Popular Documentary TV Shows

The Muse Story
The Muse Story
From the rich traditions of ancient royalty to the bustling routine of modern-day life, join Le Tran Ngoc Tran as she explores the many wonders of Vietnam's ancient Imperial City, Hue, and discovers what makes this city so unique. Exploring Hue’s many pagodas and temples, the ancient village of Phuoc Tich, the An Hien Garden House and more, Le Tran Ngoc Tran dives into the rich history of this ancient city. But this trip through the city’s landmarks is only the beginning. Delving into every facet of life in Hue, Le Tran Ngoc Tran explores the city’s rich culture, unparalleled cuisine, and beautiful fashion. Traveling beyond the borders of Hue, Le Tran Ngoc Tran heads to Korea where she explores the country’s rich culture, history, literature, and cuisine. A cooperative cultural project between Vietnam and Korea, “The Muse Story” is a 2019 Vietnamese-Korean documentary series, directed by Bao Nhan and Namcito.
The Muse Story 2018
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police
During the darkest days of the Third Reich, the most dreaded sound was a knock at the door after dark. Everyone who lived under Nazi rule lived in fear of the secretive agents known colloquially as "V-Men". Hitler called them his "deadliest weapon", and without them the Fuhrer's ambition could never have been realized.
The Gestapo: Hitler's Secret Police 2004
Sydney's Super Tunnel
Sydney's Super Tunnel
Filmed over 5 years, this series will trace the enormous engineering challenges faced by what is the greatest public transport project in Australia's history: a brand new, state-of-the-art metro system through, beneath and above the streets of this iconic city of five million people.
Sydney's Super Tunnel 2020
Brennpunkt: Ære
Brennpunkt: Ære
Brennpunkt: Ære 2024
Forgotten Frontlines
Forgotten Frontlines
In the years since the Allied victory, historians have chronicled both the heroism and plight of ground troops, navy and airmen, their wins, their losses, their sacrifices, and the slow movement of the righteous towards victory. These stories defined the greatest generation, but it's not the whole story. From conspiracies to covert ops, some pieces of the narrative seem to have slipped through the cracks of our collective memory. Now, journey to fill in the gaps between those well-known, well-documented events as light is shed on the war efforts never even heard of to reveal the truth behind WWII's forgotten frontlines.
Forgotten Frontlines 2022
Nick og det nye liv
Nick og det nye liv
Nick og det nye liv 2023
Gabinete de Crisis
Gabinete de Crisis
Gabinete de Crisis 2023
Serial Killer Earth
Serial Killer Earth
Serial Killer Earth brings together compelling footage and eyewitness accounts of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina and the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan, in an attempt to understand and explain what happened during these events and how they compare with disasters of the past.
Serial Killer Earth 2012
Home Sweet Homicide
Home Sweet Homicide
When a killer wants you dead, there's one place to search: home sweet home. With the twist of a lock, your home should be your sanctuary. For some, it becomes a hunting ground - and no lock, security system or call to 911 will save them.
Home Sweet Homicide 2019
Finding the Archibald
Finding the Archibald
As the Archibald celebrates its centenary with an ambitious exhibition; art lover and acclaimed actor Rachel Griffiths embarks on a cultural romp through our most coveted and controversial arts prize.
Finding the Archibald 2021
Drömmen om Hollywood
Drömmen om Hollywood
Anna-Karin has just finished high school in Östersund, Sweden, when she moves to New York with dreams of becoming a successful actor. It takes 16 years before the dream finally comes true. In 2008, she gets the lead role as Greta Garbo in a Hollywood film. Swedish media reports enthusiastically about our new Swedish star. Soon she has more film roles and her manager "Lars" succeeds in the impossible, he takes her all the way into Hollywood's inner circle. Journalist Angelica goes to Los Angeles with her camera to document all the incredible things that happen to her friend Anna-Karin. But something is not right. Documentary.
Drömmen om Hollywood 2024
My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes
My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes
Four-part never heard before conversations between the serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer and his father Lionel.
My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes 2023
Chilevisión 60
Chilevisión 60
Chilevisión 60 2020
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions in a documentary series based on her New York Times Magazine column.
Diagnosis 2019
Wild Weather
Wild Weather
Donal MacIntyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather.
Wild Weather 2002
Luz en la oscuridad
Luz en la oscuridad
Luz en la oscuridad 2023
XV/15 - Une si longue attente
XV/15 - Une si longue attente
XV/15 - Une si longue attente 2022
Sex: A Bonkers History
Sex: A Bonkers History
Sex: A Naughty History, an original series from HISTORY, follows actress, singer and presenter Amanda Holden and bestselling author and historian Dan Jones as they explore how, through the ages, sexual behavior has influenced civilizations. The series uses archival footage and drama reconstructions-which Amanda Holden and Dan Jones participate in-to highlight the best sex stories in history. Amanda and Dan also meet experts in the history ofsex, including sex historian Dr. Kate Lister, author of "ACurious History of Sex," international lecturer in Dominance Studies Anne O Nomis, author of "The History Arts of theDominatrix," and the late Jacqueline Gold CBE, general manager of Ann Summers, in her very last television interview.
Sex: A Bonkers History 2023
Sometimes When We Touch
Sometimes When We Touch
The untold story of soft rock, whose artists dominated pop music worldwide in the '70s, only to crash and burn in the '80s, eventually experiencing one of the most unlikely comebacks in music history.
