Popular Documentary TV Series - Page 124

The Hollywood Greats

1977

The Hollywood Greats

1977
4.7
Hollywood Greats was a BBC Television series, which began in 1977. The film critic Barry Norman wrote and narrated a series of in depth profiles on major Hollywood film personalities, in which he interviewed surviving associates. He later made a series called British Greats in 1980. A series of books, entitled The Hollywood Greats, The Movie Greats and The British Greats, which were authored by Norman were subsequently published. A series of the same name was later presented by Jonathan Ross from 1999 to 2006.
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010
5.4
Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.
Unspun World with John Simpson

2022

Unspun World with John Simpson

2022
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories - reliable, honest and essential viewing with the BBC's world affairs editor John Simpson.
The Crew Has It

2022

The Crew Has It

2022
10
Gianni Paolo and Michael Rainey Jr have teamed up to give fans an inside look at the entire Power universe. In the first episode the actors will tell you how they got on the Starz series and reveal some never told before stories from on set.
Toni's Film Club

2022

Toni's Film Club

2022
10
Web series about film history, movies and filmmaking.
The Last Alaskans

2015

The Last Alaskans

2015
6.8
In 1980, the U.S. government banned new human occupation in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, a protected area, home to thousands of native animals and pristine terrain spanning roughly the size of South Carolina. Currently, only a handful of families spread across seven permitted cabins are allowed to remain in the refuge. Within less than 100 years, all remaining permits will reach expiration, and there will be no human presence left.
Shoreline

2009

Shoreline

2009
8
Explore the nearly 3000 kilometers of South African coastline – stretching from the desert border with Namibia on the Atlantic coast southwards around the tip of Africa and then north to the border with Mozambique on the Indian Ocean.
Tietjen campt

2020

Tietjen campt

2020
8
Coast

2005

Coast

2005
7.5
The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.
Solar System

2024

Solar System

2024
8.3
Voyage across the solar system with Professor Brian Cox and explore the new discoveries, natural wonders and strange mysteries on the diverse worlds that orbit the sun.
Depuis Quand

2016

Depuis Quand

2016
Sexplora

2016

Sexplora

2016
6.5
Discover everything there is to know about that three letter word that turns us all on: SEX.
Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will

2025

Juan Gabriel: I Must, I Can, I Will

2025
8.6
Rare videos and exclusive interviews reveal the genius, sacrifices and duality between the public and private lives of iconic singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel.
Five Came Back

2017

Five Came Back

2017
7.2
Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.
Cultureshock

2018

Cultureshock

2018
4
A look at the untold stories behind watershed moments in pop culture according to producers with each episode helmed by a noted director.
The Life of Mammals

2002

The Life of Mammals

2002
8.4
David Attenborough presents a nature documentary series looking at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Asia

2024

Asia

2024
8.9
From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, showcasing the breath-taking variety of Asia's wildest places.
The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot

2024

The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot

2024
7.7
An in-depth look at Victoria Cilliers' apparent skydiving 'accident' during which both her main and reserve parachutes failed, sending her hurtling straight to the ground. The incident set in motion an investigation by a pair of dogged detectives, DC Maddy Hennah and DI Paul Franklin, who spent two years pulling at the threads of Emile's life - revealing affairs, debts, sex clubs, escorts and murderous intent.
Victoria Beckham

2025

Victoria Beckham

2025
6.7
Step into Victoria Beckham's London atelier, as the Spice Girl-turned-powerhouse designer opens up about her life while preparing for Paris Fashion Week.
Around the World with Orson Welles

1955

Around the World with Orson Welles

1955
7.1
A six-part British television travel series written, directed, and presented by Orson Welles for ITV in 1955. Filmed entirely in Europe, the series follows Welles through Vienna, the Basque Country, Madrid, Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and London’s Chelsea Pensioners, blending travelogue, cultural portraiture, and personal essay. Moving between documentary observation and reflective commentary, the episodes combine interviews, local history, and Welles’s distinctive narration into a series that functions as both travel film and cinematic essay.