Popular Documentary TV Shows - Page 287
Whatever You Want
1997
Whatever You Want
1997
Birth of Britain with Tony Robinson
2010
Join Tony Robinson as he ventures into the country's extraordinary and fiery past, revealing how our islands were forged from molten rock, volcanic explosions, ice and seismic upheaval.Urban Secrets
2012
Urban Secrets
2012
Alan Cumming hosts a series of travel documentaries for Sky Atlantic, where he walks around various cities in the UK and Ireland, finding out their urban secrets. Each show took the form of a walk, during which he comes across a motley collection of celebrities, locals and experts who showed him hidden gems in London (2 shows), Brighton, Bristol, Liverpool, Newcastle, Dublin and Glasgow.Unlocked: The World of Games, Revealed
2016
Unlocked is a groundbreaking 8 part documentary series that provides firsthand stories by industry icons, celebrities, consumers, and field experts on the culture, technology, history, and future of the video game industry.The Choir
2006
The Choir
2006
The Choir is a BAFTA award winning TV series following Gareth Malone as he tackles the task of teaching choral singing to people who have never had the chance, or experience to sing before. The first series aired in 2006, the second series, The Choir: Unsung Town, which involved the creation of a choir in South Oxhey, Hertfordshire began on BBC Two on 1 September 2009, whilst the third series, The Choir: Military Wives was aired in November 2011.Death Row Stories
2014
My Love: Six Stories of True Love
2021
star 4.5Inspired by the acclaimed Korean documentary My Love, Don't Cross That River, the poignant series MY LOVE documents a year in the lives of six elderly couples from around the world. Globe-trotting through Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, the U.S., and Spain, the six-part docuseries gets to the heart of long-lasting love.Killer Kids
2011
Killer Kids
2011
star 6.6Killer Kids provides an in-depth profile of the lives of kids who kill. What can possibly motivate kids to commit criminal acts and even murder? From hate crimes to gang initiations, murders of family members to occult ceremonies, each case in the series exposes different motives and methods of murders by children.Operação Policial
2012
Operação Policial
2012
Royals at War
2020
Royals at War
2020
star 8.2"Royals at War" examines the strategies used by the royal families of Europe during World War II in the face of increasingly powerful nationalist parties. Connected by family ties, the families witnessed the rise of power of Fascism and Nazism and found themselves, voluntarily or involuntarily, at the centre of Hitler's political scheming. The two episodes will recount the various families' ambiguous and difficult dealings with these.Caught in the Net
2022
Caught in the Net
2022
star 6.7Gripping true stories of investigators entering the digital world to solve a brutal murder. In each case, detectives are up against a lack of physical clues, but digital trails left behind help lead them to the killers.It's Haunting
1997
It's Haunting
1997
Swedish drama documentary from 1997 about ghosts and guests at castles and mansions in Sweden and Denmark. Our cicerone, the actor Torsten Wahlund, shows dramatizations of the ghosts and tells us how they turn out today. Meet "Vita Karin" and the wicked manor woman "Barbro Påle" in your own high person and take part in the atrocities that the legends tell. We visit castles, among other things. Snogeholm's castle in Skåne, Brokind's manor and Ekenäs' castle in Östergörland, Börstorp's castle in Värmland and Stora Hotellet in Örebro.Monkey on a Stick: Murder, Madness, and the Hare Krishnas
2024
Adapted from the New York Times bestselling book, this chilling exposé of the Hare Krishna movement tells the story of devotees like Nori Muster, a young woman from Los Angeles who joins to find inner peace and spiritual meaning but instead discovers a rotting heart of criminal activity taking place within the group. Drug smuggling, stockpiling weapons, and the subjugation and exploitation of female devotees metastasizes to widespread child sexual abuse and murder, all under the watch of the movement\'s spiritual leaders. Monkey on a Stick investigates how and why human nature drives some to dream the purest spiritual dreams but causes others to manifest our worst, basest nightmares.Icons Unearthed: Transformers
2026
The Transformers began as a modest import toy only to become a multibillion-dollar merchandise line that would inspire a multibillion-dollar film franchise.A Taste of Travel
2012
A Taste of Travel
2012
A Taste of Travel takes viewers on a vibrant journey to some of the world’s most exciting destinations, from South Africa to Japan, Greece to the USA. Packed with travel tips, local insights, and colorful characters, the series highlights must-see attractions and, of course, the best places to savor local cuisine.Dr Cath and Co
2014
Dr Cath and Co
2014
The Dark Side - The Black Swan
2024
Experienced crime reporters Carsten Norton and Janni Pedersen from TV 2's crime magazine 'Skyggesiden' enlighten viewers about the revelations in the documentary 'The Black Swan'.Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey
2012
star 8.2Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule
2021
star 5.3In 2013, Michaella McCollum from Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid from Scotland were caught at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine into Spain. The pair, also known as the `Peru Two,' were sentenced to almost seven years in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The series provides a first-hand account from Michaella, a former club hostess in the Spanish nightlife, as she traces her journey from arriving in the foreign country for her first holiday to her downward spiral into the illicit world of drugs and excess.
