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Legend Quest
2011
star 3Legend Quest is an American adventure television series that premiered on July 13, 2011, on the SyFy channel. The series follows historian and adventure-seeker Ashley Cowie in his quest to crack the code on his hunt for the most powerful lost treasures in the world. On March 12, 2012, TVWise reported that the series has been cancelled by Syfy.Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves
2022
star 8The world's greatest paintings - and the most audacious art heists of all time. Gripping true stories of a global game of cat and mouse as high culture meets the underworld.The Heroin Wars
1996
The Heroin Wars
1996
History of the narcotics trade in Burma and the War on Drugs. In 1964, director Adrian Cowell and cameraman Chris Menges went to mountainous eastern Burma to film the Shan revolutionary forces fighting a bloody civil war against the military dictatorship. The impoverished Shans had only one way to finance the war: opium. Cowell has returned several times over the last 30 years to record the ongoing civil war and the burgeoning opium trade. The first and last episodes are produced in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE.David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles
2019
In this five-part series, comedy legend Sir David Jason hits the West Coast of the USA. He’s on a revealing and entertaining journey of a lifetime by planes, trains and automobiles, discovering the machines that made America and changed the world.House of Horrors: Kidnapped
2014
star 8HOUSE OF HORRORS: KIDNAPPED tells the gripping stories of people who were kidnapped and lived to tell. Each episode reveals one survivor’s terrifying experience from the moment of abduction to the hours, days, or months of captivity to the escape and recovery, as told through their eyes.Girls Incarcerated
2018
star 7.1An eight-part documentary series that goes behind the scenes at Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility in Indiana, where teenage girls struggle to overcome their troubled pasts and find hope for the future.Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
2025
star 6.8This jaw-dropping documentary goes behind the scenes of America's most controversial talk show to expose its biggest scandals, both on- and off-camera.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.Nature Tech
2006
star 10All In Earth's 4 billion year history, nature has solved all of lifes problems, from the highest mountain to the deepest ocean. Evolution is the ultimate inventor and many of mans most clever engineering solutions have exact counterparts in nature. In three amazing episodes, NatureTech views our world with fresh eyes, where nature and technology stand hand in hand.Spökjakt
2020
star 7Swedish celebrities Jocke & Jonna's journey exploring well-known haunted places around Sweden and EuropeNigel Slater's Middle East
2018
Nigel Slater explores the Middle East, cooking and eating with the people of Lebanon, Turkey and Iran, as he discovers the secrets of the world's oldest cuisines.Hitler and the Reichstag Fire
2023
star 7Explores the burning of the German Parliament building and how it led to the rise of Nazi dictatorship in the country a month after Adolf Hitler became chancellor.Britain's Big Wildlife Revival
2013
Britain's Big Wildlife Revival brings together some of the BBC's most respected wildlife experts to highlight the plight of Britain's most at-risk animals.Şu Çılgın Türkler
2014
Şu Çılgın Türkler
2014
Sue Perkins: Perfectly Legal
2022
star 2.8There are bizarre, very unusual and extremely shocking activities that, despite the risk and associated dangers, are just legal in South American countries. Sue Perkins is eager to take advantage of this, and enjoys experiencing these adventurous yet dangerous challenges. In this way she hopes to defy and hopefully cover up her middle age.Iceland with Alexander Armstrong
2021
star 7Alexander Armstrong travels to the Land of Fire and Ice to learn more about the unique nature and culture found there, visiting every corner of Iceland to experience the incredible sights and people.Unique Eats
2010
Unique Eats
2010
Unique Eats is a TV series on Cooking Channel about various restaurants across the United States and their signature dishes. The show features talking head interviews with various chefs and food critics who give their judgement about the foods. Each episode focuses on one theme, such as "comfort foods" or "desserts".
