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Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star
Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star
Soccer player Senzo Meyiwa was a national hero before his killing shocked South Africa. Who did it, and why? This docuseries dives into the evidence.
Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star 2022
A Nation of Broth
A Nation of Broth
A humble bowl of good soup sits at the heart of every Korean table. Take off on a journey that explores the history and evolution of Korean soup.
A Nation of Broth 2022
How the Victorians Built Britain
How the Victorians Built Britain
This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. It uncovers the incredible and surprising stories behind iconic landmarks; discovers the hidden heroes behind the epic constructions; and finds out how the incredible advances made by the Victorians forged the world we live in today.
How the Victorians Built Britain 2018
Exodus: Our Journey
Exodus: Our Journey
A terrifying, intimate, epic portrait of the biggest movement of people that Europe has seen since World War II.
Exodus: Our Journey 2016
Viajeros Cuatro
Viajeros Cuatro
Viajeros Cuatro 2018
Stephen Hawking's Universe
Stephen Hawking's Universe
A six-part astronomical documentary series featuring the theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.
Stephen Hawking's Universe 1997
Black Market: Dispatches
Black Market: Dispatches
In this global series presented by Michael K. Williams, we embed ourselves inside criminal enterprises to see how contraband moves across borders, and explore the politics behind a hidden economy nearly as big as the one you know.
Black Market: Dispatches 2016
Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall
Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall
Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall 2021
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
Using state-of-the-art technologies, Richard Hammond goes beyond the limits of the naked eye and explores the hidden secrets of the invisible world around us.
Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds 2010
Al Murray's Road to Berlin
Al Murray's Road to Berlin
Al Murray's Road To Berlin is a British documentary television series about World War II, presented by Al Murray. The ten episode series was produced for the Discovery Channel, and first broadcast in 2004. During the series, Murray travels across the Western Front in a restored Willys MB Jeep, covering the timeline from the Invasion of Normandy to the fall of Berlin, interviewing survivors and showcasing some of the equipment used.
Al Murray's Road to Berlin 1
Engineering on the Edge
Engineering on the Edge
When the tallest engineering marvels need to be maintained, only a handful of people have the courage and skills to do the job. Follow Trask Bradbury and his crew as they risk their lives to repair America's tallest and most inaccessible structures.
Engineering on the Edge 2022
Nature's Weirdest Events
Nature's Weirdest Events
Chris Packham takes us to the scene of some of the weirdest natural phenomena on the planet, telling the real story of the events behind the headlines. Nature can be cute, scary and stunning, but as Chris Packham discovers in these two packed programs, it can also provide the most awesome, amazing and astonishing sights you’ll ever see – including a car cocooned by caterpillars in Holland; exploding toads in Germany; fish falling from the sky and a storm that turned Sydney crimson. Watching original footage and consulting eyewitnesses and scientists, Chris unravels the facts behind some of the most bizarre and mysterious natural wonders to ever appear on the planet – and explains what on earth was going on.
Nature's Weirdest Events 2012
Dig Deeper
Dig Deeper
Dig Deeper 2022
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter
Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from football coupons
Jonathan Meades: Off Kilter 2009
100 Days to Victory
100 Days to Victory
The extraordinary story of how the Allies turned the tide in the final months of 1918 to win the First World War.
100 Days to Victory 2018
Feasting on Asphalt
Feasting on Asphalt
Feasting on Asphalt is a television series starring Alton Brown of the Food Network programs Good Eats and Iron Chef America. Brown's third series, Feasting on Asphalt explores "road food" in the historical and present-day United States, with an emphasis on unique restaurants and regional cuisine. In the first two seasons, Brown and his crew seek "good eats" across the country, via Brown's BMW motorcycle. "As far as I’m concerned, there’s no better way to experience the road than from the back of a bike," says Brown. During the third season, Brown trades the motorcycle for a boat to island hop throughout the Caribbean with a similar mission.
Feasting on Asphalt 2006
Confessions of a Cam Girl
Confessions of a Cam Girl
The naked truth on sex camming with the intimate stories of different women building empires from their bedrooms.
Confessions of a Cam Girl 2023
Under Your Skin with Grace Neutral
Under Your Skin with Grace Neutral
Join @graceneutral in her new show, where she will be inviting different celebrities into her studio for a chat and a new tattoo.
