Documentary TV Series - Page 281
Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment
2008
Tony Robinson's Crime and Punishment is a British documentary for Channel 4. In a four-part series, Tony Robinson goes on a fascinating and sometimes bizarre journey to discover the origins of our laws and what we do to people when they break them. From trials by boiling water, through the decapitation of a king, to the emergence of our modern democracy, it is a journey that starts two thousand years ago and remains unfinished today. It aired on Australian screens in 2009 on ABC1.Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
2015
star 7.5An excellent narration of oil industry since early days to 20th century and up to today. How oil changed the world and shaped our modern world today.Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50
2023
Gabrielle Union is celebrating her 50th trip around the sun with an epic, continental journey that takes us on a personal and collective discovery from the island of Zanzibar to the streets of Ghana, Namibia and South Africa!The Ultimate Civil War Series
2012
star 7This soon-to-be classic documentary mini-series traces the causes, courses as well as the major events and personalities of the American Civil War. Between 1861 and 1865, this epic American story of struggle and survival was written in blood, and in this series is told mostly from first-hand accounts and in the spoken words of the participants themselves, through their diaries, letters, and memoirs. The series concludes with Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House and the surrender of the western Confederate Army to Sherman in North Carolina in the spring of 1865. It then explores the legacy of slavery and the consequences and meaning of a war that transformed the country forever.Whale with Steve Backshall
2023
star 8Adventurer and conservationist Steve Backshall has first-hand, free-diving encounters with mighty Sperm whales and intelligent, caring humpback whales; smart but deadly Orcas; and ingenious Bottlenose Dolphins across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Using cutting-edge technology, from diver propulsion vehicles to tiny, high-quality drone cameras and split-rig cameras to film above and below the surface simultaneously, Backshall and the team capture never-before-seen behaviors and provide an immersive experience.Triff …
2017
Triff …
2017
Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing
2022
star 7.5Featuring emotional contributions from the families of those who lost their lives, Worlds Collide: The Manchester Bombing marks the fifth anniversary of an attack that shocked the nation to its core. The two-part special uses new revelations to piece together the chilling timeline of that day and explores how, five years on, the truth of what happened that night is finally emerging.Bateau Mouche: Sinking Justice
2025
star 7.3Docuseries about the shipwreck that shocked Brazil in 1988, a disaster marked by greed, negligence and impunity.The Ascent of Civilization
2014
The Ascent Of Civilsations’, questions the myths and unravels age-old clichés about some ancient cultures. It examines their strange and sometimes amusing idiosyncrasies, gives fresh insights into who they really were, and provides a novel take on their societies, peppered with surprising new revelations. This is a new look at the Ancients that will change our perception of them.Mary Queen of Shops
2007
Mary Queen of Shops
2007
star 6.7Mary, Queen Of Shops is hosted by Mary Portas. Mary attempts to help smaller fashion retail outlets survive in a tough market against the bigger retail stores.Flying to the Ends of the Earth
2015
star 10Some of the planet’s most extraordinary and spectacular experiences are only accessible by air. In this epic new series, pilot and former Royal Marine Arthur Williams will fly us into some of the remotest parts of our planet to find out how people survive and thrive in places only the plane can reach. Arthur was paralysed in an accident seven years ago, but took up flying to rediscover his spirit of adventure. Now he’s going to brave tiny airstrips and outrageously dangerous flying conditions, all to reach the world’s most spectacular remote places.Battlefields
2014
/DRIVE
2014
/DRIVE
2014
Cars and motor sports from around the world are featured in this adaptation of the hit Web series.Promis backen privat
2021
Promis backen privat
2021
The Living Dead
1995
The Living Dead
1995
star 6.9This series investigated the way that history and memory have been used by politicians and others.That's Amore
2019
That's Amore
2019
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