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Mosharafa: A Man of this Era

2011

Mosharafa: A Man of this Era

2011
A biographical exploration of the life of the late Egyptian scientist Ali Moustafa Mosharafa, the first Egyptian to achieve a degree in atomic science, and the hardships he faced in his line of work.
Juger Pétain

2015

Juger Pétain

2015
8
Crime in Progress

2026

Crime in Progress

2026
7.3
The story of each crime is woven together through raw, unfiltered video from the point of view of officer body cam and surveillance footage for a first-hand look at justice in action. Each episode follows the entire arc of an investigation - capturing crimes as they unfold in real time, exactly as they happened, with no reenactments or narration. From the first 911 call to the final verdict, every angle, every split-second decision, and every pulse-pounding confrontation is presented in vivid detail. The result is a visceral, edge-of-your-seat experience where viewers feel the weight of responsibility as officers make instant, life-altering choices, giving an unparalleled, 360-degree view of each case.
Lockdown

2006

Lockdown

2006
7.5
A series examining prison life that visits facilities in California, Ohio and Minnesota for reports on prison conditions, gang activity and supermax incarceration of dangerous criminals.
Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

2022

Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

2022
6.8
Miriam Margolyes is back on the road, heading west along the bottom of Australia, to understand what the Fair Go means in Australia today and how it is playing out in the diverse lives of her fellow citizens.
食不言

2026

食不言

2026
Stastny

2010

Stastny

2010
A portrait of hockey legend Peter Stastny, along with his brothers Anton and Marian, whose on-ice heroics have earned them a place in the history of Canada’s national sport.
Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

2026

Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia

2026
Follows the relationships between FBI directors and the presidents they serve, examining James Comey's clash with Donald Trump, J. Edgar Hoover with Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton with Louis Freeh, and George W. Bush with Robert Mueller.
Factor A

2026

Factor A

2026
A prominent celebrity is interviewed by a group of 25 autistic people aged 16 to 66. A unique encounter, marked by exchanges full of sincerity and authenticity.
Třicet návratů

1999

Třicet návratů

1999
10
Disaster Autopsy

2024

Disaster Autopsy

2024
7
Disasters can strike anywhere, anytime. Expert analysis of the available evidence is used to recreate real-world disasters in cutting-edge 3D graphics. We can dissect them, peel back the layers, and even freeze time to reveal a disaster’s hidden and surprising causes-- a paperwork error, a bad glue job, or changing a restaurant’s opening hours. Whatever it is, "Disaster Autopsy" will uncover it.
Queer2Queer

2024

Queer2Queer

2024
Q2Q features intergenerational conversations between LGBTQIA+ youth and elder activists.
Under His Command

2025

Under His Command

2025
John Campbell has spent months investigating Destiny Church, encountering fear from insiders like he’s never seen before—what is Brian Tamaki doing, and why does it terrify them?
Ancient Impossible

2015

Ancient Impossible

2015
7.7
Ancient Impossible, the new H2 series, picks up where HISTORY’s long running Ancient Discoveries left off. In this next generation of storytelling, Ancient Impossible reveals how many of today’s technological achievements were actually developed centuries ago. Colossal monuments, impossible feats of engineering and technologies so precise they defy reinvention–the ancient world was far more advanced than we ever imagined. We’ll travel through history to reveal a radically different picture of the past, with innovations so far ahead of their time, they’re still in use today. New science uncovers a lost world more like our own than we ever suspected, and reveals how modern technology has its blueprint in the ancient world.
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

2018

Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

2018
6.3
Seven well-known personalities, all with differing faiths and beliefs, put on backpacks and walking boots and, on foot and by road, set out to cover sections of the Sultans Trail - a modern-day, 2,200km pilgrimage across Eastern Europe, which starts in Vienna and ends in the historic city of Istanbul. Journalist Adrian Chiles, former politician Edwina Currie, Olympian Fatima Whitbread, comedian Dom Joly, actor Pauline McLynn, broadcaster Mim Shaikh and television presenter Amar Latif live as modern-day pilgrims, staying in basic hotels and often sleeping in shared rooms.
Murder Island

2021

Murder Island

2021
5.5
Murder mystery with a twist - the investigators are members of the public, competing to find the killer and pocket themselves £50,000. The body of Charly Hendricks has been found at an old run-down property she was renting from the local pub landlord. It's up to four pairs of amateur sleuths to search the scene and unpick the clues, hoping to find a motive for the crime.
Earth: A New Wild

2015

Earth: A New Wild

2015
6
A fresh look at humankind’s relationship to the planet’s wildest places and most fascinating species. Using advanced filming techniques, this series will provide visuals as stunning as the best natural history programs. Distinguishing itself from nearly all other nature films, however, the series turns the cameras around, showing the world as it really is—with humans in the picture.
Orgulho Além da Tela

2021

Orgulho Além da Tela

2021
4.5
From archive images and testimonials of Globo's talents and the public, the documentary traces the chronology of the representation of LGBTQIA+ characters in Brazilian soap operas.
Hablamos Español

1971

Hablamos Español

1971
O Caso Robinho

2024

O Caso Robinho

2024
7.2