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  • Boris & Brambor

    2020

    Boris & Brambor

    2020

  • Mapping the World

    1990

    Mapping the World

    1990

    star 8.6
    Then complex world of geopolitics broken down into ten minute, bite-sized chunks. You'll never sound uninformed at the dinner table ever again.
  • 动物世界

    1981

    动物世界

    1981

  • This Is Your Life

    1952

    This Is Your Life

    1952

    star 6.4
    This Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally hosted by its producer, Ralph Edwards from 1952 to 1961. In the show, the host surprises a guest, and proceeds to take them through their life in front of an audience, including special guest appearances by colleagues, friends and family. Edwards revived the show in 1971-72, while Joseph Campanella hosted a version in 1983. Edwards returned for some specials in the late 1980s, before his death in 2005. The show originated as a radio show on NBC Radio airing from 1948 to 1952.
  • Australian Story

    1996

    Australian Story

    1996

    star 4.8
    Putting the "real" back into reality television, Australian Story is an award-winning documentary series with no narrator and no agendas — just authentic stories told entirely in people's own words.
  • Explained

    2018

    Explained

    2018

    star 7.5
    This documentary series, made in partnership with Vox, explain some of the world's current trends, from politics, to science to pop culture.
  • Elefant, Tiger & Co.

    2003

    Elefant, Tiger & Co.

    2003

    star 7.2
  • The Nature of Things

    1960

    The Nature of Things

    1960

    star 7.1
    The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.
  • Planet Earth II

    2016

    Planet Earth II

    2016

    star 8.6
    David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
  • The First 48

    2004

    The First 48

    2004

    star 7.9
    The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
  • For Heaven's Sake

    2002

    For Heaven's Sake

    2002

    star 6.5
    Sister Hanna is a spirited, witty, resolute, warm-hearted, and - attractive nun. With her wit and street cred, she takes charge of Kaltenthal Cloister, transforming it into a popular refuge for all those seeking help of one kind or another. She also brings new life to the sleepy provincial community, proving herself quite a match for her great rival and opponent, the mayor Wolfgang Wöller.
  • Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    2020

    Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    2020

    star 7.5
    Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.
  • Biography

    1987

    Biography

    1987

    star 6.5
    Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.
  • Life Below Zero

    2013

    Life Below Zero

    2013

    star 7.3
    Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.
  • Zone interdite

    1993

    Zone interdite

    1993

    star 5
    For thirty years, Zone Interdite has been the magazine that documents and analyzes the upheavals in French society. Conducted over time, the investigations broadcast in the program reveal the taboos, passions, and struggles of the French people at the heart of current events.
  • Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst

    1967

    Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst

    1967

    star 8.1
    Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst is a German television programme broadcast since October 1967 on ZDF that aims to combat and solve crimes. Until 2003 it was produced in co-operation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse. It was the basis for the BBC show Crimewatch, the Dutch show Opsporing Verzocht and its US equivalent America's Most Wanted.
  • Austin City Limits

    1975

    Austin City Limits

    1975

    star 6.2
    Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music legends and innovators from every genre.
  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    2004

    Who Do You Think You Are?

    2004

    star 6.7
    A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
  • imagine…

    2003

    imagine…

    2003

    star 5.6
    The biggest names from the world of art, film, music, literature and dance. Alan Yentob gets close up with those shaping today's cultural world.
  • Lockup

    2005

    Lockup

    2005

    star 7.3
    Lockup explore prison facilities throughout the United States, profiling notable inmates, incidents, and prison operations.
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