Documentary TV Series - Page 228
Last Chance to See
2009
Last Chance to See
2009
star 7A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go back to see what has become of the animals in two decades, and to discover what has affected their fortunes.American Epic
2017
American Epic
2017
star 7.2Travel the country in search of unknown 1920s artists, when the music of ordinary Americans was recorded for the first time, transforming music forever, in a three-part film narrated by Robert Redford, featuring Jack White, Nas, Taj Mahal and others.Ancient Megastructures
2011
star 8.5Examine how ancient civilisations built some of the most magnificent structures on the face of the Earth, many centuries before the industrial revolution.Operation Barbarossa: Into the Heart of Darkness
2024
star 8In June 1941, Hitler decides to break the German-Soviet pact and set the German army in motion toward Moscow. From summer to winter, and from Kiev to Leningrad, previously unseen archival footage, some recolored, retraces the bloodiest military operation of World War II. Testimonies from soldiers and civilians recount these endless months of battles and sieges.CHIVAS: El Rebaño Sagrado
2021
star 7.5This four-part docuseries chronicles one unforgettable season with one of Mexico's most popular soccer club, the Chivas of Guadalajara, as they strive to resurrect their legendary franchise from a series of devastating losses.The Heart of Yugoslavia is made of mills
1979
Italian writer and screenwriter Tonino Guerra's journey to discover Yugoslavia, from the big cities to the heart of its countryside, between a past of traditions and ancient rituals and a future still to be built. Filmed in 1979, the reportage in the then still united country has the flavour of both an intimate diary and a detailed travel documentary.Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball
2024
star 6.5Details the tumultuous 1990 New York Yankees season through firsthand accounts of those closest to the team. The docuseries offers rare insight into the crossroads moment when the game's most storied franchise began its ascent from despair to dynasty.Prehistoric Autopsy
2012
Prehistoric Autopsy
2012
star 8.7A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.Fahndung Deutschland
2016
Fahndung Deutschland
2016
Battlefield
1994
Battlefield
1994
star 8.7Battlefield is a documentary series initially shown in 1994 that explores the most important battles fought primarily during the Second World War but also the Vietnam War. The series employs a novel approach in which history is described by detailed accounts of major battles together with background and contextual information.Animal Airport
2000
Animal Airport
2000
star 7Heathrow Airport in London, one of the world's busiest, isn't full of just people from all around the world who pass through its doors. This series tells tales of the many creatures that end up at the airport's Animal Reception Centre - some legally, many illegally - and the staff who handle arriving and departing shipments of animals in every shape, size, breed and colour. Along with thousands of cats and dogs, the centre has welcomed sloths, giant octopi, bears, elephants, tigers, lions, sharks, alpacas, venomous snakes, vampire bats, and Britain's equestrian team.Primal Survivor: Escape the Amazon
2022
star 2Survivalist Hazen Audel fights his way through 500 miles of unexplored Amazon using only traditional survival methods; he faces extreme environments, and he must reach the Atlantic coast before he's trapped by floods during the rainy season.Fake or Fortune?
2011
Fake or Fortune?
2011
star 8.6Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate the provenance or attribution of notable artworks.Empire
2012
Empire
2012
star 6.2Empire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world – political, technological and social – and on Britain.Wild Africa: Rivers of Life
2018
star 8Africa's rivers are the wildest places on our planet. Bursting with life, they are home to an array of wildlife who depend on the rivers for their survival.I Hus til Halsen
2013
I Hus til Halsen
2013
Real Estate Agent Jesper Nielsen, and Designer Søren Vester or Anders Faarborg, helps home owners having trouble selling their properties during four day periods.Eurotika!
1999
Eurotika!
1999
star 8Eurotika is a Channel 4 documentary film on European exploitation cinema. The documentary is similarly themed to Pete Tombs's book Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984. During the 1960s and 1970s, European low-budget films went kinky, emerging as a new type of cinema that blended eroticism, surrealism, horror, and over-the-top atmospherics.Cooper's Treasure
2017
Cooper's Treasure
2017
star 6.5The incredible story of 1960's legendary astronaut Gordon Cooper and the secret treasure map he began from space.Charley Boorman's South African Adventure
2013
star 2Join Adventurer Charley Boorman as he sets off once more on an epic motorbike adventure, this time making his way through the stunning, rugged and often unknown South Africa. Teaming up once again with producer/director Russ Malkin, they journey in a circular route starting and finishing in Cape Town, taking on all corners of this wild and varied African country, experiencing the deeply rooted cultures, the extraordinary people, the remarkable wildlife and the heart stopping adventures along the way.
