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Greatest Discoveries with Dan Snow
2022
Dan Snow breathes new life into incredible archaeological discoveries, including an in-depth exploration of each discovery, delving into the history, myths, and legends surrounding these ancient sites. Through interviews with experts and on-site exploration, Snow brings these fascinating stories to life, offering a fresh perspective on some of the world’s most renowned archaeological wonders.planet e.
2011
Twitter: Breaking the Bird
2025
star 3Charting the rise and downfall of one of the most influential tech companies of the 21st century, this four-part series examines Twitter’s creation, rapid growth, and infamous sale; featuring exclusive insights from key players.Noel Edmonds' Kiwi Adventure
2025
Noel Edmonds and his wife Liz travel 11,500 miles to build a brand-new life in New Zealand.Heroes and Villains
2007
Heroes and Villains
2007
star 7Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians." In the United States the show is aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".Un Québécois à Paris
2017
Un Québécois à Paris
2017
Newton's Apple
1983
Newton's Apple
1983
star 8Newton's Apple is an American educational television program produced and developed by KTCA, and distributed to PBS stations in the United States that ran from 1983 to 1999. The show's title is based on the rumor of Isaac Newton sitting under a tree and an apple falling near him—or, more popularly, on his head—prompting him to ponder what makes things fall, leading to the development of his theory of gravitation. The show was produced by Twin Cities Public Television. For most of the run, the show's theme song was Ruckzuck by Kraftwerk, later remixed by Absolute Music. Later episodes of the show featured an original song. An occasional short feature appeared called "Science of the Rich and Famous" in which celebrities appeared to explain a science principle.Meerkat Manor
2005
Meerkat Manor
2005
star 7.6Meerkat Manor is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that premiered in September 2005 and ran for four series until its cancellation in August 2008. Blending more traditional animal documentary style footage with dramatic narration, the series told the story of the Whiskers, one of more than a dozen families of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert being studied as part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project, a long-term field study into the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of the cooperative nature of meerkats. The original programme was narrated by Bill Nighy, with the narration redubbed by Mike Goldman for the Australian airings and Sean Astin for the American broadcasts. The fourth series, subtitled The Next Generation, saw Stockard Channing replacing Astin as the narrator in the American dubbing.The Pizza Show
2016
The Pizza Show
2016
star 7Host Frank Pinello—owner of Best Pizza in Williamsburg, Brooklyn—travels around the world eating great pizza and meeting even greater people. From Brooklyn to Seoul, Chicago to New Haven, there's pizza culture everywhere, but it's the people we're most excited about.Nul Stjerner
2019
Nul Stjerner
2019
star 8An adventurous travel show with two hosts who go around the world and try to encourage the viewers to travel to new destinations and in new ways. Sometimes the best experience is in the worst starting point.The Great Offensive
2025
The Great Offensive
2025
star 7A three-part docudrama commemorating the 80th anniversary of liberation, chronicling the battle in Zeeland and West Brabant. Dramatic scenes, archive footage, and animations reveal the power struggles behind the seemingly united Allied front and its devastating consequences for Zeeland.The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast
2022
star 6.7Docuseries about the Black Mafia Family, who built one of the largest American cocaine empires.Big Big World
2014
Dope
2017
Dope
2017
star 6.8Filmed from the perspectives of dealers, users and the police, this vivid series offers a bracing look at the war on drugs.Kevin McCloud’s Rough Guide to the Future
2020
star 6Kevin McCloud is passionately optimistic about technology and the future, but Jon Richardson, Phil Wang and Alice Levine aren't so sure. Can Kevin persuade his trio of sceptics to see the light?The Way We Wore
2023
The Way We Wore
2023
A vibrant exploration of Australian fashion, The Way We Wore uncovers the cultural and historical significance of fashion, revealing how the clothes we wear can give intimate and surprising insights into how the country has evolved.Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice
2002
star 7.5Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice is an American crime TV series that examined real-life cases of crime, passion, and greed involving privileged or famous people. The episodes were shown on truTV and on Star TV in Canada as well as Zone Reality in Europe and Bio. in Australia. The host of the show was Dominick Dunne. The nine-season series started in 2002 and ended in late 2009 with Dunne's death.Witch Hunt: A Century of Murder
2015
star 6.7Four hundred years ago, hundreds of innocent people were killed as an obsession to stamp out Satanism swept the British Isles. Dr Suzannah Lipscomb investigates the events of this dark period in our history.A Year on Planet Earth
2022
star 7.3Filmed in over 60 different locations this epic documentary series will draw on the most spellbinding and dramatic stories from all corners of the globe. It will reveal the ways all life is connected and how natural events affect animals.Inner Evolution
2020
Inner Evolution
2020
Dr. Bruce Lipton Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of epigenetics, takes us deep within the structures of the cells, and into the energy of the quantum realms, to reveal the secret mechanisms connecting consciousness with wellbeing.
