The former footballer explores the epidemic of football ‘fans’ posting hateful bile online, as he aims to confront the people hiding behind their smartphones and computer screens
It might be time to make an official collation for posterity of all documentaries and name it The Catalogue of National Disgrace. The BBC and Channel 4’s combined factual output would give an overview to future generations (assuming there are such things – see under “Climate crisis – causes, complacency, great die-off” in the catalogue) of all the ways we fail ourselves and one another. Because, after all, humanity is a foul pestilence that should be eradicated to give other species a chance to – as one of its worst examples recently had it – build back better. More like “Climate crisis – planet itself quite looking forward to it”.
Hunting the Football Trolls – Jermaine Jenas (Channel 4) looks at an old failure being given a new twist by – what else? – social media. The former professional footballer and current sports pundit investigates the increasing prevalence of online racist abuse directed at players. It is about as uplifting as it sounds.
