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The Unexplained Files

2013

The Unexplained Files

2013
5.5
From strange abductions, to mutated species, to bizarre occurrences, there are some phenomena that science cannot - or will not - explain. This summer Science Channel unveils some of these shocking and mind-boggling cases from around the world in the world premiere series THE UNEXPLAINED FILES. From mysterious disappearances and UFO encounters, to unidentified fanged predators and reported curses, THE UNEXPLAINED FILES investigates actual, inexplicable occurrences that have confounded scientists and inspired legends. Science Channel invites viewers on a mystifying journey that will challenge disbelief with THE UNEXPLAINED FILES.
Black Widow

2024

Black Widow

2024
7.8
Follows the decade-long police investigation into one of Britain’s most dangerous female murderers. Over 20 years, Dena Thompson who was known as ‘The Black Widow’, carried out a sustained campaign of fraud, deception, bigamy and murder. Using Lonely Hearts columns to lure a succession of husbands and dozens of lovers into her life, she was able to coerce them into giving up their life’s savings, their homes, their families and their freedom based on her bizarre but convincing stories.
Jay Blades: The Midlands Through Time

2023

Jay Blades: The Midlands Through Time

2023
7
Jay takes a three-part journey through the fascinating history of his adoptive home.
The Real Marigold Hotel

2016

The Real Marigold Hotel

2016
8
A group of famous faces travel to India to see if retiring in India would be better than retiring in England.
Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence

2025

Ruby & Jodi: A Cult of Sin and Influence

2025
7.5
Mom vlogger Ruby Franke and rogue therapist Jodi Hildebrandt preach discipline — and yet behind closed doors, their teachings fuel a cult-like system of control, isolation and abuse. When a child escapes, the truth unravels and echoes beyond prison walls.
Art That Made Us

2022

Art That Made Us

2022
5.5
An alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed artists and thinkers encounter key historic art works from across the UK that have shaped the history of the British Isles and inspired their own work.
Something Bit Me!

2022

Something Bit Me!

2022
8.3
The series explores the peculiar true stories of bug bites, insect stings and animal attacks that have sent people to the ER.
Lina, La mujer espectacular

2024

Lina, La mujer espectacular

2024
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry

2023

Dinosaur with Stephen Fry

2023
7
Dinosaur with Stephen Fry chronologically tells the definitive story of 165 million years on earth - from the dawn of the dinosaurs to their extinction.
Heartland Docs, DVM

2020

Heartland Docs, DVM

2020
6.7
In picturesque rural Nebraska, the husband and wife veterinary team of Drs. Ben and Erin Schroeder cares for the region's many animals in need.
That's So Last Century

2015

That's So Last Century

2015
Celebrities to take a warm, funny look at gadgets, gizmos and games of childhood and Christmases past. 'That's So Last Century' is an entertaining three-part series in which celebrity parents and their kids will dig deep into the not-so-ancient world of the late 20th Century to uncover the technologies, objects and pop culture artefacts that time has forgot. We'll bring together these lost relics in front of the parents (who'll remember them) and their kids (who most probably won't) to see how they react. A new take on the archive show, they'll not only watch clips of these now hilariously outdated objects, but they'll get their hands on them too. With each episode covering a different category of 20th century life, how will they fare when getting to grips with a fax machine, playing the original black and white Nintendo Game Boy, sporting a Global HyperColour t-shirt or recording a programme on VHS? That's So Last Century is an intelligent celebration of how the speed of technological and cultural changes has,
The Velvet Claw

1992

The Velvet Claw

1992
9
From big cats to tiny weasels, this series follows the sometimes surprising evolution of the Carnivora - the mammals that eat meat.
Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip

2020

Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip

2020
7
Artist and social commentator Grayson Perry crosses the US, exploring its biggest fault lines, from race to class and identity, making art as he goes
Au Coeur de l‘Irlande

2024

Au Coeur de l‘Irlande

2024
The Journey of Food

2019

The Journey of Food

2019
7
The Journey of Food explains the processes a food item goes through from its production to reaching our table.
Amsterdam Centraal 24/7

2025

Amsterdam Centraal 24/7

2025
8.5
What happens behind the scenes of a station where almost 300,000 people come and go every day? In Amsterdam Central Station 24/7 you get a unique look at the largest train station in the Netherlands.
Killer in the Family

2009

Killer in the Family

2009
Killer in the Family explores some of the most shocking and puzzling family murder cases of recent years. Laura Richards, a leading criminal psychologist responsible for setting up the Homicide Prevention Unit at New Scotland Yard, is on a mission to uncover the early warning signs displayed by killers, and help prevent future tragedies.
Blue Realm

2020

Blue Realm

2020
10
"Blue Realm" is the first time that a documentary team in China has comprehensively and systematically filmed the story of the ocean in the form of a nature documentary, and it is also the largest, widest and most comprehensive marine shooting operation in China so far. This film consists of 6 episodes, taking China's offshore as the stage, leading the audience to view the frozen Bohai Bay, the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea with four distinct seasons, and the South China Sea with long summer and no winter, respectively from the seasons, trends, coastal wetlands, islands, bays, survival challenges and other perspectives, telling the story of marine life, presenting a mysterious, magnificent and vibrant blue land.
Children of the Snow

2019

Children of the Snow

2019
6.8
In the 1970s, Detroit was experiencing an economic boom, but the idyllic suburban life ended abruptly when four children were abducted and killed by the Oakland County Child Killer in the dead of winter. Follow writer J. Rueben Appelman, Detective Cory Williams, and families of the victims in their mission to unravel one of America’s most baffling crimes.
London

2004

London

2004
London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.