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Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

2019

Thatcher: A Very British Revolution

2019
7
The irresistible rise and dramatic downfall of Margaret Thatcher. Her inner circle reveal how a political outsider won power and dominated British life through a turbulent decade.
TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming

2025

TerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming

2025
TerrorBytes explores the rich history of horror in the video game world, unravelling the stories behind everything from its pixelated past to its newest nightmares.
Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

2024

Orlando Bloom: To the Edge

2024
7.3
Orlando Bloom takes viewers on a thrilling journey of self-discovery as he pushes his limits physically and mentally in order to reach his personal edge of what is possible.
Ancient Worlds

2010

Ancient Worlds

2010
8
Archaeologist and historian Richard Miles traces the development of Western civilization, from the first cities in Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire. In this six-part series, Miles travels through the Middle East, Egypt, Pakistan and the Mediterranean to discover how the challenges of society -- religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade -- were dealt with and fought over in order to maintain a functioning civilization. Stories are told of disappeared, ruined and modern cities, from ancient Iraq to modern Damascus, to reveal how successes and failures of the ancients shaped the world today.
Terra Max

2012

Terra Max

2012
6
The Lakes with Simon Reeve

2021

The Lakes with Simon Reeve

2021
9
Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District and breathtaking Cumbria, revealing the secrets of this iconic part of Britain.
Od východu na východ

2011

Od východu na východ

2011
Vägens hjältar

2015

Vägens hjältar

2015
7.7
Heroes of the road gives us a unique look into how it looks on the roads of Stockholm County. We follow the people that every day works to get the traffic to flow as safely and efficiently as possible - salvagers, operators and road assistance, when they try to create order in the traffic chaos of Stockholm.
Wa(h)re Liebe

1997

Wa(h)re Liebe

1997
1
Drama Connections

2005

Drama Connections

2005
Drama Connections is a BBC One documentary series which looks at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's most popular drama television programmes, showing how they tie in with the production of other drama shows. The shows feature interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject programme, as well as classic footage from the series. The series is a spin-off from Comedy Connections, which began two years earlier and used the same format to look at the history of popular television comedies, and was followed by Movie Connections in 2007.
Amazing Earth

1998

Amazing Earth

1998
The earth's history is filled with excitement: quakes, volcanoes, floods, valley-carving glaciers and lakes, and rising mountains. Fulcrum Productions and The Discovery Channel brings the explosive history of our planet to life in a a two hour special - AMAZING EARTH. From the heights of Mount Everest through the molten lava fields of Hawaii, we see a sweeping geological history of a planet whose tumultuous history continues just as violently today. Two years in the making, this ground-breaking documentary showcases the most catastrophic events and extinctions in our planet's 4.6 billion year history. Narrated by Patrick Stewart
Canberra Al Desko with Annabel Crabb

2015

Canberra Al Desko with Annabel Crabb

2015
Annabel Crabb takes us into the Parliament House offices of a host of political characters. Amusing, surprising and at times ridiculous, this series lets you get to know politicians in their Canberra habitat.
Net Mens

2023

Net Mens

2023
5.5
An honest sensitive narrative and visual biography of eight South African artists' life stories. These episodes include everything from growing up to the highlights of a career.
Smart Secrets of Great Paintings

2015

Smart Secrets of Great Paintings

2015
8
The great works of the past portray abundant testimonies, and are imbued with secrets and are teeming with mysteries. Beneath the surface of the painting, details awaken, to recount the spirit of the times and the vagaries of History, such as wars, revolutions, economic transformation, scientific discovery, beliefs and schools of thought.
Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer

2020

Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer

2020
7.4
After years of silence, Ted Bundy’s long-term girlfriend Elizabeth Kendall, her daughter Molly, and other survivors come forward for the first time in a docuseries that reframes Bundy’s crimes from a female perspective. The series reveals how Bundy’s pathological hatred of women collided with the culture wars and the feminist movement of the 1970s in one of the most infamous crime stories of our time.
Ce Qu'il Faut Goûter Absolument

2014

Ce Qu'il Faut Goûter Absolument

2014
Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

2002

Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours

2002
Jeremy Clarkson: Meets the Neighbours was a television series presented by Jeremy Clarkson and during the course of the series, he drives a 1960s Jaguar E-Type. The show was first shown during May and June 2002 on BBC Two. Over the series, Clarkson visited five European countries to discover just how different their lifestyles are to those in Britain. The show was produced by BBC Birmingham and executively produced by Richard Pearson. Meet The Neighbours was the second of two series involving Clarkson which were filmed during his hiatus from Top Gear, and his fifth documentary series for the BBC, following Motorworld, Extreme Machines, Car Years and Speed. The show was first shown on UK television channel BBC Two, before being shown to an international audience on BBC World. As of 2008, it has regularly been repeated on various UKTV channels, most recently being Dave, however, nearly 15 minutes of footage has been cut from each episode to allow for adverts within the sixty-minute slot. 30-minute versions of each ep
Boží dar – příběhy českých potravin

2017

Boží dar – příběhy českých potravin

2017
Polo

2024

Polo

2024
5.9
This rousing docuseries goes behind the scenes of professional polo, offering an unprecedented look into the players' lives on and off the field.
Prinsesser fra Blokken

2016

Prinsesser fra Blokken

2016
5
Documentary about teenagers and young women from the suburbs of Copenhagen.