Documentary shows

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Dallas Campbell, Liz Bonnin, Jem Stansfield and Dr. Yan Wong take on the scientific world by devising their own ingenious ways of explaining cutting-edge developments in technology.

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30 min BBC One Ended 9 seasons 70 aired NO GB EN Family Documentary 6 votes

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• Season 06 episodes
• Season 110 episodes
• Season 28 episodes
• Season 36 episodes
• Season 48 episodes
• Season 58 episodes
• Season 68 episodes
• Season 78 episodes
• Season 88 episodes

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Doctors, nurses and patients give first-hand accounts of encounters with patients who have returned from the dead.

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45 min T+E Returning Series 5 seasons 57 aired NO CA EN Sci-Fi & Fantasy Documentary Reality 6 votes

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• Season 113 episodes
• Season 213 episodes
• Season 313 episodes
• Season 410 episodes
• Season 58 episodes

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Derren Brown uses deception as a skill to overcome common misbeliefs and fears of individuals.

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Channel 4 Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO GB EN Documentary 6 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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Dogfights is a military aviation themed TV series depicting historical re-enactments of air-to-air combat that took place in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, as well as smaller conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Six-Day War. The program, which airs on the History Channel, consists of former fighter pilots sharing their stories of actual dogfights in which they took part, and uses computer-generated imagery to give the viewer a better perspective of what it is like to partake in aerial combat The series premiered on November 3, 2006.

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60 min History Ended 3 seasons 34 aired TV-PG US EN Documentary News Action & Adventure War & Politics 6 votes

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• Season 04 episodes
• Season 112 episodes
• Season 218 episodes

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In 13th-century Anatolia, as the Mongol threat looms and internal turmoil rages, Rumi, a wise spiritual figure, emerges to assuage people's fears. His timeless words unite reason and compassion, inspiring change.

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70 min tabii Returning Series 3 seasons 30 aired NO TR TR Drama War & Politics Documentary 6 votes

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• Season 110 episodes
• Season 210 episodes
• Season 310 episodes

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For years, Manuel Blanco was known among international students as “Manu White”, a friendly guide who organised cheap trips across Spain. But behind that image lay a far darker story. The case came to light when several young women began to connect experiences of abuse that had previously seemed unrelated.

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Netflix Ended 2 seasons 3 aired NO ES ES Documentary Crime 6 votes

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• Season 03 episodes
• Season 13 episodes

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Wild Sri Lanka is a three part mini series about this tropical island in the Indian Ocean, off the southeastern coast of India. This land was wracked by civil war for decades. But now, researchers can bring modern science and technology to bear, in order to take stock of what lives here. The series explores the diverse wildlife of the country's coast and seas, taking clues from the water around the island to examine how the landmass came to be and why its complex climate and unique location see such a diverse range of species inhabiting its shores.

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50 min National Geographic Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NO LK EN Documentary 6 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Using the urgency and intimacy of local news footage, the stories of murder investigations that turned small towns and communities upside down are recounted.

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43 min Investigation Discovery Ended 2 seasons 12 aired TV-14 US EN Crime Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 16 episodes
• Season 26 episodes

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In his first visit to Nigeria, labelled the ‘Giant of Africa’, Michael Palin embarks on an epic 1,300-mile journey. It’s a country that encompasses stunning landscapes and wildlife, a variety of cultures and faiths, and a diverse population who speak over 500 languages

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136 min 5 Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NO GB EN Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 13 episodes

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Dara Ó Briain will be joined by archaeologist Raksha Dave and Egyptologist Dr Chris Naunton to explore the most compelling questions surrounding pyramids – ‘How were they built using massive chunks of stone, so heavy that even today a modern crane would struggle?' or ‘What were the Egyptian pyramid's true function?'; ‘If, as Egyptologists suggest, they're tombs, why has no-one ever discovered a Pharaoh in any of them?'

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45 min 5 Returning Series 1 seasons 2 aired NO GB EN Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 12 episodes

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Explores many facets of epic moments in history from the past 13.7 billion years, from a Big History perspective.

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30 min H2 Ended 1 seasons 17 aired NO US EN Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 117 episodes

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22 min RTVE Play Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO ES ES Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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A female police chief in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan goes against all odds to uncover what happened on the night Chris Regan went missing and will stop at nothing to catch his killer.

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42 min Investigation Discovery Ended 1 seasons 4 aired TV-14 US EN Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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The Tube is a 2012 documentary television series produced by Blast! Films for the BBC. It follows the staff and passengers of the London Underground as it underwent the biggest upgrade in its history. It premiered on BBC Two on 20 February 2012 for a six-week run.

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60 min BBC Two Ended 2 seasons 7 aired NO GB EN Documentary 5 votes

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• Season 01 episodes
• Season 16 episodes

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A powerful and revelatory account of one of the most hideous crimes in human history told entirely from the perspectives of 16 extraordinary Holocaust survivors - from a Jewish artist or a Roma resistance fighter - whose inspiring stories of survival in a Nazi death camp and armed resistance in the WWII underground are made all the more resonant and real for a new generation of viewers by the transformative power of restored and colourised black and white archive.

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Channel 4 Ended 1 seasons 2 aired NO GB EN Documentary 5 votes

Seasons

• Season 12 episodes