Popular Documentary TV Shows - Page 362
Daughters of Destiny
2017
Daughters of Destiny
2017
star 6.9Five girls from India's most impoverished families attend a boarding school designed to create opportunities as they strive for a brighter future.Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines
1998
star 7Jeremy Clarkson's Extreme Machines was a six-part documentary series, originally broadcast on BBC Two in 1998. The series focused on presenter Jeremy Clarkson, testing out a series of cars, jet planes and powerboats.A Nation of Kimchi
2023
A Nation of Kimchi
2023
star 10Embark on a gastronomic adventure of kimchi and discover what makes it Korea's most symbolic food of unity, history and ever-evolving creativity.Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed
2023
star 6.2Lyle and Erik Menendez infamously killed their parents in 1989. Menudo was the first mega-boy band to take the world by storm. In this explosive limited series, viewers will learn of the connection that links the two stories and could corroborate the brothers' decades-old accusations against their father, Jose Menendez. One former Menudo member could be the key to changing how the public views the brothers' case while simultaneously crusading for his own justice.Texas 6
2020
Texas 6
2020
star 5This docuseries takes place in Strawn, Texas and follows the Greyhounds, a high school six-man football team under the direction of Coach Dewaine Lee, as they attempt a three-peat for the 6-Man Football State Championship.The American Revolution
2014
star 8.3Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the British approach. But history books don't tell of the man who sent Revere on his mission: Joseph Warren, America's least remembered founding father. Uncover the forgotten history of Warren and stories of other unsung heroes in our fight for independence.The Real Narcos UK: Blood and Fear
2018
Series revealing Britain's most powerful gangsters, and the tactics used to bring them down.Stilbruch
2008
Stilbruch
2008
America's Serial Killers: Portraits in Evil
2009
star 6This true crime docuseries strips the covers from a world of profiling, forensic science and painful investigation to expose history's most brutal serial killers.Nisman: The Prosecutor, the President and the Spy
2019
star 6.7Hours before denouncing Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of negotiating impunity of Iranians possibly involved in the AMIA bombing in 1994, prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment in Buenos Aires.China's Good Dishes
2023
了不起的国宝
2024
了不起的国宝
2024
Around the World by Train With Tony Robinson
2019
Covering thousands of miles, Sir Tony Robinson takes a whirlwind journey around the globe by train.Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
2011
star 8Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force - electricity. Until fairly recently, electricity was seen as a magical power, but it is now the lifeblood of the modern world and underpins every aspect of our technological advancements. Without electricity, we would be lost. This series tells of dazzling leaps of imagination and extraordinary experiments - a story of maverick geniuses who used electricity to light our cities, to communicate across the seas and through the air, to create modern industry and to give us the digital revolution.The Eyes of Nye
2005
The Eyes of Nye
2005
star 5.2The Eyes of Nye was a science program airing on public television in the United States in 2005 and featuring Bill Nye. The show was more sophisticated than its predecessor Bill Nye the Science Guy, as it was aimed more toward adults and teenagers than children. All episodes were rated TV-G, except for "Addiction" and "The Evolution of Sex", both rated TV-PG. The creation of the show was motivated by the success of the television program Bill Nye the Science Guy, as well as a widespread contempt among scientists for scientific journalism in the media. The program was based in Seattle, Washington, produced by Buena Vista Television and broadcast during primetime by KCTS, the local PBS affiliate.56 Up
2012
56 Up
2012
Jack Osbourne's Night of Terror: Bigfoot
2022
star 6Jack and his friend, actor Jay Mewes, hunt for Bigfoot in northern Idaho.Stephen Fry in America
2008
star 7.4Stephen Fry journeys across America, hoping to visit all 50 states of the country which has always fascinated him.Mao
2024
Mao
2024
star 8The People’s Republic of China now plays a central role in global politics, economics and diplomacy – more than it ever has before. Its president, Xi Jinping openly espouses the model forged by former Chairman, Mao Zedong, known as the Great Helmsman. But what do we really know about Mao? And how does his legacy relate to Xi’s ‘China Dream’? This 3-part documentary series explores Mao Zedong, his beliefs and his methods. It shows how these have shaped Xi’s philosophy and the reality of today’s China. Mao had set China on the road to true sovereignty, freeing it from the humiliation of foreign domination. Xi is now completing that journey towards the strong Middle Kingdom and cultural predominance that Mao aimed for – while sweeping under the carpet the unthinkable victims and costs of Mao’s rule. The story arc of Mao’s astonishing biography provides varied and profound insights into the ideals, strategies and ambitions of today’s People’s RepubModern Conflicts
2021
Modern Conflicts
2021
star 8The 21st century may be the most peaceful in history so far, but we are still not completely free from wars and conflicts. From 1980 to the present day, Modern Conflicts explores recent struggles between nations and peoples.
