Best Documentary TV Series - Page 274
Playing with Power: The Nintendo Story
2021
star 7.5Peel back the curtain on the famously secretive Japanese company that would eventually take the global videogame industry by storm. Discover the humble beginnings of a gaming business that began many decades before the invention of television, and ride along the bumpy road of hits, misses, and wild ideas that turned Nintendo from a local playing card maker into a worldwide household name.The Men Who Killed Kennedy
1988
star 7.4The Men Who Killed Kennedy is a nine-part United Kingdom ITV video documentary series by Nigel Turner about the John F. Kennedy assassination.First Time In Africa: Backpacking From Cape Town To Victoria Falls
2017
star 10My first trip to Africa is a 5 week adventure through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia. Captured in this travel documentary.Brad Meltzer's Decoded
2010
star 5.3Brad Meltzer's Decoded, is an American mystery and conspiracy theory investigation television series, produced by Go Go Luckey and Berman/Braun, that premiered December 2, 2010 on the History channel. The series is hosted by political thriller author and non-fiction writer Brad Meltzer and follows a team of investigators who try to determine the meanings behind various symbolism, alleged secret codes and conspiracies that surround us every day.Tucci: The Heart of Italy
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Follow Stanley Tucci as he returns to Italy for more food-based adventures, seeking out the essence of each region and its people through the food they eat.Ma génération
2019
Ma génération
2019
At age 40, Pierre-Yves Lord wanted to «meet his generation» to discover the inspiring and extraordinary stories that compose it.Mother Undercover
2023
star 7Follow mothers who go to extreme lengths to save and protect their children from murder, international kidnapping, mass suicide and judicial corruption. The episodes will reveal how each mother took matters into their own hands and organized covert operations.Nemesis
2024
Nemesis
2024
A landmark series taking you inside the recent Coalition government in a revealing tale of politics, ambition and power. Key players tell all in riveting no holds barred interviews.The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild
2023
star 2Filmed at Claridge's over six years, this series follows work to dig out a five-storey mega-basement, add four new floors and create London’s most exclusive penthouse.Underdogs
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Underdogs
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Follow the story of the heroic underdogs of the natural world – the good, the bad and the frankly ugly. From their hidden talents to their bold hygiene choices, unsavory courtship rituals, devious camouflage techniques and “tough love” parenting skills, Underdogs will celebrate and champion the unique and unpredictable behaviors of a little known and surprising cast of animal characters.Extreme Measures
2018
star 8.5The stories of real people who are tormented by the past and take extreme measures to solve the murders of loved ones.Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop
2005
Four-part documentary series that tells the story of British pop music and our changing attitudes to sex, gender and sexuality.The Genius of Invention
2013
star 6.7Every time we switch on a light or boil a kettle we rely on power - but most people don't stop to think about the inventions and discoveries that allow us to live the way we do. In an exciting new four-part series for BBC Two, The Genius of Invention reveals the fascinating chain of events behind inventions that make everyday life possible.John Bishop's Australia
2014
Series following comedian John Bishop as he embarks on an Australian adventure, cycling from Sydney to Cairns. Along the way he meets extraordinary people and experiences some true natural wonders.Gift Of The Rains: Africa's Great Rivers
2001
In this series we choose 13 dramatically different rivers, each with its own unique characteristics, from the powerful Zambezi to the dry Hoanib River – a river that flows for only a few days a year. Each river flows through a different part of Africa, bringing life to dry deserts, flooding great plains and supplying constant water to tropical forests and bushveld. Some of the wildlife surrounding each of the chosen rivers is endemic, each species part of a unique ecosystem. The rivers have a formative influence on the lives of animals and plants that live along its banks and in its waters. Uniquely for television, we show detailed underwater sequences of creatures that live and hunt in the rivers of Africa. We follow the hunting techniques of the tiger fish, the protective instincts of mouth-brooding tilapia, the migratory instincts of barbel to reach spawning grounds, the eating habits of scavenging eels, and the hunting strategies of the fishing spider. Along the water’s edge, we show the nest-makingKulturlandschaften
2015
Kulturlandschaften
2015
Egypt's Golden Empire
2001
star 7This three-part special tells the story of the Egyptian empire from its beginning in 1560 B.C. to its collapse in 1080 B.C. Interviews with scholars and dramatic re-creations bring the story to life.Secrets of the Kohinoor
2022
star 8The stories of multiple rulers and their insatiable desire for the Kohinoor which led to significant and very bloody wars, triggered agonising mind games, and empowered rulers and ruined dynasties whilst exploring stories of powerful emperors whose lives intertwined with the diamond in unfathomable ways.First Footprints
2013
star 4First Footprints explores the story of how people arrived and thrived on our continent. With startling new archaeological discoveries revealing how the first Australians adapted, migrated, fought and created in dramatically changing environments.
