Popular Documentary TV Shows - Page 33
Heritage Minutes
1991
Heritage Minutes
1991
star 7.5Heritage Minutes, also known officially as Historica Minutes: History by the Minute, are a series of sixty-second short films, each illustrating an important moment in Canadian history. They appear frequently on Canadian television and in cinemas before movies and are now also sold on DVD. The Minutes were first introduced on March 31, 1991 as part of a one-off heavily-promoted history quiz show hosted by Rex Murphy. The thirteen original short films were broken up and run between shows on CBC Television and CTV Network. The continued broadcast of the Minutes and the production of new ones was pioneered by Charles Bronfman's CRB Foundation, Canada Post Power Broadcasting, and the National Film Board. They were devised, developed and largely narrated by noted Canadian broadcaster Patrick Watson, while the producer of the series was Robert Guy Scully. In 2009 Historica merged with The Dominion Institute to become The Historica-Dominion Institute. While the foundations have not paid networks to air Minutes, they havReality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model
2026
star 7.2What started as a glamorous launchpad for aspiring models became a pop-culture juggernaut defined by explosive drama, public meltdowns, and controversies that still fuel viral moments today.Airline
2004
Airline
2004
star 7.5Airline is an American reality television series that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff members of Southwest Airlines. The series debuted on January 5, 2004 on A&E and ran for three seasons.Weekend World
1972
Weekend World
1972
Weekend World was a British television political series, made by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1972 to 1988. Created by John Birt not long after he moved to LWT, the series was broadcast on the ITV network at lunchtimes on Sundays. Produced by Nick Elliott and David Elstein, it began by mirroring CBS's "60 Minutes" featuring several stories each week but gradually devolved into a show that featured a forensic interview with a major political figure each week. It was presented by Peter Jay initially when first broadcast in 1972, but was best-remembered for being anchored by former Labour MP Brian Walden between 1977 and 1986. Conservative MP Matthew Parris took over in 1986, resigning his seat, and presented the programme until the series ended in 1988.Killer Cases
2020
Killer Cases
2020
star 7.8All the emotion, drama and suspense of America's most memorable murder trials are captured. Produced by an Emmy-award winning team, each episode takes viewers through the criminal justice process, from the crime to the investigation to the courtroom testimony and finally, the verdict. It's a journey through the criminal justice process that gives viewers an inside look at real cases like never before.Bill Nye the Science Guy
1993
star 7.4It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.Happy Traveller
2015
Happy Traveller
2015
star 7A unique travel show that combines selfie filming, POV, drone, social media interaction and more other nowadays filming approaches.Motorway Patrol
1999
Motorway Patrol
1999
star 8Observational documentary following the daily lives of police officers patrolling the motorways in and around Auckland, New Zealand's largest urban area.Criminal Russia
1995
Deadliest Warrior
2009
Deadliest Warrior
2009
star 7.4Deadliest Warrior was a television program in which information on historical or modern warriors and their weapons are used to determine which of them is the "deadliest" based upon tests performed during each episode. The show was characterized by its use of data compiled in creating a dramatization of the warriors' battle to the death. The show ran for three seasons.The End of an Era
2025
The End of an Era
2025
star 8.8A behind-the-scenes docuseries event chronicling the development, impact, and inner workings that created the phenomenon that was Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, as well as providing an intimate look at Taylor's life as her tour made headlines and thrilled fans around the world. The series also spotlights performers, family members, and friends — including Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran, and Florence Welch — offering never-before-seen insight into what it took to create a phenomenon.Operation Repo
2008
Operation Repo
2008
star 4.2Operation Repo is an American television program that depicts the world of car repossession with a team that portrays fictionalized tales of repossessions from California's San Fernando Valley. Similar to another truTV show, Southern Fried Stings, the series is filmed in a cinema verité style but consists of scripted and dramatized performances by actors. The show is filmed by recreating scenes in which the cast conducts repossessions of automobiles for finance companies. In the show they also perform repossessions of other exotic and strange items such as luxury boats, planes, limousines, motorcycles, ATVs, Zambonis, ice cream trucks, tow trucks, buses, trucks, expensive bicycles, hot air balloons, wood chippers, forklifts, and tanning beds.Alta Infedeltà
2015
Alta Infedeltà
2015
star 6The episodes recount various love stories that can lead to infidelity and betrayal: each story is told from the perspective of the cheater, the person who was cheated on, and the lover. The episodes are accompanied by reenactments featuring actors and narrated by Perla Liberatori. The locations and events depicted are 100% real, though they are portrayed by actors. The stories feature various endings, including reconciliations, breakups, or career changes.Voetspore
2000
Voetspore
2000
star 5Following four men as they travel from Morocco to the Cape with a 4x4. Explaining what is needed to know about travelling through Africa.Iconic America
2023
Iconic America
2023
Examining the history of America through iconic symbols, objects and places; host David Rubenstein.Faux raccord
2010
Faux raccord
2010
True Haunting
2025
True Haunting
2025
star 6.3Paranormal encounters from the viewpoint of those who lived them are detailed through immersive reenactments and present-day interviews.Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team
2006
star 7.9Reality show following the auditioning process and making of the annual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Squad.Deutsche Lebensläufe
2001
Arnold
2023
Arnold
2023
star 7.9This intimate docuseries follows Arnold Schwarzenegger's multifaceted life and career, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.
