Best Documentary TV Series - Page 342
Jul i Tangerudbakken
2014
Jul i Tangerudbakken
2014
Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue
2009
The celebrated hotelier Ruth Watson visits and assesses the site of a planned hotel, guest house or bed and breakfast, and offers advice and support to the new owners. Watson identifies weaknesses in the preparations of the new establishments, and then sends the new owners to various hotels in the UK to improve their skills. Watson also fronts Country House Rescue for Channel 4, which sees her turn her attention to struggling country houses and their owners. Watson has previously starred in The Hotel Inspector, a documentary series for Five of a very similar format to Ruth Watson's Hotel Rescue, but with existing struggling hotels, rather than new start-ups.The Great Popes
2018
The Great Popes
2018
This intimate documentary series examines the lives and the most significant moments of the papacies of John XXIII, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis I.The Big Idea
2006
The Big Idea
2006
The Big Idea is a gameshow that aired on Sky One in 2006. Hosted by Richard Bacon, the show aimed to find the country's best new business idea, with the public voting for the winner who would receive £100,000 to invest in their concept. Regional heats took place in Manchester and London, then in every episode three mentors introduced two of the products they backed from the regionals. Scrapheap Challenge's Dick Strawbridge would then apply some quirky product testing.Border Control: Spain
2016
star 4Follows the offers of the Security and Customs Services at the borders of Spain, which are under the constant threat from drugs, weapons, and suspected terrorists.Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier
2021
star 7.2After Birgit Meier vanishes in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his tireless quest to find the truth.Passport to Latin America
2007
Passport to Latin America is a television show on the Travel Channel hosted by television host Samantha Brown and includes tours of Latin America. A successor to Brown's Passport to Europe series, in Passport to Latin America she tours cities of Latin America such as Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires and interacts with the town's locals. She also visits local landmarks, including popular restaurants and shopping locales, and educates viewers on events in the city's history.On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace
2024
star 7The story of a daring protest in 2013 on a Russian oil rig that goes terrifyingly wrong as Putin defends his oil at all costs. Shots are fired, and the protesters are thrown into a Russian jail.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 Reagans
2020
star 6.4A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.We Are LAFC
2019
We Are LAFC
2019
An all-access documentary series chronicling the creation of the LAFC franchise and its inaugural seasonThe Real Prime Suspect
2019
The Real Prime Suspect is a case of life imitating art imitating life. Former Met detective Jackie Malton - the real-life inspiration for DCI Jane Tennison from Prime Suspect - retraces notorious murder cases from the UK and US.Grave Mysteries
2017
star 10In a gripping six-part mini-series, police pursue baffling murder cases. To catch the killer, detectives must reconstruct the victim's life.RapCaviar Presents
2023
star 7.5Based on the influential 2015 Spotify playlist, this series is a deep dive into current events that untangles important subjects and offers a view of the world from an artist’s perspective.Nature's Fury
2009
Nature's Fury
2009
DIRT: The Last Great American Sport
2023
A docuseries that gives a look into the world of dirt track racing like you've never seen before by telling the story of NASCAR superstar Kyle Larson as he travels to dirt tracks across the country battling his fiercest rivals.The Philosophical Cafe
2009
star 10A journey that tells the thought of the greatest protagonists of Western philosophy, from its origins to the great thinkers of the twentieth century, through the story of great contemporary philosophers.Power Of Plants
2022
star 2Far From being passive or boring, Plants have evolved a host of tricks to beat the elements, predators and other plants
