Documentary TV Series - Page 234
Vale o Escrito - A Guerra do Jogo do Bicho
2023
star 8.6The "jogo do bicho" (an illegal lottery of numbers) in Rio de Janeiro is controlled by families whose leaders are also patrons of samba schools. Two of these families are experiencing bloody wars of succession.Barakan Discovers
2019
Barakan Discovers
2019
Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan is changing.Mafia: Most Wanted
2025
Mafia: Most Wanted
2025
Reveals the inner workings of a Toronto crime family and the global empire of a terrifying criminal organization.Prinsesser fra Blokken
2016
star 5Documentary about teenagers and young women from the suburbs of Copenhagen.The Last Days Of...
2015
The Last Days Of...
2015
star 7The lives and deaths of the heroes and villains who have shaped our world. History is peppered with men and women who changed the world, only to become more controversial in death than they were in life. ʻThe Last Days of...ʼ examines six giants of history who suffered bloody and brutal deaths, retelling their stories, which are packed with unexpected twists and turns. Each episode features a panel of writers, thinkers and historians who set about exploring the downfall and legacy of these characters. This is history as it should be - compelling, dramatic and highly contested. It makes us question everything we thought we knew about the lives and deaths of the heroes and villains who have shaped our world.The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson
2019
star 10The actor and television presenter embarks upon a 200-mile journey from source to sea to discover what makes the Thames one of the greatest rivers in the world.Six of Hearts
1986
Six of Hearts
1986
A series which looks at the diversity of gay life through a mixture of documentary, drama, music and comedy.A Perfect Crime
2020
A Perfect Crime
2020
star 6.9In April 1991, Detlev Rohwedder, the head of Treuhand, the East German Privatization and Restructuring Agency, was assassinated in Dusseldorf. This documentary details the strange evidence recovered.Extreme Engineering
2003
Extreme Engineering
2003
star 7.2Extreme Engineering covers major construction projects from all around the world. Some are futuristic projects that may never be done, others are projects that are on there way to completion.Animal Atlas
2004
Animal Atlas
2004
star 9Animal Atlas is produced by Longneedle Entertainment, LLC, a subsidiary of Bellum Entertainment Group. Animal Atlas is a 30-minute educational wildlife show that "takes children on a tour of discovery, uncovering the secrets of how animals live and thrive. Young viewers meet animals from the familiar to the astounding, and the domesticated to the wild, including the diverse creatures of the African savanna, the finned and flippered of the big deep, and the colorful cast of the equatorial rainforest". Atlas began in 2004 for its first season in national syndication and will be going on its tenth year of national syndication during the 2013-2014 season. As of January 2013, Bellum will have produced over 230 high definition episodes of Animal Atlas and fourteen home entertainment DVD titles about animals.Search for Second Earth
2018
star 7.3Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.Kids of Courage
2019
Kids of Courage
2019
star 8This outstanding and sensitive drama series tells a young and family audience the stories of children who lived through a most difficult era in recent history - and who grew with its challenges.Poutní místa
2005
Poutní místa
2005
Abraham Lincoln
2022
Abraham Lincoln
2022
star 7.7The true story of America's iconic 16th president as told by weaving together both scripted dramatizations of important moments in his life and commentary by authoritative historians and public figures.Royal Mob
2022
Royal Mob
2022
star 8.2Recounts the story of the extended royal family that once ruled the whole of Europe. Told through the eyes of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters, the series will combine premium scripted drama with a host of expert historians to tell the tale of one of the most compelling, powerful yet dysfunctional families in history.The Seventh Day
2005
The Seventh Day
2005
This five-hour documentary traces the history of the Sabbath. Hosted by award-winning actor Hal Holbrook, the series features more than fifty historians, theologians and other experts. Backed up with careful documentation, "The Seventh Day" is an authoritative presentation of the controversy over Saturday and Sunday as Christian days of worship.The Price of Glee
2023
The Price of Glee
2023
star 5.6Glee's cast and crew reveal surprising truths behind making the series and recount the meteoric rise of a Hollywood hit as well as the tragedies of some of its stars.Black Panthers
2020
Black Panthers
2020
star 8Criticized, admired and feared: The Black Panther Party, founded in California in 1967, declared violent wars against racism and oppression. The two-part documentary looks behind the scenes of the legendary group, which emerged as a mouthpiece for African Americans during a time of social upheaval and soon attracted worldwide attention, but also the resentment of the government.
