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Dopamine

2019

Dopamine

2019
6.5
Are you spending hours of your day swiping left and right on Tinder? It’s normal as the app was created to be addictive by activating dopamine in your brain with every swipe drawing you in further.
Chef's Table: BBQ

2020

Chef's Table: BBQ

2020
7.2
The Emmy-nominated series delves into the juicy, smoky world of barbecue, visiting acclaimed chefs and pitmasters in the US, Australia and Mexico.
A Plane Is Born

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A Plane Is Born

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A Plane is Born, presented by Mark Evans, is a 15 part series for Discovery Home and Leisure, in which he not only learns to fly but also builds his own two-seater aeroplane. During the course of the series, he tackles everything from the composite control surfaces to the installation of the engine. The series takes the viewer for the first time through the step-by-step process of building a 200 mph kit aircraft, capable of flying from England to the South of France on a single tank of fuel.
Guns Germs & Steel

2005

Guns Germs & Steel

2005
6.4
A PBS documentary concerning Jared Diamond's theory on why there is such disparity between those who have advanced technology and those who still live primitively. He argues it is due to the acquisition of guns and steel and the changes brought about by germs.
Breaking Amish

2012

Breaking Amish

2012
5.9
Temptations abound as a group of young Amish explore life beyond their Amish culture. Ultimately, they will make the biggest decision of their lives – to remain Amish/Mennonite or become English and face the consequences of being shunned by their family and friends.
Alexander Armstrong in South Korea

2022

Alexander Armstrong in South Korea

2022
5.5
Alexander embarks on an epic journey across one of the most influential and successful countries on Earth, exploring all South Korea has to offer and just how different our lives are.
The First War for Western Civilization

2016

The First War for Western Civilization

2016
The Greco-Persian War was pivotal in the creation of the modern world - yet all that is generally remembered are the 300 Spartans at Thermopylae. This documentary examines the whole history, from the Ionian Revolt (497BC) to the Peace of Callias (449BC), and also covers the legacies of the war - including Democracy.
The Sporting Mavericks

2016

The Sporting Mavericks

2016
Documentary series looking at the maverick players from four sporting areas: Boxing, Snooker, Darts and Motorsport.
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou

2024

Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou

2024
7
Narrated by Keith David, “Cold Case Files: Murder In the Bayou” features stories that the swamp threatened to swallow forever, but detectives managed to drag out into the light. These investigators, family, and friends know that no matter how deep in the muck it’s buried, no sin stays secret forever.
Die Unvermittelbaren – mit Martin Ruetter

2022

Die Unvermittelbaren – mit Martin Ruetter

2022
7.5
Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice

2009

Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice

2009
Three iconic adventurers - newsman John Simpson, polar explorer Ranulph Fiennes and solo yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston - go on a newsgathering trip to war-torn Afghanistan, attempt to sail around the most notorious of all maritime landmarks, Cape Horn, situated at the southernmost tip of South America, and man-haul sledges across the frozen sea ice of the Canadian Arctic.
Automobile: Ride and Fall

2025

Automobile: Ride and Fall

2025
8
Our cities, transformed a mere century ago to accommodate cars, now want to rid their streets of them. Countries go to war over fuel shortages, and automobiles are at the core of a global ecological crisis. Today, the history of automobile has hit its climax. How did we get here? How did the invention of a single machine reorganize how we work, revolutionize our lifestyles, transform our landscapes, trigger global crises and wreak havoc with the equilibrium of our planet? This documentary series explores the creation and meteoric development of an unprecedented object - the automobile - and its role in mankind’s wild race toward progress.
Intouchables

2020

Intouchables

2020
Of all North American professional sports, hockey is certainly the most conservative, traditional and tight-lipped. Athletes, their entourage, team owners, sponsors and journalists all adhere to a code of conduct that consists of only letting out information that helps to keep the sport's image golden. Marie-Claude Savard, who has covered the world of sport for over fifteen years, is setting out to uncover this hidden truth. Her quest is simple: to bring down the masks in order to clean up the world of sport and help it progress.
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

2010

The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion

2010
6.7
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path
The Wilderness Years

1995

The Wilderness Years

1995
Documentary showing the many travails of the UK Labour Party during its long period in opposition from 1979 and through the 1980s and 1990s.
The Conspiracy Files

2006

The Conspiracy Files

2006
10
The Conspiracy Files is a British documentary television series broadcast on BBC Two, investigating various modern day conspiracy theories. So far in two series and 6 programmes, the show has investigated the theories surrounding the September 11 attacks, the Pan Am Flight 103 bomb, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the deaths of David Kelly and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Great Hotels

2001

Great Hotels

2001
10
Great Hotels is a television show on the Travel Channel. The show, hosted by Samantha Brown, travels around the United States to show some of its most renowned hotels. Brown stays at the hotel and walks the viewer through the layout, the rooms, and extra features the hotel has to offer that make it unique and desirable.
Inventores do Brasil

2016

Inventores do Brasil

2016
Into the Big Blue Heart: Ocean Currents

2021

Into the Big Blue Heart: Ocean Currents

2021
Model Squad

2018

Model Squad

2018
9.5
Supermodel friends explore careers, life and love in the Big Apple.