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Discovery Returning Series 2 seasons 32 aired NO BR PT Reality Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 116 episodes
• Season 216 episodes

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In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during World War Two. We follow the moving, personal stories of Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they travel to historic locations, from the beaches of Dunkirk to prisoner of war camps in Asia, to learn about the war their grandparents experienced. All of the actors have unanswered questions about the scars war left on their grandparents, and in each episode one of the actors explore how six years changed the lives of their family and the world forever while learning about the life and death decisions that their grandparents faced.

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47 min Channel 4 Returning Series 2 seasons 8 aired TV-PG GB EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 14 episodes
• Season 24 episodes

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Ross Kemp investigates Britain's historical connection with the mafia, understanding the background behind the relationship and revealing the truth.

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Sky History Returning Series 1 seasons 5 aired NO GB EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 15 episodes

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Celebrating WWE's awesome history; reliving the moments that made fans go, "This is awesome!"

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45 min WWE Network Returning Series 3 seasons 25 aired TV-14 US EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 18 episodes
• Season 211 episodes
• Season 36 episodes

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At 16, Max left with dreams and a GoPro slung over his shoulder for an exchange program at a high school in Oklahoma. Since then, Donald Trump has become president, the Capitol has been stormed, and abortion bans have gained ground. On the eve of Trump’s second term, Max goes back to see his friends to understand what their journeys reveal about the evolution of American society.

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25 min YouTube Returning Series 1 seasons 4 aired NO FR FR Documentary War & Politics Reality 3 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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This series gives a new life to silent archives. It shed new light on WWII and the preceding years by revealing what the masters of the Reich and their acolytes were really saying to each other while being filmed, thinking no one could hear them. Surprising or trivial, mundane or astonishing, their words now deciphered give a new perspective on these historical archives and get us closer to the harsh reality of these tragic days.

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52 min PLANÈTE+ Returning Series 1 seasons 4 aired NO FR FR Documentary War & Politics 3 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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A wildlife biologist and professional animal handler get bitten and stung by some of the most dangerous animals and vicious stinging insects in the world in an attempt to create a complete and comprehensive pain index that will ultimately help save lives.

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39 min History Returning Series 2 seasons 19 aired TV-14 US EN Documentary Reality 3 votes

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• Season 19 episodes
• Season 210 episodes

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This historical survey of the First World War was produced and aired by CBS to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of hostilities. The series used footage that was shot during the era of the war. Much of the footage had never been aired on television before.

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30 min CBS Ended 1 seasons 26 aired NO US EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 126 episodes

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Patton 360° is a weekly television series that originally ran from April 10 to June 26, 2009, on the History channel. It was produced by Flight 33 Productions in Los Angeles, and features a mixture of CGI, archival footage, recreations, and interviews with World War II veterans and historians. The series follows General George S. Patton and the units he commanded, from the Operation Torch landings in Morocco in 1942, through the campaigns in North Africa and Sicily, and in the battles across Northwest Europe. The episodes were written by Samuel K. Dolan and Jim Hense, and produced by Rob Beemer, Brian Thompson, Samuel K. Dolan, associate producer Ryan Hurst, and executive producers Louis Tarantino and Douglas Cohen for Flight 33 Productions and Carl Lindahl for the History channel.

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60 min Ended 1 seasons 10 aired NO US EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 110 episodes

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In 2016 a spate of brutal and mysterious killings grips the town of Krugersdorp. Is a serial killer behind these vicious attacks, and who will die next if the police don't catch them? The investigation into these so-called Appointment Murders, leads local detectives to a series of unsolved cold cases linked to satanism, and opens the door on a cult ruled by terror, greed and revenge

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61 min Showmax Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO ZA AF Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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NBC White Paper is a long-running American documentary television series that aired on the NBC network from 1960 to 1989, dedicated to investigative reporting and in-depth analysis of major political, social, and international issues. The series presented extended nonfiction reports that combined on-location journalism, interviews, and documentary filmmaking techniques to examine global affairs, public policy, and social change. As part of NBC’s public-affairs programming tradition, the series contributed to the development of long-form broadcast documentary journalism in the United States, with producer Arthur Zegart receiving Emmy recognition for the program’s early work.

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60 min Ended 1 seasons 1 aired NO US EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 11 episodes

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Inimitable actress Miriam Margolyes is on a mission to confront her fear of ageing and death and tackle our greatest taboo - our own mortality.

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60 min BBC Two Ended 1 seasons 2 aired NO GB EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 12 episodes

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Super-sized transport jobs require even bigger trucks to perform them. Lifting the lid on the heavy recovery business, featuring industrial strength trucks capable of towing and lifting the biggest and heaviest machines on the nation's roads.

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60 min 5 Returning Series 9 seasons 139 aired TV-14 GB EN Documentary Reality 3 votes

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• Season 110 episodes
• Season 220 episodes
• Season 37 episodes
• Season 412 episodes
• Season 520 episodes
• Season 620 episodes
• Season 720 episodes
• Season 820 episodes
• Season 910 episodes

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Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .

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BBC Four Returning Series 1 seasons 4 aired NO GB EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 14 episodes

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From space, the US appears to be an immense single land mass hemmed between the planet's two greatest oceans. Look a little closer, however, and you notice something else. All around its coastline floats a gauntlet of countless islands.

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46 min ITV1 Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO GB EN Documentary 3 votes

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• Season 14 episodes