Documentary shows

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A documentary series that gives a gripping, behind-the-scenes look at South Africa's most famous private investigator, Mike Bolhuis,'s investigation into the brutal murder of a mother of three.

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M-Net Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NO ZA EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Reveals how maps shape not only our sense of geography, but also our social, political, and even religious thinking. In the past, mapmakers have provoked assassinations, won or lost wars, and opened the ways to wealth and power. Today, they help answer the crises of epidemics and climate change. Narrated by Patrick Stewart. Shown over six weeks on PBS, from April 1, 1991 to May 6, 1991, The Shape of the World uses the subject of mostly old maps to cover history, from Eratosthenes, the Egyptian Greek who figured out the circumference of the Earth over 2,200 years ago to modern (in 1990) satellite mapping using computers. The film crews go all over the world, from Portugal to Mexico to the Palio in Siena to the Far East. 3-disc set Released August 2009 The epic tale of mapping the globe, as seen on PBS. Produced in consultation with the British Library and Royal Geographical Society-the world's largest scholarly organization dedicated to the science of geography. "Explores the history of mapmaking with elegance and intelligence" - The New York Times. How do we see the world? Some ancients believed it rode on the back of a turtle. The Greeks viewed it as a sphere and measured it with astonishing accuracy. Today, scientists monitor it from space, detecting complex climate patterns that threaten our survival. Narrated by Patrick Stewart (X-Men, Star Trek: The Next Generation), this fascinating six-part series traces the history of mapmaking, from crude clay tablets to sophisticated electronic screens. Internationally respected historians, NASA scientists, and other experts explain how humans rely on imagination, observation, and mathematics to create pictures that make sense of our world. Throughout history, maps have served as symbols of wealth and power, tools of conquest and subjugation, and instruments for saving lives. They once held information worth killing for, and now they offer clues that might avert global destruction.

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Returning Series 1 seasons 6 aired NO EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 16 episodes

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A series of smart, funny video essays from PBS Digital Studios about their favorite books and why they love to read. Host Lindsay Ellis delves into topics like the evolution of YA, how science fiction mirrors our own anxieties, and why the book is sometimes just a _bit_ better than the movie.

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6 min PBS Digital Studios Returning Series 2 seasons 28 aired NO US EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 113 episodes
• Season 215 episodes

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4 min YouTube Returning Series 2 seasons 32 aired NO FR FR Comedy Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 120 episodes
• Season 212 episodes

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Produced as a multinational effort of producers and broadcasters, this brand new series for the first time does not talk about the conflict, but about all the reasons people of the former Yugoslavia lived together for so long. For five decades Yugoslavia flirted with the West and laughed at the Iron Curtain of the East without never really embracing either. During all that time very rich and very unique (and peculiar) lifestyle has taken shape - from the gum they use to chew to the TV shows they wouldn't want to miss, and everything in between. This is very entertaining and easy to watch television for all. The series reveals the best, the funniest, the most unbelievable truths about history and people of former Yugoslavia. Carefully collected, developed and restored filmed and recorded materials from official and private archives are now revealed and edited into a 16 episodes TV series.

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Ended 1 seasons 1 aired NO RS EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 116 episodes

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Autistic garden designer Alan Gardner fixes unruly gardens with his unique garden rescue team

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60 min Channel 4 Returning Series 2 seasons 7 aired NR GB EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 14 episodes
• Season 23 episodes

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This series takes you to the heart of a war that was fought far from the bombs of any battlefront. A game of chess and war amongst code breakers to learn the battle plans of enemy commanders in the field. Revealed here are the remarkable exploits of American and British code breakers and their immense contribution to victory in Europe and the Pacific during WWII.

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140 min Ended 1 seasons 6 aired NO US EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 16 episodes

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Two-part true documentary examining the events that led to the murder of 78-year-old former army officer David Jackson by his 66-year-old wife Penny in Somerset on the eve of Valentine's Day 2021.

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Crime + Investigation Ended 1 seasons 2 aired NO GB EN Documentary Crime 1 votes

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• Season 12 episodes

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The famous racing driver Jason Watt drove wrong and became paralyzed for life. Now he has got another chance through his son Noah, who will also be a race car driver. They share the dream of becoming the best in the world, but it's hard to be a father and son when there's so much at stake.

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45 min DR3 Ended 1 seasons 2 aired NO DK DA Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 12 episodes

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Director Satoshi Kon examines individual scenes from the movie "Perfect Blue"

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35 min Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NO JP JA Documentary Animation 1 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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SVT1 Returning Series 1 seasons 4 aired NO SE SV Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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In this groundbreaking new series hosted by Niall Ferguson and based on his bestselling book The Square and the Tower, Ferguson visits network theorists, social scientists and data analysts to explore the history of social networks. From the Reformation and 17th century witch-hunting, through the American Revolution and to the nightmare visions of Orwell’s 1984, Ferguson explores the intersection of social media, technology and the spread of cultural movements. Reviewing classic experiments and cutting-edge research, Ferguson demonstrates how human behavior, disruptive technology and profit can energize ideas and communication, ultimately changing the world.

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PBS Returning Series 1 seasons 3 aired NO GB EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Gérard Mordillat and Christophe Clerc interview 14 researchers from different countries and cultures about the notion of property. Where does it come from? How does it apply today to issues of the body, intelligence, and nature?

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52 min ARTE Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO FR FR Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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Simon Reeve travels around the Caribbean Sea in this stunning series. With insight, humour and warmth Simon discovers an extraordinary, extreme region, as well as some of the pressing issues facing wildlife and people living there.

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BBC Two Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NR GB EN Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Returning Series 3 seasons 7 aired NO CN ZH Documentary 1 votes

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• Season 13 episodes
• Season 23 episodes
• Season 31 episodes