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Medina: The Celebrity Scammer

2024

Medina: The Celebrity Scammer

2024
5.9
Jorge Ponce sets out to try and discover the identity of "Medina," a mysterious character who has spent the last 20 years scamming dozens of TV personalities by pretending to be a former colleague with a personal drama.
Next Stop Hollywood

2013

Next Stop Hollywood

2013
Six ambitious young Aussie actors embark on one of the toughest journeys of their lives with a clear challenge in mind - to score a TV role in Hollywood. This original documentary series follows the actors as they compete for roles during the frenzied and chaotic US TV pilot season. The series captures all their excitement, frustrations, struggles, fears and tears as they compete with the world’s best and try to navigate the travails of the entertainment industry in LA.
Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

2014

Chris Tarrant: Extreme Railways

2014
10
Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys brings to life beautifully not only the romance of travelling by train, but also the sights, sounds and smells of the countries and places visited, while also illuminating the customs and attitudes of the people the author encountered along the way.
How the States Got Their Shapes

2010

How the States Got Their Shapes

2010
6.8
The show deals with how the various states of the United States established their borders, but also delves into other aspects of U.S. history, including failed states, proposed new states, and the local culture and character of various U.S. states. It thus deals with the "shapes" of the states in a metaphorical sense as well as a literal sense. The show format follows Unger as he travels to various locations, and interviews local people, visits important historical and cultural sites, and provides commentary from behind the wheel of his car as he drives from location to location. Interspersed with these segments are brief historical synopses by notable U.S. historians.
Killers: Caught on Camera

2023

Killers: Caught on Camera

2023
8.3
A true crime series with unique access to video footage that leads to the conviction of killers around the world. Each case is pieced together like a jigsaw as we link the CCTV, home surveillance, police bodycam, and mobile phone footage that builds the evidence to trap the killer. Experts explain how the latest technology builds a visual montage of evidence.
The Big House

1998

The Big House

1998
A study of maximum-security prisons in the U.S. and Europe includes profiles of notable prisoners and wardens.
Secrets in the Sand

2023

Secrets in the Sand

2023
8
In Secrets in the Sand, experts uncover four global stories of "extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the planet."
Britain's Most Historic Towns

2018

Britain's Most Historic Towns

2018
7.7
In this unique take on British history, Professor Alice Roberts explores Britain's rich and varied past through the stories of individual towns and cities. In each programme Alice studies one key period in history by delving into the secrets of a historic town that encapsulates the era, providing an accurate impression of what life was really like at key moments in our turbulent past. At the climax of each programme, cutting-edge CGI reveals the entire historic town in all its former glory.
Targeted for Murder

2022

Targeted for Murder

2022
10
Exploring a wide range of murders committed by using the world's deadliest weapons: guns. Includes gripping interviews, dramatic reenactments, and archival footage to share the circumstances surrounding these crimes.
Leavenworth

2019

Leavenworth

2019
8
This controversial true-crime series seeks to uncover the inner workings of the military justice system as former Army Lieutenant Clint Lorance faces 19 years at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth for the deaths of two local men in Afghanistan in July 2012.
Combat Dealers

2014

Combat Dealers

2014
7
Combat Dealers follows the adventures of Bruce Crompton, a buyer and seller of old military kit. He travels around the barns and battlefields of Europe and the old Eastern Bloc, hunting down everything from old radio kits to WWII tanks. There is nothing Bruce won't do to get the right kit at the right price, and to make a tidy profit. Across the series Bruce and his team turn rusty military metal into historical and financial gold.
Dates That Made History

2018

Dates That Made History

2018
8.6
Historian Patrick Boucheron revisits the most important dates in history through the prisms of memory and collective imagination.
24 to Life

2016

24 to Life

2016
8
What would you do with your last 24 hours of freedom? Follow eight unexpected individuals as they go through their final 24 hours before they are incarcerated. Cameras document two seemingly normal people on their final day of freedom as they say their goodbyes and prepare their loved ones for the years they'll be away. A startling look at the consequences of crime and incarceration, from the devastation their sentences have wrought on their families to the aftermath their victims continue to endure. It's an emotional, unexpected look inside the machinery of the criminal justice system.
Icons Unearthed: Spider Man

2024

Icons Unearthed: Spider Man

2024
8.3
The story of the tug of war between Marvel and Sony and how two studios found a way to share the character and the profits. Spider-man's journey to the screen overcomes bankruptcy, multiple lawsuits, reboots, and unrealized potential.
Pokémon: Trainer Tour

2024

Pokémon: Trainer Tour

2024
Hosts and popular content creators Meghan Camarena (a.k.a. Strawburry17) and Andrew Mahone (a.k.a. Tricky Gym) meet and mentor aspiring Trainers looking to foster connections with family and friends through their love of the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG), highlighting the ever-growing Pokémon community.
Marc Márquez: All In

2023

Marc Márquez: All In

2023
7.1
The remarkable story of the eight-time MotoGP world champion. Marc Márquez is facing the most difficult decision of his career. You will need to take drastic measures to try to win again. The series illustrates directly and in the first person a decisive year in the life and career of Marc. The fear, the risk, the suffering, the emotion of the races and the infinite ambition of the one who wants to be champion again.
The Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure

2021

The Great Barrier Reef: A Living Treasure

2021
7.5
The Great Barrier Reef is a living, breathing organism supporting the richest, most complex ecosystem on the planet.
Mussolini: The First Fascist

2022

Mussolini: The First Fascist

2022
8.2
Mussolini seized power in Italy in 1922, after his March on Rome. He would hold it in his grasp until his death in 1945, establishing a dictatorship that lasted more than 20 years. Long considered a buffoon and a second-rate dictator, Il Duce invented fascism that was imitated by Hitler, who viewed the Italian as his political master. He wanted to transform his country into a warrior nation and promised Italians a return to the grandeur of the Roman Empire. He governed by violence and trickery and was one of the first populist leaders of modern times, leading his country into the catastrophe of the World War II. But who was Mussolini, this former teacher who came from the extreme left to become a newspaper editor and creator of the Fascist Party? Why did he ally himself with Hitler? Were the Italians really behind him? With archives and interviews with the last-surviving witnesses of the era, this portrait takes a look back at one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th century.
Meet the Drug Lords: Inside the Real Narcos

2018

Meet the Drug Lords: Inside the Real Narcos

2018
8.1
Ex-Special Forces soldier Jason Fox used to hunt drug lords for a living. Now, he heads unarmed into the heart of Latin America's billion-dollar cartels.
Sainz: Live to compete

2021

Sainz: Live to compete

2021
5.8
Carlos Sainz has turned 59 years old. While the rivals of his generation have already hung up their helmets, he continues at the highest level, year after year. His story is an example of perseverance. A two-time World Rally Champion and three-time Dakar winner, his ambition knows no bounds. We live with him through his most exciting year, including Carlos Jr.’s debut as a Ferrari F1 driver.