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Mail Call was a television program that appeared on the History Channel and hosted by R. Lee Ermey, a retired United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant,. The show debuted on August 4, 2002 as part of the 'Fighting Fridays' lineup. Most episodes were 30 minutes, but from 2007 through the show's end in 2009 some episodes were 60 minutes. During each episode, Ermey read and answered questions submitted by viewers regarding weapons and equipment used by all branches of the U.S. military now or in the past, as well as by other armed forces in history. Ermey often took his viewers on location to military training areas to film demonstrations. When not on location, Ermey broadcast from a set resembling a military outpost, including a tent, a Jeep, and various other pieces of military gear which changed throughout the series. At times, he would also have a bulldog - usually symbolic of Marines, especially drill instructors - on his show as well. Comic relief was provided as Ermey inflicted DI-style verbal abuse on his viewers or tests the effects of various weapons on watermelons and paint cans, as well as occasional appearances of "Mini-Lee", an action figure styled in Ermey's likeness, often seen berating a luckless G.I. Joe figurine. His demeanor as host was similar to the character "Gunnery Sergeant Hartman" portrayed by Ermey in the Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket, though this attitude was shown only towards his viewers and not the military special guests. Older viewers might compare him to Sergeant Vincent Carter, a character in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. television program.
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30 min History Ended 9 seasons 107 aired NO US EN Documentary 4 votes
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Explore the transformative years following the American Civil War, when the nation struggled to rebuild itself in the face of profound loss, massive destruction, and revolutionary social change. The twelve years that composed the post-war Reconstruction era (1865-77) witnessed a seismic shift in the meaning and makeup of our democracy.
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55 min PBS Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO US EN Documentary 4 votes
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Go beyond Thailand's beaches to discover a sacred kingdom of awe-inspiring beauty. This series takes in the towering limestone cliffs, the paddy fields, the hidden temples and the teeming city of Bangkok, before visiting the forests of the north where ancient tribes practice time-honoured traditions and tigers still stalk the forests. Thailand: Earth’s Tropical Paradise reveals a land that is worlds away from the familiar tourist trails.
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60 min BBC Two Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NR GB EN Documentary 4 votes
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Movistar Plus+ Ended 1 seasons 3 aired NO ES ES Documentary 4 votes
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Celebrity chefs try out different recipes from around the world.
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60 min BBC Two Ended 1 seasons 2 aired NO GB EN Reality Documentary 4 votes
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26 min ARTE Returning Series 8 seasons 65 aired NR FR FR Documentary War & Politics 4 votes
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Imagines prehistoric life in this entertainment series about dinosaur battles. Computer-generated dinosaurs engage in conflicts choreographed using paleontological evidence from 70-million-year-old crime scenes. Jurassic Fight Club was hosted by George Blasing, a self-taught paleontologist.
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45 min History Ended 1 seasons 12 aired NO US EN Documentary 4 votes
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Jeremy Wade examines and explores some of the planet's largest waterways to understand how exploitation and pollution are contributing to the destruction of rivers that were once the lifeblood of communities.
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42 min Animal Planet Ended 1 seasons 6 aired TV-PG GB EN Documentary 4 votes
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Public Enemy’s Chuck D leads a cast of hip-hop icons and leading African-American and Latino cultural commentators as they chart the factors that led to the birth of the revolutionary art form of hip-hop in 1970s New York, as well as the creation of the seminal hit The Message. They evoke a picture of how, after the turbulence of the 60s and the civil rights struggles, desperate social conditions and the experience of countless dispossessed people of colour living in a city mired in crisis helped give birth to a new art form.
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59 min BBC Two Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO GB EN Documentary 4 votes
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Take viewers into the everyday lives of firefighters and paramedics, who constantly face high-stress situations where adrenaline is at its peak. Fires, emergencies and serious accidents… emotions will run high! 911 follows brave men and women as they answer calls for help and other alarms, both real and false, and deal with accidents, prevention exercises, fires, and races against death...
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30 min V Ended 2 seasons 52 aired NO CA FR Documentary 3 votes
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The fairytale river landscape of the Spreewald, the flocks of birds of the North Frisian Wadden Sea and the striking chalk cliffs on the island of RĂĽgen. You can see unique landscapes and their fauna in the different regions of Germany.
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45 min Das Erste Canceled 10 seasons 43 aired NO DE DE Documentary 3 votes
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When a woman vanishes, police find bodies along Long Island's shore. Years of dead ends and overlooked victims stall the case until a new task force spots a suspect hiding in plain sight. With trial looming, insiders and families speak.
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43 min Prime Video Ended 1 seasons 4 aired NO GB EN Documentary Crime 3 votes
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Revealing terrifying accidents, fights for survival, and stories of close calls and near misses by the astronauts who survived them. This series offers chilling accounts of the challenges of space exploration as told only by the explorers who lived them and the men and women in mission control who helped each team avert disaster.
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45 min Science Returning Series 1 seasons 8 aired TV-PG US EN Documentary 3 votes
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A fly-on-the-wall series showing Louis Theroux spending time with guest celebrities.
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50 min BBC Two Ended 2 seasons 8 aired NO GB EN Documentary Reality 3 votes
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Blueprint for Disaster is a Canadian documentary television series that premiered in 2004 on Discovery Channel Canada. Produced by Temple Street Productions, the program investigates why and how various disasters have happened. Toronto-based Voice Artist Adrian Bell provided the narration for the first series.
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47 min Discovery International Ended 2 seasons 12 aired NO CA EN Documentary 3 votes
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