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The uneXplained
2012
star 8When traditional methods of dealing with human mysteries fail to provide help, the people profiled in "The uneXplained" turn to the supernatural world. Featuring first-hand accounts from people dealing with a range of unusual afflictions including undiagnosed disease, physical limitation, loss of memory, an unsettled cause of death, paranormal activity and unsolved crime, episodes profile individuals who seek remedies from intuitive healers, spirit channelers, psychic mediums, and practitioners in other metaphysical fields.Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer
2019
Viewers go on an incredible journey to the wildest points of the globe, uncovering the connection between the environment, wildlife and human beings of exotic locales. Each week, a new destination is revealed, ranging from Africa to Indochina and the Middle East, as well as many untamed islands around the world.Paranormal Declassified
2020
star 6.7Investigative journalist Paul Beban steps into the unknown to find answers to the world's greatest paranormal mysteries. Using declassified government documents, inside sources and daring determination, he'll stop at nothing to expose the truth.Lutas.doc
2010
Lutas.doc
2010
Lutas.doc is a series of documentaries, with profound reflections on violence, their contexts and forms of representation in the history of Brazil. The series combines reflection density with a dynamic and accessible language. Great Brazilian thinkers, doctors of philosophy, psychology, economics, history and sociology, as Eduardo Gianneti, Olgária Mattos, Laura de Mello e Souza and Contardo Calligaris, alongside major political players such as Lula, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Marina Silva and Soninha and graduates freethinkers of social movements, as Ferrez, Junior AfroReggae, Joao Pedro Stedile and Esmeralda Ortiz, analyze Brazilian reality on an equal footing. The country's history is reviewed, with a critical and daring look. With a dynamic rhythm and animation clips, episodes seek to bring highbrow audiences young and without much intellectual formation, likewise, to reflection.Deadly Journeys of the Apostles
2015
Deadly Journeys of the Apostles explores beyond the Bible, building new biographies of the Apostles from 2,000 years of history strewn across the globe, including the latest discoveries, controversies and insights. Can the Bible’s puzzling, often baffling and contradictory stories of the Apostles, riddled with high stakes mysteries, magic and malevolence ultimately be understood through modern investigation? Deadly Journeys of the Apostles explores the ultimate hero’s journeys. New support from historical records, archeology, Apocrypha (historic stories and writing outside the Biblical Canon) and modern investigation expands on the traditional biblical accounts of the Apostles. This series explores fresh evidence of the Apostles’ incredible travels.Empire
2012
star 6.2Empire is a major five-part series presented by Jeremy Paxman. It tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world – political, technological and social – and on Britain.Amazing Earth
1998
Amazing Earth
1998
The earth's history is filled with excitement: quakes, volcanoes, floods, valley-carving glaciers and lakes, and rising mountains. Fulcrum Productions and The Discovery Channel brings the explosive history of our planet to life in a a two hour special - AMAZING EARTH. From the heights of Mount Everest through the molten lava fields of Hawaii, we see a sweeping geological history of a planet whose tumultuous history continues just as violently today. Two years in the making, this ground-breaking documentary showcases the most catastrophic events and extinctions in our planet's 4.6 billion year history. Narrated by Patrick StewartMe Hereafter
2024
star 7.7A gripping true crime series following murder investigations. Combining investigative footage, interrogation videos, dramatic reenactments and interviews, it gives voice to victims as detectives uncover the truth.DDR in 10 Minuten
2020
DDR in 10 Minuten
2020
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.Expedition: Black Sea Wrecks
2019
star 2A team of international scientists make ground-breaking discoveries in the Black Sea - a treasure trove of ancient shipwrecks that date back 2500 years to the Greek and Roman empires, and the most complete Roman wreck ever seen.Up and Vanished
2018
Up and Vanished
2018
Based on the popular podcast, each episode focuses on a different missing person case, as Payne Lindsey and his team of investigative podcasters search for answers to help the victims’ families gain a sense of closure.Divnopis
2008
Divnopis
2008
Dead North
2018
star 7.8A female police chief in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan goes against all odds to uncover what happened on the night Chris Regan went missing and will stop at nothing to catch his killer.Decoding Danger
2021
Decoding Danger
2021
Apocalyptic fire storms, raging floods and the most venomous creatures in the world. We dig deep into the science behind nature's greatest threats, to find ways to stay safe, in Australia and around the world.Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites
2015
In this delightful six-part series, the nation's best-loved home cook draws on her wealth of cookery know-how to share a selection of her absolute favourite recipes.Garde-manger
2016
Garde-manger
2016
Byzantium: A Tale of Three Cities
2013
star 8Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the three identities of the city some call the Centre of the World: Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul. This one metropolis has been the capital city of three empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. Each brought its own faiths, Gods and traditions, and each left its mark on the city in its architecture, traditions and in the living faith-communities who still populate this vast modern metropolis of 14 million people.
