The predicament of these children raises some issues that the documentary could have explored more fully.
Despite his lethal training, Mr. Ressam seems a small-time operator, and the documentary could have done more to place him in the context of international terrorism.
The Panorama charities documentary could have caused embarrassment for the BBC if it had aired in the run-up to Children in Need, which took place this year on 15 November, and had a negative impact on its fundraising activities.
If there had been more films and documentaries it could have stemmed this genocide".
Television stations maintained live coverage through much of Sunday afternoon and Monday, filling the pauses with sentimental documentaries that could have been filmed during his 32 years of strongman rule, one of them titled, "Farewell, Great General".
"It was kind of like selling, or validating, the power that documentary photography could have," Mr. Constantine said.
In a TV documentary that could have been pitched by Alan Partridge, Ben Fogle will search for great white sharks off the coast of Britain.
The fact that Denis's was a sombre art film with a semi-documentary edge could have been regarded as a mitigating factor.
A welcome possible side effect of the documentary, which could have easily been a half-hour shorter, is that it will inspire viewers to read Mr. Thompson's work, perhaps starting with his early magazine article "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved".
With over 15 years' experience of working with challenging young people in London's most deprived boroughs, he had conducted extensive research for his new venture, and watched countless documentaries, but nothing could have prepared him for his time in Uganda.
