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BBC Two Sets “Buried With Michael Sheen” Documentary Premiere

8/18/2026

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BBC Two will air the two-part documentary “Buried With Michael Sheen” at 9 p.m. in the United Kingdom.
The film examines PCB “forever chemical” contamination in Welsh towns and its connection to Anniston, Alabama.
Actor-activist Michael Sheen leads the investigation and interviews residents of the polluted Welsh communities.
Sheen travels to Anniston to hear the community’s outrage over the same toxic legacy.
The documentary adapts the award-winning podcast that Sheen co-hosted.

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BBC Two will air the two-part documentary “Buried With Michael Sheen” at 9 p.m. in the United Kingdom.
The film examines PCB “forever chemical” contamination in Welsh towns and its connection to Anniston, Alabama.
Actor-activist Michael Sheen leads the investigation and interviews residents of the polluted Welsh communities.
Sheen travels to Anniston to hear the community’s outrage over the same toxic legacy.
The documentary adapts the award-winning podcast that Sheen co-hosted.