Documentary TV Series - Page 18
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
Penn & Teller: Bull!
2003
star 7.7This daring original series stars postmodern bad boys of magic Penn & Teller as they question many of our culture's most cherished and widely held beliefs. From the truth about palm readings and TV psychics to the reality behind Feng Shui and Ouija boards, the archly comic masters of misdirection host this eye-opening analysis of the middle-ground between perception and reality.Bering Sea Gold
2012
Bering Sea Gold
2012
star 6.5In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there’s a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before — here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It’s sitting in the most unlikely of places: the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea. And there are a handful of people willing to risk it all to bring it to the surface.A Perfect Planet
2021
A Perfect Planet
2021
star 8.7A unique fusion of blue chip natural history and earth science that explains how our living planet operates. This five-part series shows how the forces of nature drive, shape and support Earth’s great diversity of wildlife.Our World
2007
TXQ FICTION
2024
TXQ FICTION
2024
star 9.2Horror mockumentary program broadcast by TV Tokyo as a collaboration between director Tokio Omori and the YouTube channel FAKE DOCUMENTARY "Q".Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
2005
star 7.8Anthony Bourdain uncovers the best cuisine across the world. At each location, Tony dives headfirst into life's colorful and rich pageant, bringing his intellectual curiosity, empathy, wit and boundless appetite.Caught Red Handed
2013
Caught Red Handed
2013
star 7Dom Littlewood looks at clever new ways that the police and the public are catching crooks red handed.Popular Mechanics for Kids
1997
star 8.2Popular Mechanics for Kids is an educational Canadian television series based on Popular Mechanics magazine. It was notable for starting the careers of both Elisha Cuthbert and Jay Baruchel. The show's purpose was to teach viewers how things work. It was awarded the Parents Choice Award in 2003, and was nominated for the Gemini Awards. The show was filmed primarily in Montreal, Quebec, and is currently distributed on VHS / DVD by Koch Vision.Trailblazer Honors
2014
Trailblazer Honors
2014
star 7.5One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.arte 360° Reportage
1999
arte 360° Reportage
1999
star 7.6Stories of extraordinary lives and extraordinary lands across the globe.Adam Ruins Everything
2015
star 7.4Host Adam Conover employs a combination of comedy, history and science to dispel widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted.Mapping the World
1990
Mapping the World
1990
star 8.6Then complex world of geopolitics broken down into ten minute, bite-sized chunks. You'll never sound uninformed at the dinner table ever again.The Many Deaths of Nora Dalmasso
2025
star 7.5Who killed Nora Dalmasso? In this true-crime series, family and journalists share the untold story of her murder and the media storm that followed.Days That Shook the World
2003
star 6.6Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003. The programme features various milestones throughout history. It has been broadcast on the BBC, Discovery Channel UK, The History Channel and Viasat History. The series was also released on DVD by the Polish edition of Newsweek in 2007.Architectures
1996
Architectures
1996
star 9.5An ongoing series of films devoted to the most remarkable achievements in modern architecture, from the works that heralded the birth of the modern style at the end of the 19th century to the latest designs from today's top architects. By examining each building in detail, the series brings to light the role each has played in the history and evolution of architecture.Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults
2020
star 6.8What started in 1975 with the disappearance of 20 people from a small town in Oregon, ended in 1997 with the largest suicide on US soil and changed the face of modern New Age religion forever. This four-part docuseries uses never-before-seen footage and first-person accounts to explore the infamous UFO cult that shocked the nation with their out-of-this-world beliefs.Hoarders
2009
Hoarders
2009
star 6.3Each episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part with their belongings is so out of control that they are on the verge of a personal crisis.Lo de Évole
2020
One Strange Rock
2018
One Strange Rock
2018
star 7.7A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the most peculiar, unique places in the entire universe, brought to life by the only people to have left it behind – the world’s most well known and leading astronauts.Look at Life
1959
Look at Life
1959
star 8Look at Life was a regular British series of short documentary films of which 507 were produced between 1959 and 1969 by the Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation for screening in their Odeon and Gaumont cinemas. The films always preceded the main feature film that was being shown in the cinema that week. It replaced the circuit's newsreel, Universal News, which had become increasingly irrelevant in the face of more immediate news media, particularly on television with the launch of ITN on the Independent Television service, which began broadcasting in parts of the United Kingdom in 1955.
