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Great Greek Myths

2016

Great Greek Myths

2016
8.4
Based on original animation and selected iconographies throughout art history, this series of twenty episodes tells the Greek myths. An all-picture creation, which features the fascinating destinies of gods, heroes, and great figures of mythology.
Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest

2016

Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest

2016
8.4
Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest follows the star of Star Wars and voice of the Joker on a mission to find and meet with collectors of pop culture memorabilia and experience their amazing collections! As a lifelong collector himself, Mark wants to dig deeper and explore the origins of the most fascinating people and objects he runs across on his quest.
The Detectives

2018

The Detectives

2018
7.6
A gripping factual series that brings to life the work of real detectives by blending the best of documentary storytelling with fully dramatized re-enactments. Every episode features a different detective reliving the investigation that not only challenged them like no other, but also had a residual impact on an aspect of Canadian life and law enforcement.
Emergency

2020

Emergency

2020
9.2
An extraordinary team of real-life medical heroes fight to save desperate patients suffering life-threatening injuries, in one of Australia's biggest and busiest emergency hospitals, The Royal Melbourne.
Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun

2016

Bargain-Loving Brits in the Sun

2016
7.5
Series following the Brits who have moved to Benidorm for a low-cost life full of sun and fun.
#TextMeWhenYouGetHome

2022

#TextMeWhenYouGetHome

2022
8.3
#TextMeWhenYouGetHome became a worldwide movement following the 2021 death of Sarah Everard in the U.K. The hashtag sparked global awareness, anger and a conversation around the vulnerability and lack of safety women feel while in public alone. Each individual episode follows a case of an innocent woman who's been harmed, killed, or abducted by someone on what should have been just another average day. These stories are told through interviews, re-creations, texts, phone records and other digital breadcrumbs that authorities used to solve the case. Unfolding as a whodunnit, all suspects are explored until the actual perpetrator is caught.
In Plain Sight

2018

In Plain Sight

2018
IN PLAIN SIGHT is a riveting whodunit, featuring some of the most disturbing murder cases with the killer hiding in plain sight. The killer can sometimes be featured on TV news reports, interviewed by the media, posts on social media or speaks out in newspaper reports, brazenly showing their face while all the time they had blood on their hands.
I Met My Murderer Online

2021

I Met My Murderer Online

2021
6
Chilling true stories from the headlines where people met their murderer online. Experts provide analysis and dramatizations take us through these devastating dates with death. The world of online connections becomes the latest landscape for murder and mayhem.
Hospital

2017

Hospital

2017
9.3
The story of the NHS in unprecedented times.
The Valour and the Horror

1992

The Valour and the Horror

1992
Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.
Xploration Outer Space

2014

Xploration Outer Space

2014
7
Host Emily Calandrelli, Harvard scholar and former Nasa employee, takes viewers on incredible journeys through space. She visits various NASA facilities as we search for answers about our universe. Xploration Outer Space is part of the Xploration Station two hour syndicated block airing on Fox stations throughout the country.
Archaeology

1991

Archaeology

1991
6
A documentary series hosted by John Rhys-Davies based on the articles published in the magazine "Archaeology".
Blood & Money

2023

Blood & Money

2023
4.7
From television's most prolific crime storyteller Dick Wolf, comes a new series where each episode chronicles notorious, ripped-from-the-headlines murder cases and trials motivated by greed.
72 Hours: True Crime

2003

72 Hours: True Crime

2003
6.6
72 Hours: True Crime focuses on crime, specifically on the first 72 hours after a crime is committed, a critical time period for solving it. Rather than focus on fictional crimes, as do Law & Order and other TV shows elsewhere, True Crime depicted actual crimes that occurred throughout Canada, using dramatic reenactments and documentary-style footage of crime scenes.
James Brown: Say It Loud

2024

James Brown: Say It Loud

2024
8
Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.
History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan

2023

History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan

2023
6.8
Since the creation of currency, money has made the world go round and people have done anything and everything in their power to get their hands on a lot of it, including formulating some of the most devious and high-stakes heist attempts of all time. Using dramatic recreations, dynamic storytelling and cutting-edge visual effects, alongside first-person witness accounts from the people who were there, “History’s Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan” delves into the intricate schemes and audacity of the criminal masterminds who risked their freedom for a shot at a lifetime of wealth and riches. Brosnan, who is embedded into each heist through state-of-the-art technology, brings each global news headline to life by putting viewers at the heart of the action and breaking down every aspect of the plan including the conniving team, the mark, the execution and finally the aftermath.
Cruise Ship Killers

2020

Cruise Ship Killers

2020
10
Cruise Ship Killers is a true crime series that tells the stories of people who never returned home after taking a holiday on a cruise ship, featuring interviews with family, friends, investigators and experts.
Unwrapped

2001

Unwrapped

2001
7.5
Unwrapped is an American television program on Food Network that reveals the origins of sponsored foods. It first aired in June 2001 and is hosted by Marc Summers. The show leads viewers on tours of factories and other food-related locations. Popular subjects include candy, breakfast cereal, snacks, and TV dinners. The show's spin-off, Trivia Unwrapped, is a game show also hosted by Marc Summers.
My Unique B&B

2021

My Unique B&B

2021
8
Master carpenter Simon Parfett and his team help families, couples and retirees cash in on untapped, income-generating potential in their unused or underused spaces by creating their own unique B&B.
Visionaries

2025

Visionaries

2025
Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger are kindred souls with a bond built on a love of motorcycles and an insatiable curiosity about the world around them. In 2011, they founded ARCH Motorcycle to reimagine what a motorcycle could be. To them, ARCH is a mindset, a lens through which to see the world. This is a journey of curiosity, to understand where human creativity comes from and to shine a light on the visionaries who are pushing the bounds of innovation and changing our world.