Stacey Dooley on 100+ Documentaries, Selling Sunset & Southampton

The Romesh Ranganathan Show

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Monday, 5 October 2026 - 1 hour 10 minutes

What makes Stacey Dooley such a good documentary maker?
In this episode of The Romesh Ranganathan Show, Romesh is joined by broadcaster and documentary maker Stacey Dooley to reflect on her journey through documentary-making, how she approaches telling them and the stories and experiences that have stayed with her.
They also get into some very important Selling Sunset and Below Deck gossip, before Stacey explains exactly why she hates Southampton.
Plus, there's some questionable role play, a game of Misquoted and a brief detour into boxing, Little Mix and Jamie Oliver.
A Ranga Bee Production.

Chapters

00:00 Intro
05:56 A gift for Stacey
08:21 Why Stacey loves boxing
12:39 Stacey hobbies
14:36 Questionable role play
17:06 What makes Stacey a good documentary maker
25:37 Selling Sunset and Below Deck gossip
28:16 Louis Theroux and the manosphere
29:55 Stacey's new documentaries
38:38 Are there really goodies and baddies?
44:35 A question from Shanthi
45:43 Why Stacey hates Southampton
50:47 Lessons from inspiring women
55:16 Who Stacey would love to interview
1:07:27 Outro

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