Popular Documentary TV Series - Page 164

99

2024

99

2024
8.5
1999 was a year of groundbreaking success for England’s biggest and most powerful football club, Manchester United. Despite dominating domestic football during the 90s, manager Alex Ferguson was yet to restore Manchester United’s European glory when in 1999, glory arrived in an unprecedented fashion.
112 - Sie retten dein Leben

2008

112 - Sie retten dein Leben

2008
8
Whether it's a fire disaster or a car accident - every operation demands everything from the 112 team and brings them closer together.
Mars Rising

2007

Mars Rising

2007
6.8
Taking a look at how challenges are being handled to prepare for a manned flight to Mars.
Human Playground

2022

Human Playground

2022
6.9
Narrated by Idris Elba, this docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses.
War on Waste

2017

War on Waste

2017
6.2
Our waste is growing at double the rate of our population with 52 mega tonnes generated a year. Australia is ranked 5th highest for generating the most municipal waste in the world. In this three-part series, Craig Reucassel is on a mission to see if we, as a nation, can all do a little bit better.
Life in the Freezer

1993

Life in the Freezer

1993
8.3
Sir David Attenborough looks at the natural history of the Antarctic continent
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault

2016

Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault

2016
8
Fifty years after the original Star Trek first arrived on television, is there anything about Gene Roddenberry's space opera that hasn't been uncovered? Plenty! On December 13, 2016 fans can experience Star Trek: The Original Series - The Roddenberry Vault, a newly produced multi-part documentary featuring footage from the cutting room floor, long preserved in film canisters by the Roddenberry Estate. The origins of the classic series are explored with new interviews featuring cast and production personnel combined with newly-found deleted scenes, alternate angles, outtakes, behind the scenes moments, and original visual effects elements to tell the definitive story on the making and enduring legacy of Gene Roddenberry's creation.
Wild Germany

2011

Wild Germany

2011
7
The fairytale river landscape of the Spreewald, the flocks of birds of the North Frisian Wadden Sea and the striking chalk cliffs on the island of Rügen. You can see unique landscapes and their fauna in the different regions of Germany.
Anatomy of a Scene

2001

Anatomy of a Scene

2001
7
Anatomy of a Scene is a television series produced by and aired regularly on Sundance Channel since 2001. As a tagline for the series notes, each 30-minute episode "dissects the art of filmmaking" of a scene from a specific film, often a film previously showcased at a Sundance Film Festival. An episode examines the scene from multiple perspectives, such as production design, costume design, cinematography, storyboards, writing, music, acting, and directing. Interviews with the cast and crew are interspersed with snippets from the film. Episodes of the show are often included on the DVD release of the films they study.
Palettes

1995

Palettes

1995
9
An educational French TV documentary series which goes into depth during each episode into the analysis of a single painting.
A Taste of Travel

2012

A Taste of Travel

2012
A Taste of Travel takes viewers on a vibrant journey to some of the world’s most exciting destinations, from South Africa to Japan, Greece to the USA. Packed with travel tips, local insights, and colorful characters, the series highlights must-see attractions and, of course, the best places to savor local cuisine.
Japan's Top Inventions

2018

Japan's Top Inventions

2018
Japanese inventions are used and loved around the world. Through interviews and reenactments, go behind the scenes and discover how Japanese craftsmanship brought these top inventions into being.
A Pide Leninha

2023

A Pide Leninha

2023
The life story of Madalena das Dores Oliveira, the first woman to reach the rank of Brigade Chief of the PIDE (the Estado Novo secret police), who became known by the inhuman way in which she acted.
(Un)Well

2020

(Un)Well

2020
6.3
This docuseries takes a deep dive into the lucrative wellness industry, which touts health and healing. But do the products live up to the promises?
Ask the Doctor

2017

Ask the Doctor

2017
7.1
An innovative, fun, and exploratory factual series that addresses the state of the nation's health, the latest in medical treatments and the future of healthcare as we know it.
Renovation Nation UK

2022

Renovation Nation UK

2022
8
Follows renovators across the UK as they tackle crumbling period properties. The renovators face huge challenges as they attempt to transform their wrecks into the homes of their dreams.
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

2021

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

2021
5.3
President Obama's personal story and his vision for America, set against the backdrop of the country's racial history.
High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule

2021

High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule

2021
5.3
In 2013, Michaella McCollum from Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid from Scotland were caught at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine into Spain. The pair, also known as the `Peru Two,' were sentenced to almost seven years in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The series provides a first-hand account from Michaella, a former club hostess in the Spanish nightlife, as she traces her journey from arriving in the foreign country for her first holiday to her downward spiral into the illicit world of drugs and excess.
Mary's Foolproof Dinners

2024

Mary's Foolproof Dinners

2024
Mary shares her wit and wealth of cookery know-how with her celebrity pals, all keen to keep up in the kitchen. Success every time, in a joyful celebration of food with friends.
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years

2020

Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years

2020
6.8
The definitive overview of the adventures of the legendary Boys from the Dwarf. This three-part series charts the origins, production and legacy of everything associated with the sci-fi comedy.