016-11-04
Documentary
The sights and sounds of a kimchi factory in Vietnam.
Sum 41: Don't Try This at Home
Released on: 2011-08-01
Music, Documentary
The making-of documentary of the fifth studio album by Canadian punk band Sum 41, "Screaming Bloody ...
Batalha dos Aflitos 2 - A Volta Por Cima
Released on: 2007-04-24
Documentary
The Clube Naútico Capibaribe film about access right after the tragic battle of the afflicted.
Bobby Cassidy: Counterpuncher
Released on: 2010-02-18
Documentary
A deeply human portrait of a boxer with the heart of a lion who refused to give up, in and outside o...
In the Interstices of Reality or The Cinema of António de Macedo
Released on: 2016-10-29
Documentary
He was the most prolific within the New Portuguese Cinema generation. He would try western spaghetti...
Fanalysis
Released on: 2002-03-05
Documentary
Actor/cult icon Bruce Campbell examines the world of fan conventions and what makes a fan into a fan...
Invisible Nation
Released on: 2006-01-01
Documentary, Music
A documentary about vivid punk and alternative rock scene of Subotica, the northernmost Serbian city...
Unrest
Released on: 2017-10-20
Documentary
When Harvard PhD student Jennifer Brea is struck down at 28 by a fever that leaves her bedridden, do...
Storror Supertramps - Thailand
Released on: 2015-06-14
Documentary
Storror Supertramps - Thailand is the first film of its kind. Seven friends take you on a thrilling ...
Air Guitar Nation
Released on: 2006-03-09
Documentary
If your bedroom has become too small a stage for your air guitar antics, take inspiration from the c...
Adolphe Appia Visionary of Invisible
Released on: 1988-09-11
Music, Documentary
The life and work of stage designer ADOLPHE APPIA, originator of the most profound agitations in con...