Best Documentary TV Series - Page 142
Kingdom of Plants
2012
star 7.2Sir David discovers a microscopic world that’s invisible to the naked eye, where insects feed and breed, where flowers fluoresce and where plants communicate with each other and with animals using scent and sound.Murder Under the Friday Night Lights
2022
star 6.8Across the country, high school football unites small-town communities. But when a heinous murder shatters that Friday night dream world, the crime ripples beyond those immediately impacted, and the community will never be the same again.Crash Course Zoology
2021
Crash Course Zoology
2021
This fourteen-episode series takes a rapid deep dive into the weird and wonderful biology of animals, guiding us across the tree of life as we endeavor to answer what makes an animal an animal anyway? Explore the current state of the world and how it's evolving with in-depth looks at particular animals, showing how the science is applied.Elizabeth: Our Queen
2018
Elizabeth: Our Queen
2018
This eight-part series interviews the Queen's Prime Ministers, members of the Royal Household and closest friends, to build a uniquely personal picture of Elizabeth, the woman, the mother, the Queen.Ancient Egypt - Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings
2013
star 8.8Presented by Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher who goes on a fascinating journey in search of people like us, not the great Pharaohs, but the ordinary people who built and populated this incredible place, creating a remarkable way of life. Dr Joann explores their homes, workplaces and temples. The programme originally aired on BBC2 and we meet Kha and Meryt, an architect and his wife who lived just outside the Valley of the Kings. They left behind a treasure trove of information; their extraordinary tomb, full of objects from their lives and deaths - from make-up to death-masks, loaves of bread to life-like figurines, even the tools Kha used at work in the royal tombs. Joann Fletcher uses this to travel into the remarkable world of these Ancient Egyptians,.Reddet
2022
Reddet
2022
The Real Murders on Elm Street
2024
star 5.7Explore true stories of real murders on Elm Streets across the county — proving that horror happens everywhere, things do go bump in the night, and no one is safe.Oceans Apart: Art and the Pacific with James Fox
2018
Art historian Dr James Fox traces the momentous impact of the west's contact with the peoples and cultures of the Pacific. It is a story of exploration, encounter and exploitation.The Secret Life of Components
2021
star 10Coinciding with the release of the remastered original episodes of The Secret Life Of Machines, Tim Hunkin began a self-produced spiritual successor called The Secret Life of Components. It explores some of the individual parts that so often make up the appliances and machines that were the focus of the original series. The weekly episodes included what Hunkin has learned through his experience with the component, along with many models for demonstration and examples from his amusement machines and other works.Revelation
2020
star 8.5In a world television first, Revelation takes cameras into the criminal trials of notorious Catholic priests accused of sex crimes against children. Through a series of extraordinary interviews filmed during the trials, Revelation uncovers the secret lives and motivations of some of the most reviled men of modern times. How does a man of God become a predator of children? Revelation culminates in the Vatican with the story of a high ranking Cardinal accused of abusing boys in an orphanage in Australia. Across three compelling episodes Revelation presents the deepest portrayal of the culture and system that protected perpetrators of heinous crimes against children.Klar til strid
2023
Klar til strid
2023
Murder Chose Me
2017
star 7.6Homicide detective, Rod Demery, races against the clock to catch criminals running loose on the streets of Shreveport, Louisiana.The Royal House of Windsor
2017
star 7.7Drawing on newly available evidence, this epic series explores the Windsor dynasty's gripping family saga, providing fresh insights into how our royal family have survived four generations of crisis.The American Revolution
2014
star 8.3Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the British approach. But history books don't tell of the man who sent Revere on his mission: Joseph Warren, America's least remembered founding father. Uncover the forgotten history of Warren and stories of other unsung heroes in our fight for independence.Six Wives with Lucy Worsley
2016
star 6.4In an ambitious and groundbreaking approach to drama and history featuring dramatic reconstruction, historian Lucy Worsley time travels back to the Tudor Court to witness some of the most dramatic moments in the lives of Henry VIII's six wives.The Trade
2018
star 7.2A visceral, rarely-seen look into the personal stories of those most affected by ongoing national emergencies.Blood & Money
2023
star 4.7From television's most prolific crime storyteller Dick Wolf, comes a new series where each episode chronicles notorious, ripped-from-the-headlines murder cases and trials motivated by greed.
