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Popular Documentary TV Shows
NHK WORLD PRIME
NHK WORLD PRIME brings you a world of mainly documentaries, and more. Tune in to see special select programs on all sorts of topics and genres.
Passato e Presente
Program about historical dissemination, presented by Paolo Mieli. Each episode sees a historian interacting with the presenter and three young university students.
Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history. It explores the stories through firsthand accounts told by people who are close to the crime, including investigators who dedicated their time to the cases and family members who are still trying to confront the tragedies that befell their loved ones.
Arvinge okänd
Finding an Heir (Arvinge okänd) focus on people who have died in Sweden, seemingly alone, and without the authorities succeeding to find possible family members. The hosts take on the task to find the unknown heirs, and the program then succeeds to reunite families, heal wounds and tell stories about our modern history.
Huisgenoot: Ware Lewensdramas
The series is based on stories that appeared in Huisgenoot magazine. It focuses on the characters, experts and journalists behind the stories.
Playmate Anthology
A closer look at the most beautiful and favorites Playmates from years past. Redheads, brunettes, blondes, and more. All the sexiest women in the world in one place.
Les flots
Exploring diving spots from different parts of the world and getting to know the locals and their culture.
Hugo Chávez, El Comandante
The life of Hugo Chavez; from childhood, his arrival to power, confrontations, and loves to his last days as president.
The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes
A look at life in the protected countryside of the national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
The History of Comedy
Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
Wild Hokkaido!
Be immersed in nature's beauty. Discover Hokkaido at its wildest and best as our presenter guides you through its amazing experiences.
Outsider
Beyond Hollywood there lies “outsider cinema”, the backyard domain of some of the world’s most creative and truly cracked filmmakers ever to have cranked a camera.
Prime Video
Abandoned Engineering
These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
Prime Video
Cold Case Files
There are over 100,000 cold cases in America, and only about 1% are ever solved. With recent advancements in technology and the methods used to solve these cases, as well as the unwavering dedication of victims’ families, law enforcement and the public, “Cold Case Files” explores the cases that defied the odds.
Each episode of the Emmy-nominated series examines the twists and turns of one murder case that remained unsolved for years, and the critical element that heated it up, leading to the evidence that finally solved it. Featuring interviews with family members, friends, detectives, and others close to the cases, the refreshed classic series examines all facets of the crime and shines a light on a range of voices and victims.
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the most spectacular weddings and engagements at Disney Destinations around the globe.
Mind Field
Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from historical experiments, and brand-new, ground-breaking demonstrations of human nature at work.
America in Color
From the 1920s through the 1960s, America transformed from a young country on the rise into a global superpower. Using digital colorization technology, we present these formative decades as few have seen them, revisiting 50 vibrant years of good times and great despair, technological triumphs and natural disasters, and global villains and national heroes.
WWE 365
Witness the triumphs, struggles and everything in between as WWE cameras chronicle one year in the life of a WWE Superstar.
Cruising with Jane McDonald
TV presenter and former cruise ship entertainer Jane McDonald hosts a travel show in which she embarks on a series of ocean odysseys aboard some of the world's largest and most luxurious cruise ships.
Five Came Back
Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.
Blue Planet II
There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
The story of a teenager wrongfully charged with theft and jailed at Riker's Island prison for over 1,000 days.
Deuxième chance
The duo give members of the public an opportunity to come to terms with a traumatic or unresolved life experience and reunite with someone who has had a major impact on their lives.
Sel et diesel
The food truck craze is taking over the country! Evelyne Charuest and Corey Loranger take you on the road to discover these restaurants on wheels where forward-thinking chefs delight passers-by. On the menu: delicious encounters and loads of fun!
Prime Video
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
A fascinating docuseries chronicling Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture. Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive, discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny.
Bill Nye Saves the World
Bill Nye explores science and its impact on politics, society and pop culture. Each episode tackles a topic from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims that may be espoused by politicians, religious leaders or titans of industry.
The Nineties
Hit rewind and explore the most iconic moments and influential people of The Nineties, the decade that gave us the Internet, DVDs, and other cultural and political milestones.
Prime Video
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television
Let’s stop doing things in the kitchen that made sense in the 19th century but not in the 21st. Milk Street travels the world to bring you the very best ideas and techniques with no lists of hard-to-find ingredients, strange cookware, or all-day methods to slow you down.
Rolling Stone: Stories From the Edge
A chronicle of the last 50 years of American music, politics and popular culture through the perspective of Rolling Stone magazine. An exhilarating visual and musical experience of the magazine’s history featuring performances by a dazzling array of artists and showcasing the groundbreaking work of its writers.
How It Really Happened
Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.
Aerial China
The large-scale aerial documentary "Aerial China", produced by CCTV and contracted by CCTV Records International Media Co., Ltd., is a documentary film that overlooks China from an aerial perspective and comprehensively and stereoscopically displays History of China's historical and cultural landscape, natural and geographical features, and economic and social development and changes. The series consists of 34 episodes, each lasting 50 minutes, covering 23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 4 municipalities, and 2 special administrative regions across the country.
This film will be entirely completed through aerial photography, with each episode selecting the most representative and ornamental historical, cultural, natural, and modern landscapes from various provinces and cities. Using aerial flight routes as clues, it will showcase a beautiful China, ecological China, and civilized China that the audience is familiar with and full of freshness through storytelling.
Élysée, la solitude du pouvoir
By making the Elysée Palace the most coveted, and also one of the most mysterious residences in France, the founder of the Fifth Republic surely never imagined that his successors would discover the immense solitude of power there. De Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard d’Estaing, Mitterrand, Chirac, Sarkozy, then Hollande: Each of them had the opportunity to experience the dizzying nature of supreme office in this 18th century palace with the appearance of a bunker. It is this intimate, solitary and silent history that is recounted here, through key events, previously unheard accounts, and rare archive footage. The film reveals above all how heads of state are capable of secretly walling themselves up in serenity, gravity, tragedy, or dignity, as they embrace their destiny along with that of France.
QB1: Beyond the Lights
A 10-part docuseries following high-school quarterbacks, on and off the field, throughout their unforgettable senior seasons.
Anime Supernova
Meet the real stars of Japanese animation. From crayons to CGI, discover the techniques and inspirations of some of Japan's most amazing animators.
Prime Video
Campo de Estrellas
Where the support comes from and how it evolves and what were the sacrifices that families made. The first team, childhood friends and relatives, different teammates... collectively make up and reveal the personalities and qualities of each Real Madrid player.