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Build It Bigger

2006

Build It Bigger

2006
7.6
Architect Danny Forster takes you inside some of the most head-scratching builds in the world. Join Danny as he meets the men and women tackling the unique challenges of constructing the tallest buildings, the most effective military tanks, the largest luxury cruise ships, and the most extreme thrill rides. How do you build a 3,113-foot-long wooden roller coaster in winter temperatures of minus 40 degrees? Or get your workers safely to and from a worksite on a skyscraper that's 1,614 feet above street level? Or dig a water tunnel - along the San Adreas Fault and 1,000 feet below the earth's surface - without it collapsing on itself ... or flooding? Our intrepid host answers these puzzles and more. Don't miss the big stories behind these even bigger engineering marvels.
Life and Death Row

2014

Life and Death Row

2014
10
How do you live with a death sentence? Real stories from the prisoners facing their final days - and the victims' families desperate for closure.
Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom

2013

Wild Burma: Nature's Lost Kingdom

2013
9
For the first time in over 50 years, a team of wildlife film-makers and scientists has been granted access to venture deep into Burma's impenetrable jungles. Their mission is to discover whether these forests are home to iconic animals, rapidly disappearing from the rest of the world - this expedition has come not a moment too soon.
Exploring Life - Chamil's Journal

2019

Exploring Life - Chamil's Journal

2019
10
" Exploring Life - Chamil's Journal " is Chamil Pathirana's effort to visualize people from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in Sri Lanka, faced with the day-to-day hardships they go through.
Ina <3 Porno

2018

Ina <3 Porno

2018
3.4
A documentary series where brave young journalist, Ina Mikkola, travels around the world to find out where porno comes from, what kind of porn is made, who produces it, and why.
World War II: Countdown to Victory

2009

World War II: Countdown to Victory

2009
10
Tracking the main events of World War II is a truly fascinating experience, and with the help of remarkable archive footage you can literally see for yourself exactly what happened, and when. From the early battles right through to the complexities of the endgame, this extensive series of 24 programmes will help shine a spotlight on a period of history that should never be forgotten. Each episode spans a few months of the conflict, giving the viewer an incredible level of detail into each and every event. From Adolf Hitler marching his troops into Poland on the 1st of September 1939 to the freezing attacks along the Eastern Front; The sweeping Pacific Naval clashes to that fateful day on the 2nd of September 1945 when World War II was brought to a swift end with the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Pumas At The End of The World

2020

Pumas At The End of The World

2020
In a hidden realm at the end of the world, amidst the massive mountains of Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park, a strange story is about to unfold. In the last decade this part of Chile has become a Puma stronghold, but the family of big cats that lives here are behaving in strange ways. Follow the story of packs of pumas hunting together, and learn the story of their family bond.
Legend of the Superstition Mountains

2015

Legend of the Superstition Mountains

2015
6
Legend tells of the Lost Dutchman’s gold mine hidden somewhere within the 160,000 acres of brutal Arizona desert known as the “Superstition Mountains.” The promise of a $200 million mother lode has lured thousands of treasure hunters and continues to claim the lives of those eager to decipher the legend’s clues and riddles. Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is typically a one-man journey, but lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle is breaking with tradition and partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America’s most famous and deadliest buried treasure.
Homicide City

2018

Homicide City

2018
8.7
Takes a deep dive into the stories of unforgettable murders from the streets of Philadelphia. Told through the eyes of veteran homicide detectives, local reporters and the victim's families who have lost so much, these are the cases they will never forget.
DanceLife

2007

DanceLife

2007
1
DanceLife was a 2007 dance-oriented United States TV reality show, featuring and produced by Jennifer Lopez. The series follows the lives of seven dancers trying to break into the world of professional dance and trying to "make it" in Hollywood. DanceLife premiered on January 15, 2007, and concluded its first season on March 5, 2007. The show has had guest appearances from Ashlee Simpson, Nelly Furtado, Mary J. Blige, Omarion, The Pussycat Dolls and Ashley Roberts. The theme song is "Find A New Way" by Young Love.
Homes Across America

0000

Homes Across America

0000
Join Joe Ruggiero and Suzanne Dunn in this Telly Award winning series that celebrates fine homes across the United States, and the diversity that is American home design. Each episode presents three homes in detail, focusing on the design elements that make the homes distinctive and also telling the story of their owners and designers.
Queer and Here

2025

Queer and Here

2025
Factual series that pays homage to the LGBTQI+ pioneers and changemakers across the decades while exploring the modern day rainbow community in Aotearoa New Zealand
Grand Designs Finland

2022

Grand Designs Finland

2022
7.5
Under the leadership of architect Samppa Lappalainen, we follow the passion projects of house builders from the beginning, from the design table through construction stages and challenges to the finished dream home. Where did the old dreams start and what kind of work must be done to fulfill the dreams? And was all the hard work worth it?
A History of the European Rural Life

2024

A History of the European Rural Life

2024
7.5
The history of the European peasantry, which has undergone many upheavals over the centuries: from its rise in the Middle Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire, through the oppression of the nobility and the Church, to the struggles for freedom and modernization in the present era.
The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors

2013

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors

2013
4.2
It was the world's last Islamic empire - a super-power of a million square miles. From its capital in Istanbul it matched the glories of Ancient Rome. And after six centuries in power it collapsed less than a hundred years ago. Rageh Omaar, who has reported from across this former empire, sets out to discover why the Ottomans have vanished from our understanding of the history of Europe. Why so few realise the importance of Ottoman history in today's Middle East. And why you have to know the Ottoman story to understand the roots of many of today's trouble spots from Palestine, Iraq and Israel to Libya, Syria, Egypt, Bosnia and Kosovo.
Bug Juice: My Adventures at Camp

2018

Bug Juice: My Adventures at Camp

2018
10
Return to Camp Waziyatah for a contemporary new installment of the unscripted docu-series capturing the authentic adventures of a group of kids age 10-12 as they head to summer camp, join in exciting and challenging outdoor activities, establish tight bonds with bunkmates and create unforgettable memories.
Appel d'urgence

2017

Appel d'urgence

2017
Million Dollar Beach House

2020

Million Dollar Beach House

2020
4.6
The competition is fierce — and the drama undeniable — as a group of young and hungry agents try to seal the deal on luxury listings in the Hamptons.
Wild In Your Garden

2003

Wild In Your Garden

2003
Wild In Your Garden was a live BBC television show, broadcast in 2003. Presenters Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King presented live action from a number of hidden cameras in or near nest boxes, badger setts and the like. Short, pre-filmed documentary pieces were also included. It was shown twice a day, but at different times, sometimes after midnight. A sequel, Britain Goes Wild with Bill Oddie, was broadcast in 2004 and the format eventually developed into the Springwatch series.
Young Crime

2022

Young Crime

2022