Under Your Skin with Grace Neutral 2023
Napoleon
Napoleon
Historian Andrew Roberts journeys through the history and geography of Europe to bring the story of Napoleon vividly to life as he retraces the footsteps of the legendary leader himself.
Napoleon 2015
Do Amor e de Luta
Do Amor e de Luta
Do Amor e de Luta 2023
Los Gipsy Kings
Los Gipsy Kings
Los Gipsy Kings 2015
Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo
Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo
The life and crimes of Tony Alamo, who, together with his wife, became a born-again, fire-and-brimstone televangelist and cult leader. It explores the cultural consequences of the Alamo empire and features rare archival footage, including an exclusive videotaped deposition with Alamo himself. It also weaves together interviews with the FBI agent who took Alamo down as well as cult survivors who have never previously shared their stories.
Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo 2019
Untamed Americas
Untamed Americas
Stunning HD cinematography produces an epic yet intimate look at the mountains of North and South America.
Untamed Americas 2012
Die Aera Erdogan
Die Aera Erdogan
Die Aera Erdogan 2023
Kevin Bridges: What's the Story?
Kevin Bridges: What's the Story?
Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? is a British television series in which Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges performs stand-up comedy and talks about the inspirations for his work. The series comprises six episodes and is being shown on BBC One.
Kevin Bridges: What's the Story? 2012
Convoi sous zéro
Convoi sous zéro
Convoi sous zéro 2022
Arman Pohjantähden alla
Arman Pohjantähden alla
Arman Pohjantähden alla is a Finnish document series about Finland and Finnishness.
Arman Pohjantähden alla 2016
Into Death Valley with Nick Knowles
Into Death Valley with Nick Knowles
Nick Knowles ventures into one of the least hospitable places on earth: Death Valley. Not only is it incredibly hot, it also holds the distinction of being one of the lowest spots on the planet.
Into Death Valley with Nick Knowles 2023
One Man Army
One Man Army
Four men, including law enforcement officers, special forces personnel and athletes, face off in a series of challenges to test intelligence, decision-making, endurance and physical strength.
One Man Army 2011
The Wonderful World of Baby Animals
The Wonderful World of Baby Animals
Intimate docuseries following baby animals through their first months of life.
The Wonderful World of Baby Animals 2019
Banged Up Abroad
Banged Up Abroad
Terrifying tales of every traveler's worst fear - imprisonment abroad. From gruesome jails to chilling kidnappings, live through the panic, tears and desperation as each dreadful story unfolds.
Banged Up Abroad 2008
Winter Walks
Winter Walks
Take a gentle walk as familiar faces explore landscapes in Yorkshire and Cumbria in this series of immersive and intimate documentaries.
Winter Walks 2021
True Sex Confessions
True Sex Confessions
Everyday people confess their most exciting, passionate, funny or romantic real life sexual encounters.
True Sex Confessions 2015
Lima - Indsatsledere I Aktion
Lima - Indsatsledere I Aktion
Lima - Indsatsledere I Aktion 2023
Mit dem Postschiff durch die Südsee - Die magischen Marquesas-Inseln
Mit dem Postschiff durch die Südsee - Die magischen Marquesas-Inseln
Mit dem Postschiff durch die Südsee - Die magischen Marquesas-Inseln 2021
Speed of Life
Speed of Life
The Speed of Life is a brand new series, specializing in high speed photography to capture the amazing, blazing fast intricacies of daily life for animals and insects on the planet. Most especially, Speed of Life focuses on predators and prey, showing remarkable detail and breathtaking footage that you wouldn't believe.
Speed of Life 2010
Na Trilha das Águas
Na Trilha das Águas
Na Trilha das Águas 2021
Brazilian Storm
Brazilian Storm
Brazilian Storm 2012
The Apollo Chronicles
The Apollo Chronicles
A documentary mini-series that chronicles NASA's historic journey to the moon.
The Apollo Chronicles 2019
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge
Prime Video
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge is a factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5 and a spin-off series to Extreme Fishing with Robson Green. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world to some of the greatest fishing destinations, where he challenges local masters of their craft over five rounds of competitive fishing. For both series, the show has aired Mondays at 9pm on Channel 5.
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge 2012