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Psychic Investigators

2006

Psychic Investigators

2006
When police attempt to solve a crime, and the perpetrator is still unknown, sometimes a psychic can be their best investigative tool. Each episode follows the investigation of a real crime, both from the perspective of the police officer whose methods use science, logic, and reason, and from the point of view of the psychic who deals in feelings, emotions, and impressions. Featuring true crime investigations from around the globe, compelling interviews, and all the suspense and intrigue of a supernatural thriller.
TransGeneration

2005

TransGeneration

2005
5.9
TransGeneration is an eight episode documentary series depicting the lives of four transgender college students during the 2004/2005 school year as they attempt to balance college, their social lives, and their struggle "to merge their internal and external selves" while gender transitioning.
Monster Moves

2005

Monster Moves

2005
Impossibly large structures... Teams with a mission to move them! This is the kind of daunting challenge facing teams of building movers from the UK, America and Canada.
Intervention

2005

Intervention

2005
7
People whose uncontrollable addiction to drugs, alcohol or compulsive behavior has brought them to the brink of destruction and has devastated their family and friends are presented with a life-changing opportunity of intervention and rehab. Each addict must confront their darkest demons in order to begin their journey to recovery in the hopes that they can turn their lives around before it’s too late.
Slavery and the Making of America

2005

Slavery and the Making of America

2005
7.9
The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.
Battleground Vietnam: War In The Jungle

2005

Battleground Vietnam: War In The Jungle

2005
The Vietnam War was one of the worst horrors of the second half of the 20th century and the causes behind it continue to baffle people to this day. How did it start? What were the justifications for America's involvement in Nam? Could it have been avoided altogether? Though it is long over, the Vietnam War will always remain fresh in the minds of the men who fought and the millions who lived through a decades-long conflict right in their backyard. Battleground Vietnam: War in the Jungle covers it all from beginning to end with more than six hours of original footage that brings the battle closer to home than ever.
Rescue Warriors

2005

Rescue Warriors

2005
Go inside the intense training to become a USAF Pararescue Jumper. Meet the trainees and be there as they endure one of the longest and toughest special operations training courses in the world! Find out who will make it through so "That Others May Live."
Dr. G: Medical Examiner

2004

Dr. G: Medical Examiner

2004
6.8
Dr. G: Medical Examiner documents cases handled by deputy chief medical examiner Dr. Jan C. Garavaglia (aka Dr. G) of Florida's District Nine Medical Examiner's Office. Each episode features two or three cases Dr. G has handled in the Orlando area, and also in Bexar County, Texas and Jacksonville, Florida where she was previously employed. Some portions of the show have been dramatized and some names have been changed to protect the dignity of individuals and their families.
The First 48

2004

The First 48

2004
7.9
The 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.
Beyond Invention

2004

Beyond Invention

2004
Beyond Invention is a 8-part documentary television series that premiered on February 12, 2004 on Discovery Channel Canada and, as of 2007, airs on the Science Channel. The series was produced by Mystique Films in partnership with Gryphon Productions and is narrated by John Payne. It primarily focuses on future and fictional technology that inspires many movies we see today.
Heroes of World War II

2004

Heroes of World War II

2004
10
Ancient Discoveries

2003

Ancient Discoveries

2003
8.9
Ancient Discoveries was a television series that premiered on December 21, 2003, on The History Channel. The program focused on ancient technologies. The show's theme was that many inventions which are thought to be modern have ancient roots or in some cases may have been lost and then reinvented. The program was a follow-up to a special originally broadcast in 2005 which focused on technologies from the Ancient Roman era such as the Antikythera mechanism and inventors such as Heron of Alexandria. Episodes of the regular series expanded to cover other areas such as Egypt, China and East Asia, and the Islamic world. Ancient Discoveries was made for The History Channel by Wild Dream Films based in Cardiff in the UK. Much of the filming was done on location across the world. The series used contributions from archaeologists and other experts, footage of historical sites and artifacts, computer generated reconstructions and dramatized reconstructions along with experiments and tests on reconstructed artifacts.
72 Hours: True Crime

2003

72 Hours: True Crime

2003
6
72 Hours: True Crime focuses on crime, specifically on the first 72 hours after a crime is committed, a critical time period for solving it. Rather than focus on fictional crimes, as do Law & Order and other TV shows elsewhere, True Crime depicted actual crimes that occurred throughout Canada, using dramatic reenactments and documentary-style footage of crime scenes.
Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

2003

Penn & Teller's Magic & Mystery Tour

2003
7.1
Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film. The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China, India, and Egypt. Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking.
Road Wars

2003

Road Wars

2003
10
Follows the extraordinary work of some of Britain's most elite units and police officers, documenting the changing tactics of criminals and the response of the UK police forces.
Masterminds

2003

Masterminds

2003
10
Masterminds was a true crime documentary television series produced in Canada with truTV. As of February 2011, the program is broadcast on History Television and Global TV in Canada and truTV in the United States. Each 30 minute episode features one true crime story. The profiled crimes generally involve large sums of cash or merchandise and, more important, extremely unique and/or elaborate methods of criminal operation which were never before seen by law enforcement agencies. With a few notable exceptions, most criminals profiled in this series were caught within a couple of years of committing their crime.
Mexico: One Plate at a Time

2003

Mexico: One Plate at a Time

2003
Rick Bayless, the beloved chef and restaurateur, seamlessly weaves together techniques, recipes, cultural musings and off-the-wall surprises. Throughout the series, Rick translates his Mexican travel adventures into unforgettable parties from intimate fireside suppers and casual backyard cocktails with friends to big, boisterous bashes for 25.
A Cook's Tour

2002

A Cook's Tour

2002
9
Bad-boy chef and author Anthony Bourdain goes off the beaten track in search of foods that are rare, highly esteemed and sometimes downright dangerous. The show, which aired for two seasons on the Food Network, was an offshoot of a best-selling book Bourdain wrote in 2001.
Eastern Philosophy

2002

Eastern Philosophy

2002
Examine the genesis of spiritual thought of historic nations in the Eastern Hemisphere, including China, Japan, and India. This philosophical journey focuses on the doctrines of Confucianism, Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam.
Western Philosophy

2002

Western Philosophy

2002
"For it is owning to their wonder that men now begin and first began to philosophize," wrote Aristotle. Examine the profound impact Western history's intellectual giants had on their time and on stimulating the minds of future generations.