Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 278

Treasures Decoded

2013

Treasures Decoded

2013
6
The Secret Life of Formula 1

2004

The Secret Life of Formula 1

2004
6.5
A Discovery programme revealing the history, technology, drivers, engineers and fans of Formula 1 racing.
Saluting Dad's Army

2018

Saluting Dad's Army

2018
9.2
Presented by Alexander Armstrong, this four-part brand new and exclusive series celebrates the genius and impact of the enduring classic comedy, Dad's Army, and pays tribute to the people who created it. From the very first conversation and the true stories that inspired the series, through to its long-standing legacy, we march through the entire history of the seminal sitcom. Using archive footage and newly captured interviews, the series will offer a true insight into how Dad's Army became not just a hit, but an institution.
Rise of the Clans

2018

Rise of the Clans

2018
7.5
Series following an epic struggle for power in medieval Scotland, told from the point of view of the feuding clans.
History Things

2018

History Things

2018
6
A Timewatch Guide

2015

A Timewatch Guide

2015
7.5
Series looking at how the BBC has revealed and interpreted monumental moments in our history. Using the BBC archive, the programmes examine changes in research covered in documentary television.
La malédiction de la Vologne

2018

La malédiction de la Vologne

2018
9
Wild Weather

2002

Wild Weather

2002
8
Donal MacIntyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather.
Elvis Goes There

2019

Elvis Goes There

2019
9
Follow renowned journalist Elvis Mitchell as he travels with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world with unprecedented access, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity.
The Real Marigold on Tour

2016

The Real Marigold on Tour

2016
8
Having road-tested retirement in India, Miriam Margoyles, Wayne Sleep, Bobby George and Rosemary Shrager are reunited to discover what it is like to grow old in other countries around the world.
Miriam’s Big American Adventure

2018

Miriam’s Big American Adventure

2018
7.5
Miriam Margolyes embarks on an epic road trip through the heartlands of middle America with her unique mix of charm, cheek and curiosity. Miriam is travelling almost a thousand miles from Chicago to New Orleans, and along the way she meets the people whose voices and votes are reshaping the nation.
Water Life

2008

Water Life

2008
9
Water Life captures extraordinary locations and intimate animal behavior never before seen on film. Two years in the making, this groundbreaking series takes viewers on an unprecedented visual journey to aquatic ecosystems on five continents to reveal how water shapes and sculpts the landscape and provides food and refuge for an astonishing array of species.
Round Planet

2016

Round Planet

2016
7
This is natural history, but not as you know it. Narrated by off-kilter natural history doyen 'Armstrong Wedgewood' – played by the inimitable Matt Lucas – this is blue-chip rebooted.
Jorden rundt på seks steg

2018

Jorden rundt på seks steg

2018
7
My Family and The Galapagos

2018

My Family and The Galapagos

2018
6
Biologist and broadcaster Monty Halls moves to the Galapagos Islands to experience with his family the wonders and challenges of his favourite place on earth.
Shoah: Four Sisters

2018

Shoah: Four Sisters

2018
8
Paula Biren, Ruth Elias, Ada Lichtman, Hanna Marton: Four Jewish women, witnesses and survivors of the most insane and pitiless barbarism, and who, for that reason alone, but for many others also, deserve to be inscribed forever into the memory of humankind. What they have in common, beside the specific horrors to which each of them were subjected, is a searingly sharp, almost-physical intelligence, which rejects all pretence or faulty reasoning. In a word, idealism.
Wild Britain

2018

Wild Britain

2018
10
Wildlife documentary series narrated by Hugh Bonneville revealing the hidden lives of the animals that live in various habitats around Britain.
The Hitler Chronicles

2018

The Hitler Chronicles

2018
8.5
The person Adolf Hitler shaped the 20th century like no other. This series documents the Hitler's life using unpublished material.
Sinking Cities

2018

Sinking Cities

2018
7
Weeks after Hurricane Florence ravaged the Carolinas, and on the sixth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy in New York, the four-part series examines how cities are preparing for the real-time effects of climate change.
The Wild Andes

2018

The Wild Andes

2018
8.5
Explore the Andes mountains' extremes and celebrate the animals that call it home on a 4,000-mile journey along the western edge of South America, from icy Southern Patagonia to the oxygen-deprived Altiplano plateau to the northern tropical Andes.