Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 236

Inside the Animal Mind

2014

Inside the Animal Mind

2014
8.3
Chris Packham travels the world to uncover the secrets of the animal mind.
The Wonder of Animals

2014

The Wonder of Animals

2014
7.7
Chris Packham uses groundbreaking science and brand-new behaviour to delve deep beneath the skin and discover the unique features that have made certain animal groups successful.
Terra X - Deutschland von oben

2010

Terra X - Deutschland von oben

2010
9
Cartelera

1994

Cartelera

1994
8.3
Cartelera (1994–2008) TV Series - 30 min
Tornado Chasers

2012

Tornado Chasers

2012
6
Reed Timmer from the show Storm Chasers shows you the everyday grind chasing tornadoes in the Central United States.
The Call Centre

2013

The Call Centre

2013
8.7
Fly-on-the wall documentary series following the ups and downs of Swansea call centre CEO Nev Wilshire and his staff of extraordinary characters.
Timber Kings

2014

Timber Kings

2014
6.3
The most unique log homes on earth are custom built by master log-smiths in the small town of Williams Lake, British Columbia. Each one is handcrafted on site, then taken apart, shipped around the world, and reconstructed wherever the client wants. No one else can do it like the boys at Pioneer Log Homes. They are "Timber Kings."
The World's Strangest UFO Stories

2006

The World's Strangest UFO Stories

2006
8
The incredible stories of aliens and UFOs from around the world, viewers will meet the experts, skeptics, and the extraterrestrial-obsessed who have dedicated their lives to uncovering the truth.
Doomsday Castle

2013

Doomsday Castle

2013
2.2
Doomsday Castle is a reality television series on National Geographic Channel, showing the lives of Brenton Bruns and his 10 children preparing for the end of the world, in a castle he has built in South Carolina. Bruns says he built a castle to survive an electromagnetic pulse, since a castle can survive without electricity and defend against marauders. It started as a bunker in 1999, and is continuously being added to. Bruns states that his property is covered with booby traps, and his neighbors are serious preppers with lots of guns. Bruns and his castle was originally featured on the Doomsday Preppers episode No Such Thing as a Fair Fight.
Dara O Briain's Science Club

2012

Dara O Briain's Science Club

2012
8.3
Dara Ó Briain's Science Club is a British science television series presented by Dara Ó Briain which first aired on BBC Two in 2012. Each week, the team take one subject and explore all possible angles, combining it with studio discussions in front of a live audience, films and on the spot reports.
Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure

2012

Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure

2012
6.5
Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure is a four-part British documentary television series that aired on BBC Two. Chefs Ken Hom and Ching He Huang, both Chinese food specialists, describing their travels through China and the recipes and personal stories they find there.Hom and Huang will travel to Beijing, learning about Peking Duck, and on to the Silk Road, Kashgar, and the Sichuan Province,together bringing a unique and authoritative perspective on Chinese food that will surprise and inform.Ken and Ching undertake an epic 3000-mile culinary adventure across China - not only to reveal its food, but its people, history, culture and soul.BBC Books has acquired and published the title to accompany the BBC Two series of four hour-long episodes.
Call of the Wildman

2011

Call of the Wildman

2011
6.3
Call of the Wildman is an American reality television following the exploits of Kentucky woodsman Ernie Brown, Jr., nicknamed "The Turtleman". Aided by his friend, Neal James, and his dog, Lolly, Brown operates a nuisance animal removal business, catching the animals without harming them and releasing them back into the wild. The series is primarily filmed near Brown's Lebanon, Kentucky, home.
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life

2012

Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life

2012
8
Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life is a three-part television documentary presented by Richard Dawkins which explores what reason and science might offer in major events of human lives. He argues that ideas about the soul and the afterlife, of sin and God's purpose have shaped human thinking for thousands of years. He believes science can provide answers to some of these old questions we used to entrust to religion.
Did You Know Gaming?

0000

Did You Know Gaming?

0000
9
A YouTube series known for its discussion of little known facts behind the development and creation of video games.
Hustling America

2013

Hustling America

2013
4.7
Last Day of the Dinosaurs

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Last Day of the Dinosaurs

0000
8.3
Last Day of the Dinosaurs is a 2010 Discovery Channel television documentary about the extinction of the dinosaurs. It portrays the Alvarez hypothesis as the cause of extinction.
Welcome to the 80's

2009

Welcome to the 80's

2009
8.7
Shakespeare Uncovered

2012

Shakespeare Uncovered

2012
7.3
Celebrity hosts guide viewers through William Shakespeare's plays in performance. Each episode serves as a primer for newcomers to Shakespeare while serving up enough historical and theatrical insights to enchant lifelong fans.
Planet Egypt

2011

Planet Egypt

2011
8.3
For many decades, archaeological excavations and scientific expeditions throughout the entire region have been attempting to solve the mystery of what held the Empire by the Nile together for so long. The four-part series Planet Egypt delves deep into crucial periods in the history of the Pharaohs. The documentary depicts the founding of the Empire under King Narmer, the rise of Egypt to a world power under Thutmose III, the revolution during the reign of Akhenaten and the enormous surge in construction activity under Pharaoh Ramses the Great. By means of dramatic re-enactments and lavish computer animations, Terra-X resurrects the world of Ancient Egypt. Entire cities such as Hierakonpolis, Thebes and Amarna are reconstructed in 3-D animations and brought back to life. Each episode sheds light on one of the vital foundation stones at the base of this extraordinary civilisation.
Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

2011

Joanna Lumley's Greek Odyssey

2011
5.7
Joanna Lumley explores the culture and history of Greece.