Documentary TV Series - Page 4
Modern Marvels
1993
Modern Marvels
1993
star 8HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink and coffee to architectural masterpieces and engineering disasters, the hit series goes beyond the basics to provide insight and history into things we wonder about and that impact our lives. This series tells fascinating stories of the doers, the dreamers and sometime-schemers that create everyday items, technological breakthroughs and manmade wonders. The hit series goes deep to explore the leading edge of human inspiration and ambition.Independent Lens
1999
Independent Lens
1999
star 6.5This acclaimed Emmy Award-winning anthology series features documentaries and a limited number of fiction films united by the creative freedom, artistic achievement and unflinching visions of their independent producers and featuring unforgettable stories about a unique individual, community or moment in history.Cosmos
2014
Cosmos
2014
star 8.5Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the laws of gravity and the origins of space and time.Terra X History
2000
Terra X History
2000
star 6.8The spectrum of topics ranges from political history with a focus on contemporary history (especially National Socialism and post-war history) to cultural history and social history. In addition, ZDF-History also regularly deals with pre-modern history, art and cultural history.Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997
star 7.2Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.Unanswered Questions
1992
Unanswered Questions
1992
star 8A current affairs/journalism program that investigates unsolved cases and looks into various problems in society, religion and more.Mevlana Rumi
2023
Mevlana Rumi
2023
star 7.8In 13th-century Anatolia, as the Mongol threat looms and internal turmoil rages, Rumi, a wise spiritual figure, emerges to assuage people's fears. His timeless words unite reason and compassion, inspiring change.Enquête exclusive
2005
Enquête exclusive
2005
star 8.7Weekly investigative magazine presented by Bernard de la Villardière offering reports on international news.The First 48
2004
The First 48
2004
star 7.9The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.Grands Reportages
1998
Na cestě
2006
Democracy Now!
2001
Democracy Now!
2001
star 6.7A United States daily progressive, nonprofit, independently syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion.Behind the Music
1997
Behind the Music
1997
star 7.2An intimate look into the personal lives of pop music's greatest and most influential artists.arte 360° Reportage
1999
arte 360° Reportage
1999
star 7.6Stories of extraordinary lives and extraordinary lands across the globe.Invitation au voyage
2017
Aktenzeichen XY… ungelöst
1967
star 8.1Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst is a German television programme broadcast since October 1967 on ZDF that aims to combat and solve crimes. Until 2003 it was produced in co-operation with the Austrian public service broadcaster ORF and Schweizer Fernsehen, a division of the Swiss public broadcaster SRG SSR idée suisse. It was the basis for the BBC show Crimewatch, the Dutch show Opsporing Verzocht and its US equivalent America's Most Wanted.Eisenbahn-Romantik
1991
Eisenbahn-Romantik
1991
star 8.3Railway-related documentary covering modern railway systems, museum railways and their facilities as well as items on model railway layouts. Politics and criticism is not left out; the series reports on closures, controversial model ideas, delays to reconstruction plans or smart commuter transport concepts.Forensic Files
1996
Forensic Files
1996
star 7.8Real crimes, disease outbreaks and accidents around the world are solved by experts using scientific laboratory analysis which helps them find previously undetectable evidence. Brilliant scientific work helps convict the guilty and free the innocent.Finding Your Roots
2012
Finding Your Roots
2012
star 6.2Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of their family trees. Professor Gates utilizes a team of genealogists to reconstruct the paper trail left behind by our ancestors and the world’s leading geneticists to decode our DNA and help us travel thousands of years into the past to discover the origins of our earliest forebears.Cinépanorama
1956
