Popular Documentary TV Shows

John Ratzenberger's Made in America
John Ratzenberger's Made in America
John Ratzenberger's Made in America is an American documentary television series hosted by John Ratzenberger. The series premiered January 6, 2004, on the Travel Channel. Ratzenberger visits various American manufacturers, taking the show's viewers along on the tours and showing how various everyday items are made. The show has visited a variety of factories, including Crayola, Airstream, Yankee Candle, Samuel Adams Brewery, Ruger, Delta Faucet Company, and Rodgers Instruments.
John Ratzenberger's Made in America 2004
Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams
Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams
Freddie returns to his home town for the sporting challenge of a lifetime. Can he inspire some unlikely teens to give cricket a chance - or has he bitten off more than he can chew?
Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams 2022
Nadiya's Simple Spices
Nadiya's Simple Spices
Spices just got simple. Nadiya proves fragrant, flavoursome food doesn't have to be complicated - just eight select spices can create mouthwatering meals for every occasion.
Nadiya's Simple Spices 2023
Five Days Inside
Five Days Inside
Documentary show in which presentor Beau van Erven Dorens visits facilities in The Netherlands that you normally cannot enter such as a hospice, a preventitive custody facility and a burn center. Beau gets a look into the life of the people and employees by staying there for five days and experiencing how it is to work or live there. He also spends the night there, often locked in a room for his own safety.
Five Days Inside 2018
Shut Up and Dribble
Shut Up and Dribble
An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.
Shut Up and Dribble 2018
Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!
Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life!
With her new boyfriend by her side, Tamar shares her truth and fights against demons determined to bring her down as she relaunches her career and reconciles with family.
Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life! 2020
Jamie's Ministry of Food
Jamie's Ministry of Food
Jamie's Ministry of Food is a four-part series that aired from 30 September to 21 October 2008.
Jamie's Ministry of Food 2008
Full Count
Full Count
Ten Korean professional baseball teams boast a history of over forty years. Their battle to be the last champion standing begins in this never-ending showdown.
Full Count 2023
Wild Italy
Wild Italy
From the snow covered Dolomites to the blue of the Mediterranean the landscape of Italy is already a favorite for many people.
Wild Italy 2014
La Californie !
La Californie !
From the 1950s to the present day, from Los Angeles to San Francisco via Berkeley University or Silicon Valley, this three-part documentary series unfolds the recent history of California, which is revolutionizing the world by its way of life and its incredible capacity for innovation.
La Californie ! 2023
BBS: The Documentary
BBS: The Documentary
Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, connecting the planet and redefining what it meant to meant to be a computer user... ...there was a brave and pioneering band of hobbyists who spent their time, money and sanity setting up their home computers and phone lines to welcome anyone who called. By using a modem, anyone who knew the phone number of these machines could connect to them, leave messages, play games, send and receive files in a virtual community... and millions did. They called these places "Bulletin Board Systems", or BBSes. Their collections of messages, rants thoughts and dreams became the way that an entire generation learned about being online.
BBS: The Documentary 2005
The Rise and Fall of the Maya
The Rise and Fall of the Maya
Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas about how these people came to dominate vast areas of Mexico and Central America. Through immense lost monuments, ancient inscriptions and new forensic evidence, this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.
The Rise and Fall of the Maya 2023
The Crash Detectives
The Crash Detectives
Series going inside the cordon with Gwent Police's dedicated forensic collision investigators, as they deal with serious incidents on the roads.
The Crash Detectives 2018
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal
CONSTITUTION USA, From New York to San Francisco, from Missoula, Montana to Tyler, Texas, Host Peter Sagal visits people across America introducing viewers to some of today’s major constitutional debates : free speech in the digital age, same-sex marriage, voting rights, separation of church and state, presidential power in the post-9/11 world, to name just a few, and the fascinating stories of the people they affect every day. And for each contemporary story, Sagal dives into the history behind it and talks to prominent legal scholars, historians and public figures, finding out what the Constitution says, the dramatic historical events and crises that defined the Constitution, and why all this matters.
Constitution USA with Peter Sagal 2013
Chevaline
Chevaline
On 5th September 2012, in a small mountain parking lot in the Alps, a British vacationing family and a local cyclist were found murdered. This marks the beginning of what would become one of the most far-reaching and mysterious criminal cases of recent decades in Europe. While the victims appear to have no notable history, French and British investigators quickly uncover a complex and increasingly perplexing reality.
Chevaline 2023
Unsealed: Alien Files
Unsealed: Alien Files
In 2011, a vault of government files were released to the public by the Freedom of Information Act. Among these, the Blue Planet Project, containing thousands of reports on UFO sightings and alien activity...these were the files they didn't want you to see! Now Alien Files: Unsealed investigates these recently-released documents and re-examines key evidence and follows developing leads of mass UFO sightings, personal abductions, government cover-ups and breaking alien news from around the world. The show also delves into the "photoshopping" of space, the value of Wikileaks, and the role social media plays in alien stories. Finally, the newly released documents are analysed to see how alien visitations may have affected our past, and what influence they may have on our future. Exposing the biggest secret on planet Earth, Alien Files: Unsealed will have believers wanting more and skeptics questioning their long-held beliefs!