Sometimes When We Touch 2023
When Sharks Attack 360
When Sharks Attack 360
An international team of experts hunts for clues as they investigate why sharks bite humans. They unravel the surprising threads that link these incidents. As the evidence mounts, they analyze data in a cutting-edge VFX shark lab to understand in forensic detail why sharks attack.
When Sharks Attack 360 2023
Private Lives of the Monarchs
Private Lives of the Monarchs
Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.
Private Lives of the Monarchs 2017
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy
Through the curious mind of host Kal Pen, see firsthand all the surprising ways the economy interconnects and impacts the lives of people all over the planet.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy 2019
Jesus: The Complete Story
Jesus: The Complete Story
Son of God is an award-winning British documentary series that chronicles the life of Jesus Christ using scientific and contemporary historical evidence. It was presented by Jeremy Bowen, and its first episode premiered in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2001. The executive producer was Ruth Pitt and it was directed by Jean-Claude Bragard—it took a total of 16 months to produce and cost GB£1.5 million. A full symphonic score was composed by James Whitbourn. Son of God featured interviews with 21 historians and other Biblical experts, live action reenactments of the life of Jesus with Leron Livo in the lead role, and computer-generated images of what locations from Jesus's time might have looked like. These images, created by design team Red Vision, were praised by critics and received an Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2001 Royal Television Society North Awards.
Jesus: The Complete Story 2001
Nuts + Bolts
Nuts + Bolts
Tyler, the Creator explores the things he loves and the ways they work, with the help of experts and personal heroes.
Nuts + Bolts 2017
Secrets de villages
Secrets de villages
Secrets de villages 2022
Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts
Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts
A six-part docuseries chronicling the journey of five elite American gymnasts as they head to the Olympic Trials, offering a glimpse of the rarely seen moments that high-level athletes endure in their personal lives, training and competitions.
Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts 2021
TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution
TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution
An in-depth look at the whistleblowers who sparked a UFO revolution, revealing evidence that the government knows much more than they’re letting on.
TMZ Presents: UFO Revolution 2024
Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome
Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome
The first city of a million was built two thousand years ago. But how did they make Ancient Athens and Rome work without petrol, gas or electricity? Professor Wallace-Hadrill finds out.
Building the Ancient City: Athens and Rome 2015
The Skinny Jab Uncovered
The Skinny Jab Uncovered
An investigation into the black market in cut price 'skinny jabs' being sold across the UK. Reporter Pria Rai reveals what’s really in these drugs, and whether they are safe to use. She meets a young student who accidentally took an overdose of the drug, makes contact with one of the most prolific online sellers, goes undercover to reveal a new market for the drug hidden in plain sight and sends samples for testing – with shocking results.
The Skinny Jab Uncovered 2023
Animal Superpowers
Animal Superpowers
How can an octopus turn itself invisible in the blink of an eye? How can a sailfish outrun a speedboat? How can a snake strike prey with deadly accuracy in total darkness? Patrick Stewart introduces these elite creatures with extreme abilities to move, sense, hunt, heal and survive, while a team of scientists undertake risky missions to unlock the anatomy behind their secret superpowers.
Animal Superpowers 2012
Shadow Trackers
Shadow Trackers
Shadow Trackers is a frightening and funny observational documentary series that follows two inquisitive Aboriginal men who hunt the lands where Legends and Myths lie and ask the questions we would never dare. Traveling across the country meeting with locals, storytellers, elders and even non-believers each episode will have you laughing one minute and scared the next.
Shadow Trackers 2016
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland
Kirsty Wark uncovers the stories of some of Scotland's most important female pioneers.
The Women Who Changed Modern Scotland 2023
Escobar : l'héritage maudit
Escobar : l'héritage maudit
Escobar : l'héritage maudit 2021
El caso Wanninkhof
El caso Wanninkhof
El caso Wanninkhof 2008
Keep This Between Us
Keep This Between Us
The series exposes an epidemic of widespread grooming – manipulative and coercive behavior by abusers to gain access to potential victims – in U.S. high schools. The series follows one woman’s journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher.
Keep This Between Us 2022
HK2NY: Hong Kong to New York - Backpacking Documentary Series
HK2NY: Hong Kong to New York - Backpacking Documentary Series
Ever wanted to quit your job and go travelling round the world? Well James and Karl did and filmed it all. The backpacking documentary follows James and Karl as they travel through 20 countries in 4 continents over 9 months, covering a distance of over 42,000 miles. ​
HK2NY: Hong Kong to New York - Backpacking Documentary Series 2014
Secrets of Wild Australia
Secrets of Wild Australia
Dive into the secret and surprising lives of some of Australia's signature wildlife. From mini marsupials to flying foxes, join these extraordinary creatures thriving in the otherworldly landscapes of this astonishing island-continent.
Secrets of Wild Australia 2016
Hitler's Last Year
Hitler's Last Year
The story of the last year of the war in Europe, from the D-Day landings in Normandy in June 1944 to the dual German surrender, first in Reims then Berlin, in May 1945. Eleven months of unprecedented combat.This was the deadliest year of WW2.
Hitler's Last Year 2015
Dein perfekter Hund
Dein perfekter Hund
Dein perfekter Hund 2024
Sacrifica Cassino! La verità nascosta
Sacrifica Cassino! La verità nascosta
Sacrifica Cassino! La verità nascosta 2022