Top Rated Documentary TV Series - Page 88

Afghanistan: The Wounded Land

2020

Afghanistan: The Wounded Land

2020
7.7
Afghanistan is at a crossroads between traditions and a contemporary lifestyle.
Hitler Youth

2018

Hitler Youth

2018
6.3
In 1930s Germany, the Nazi Party created the Hitler Youth to indoctrinate children and adolescents with Nazi ideology and prepare them to become a child army for Hitler. The first programme traces the rise of the movement through to the war. The second programme starts at the height of WW2 and traces the story of the Hitler Youth as they face defeat.
Dear...

2020

Dear...

2020
5
An inventive and cinematic approach to biographies of the most iconic figures in society today by using letters written by those whose lives have been changed through their work.
True Life Crime

2020

True Life Crime

2020
7.3
Take a deep dive into the true-crime stories rocking headlines and social media feeds. These victims were young, the crimes against them were shocking and haunting questions remain.
Earth's Tropical Islands

2020

Earth's Tropical Islands

2020
8.4
Exploring some of the world's most isolated and iconic tropical islands.
Why We Hate

2019

Why We Hate

2019
7
Explore one of humanity’s most primal and destructive emotions – hate. At the heart of this timely series is the notion that if people begin to understand their own minds, they can find ways to work against hate and keep it from spreading.
Wild Yellowstone

2015

Wild Yellowstone

2015
7
Yellowstone challenges every animal that lives in this Rocky Mountain wilderness; in summer it pitches them into battle against one another for food, territories and mates, in winter it forces them into a struggle for survival.
Inside Jamel Comedy Club

2009

Inside Jamel Comedy Club

2009
7.3
Still a Mystery

2019

Still a Mystery

2019
7.6
Each episode re-examines a single crime case where unanswered questions still remain. Through original interviews those involved, the evidence is dissected and new theories are presented in a quest to uncover the truth.
Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

2016

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher

2016
8.7
It spans over 5,000 years of history that have shaped the world. It is full of spectacular sites and epic stories and an evolving society of inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans and pioneers. Professor Joann Fletcher reveals the highs and lows of the most beguiling civilisation in humanity’s rich history in this four-part series made for BBC2.
Murder Among Friends

2016

Murder Among Friends

2016
7.3
When a group of people get together and take it upon themselves to kill. It can happen for a litany of reasons. But nothing is quite the same as a group murder.
Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road

2017

Brian Johnson's A Life on the Road

2017
7.9
One of rock music’s iconic and tour-hardened frontmen, Brian Johnson, gives us a brand new and exclusive take on one aspect of the rock and roll life: live performance, touring and being ‘on the road’.
Size Matters

2018

Size Matters

2018
6
Hannah Fry takes a spectacular look at the science of size by imagining a parallel world in which everything is made bigger or smaller.
Serial Killer with Piers Morgan

2017

Serial Killer with Piers Morgan

2017
3.6
Through intense prison interviews, Piers Morgan revisits the crimes of three convicted serial killers and learns more about their motives.
Meet the Drug Lords: Inside the Real Narcos

2018

Meet the Drug Lords: Inside the Real Narcos

2018
8.3
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.
To Remember

1993

To Remember

1993
7
Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

2018

Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery

2018
5.9
Sex, lies and a tale too twisted to be real surround the murder of Gregg Smart. Who Killed Him? And why? On May 1, 1990, 22-year-old teacher Pamela Smart finds her husband Gregg dead on the floor of their southern New Hampshire condo, leaving the town of Derry stunned. Scouring the region for clues, police shift their attention to Gregg's grieving widow, Pamela Smart, who has been making curious television appearances publicizing her plight. When investigators discover Pamela has been having a sordid affair with high school student, Billy Flynn, a complicated web of lies and deceit unravel, revealing one of the most scandalous crimes of the century. Now, leading true crime network Investigation Discovery (ID) delves into the case in Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery. From the tawdry affair, to teenage assassins, to the explosive nationally televised trial, this case transfixed the entire nation as Pamela Smart emerged as the original Black Widow.
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

2018

Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema

2018
7.1
Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.
Extinct or Alive

2018

Extinct or Alive

2018
6.7
What if extinct animals weren't really extinct? Forrest Gallante, a wildlife biologist, is scouring the globe using cutting edge technology on his mission to find species that the world has stopped looking for.
In Ice Cold Blood

2018

In Ice Cold Blood

2018
7.1
Shocking true stories involving sex, money, murder – or a fatal cocktail of all three. Told through in-depth interviews, reenactments and archival footage, each hour-long episode delves into an edgy mystery filled with expert detective work, unexpected turns and stunning revelations.