Best Documentary TV Series - Page 234
Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness
2009
star 9.5Survival expert Ray Mears takes an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet stunning wilderness, covering over 1,000 milesTomorrow's World: People of Science
2018
Explore the future with a series of programmes and interactive digital content. Hosted by Brian Cox.Harmony with A. R. Rahman
2018
star 3Harmony with A.R Rahman' is a curated exploration of the past and future of Indian music through the eyes of A. R. Rahman. India’s rich musical heritage is viewed through the prism of four specially curated instruments and vocal traditions, selected in order to represent the geographic and historic diversity of the country. The series will examine the traditions, the musicians and the locations.Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts
2023
Alice Roberts and her fellow historians explore Britain's long-standing obsession with invasion, by examining the physical reminders that are still here todayFuture Fantastic
1996
Future Fantastic
1996
Future Fantastic was a British documentary television series which premiered in 1996. This show looked at the how science and science fiction complement each other, and how ideas and technologies from the past are helping to shape our future. The series was narrated by Gillian Anderson and co-produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Learning Channel and Pro Sieben.Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
2022
Presented by Richard Roxburgh this four-part series is drug science without the politics. It unpacks the history, harms and surprising benefits of our most common recreational drugs.The Real Man's Road Trip: Sean & Jon Go West
2012
star 7Sean Lock and Jon Richardson head to Louisiana to live with Creole cowboys and Cajun swampmen, who wrestle 'gators and castrate bulls with their bare hands.The Big Fight
2023
The Big Fight
2023
All MMA stars in one series! Khabib, Fedor Emelianenko, Alexander Shlemenko, Islam Makhachev, Peter Yan, Magomed Ismailov, their coaches and families for the first time talk about how much it costs to win in a cage and why, after all the injuries, worries and losses, they still return there. Khabib's relationship with his father, what Emelianenko's daughter was crying about, how weight loss is going on and, of course, how money is earned and spent in MMA and why this particular sport has become one of the most popular in the world — this and not only will be told by the TV series "Big Battle" 2023 exclusively on Wink.Planet of the Apemen: Battle for Earth
2011
star 6The story of how Homo sapiens once shared the Earth with other species of hominid, and how, against all the odds, we survived.Secrets of World War II
1998
star 8Rarely has a war produced such clear cut reasons to fight as World War II. Suddenly, ordinary men and women found themselves thrown into fearsome, situations worthy of any Hollywood movie. The only difference in this series is that every story is true. Real people emerge as the Heroes of Telemark. Ordinary GIs and US Airforce and Navy personnel suddenly find themselves flying against the Japanese in China, jungle fighting in Burma and being dropped by submarine on enemy coasts at midnight. These untold stories can now be examined in great detail with the benefit of hindsight, newly-discovered film, maps and graphics. Each fifty-two minute story covers the background to the main action. It will give the viewer a clear view of the historical context, the strategic objective and the tactical effort made by flyers, sailors and foot-soldiers - often in the most oppressive and life-threatening situations - to win victory from the enemy.Drauzio em Campo
2019
Drauzio em Campo
2019
Buried Secrets of The Bible With Albert Lin
2019
star 7.5Albert Lin investigates two great stories of the Bible: Could real events lie behind the parting of the Red Sea and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?Royal Kill List
2024
Royal Kill List
2024
After the unprecedented public execution of King Charles I in 1649, his son and heir set out on a relentless campaign to restore the monarchy and pursue all those connected to his father's death. The epic story of bloody revenge during a pivotal period of English history. This is a story about espionage, revenge, power, loyalty, and the moment that changed the landscape of British politics and society forever.Helter Skelter: An American Myth
2020
star 6.4The untold story behind cult leader Charles Manson and his followers' heinous crimes as told through interviews with former members, archival footage, and newly-unearthed images.Helen's Polar Challenge for Sport Relief
2012
Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton makes an epic 500-mile journey to the South Pole by kite, by ski and - in a world first - by bike, to raise awareness for Sport Relief.Discovering Psychology
0000
Discovering Psychology is a PBS documentary on psychology presented by Philip Zimbardo, for which he received the Carl Sagan Award for Public Understanding of Science. The series was released in 1990, with an updated edition comprising three additional episodes in 2001.Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley
2020
star 10Historian Lucy Worsley debunks popular myths and royal as well as anti-royal propaganda about key events from British royal history including the English Reformation, the attack of the Spanish Armada and Queen Anne's forgotten legacy.The Contenders: 16 for '16
2016
Revisit the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years. From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign that launched of a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton.
