Best Documentary TV Series - Page 357
Boris Becker: The Rise and Fall
2023
star 7From global tennis stardom to prison - the unbelievable inside story.Ultimate Vehicles
2018
Ultimate Vehicles
2018
The most spectacular vehicles in the world are milestones of engineering that have changed land, water, and air transport for good. Each episode features a different class of vehicle, from the breathtakingly fast to the impressively powerful.Drug Lords
2018
star 7.2Witness the stories of history's most notorious kingpins, their terrifying enforcers, and the men and women who've sworn to bring them down.The War of the World
2006
The War of the World
2006
A documentary in which controversial historian Professor Niall Ferguson argues that in the last century there were not in fact two World Wars and a Cold War, but rather a single Hundred Years' War. A compelling argument is made to consider all of the conflicts of the 20th century in a broader context.Britain's Biggest Warship
2018
star 7.2HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most advanced warship ever constructed in Britain. As she embarks on gruelling sea trials we see ship and crew pushed to breaking point.The Machines That Built America
2021
star 7The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.India from Above
2020
star 6In India From Above, cutting-edge aerial footage reveals how India, which is at once both modern and steeped in ancient mysticism, is shaped by its developed and untouched landscapes.Die große Flucht
2001
Die große Flucht
2001
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.China from the Inside
2007
China is rapidly becoming a world power, but much of the country and its people remain hidden to those outside its borders. China from the Inside, provides a rare insider's view of China, her institutions and people. China is at a critical point in its history -- it is richer and stronger than ever, but the clash between economic policies and the Communist political agenda complicates the lives of many of its citizens. China from the Inside includes perspectives ranging from those of the powerful to the powerless, the scholars and the uneducated, and the supporters and detractors of today's China. It does not shy away from China's many contradictions, with scenes from some of the most breathtaking places on the planet as well as the most polluted. Across four extraordinary hours, the series explores a country of 1.3 billion people undergoing astonishing growth while facing prodigious obstacles.The Pyrenees with Michael Portillo
2022
Michael Portillo embark on an extraordinary voyage of self-discovery, exploring the dramatic mountain range that straddles the border between France and Spain, the Pyrenees. The four-part series is a real adventure for Michael as he walks a stretch of the 270 mile trail through the Pyrenees, from the Bay of Biscay on the Atlantic coast in the West to the shores of the Mediterranean in the East.Medianoche en Asia: Comer · Bailar · Soñar
2022
star 5.4Night brings out the most playful side of Asia's metropolises. This docuseries captures the food, drink, music — and night owls who shine in the dark.El Bull - The History of a Dream
2010
star 6"El Bulli - The History of a Dream" tells the amazing story of how Ferrán Adrià, a boy with a modest background with no interest in cooking, became the most influential chef in modern history and one of the world's most disruptive thinkers of our times. His legendary restaurant El Bulli changed forever the way we eat, pioneering a dialogue between gastronomy, art, design and science.De pères en fils
2015
De pères en fils
2015
Die Trying
2014
star 2Witness amazing, never-before-seen adventures as experts push the limits of possibility for science.Funny How?
2017
Deadly Dinosaurs with Steve Backshall
2018
star 6.5Steve Backshall is on the hunt for the deadliest animals to have ever walked the earth: Dinosaurs! Using modern technology to test their incredible abilities, he challenges everything we thought we knew about these creatures.The Americas with Simon Reeve
2019
star 7.7In this limited series Simon Reeve begins his most ambitious journey yet, travelling the entire length of the AmericasLe 11 septembre et moi
2021
The series features interviews well-known and popular artists, to get a clearer understanding of the impact of September 11, 2001 on an entire generation of children of Arab origin in Quebec.One Punk Under God
2006
star 9One Punk Under God is a 2006 original observational documentary that airs on the Sundance Channel, directed and produced by Jeremy Simmons. It focused on the life of Jay Bakker, only son of Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Messner, formerly evangelical ministers and hosts of The PTL Club. The documentary is a six-part series of half-hour episodes.
