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===Television===

Beckham has shot five official documentaries. The first, dated 11 January 2000, was called ''Victoria's Secrets'', a programme only shown in the UK on [[Channel 4]]. It involved Beckham being followed by cameras while also discussing and interviewing other British celebrities, such as [[Elton John]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv_and_radio/story/0,,244893,00.html |title=Watch this |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=11 January 2000|accessdate=22 December 2007 | location=London}}</ref>

The second, ''[[Being Victoria Beckham]]'', was broadcast in March 2002 and saw Beckham discussing her career as a solo artist with the release of her first album, and also showed her at various photo shoots and recording sessions. The documentary attracted a strong audience of 8.83 million,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&RequestTimeout=500 |title=Weekly Viewing Summary. Scroll to w.e 10/03/02 |work=[[BARB]]|accessdate=28 December 2007}}</ref> coming top in its timeslot.<ref>Hodgson, Jessica. {{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/mar/05/overnights |title=Beckham brings 8m to ITV1 |work=The Guardian |date=5 March 2002|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | first=Jessica | last=Hodgson}}</ref> One critic described her as "so clearly level-headed, happy with her not inconsiderable lot and seemingly unfazed by the madly intrusive nature of her monumentally ridiculous fame".<ref name="laydeez">Flett, Kathryn. {{Cite news|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,664821,00.html |title=Nights with the laydeez |work=The Guardian |date=10 March 2002|accessdate=20 December 2007 | location=London | first=Kathryn | last=Flett}}</ref> The third, ''[[The Real Beckhams]]'', aired on 24 December 2003 on ITV1 and focused on the Beckhams' move to Madrid from London after David Beckham was signed to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]. It also featured Victoria Beckham re-launching her solo career and showed her mocking the tabloid stories she reads in the paper every day. The special received an audience of 6.10 million viewers<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial&RequestTimeout=500 |title=Weekly Viewing Summary. Scroll to w.e 28/12/03 |work=BARB|accessdate=24 December 2007}}</ref> and was later released on DVD on 2 February 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001E5SJS |title=The Real Beckhams |publisher=Amazon|accessdate=20 December 2007}}</ref>