Unsealed: Alien Files 2012
Verrückt nach Meer
Verrückt nach Meer
Verrückt nach Meer 2010
Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts
Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts
Professor Alice Roberts gets exclusive access to some of the most recently uncovered archaeology in Egypt as she travels the country by train.
Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts 2023
CBC Docs POV
CBC Docs POV
CBC’s new documentary program gets to the heart of current affairs and social issues that matter to Canadians. With unique and often unexpected access, these stories will ignite discussions.
CBC Docs POV 2017
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court
Documentary series examining the vital role the Supreme Court plays in the context of America’s shifting political landscape. Each of the four episodes features an in-depth look at pivotal cases that altered the state of the union.
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court 2023
Does Murder Sleep
Does Murder Sleep
When we sleep, we are at our most vulnerable. Sometimes crimes occur when a few or even all key characters are fast asleep. These stories tap into the primal fear, present since childhood, of what happens once we shut our eyes.
Does Murder Sleep 2023
L'atelier
L'atelier
An inspiring documentary series in which personalities at the top of their game share their knowledge and life experiences. In discussions that are midway between master class and private conversation, personalities let viewers into their lives.
L'atelier 2021
江湖菜馆
江湖菜馆
江湖菜馆 2020
Britain's Biggest Warship
Britain's Biggest Warship
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most advanced warship ever constructed in Britain. As she embarks on gruelling sea trials we see ship and crew pushed to breaking point.
Britain's Biggest Warship 2018
Life, Death and Reincarnation
Life, Death and Reincarnation
An epic adventure that aims to unravel the mystery at the heart of our existence: the questions of our identity and our destiny.  The series features some of the world’s most baffling real life stories and exciting findings in the fields of consciousness studies, near-death experiences and past-life memories. Adventurous researchers following the evidence where it leads them have discovered that the lines of evidence converge to a conclusion that is refreshingly new – yet perennially known.
Life, Death and Reincarnation 2015
Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine
Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine
Gordon Ramsay strips away the veneer of cocaine’s glamorous image to expose how behind the powder many Brits consume as part of a night out, lies a trail of criminality, cruelty and death driving its global trade.
Gordon Ramsay on Cocaine 2017
The Way to Cook
The Way to Cook
From deglazing a sauce and degreasing a stock to thickening a soup and unmolding a timbale, all the important techniques that make for good cooking are here. Now, at the press of a button, you have instant access to whatever recipe or information you need. Watch Julia do it and you’ll be empowered. Bon appétit!
The Way to Cook 1985
Ich bin ich
Ich bin ich
Ich bin ich 2017
Wild Thailand
Wild Thailand
Did you know Thailand has over 50 national parks that make up 14% of the country's total area? And these parks are home to 10% of Earth’s animal species? Thailand is a popular holiday destination with us Brits, and there’s a side of the country holidaymakers rarely see. This stunning series reveals the hidden terrain in all its glory: from the strange and wonderful creatures to a small selection of the 27,000 species of flowering plants.
Wild Thailand 2013
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements
An exciting three-part series about one of the great adventures in the history of science: the long and continuing quest to understand what the world is made of. Three hour-long episodes tell the story of seven of history’s most important scientists as they seek to identify, understand and organize the basic building blocks of matter.
The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements 2015
Češi zachraňují
Češi zachraňují
Češi zachraňují 2018
Raised Human
Raised Human
Reveals the extraordinary truth behind stories of wild animals that have formed inseparable bonds with human families, and the heartbreak that often comes with such relationships.
Raised Human 2016
Wild Scandinavia
Wild Scandinavia
Witness the epic nature of Wild Scandinavia: orca, puffins and eagles rule the fjords; wolves and lynx patrol magical forests; polar bears and musk ox survive arctic extremes. Basejumpers and reindeer herders also embrace the wilderness.
Wild Scandinavia 2023
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema
Revered critic David Stratton tells the glorious story of Australian cinema, focusing in on the films that capture the nation’s true nature with candour, emotion and humour.
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema 2017
The Mayfair Set
The Mayfair Set
The Mayfair Set is a series of programmes produced by Adam Curtis for the BBC, first broadcast in the summer of 1999. The programme looked at how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of London's Clermont Club in the 1960s. It received the BAFTA Award for Best Factual Series or Strand in 2000.
The Mayfair Set 1999
Second Life
Second Life
Second Life 2022
Die gefährlichsten Bahnstrecken der Welt
Die gefährlichsten Bahnstrecken der Welt
Die gefährlichsten Bahnstrecken der Welt 2021
The Directors
The Directors
This series looks at the 20th century’s iconic film directors; the real innovators whose breakthrough direction made film into the movies. Their early lives, often escaping war or poverty found expression in theatre, then film, forming the fundamental art that is cinema. Each episode brought to life by Derek Malcolm, Neil Norman, Stephen Armstrong, Dr. Bonnie Greer OBE and Ian Nathan along with classic moments from each film career.
The Directors 2018
可凡倾听
可凡倾听
可凡倾听 2004
Russlands Kriege
Russlands Kriege
Russlands Kriege 2023