# Stacey Dooley on 100+ Documentaries, Selling Sunset & Southampton

An episode of [The Romesh Ranganathan Show](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1838594107), 4 Oct 2026, 1 h 11 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT7576547368.mp3

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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