Popular Documentary TV Series - Page 322

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

2011

Brave New World with Stephen Hawking

2011
9.3
Aided by some of the world's leading scientific figures, this new five-part series examines how 21st century scientists are battling the world's big killer diseases, breaking down the barriers between man and machine and expanding our understanding of the universe.
DESIGN TALKS plus

2015

DESIGN TALKS plus

2015
What is good design? And what is its power? From traditional to cutting edge, we explore Japanese designs that are literally shaping our lives.
Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers

2018

Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers

2018
6.3
Jeremy Wade examines and explores some of the planet's largest waterways to understand how exploitation and pollution are contributing to the destruction of rivers that were once the lifeblood of communities.
Salvage Squad

0000

Salvage Squad

0000
Salvage Squad is a television programme in which the "Salvage Squad" faced the challenge of restoring an item of classic machinery. The task was usually against a tight deadline, such as a public unveiling at a vehicle rally. In addition to vintage cars, lorries, railway engines, boats and aircraft, the challenges included the resurrection of a Hampshire water mill and a set of fairground gallopers. The "Salvage Squad" comprised a presenter, either Lee Hurst or Suggs, and a team of restoration experts: Claire Barratt, Axel Cleghorn and Jerry Thurston. The team was also supplemented on each job by appropriate specialist craftsmen. The role of the presenter was mainly to narrate progress and to research the history of the item being restored, although they were sometimes roped into the restoration work itself. The programmes included archive footage of similar machines in action, explanations of the characteristic technologies used, descriptions of the restoration techniques, and interviews with people historically
Be Eternal: Champions of America

2022

Be Eternal: Champions of America

2022
8.5
This series takes an unprecedented closeup look at Lionel Messi and the Argentine team's battle to break a 28-year title drought in 2021's Copa América.
La Macchina del Tempo

1997

La Macchina del Tempo

1997
秘境广西

2015

秘境广西

2015
7
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.
Decolonisation

2020

Decolonisation

2020
8.8
The history of decolonization from the point of view of colonized peoples, an epic story that still resonates and reverberates to this day.
Kroppshets

2018

Kroppshets

2018
9
Putin, Russia and the West

2012

Putin, Russia and the West

2012
2
Putin, Russia and the West is a four-part British documentary television series first shown in January and February 2012 on BBC Two about the relationship between Vladimir Putin's Russia and the West. The series is produced by Norma Percy, whose previous series include The Death of Yugoslavia, Israel and the Arabs: Elusive Peace, and Iran and the West. The documentary was criticized by some dissidents for being an apology for Putin's regime.
The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal

2024

The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal

2024
8.2
A love story between a band and the country they call home. Canadian rock'n'roll legends The Tragically Hip share the story of their unique, complicated and wildly successful musical brotherhood. 40-years of hits and misses, friendship and frustration, triumph and tragedy. Featuring never-before-seen performances, unreleased music and unprecedented access to The Hip.
A Journey In Japan

2018

A Journey In Japan

2018
10
We go on a one month backpacking adventure around Japan. In this 2 part documentary series we travel to Japan for the very first time. Travelling there for one month, starting in Tokyo and then using the Japan Rail Pass to explore the country.
Hip Hop Treasures

2023

Hip Hop Treasures

2023
Led by LL COOL J and Ice T alongside field collectors and museum curators, the team tells the story of some of Hip Hop's greatest artists and the items they made famous such as The Notorious B.I.G.'s iconic jersey from the "Juicy" video, Flavor Flav's clocks, DMX's Aaliyah car, and more. This exclusive partnership between A&E, Pulse Films, LL COOL J's Rock The Bells and The Universal Hip Hop Museum honors these music legends and brings their items back to the birthplace of the culture, The Bronx.
Unlikely Animal Friends

2012

Unlikely Animal Friends

2012
3.5
The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. This heart-warming series examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual relationships.
Guy Garvey: From The Vaults

2020

Guy Garvey: From The Vaults

2020
8.2
Elbow frontman and broadcaster Guy Garvey lifts the lid on two decades of TV gold – with era-defining musical performances, long lost studio appearances and revealing interviews that have remained on the shelves for decades. The series is centred around shows which were made by ITV companies around the country – from Tony Wilson and Granada TV’s So It Goes to Tyne Tees’ ground-breaking Channel 4 series The Tube and LWT’s The London Weekend Show - chronicling not just changing musical tastes but evolution in the UK’s social and cultural history too. The series travels from Punk and New Wave to the birth of ‘Madchester’.
Grensland

2015

Grensland

2015
That One Word - Feyenoord

2021

That One Word - Feyenoord

2021
6.3
The Feyenoord Football Club operates inside for the extent of the 2020/21 season due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. But, unique footage from inside the locker room and behind the boardroom walls brings the Club and all key personalities within surprisingly closer to the audience than ever before.
The War on Cuba

2020

The War on Cuba

2020
The documentary series, The War on Cuba, gives an inside look on the effects of U.S. sanctions on Cuban people.
Embarqué

2014

Embarqué

2014
10