Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 165

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

0000

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

0000
6.8
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, it is the most famous flower and landscape gardens show in the United Kingdom, and perhaps in the world. The show is attended by members of the British Royal Family and attracts visitors from all continents. Highlights to the Chelsea Flower Show include the avant-garde show gardens designed by leading names with Floral Marquee at the centrepiece. The Show also features smaller gardens such as the Artisan and Urban Gardens.
Bridget's Sexiest Beaches

2009

Bridget's Sexiest Beaches

2009
4
Bridget Marquardt travels to various countries to explore their beaches, meet the locals, participate in various adventurous activities, and enjoy the nightlife.
Cities: Nature's New Wild

2018

Cities: Nature's New Wild

2018
8.2
Discover the remarkable ways animals of all shapes and sizes are adapting to make the most of opportunities in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet - our cities.
How Music Works with Howard Goodall

2006

How Music Works with Howard Goodall

2006
9
Alone in the Wild

2009

Alone in the Wild

2009
7.8
Ed Wardle is dropped into the unforgiving Yukon wilderness with just basic provisions and cameras to film himself as he attempts to survive completely alone in the wild.
Animal Cops: Philadelphia

2008

Animal Cops: Philadelphia

2008
8.8
Following workers at the Pennsylvania SPCA, which rescues more than 10,000 animals each year, including domestic pets, and exotic and dangerous creatures.
The Revolution

2007

The Revolution

2007
9.2
The American Revolution is a 2006 miniseries from The History Channel composed of thirteen episodes which track the American Revolution from the Boston Massacre through the Treaty of Paris, which declared America's independence from Great Britain. The series is narrated by Edward Herrmann.
Known Universe

2009

Known Universe

2009
4.8
Hitler's Holocaust

2000

Hitler's Holocaust

2000
5.6
Under the guidance of Simon Wiesenthal, documents the year-long process leading up to ‘the Final Solution’ using newly accessible Eastern European archives, first-hand eyewitness accounts and world renowned historians.
Bush Tucker Man

1988

Bush Tucker Man

1988
9
Major Les Hiddins of the Australian Army was born in Queensland and was always interested in Aboriginal customs and practices and how those practices helped a people survive in a hostile environment for thousands of years. When he joined the Army he developed this interest into a skill and put it to good use. Learning how to survive in the Australian bush and then to teach others the same skills. He wrote various survival manuals for the Australian Armed forces and added survival notes to the back of maps used by pilots flying over the Australian bush. In this series of programmes Les shares that knowledge with us, teaching us some of his survival skills and his great respect for the Aboriginal people that taught him.
Full Throttle Saloon

2009

Full Throttle Saloon

2009
6.2
Full Throttle Saloon is an American reality television series airing on the truTV network. The series provides an inside look at the world's largest biker bar located in Sturgis, South Dakota. Owner Mike Ballard and a full cast of characters race against the clock to serve huge crowds at the Full Throttle Saloon, which is open from 9am to at least 6pm from early April through the end of October and 6:30am to 2am during the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally the first full week of August. More than 300,000 people visit the Full Throttle during the annual event, where Ballard and his team are pressured to make a year's salary in a short time window, all while providing patrons an experience they will not forget. The series marks the first time cameras have been allowed to capture every minute. The series premiered on November 10, 2009 and premiered its fourth season on December 19, 2012 with twelve episodes ordered.
Extreme Fishing With Robson Green

2008

Extreme Fishing With Robson Green

2008
7.2
Extreme Fishing with Robson Green is a factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world in search of the greatest fishing destinations. There have been five series to date. A spin-off series entitled Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge began airing on 9 April 2012.
The Genius of Photography

2007

The Genius of Photography

2007
7.2
Documentary series exploring the history of photography - from daguerreotype to digital, from portraits to photo-journalism, from art to advertising.
Nigella Express

2007

Nigella Express

2007
7.8
Nigella Lawson shows how to make fabulous food fast, with incredible short cuts and brilliant time-saving ideas.
In Search of Shakespeare

2003

In Search of Shakespeare

2003
7.8
Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action interviews and specially shot documentary and live action sequences with the RSC on the road. A history series - it focuses not on the plays, but on the history and sets the life of the poet in the extraordinary times in which he lived. We are introduced to the dark world of Queen Elizabeth's police state - a time of surveillance, militarism and foreign wars. We are reminded that Shakespeare lived through the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder Plot, the colonisation of the New World and the beginnings of British power in America. But most importantly Shakespeare also lived through England’s Cultural Revolution: an enforced split with the old medieval English spirit world which was to lead the English people into a brave new Protestant future.
Mars Rising

2007

Mars Rising

2007
6.8
Taking a look at how challenges are being handled to prepare for a manned flight to Mars.
Jamie's School Dinners

2005

Jamie's School Dinners

2005
5.2
Jamie's School Dinners is a four-episode documentary series broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 23 February to 16 March 2005. The series was recorded between Spring to Winter 2004, in which it featured TV chef Jamie Oliver attempting to improve the quality and nutritional value of school dinners at a typical British school, Kidbrooke School in the Royal Borough of Greenwich — a goal which ultimately led to a broader campaign to improve school dinners throughout Britain.
Iran and the West

2009

Iran and the West

2009
4.8
Militant Islam enjoyed its first modern triumph with the arrival in power of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran in 1979. In this series of three programmes, key figures tell the inside story.
Slavery and the Making of America

2005

Slavery and the Making of America

2005
7.9
The history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Looks at slavery as an integral part of a developing nation, challenging the long held notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. Simultaneously focuses on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, offering new perspectives on the slave experience and testifying to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.
The Tribal Eye

1975

The Tribal Eye

1975
8.8
David Attenborough explains the enormous growth of interest in tribal art, and explores the emotions which lie behind the masks and decorations of primitive people.