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Documentary TV Shows

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Saving Lives at Sea
9.3
2016

Saving Lives at Sea

Documentary following the men and women of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Ruthless Aggression
7.5
2020

Ruthless Aggression

For the first time ever, hear the true stories from those who lived it, and witness the emergence of an entire new gener...

The Really Wild Show
7.0
1986

The Really Wild Show

The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CB...

Zero Hour
7.5
2004

Zero Hour

Zero Hour dramatizes the hour leading up to some of the most memorable historical events as they unfold minute by minute...

Architectures
9.5
1996

Architectures

An ongoing series of films devoted to the most remarkable achievements in modern architecture, from the works that heral...

Real Folder
2021

Real Folder

WWE This Is Awesome
7.3
2022

WWE This Is Awesome

Celebrating WWE's awesome history; reliving the moments that made fans go, "This is awesome!"

Changing Seas
2009

Changing Seas

Produced by South Florida PBS in Miami, Florida, Changing Seas gives viewers a fish-eye view of life in the deep blue. J...

MDR Zeitreise
2015

MDR Zeitreise

The Roshans
7.9
2025

The Roshans

This documentary series chronicles the trials and triumphs of Bollywood's iconic Roshan family — musician Roshan Lal Nag...

Grade One
7.0
2014

Grade One

Sinnasnekker'n
6.0
2010

Sinnasnekker'n

World Theme Tour
2008

World Theme Tour

The World Theme Journey is a program designed to deliver living experiences that only free backpackers can feel, away fr...

1000 Ways to Die
7.7
2009

1000 Ways to Die

The science of living and the randomness of death are combined with a dash of Darwinism. Forensic experts, pathologists,...

Planet Earth II
8.6
2016

Planet Earth II

David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most icon...

National Geographic Specials
6.9
1965

National Geographic Specials

For decades, the National Geographic Society has presented specials on nature, foreign culture, scientific breakthroughs...

Banged Up Abroad
7.6
2007

Banged Up Abroad

Documentary series where viewers are taken inside accounts of capture, incarceration, and terror far away from home with...

The Sorrow and the Pity
7.6
1969

The Sorrow and the Pity

An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II, bet...

Helicopter Heroes
2007

Helicopter Heroes

Helicopter Heroes is a British daytime television series, following the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. ...

CNN Special Report
6.7
1980

CNN Special Report

In hour-long, in-depth explorations, CNN hosts examine extraordinary individuals, unexpected events and controversial su...