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Great Barrier Reef

2012

Great Barrier Reef

2012
7.7
Monty Halls explores Australia's Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world and the largest living structure on our planet.
Doomsday Preppers

2012

Doomsday Preppers

2012
6.4
Doomsday Preppers is an American reality television series that airs on the National Geographic Channel. Dräger Equipment, Wise Food Storage Company and the United States Gold Bureau are sponsors of the show.
Storage Hunters

2011

Storage Hunters

2011
4.3
Storage Hunters is an American television series that premiered on June 21, 2011 on TruTV. The show focuses on auctioneer Sean Kelly's sale of storage auctions and the interactions between main bidders Brandon and Lori Bernier, Jesse McClure, Tarrell "T-Money" Wright, Ron "Papa Bear" Kirkpatrick, "Desert Dan," and the lock cutter/security guard, Cameron "Green Mile" Rowe.
IRT Deadliest Roads

2010

IRT Deadliest Roads

2010
8.3
Truckers on the worlds most deadliest roads.
American Greed

2007

American Greed

2007
7.9
A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.
Explorer

1985

Explorer

1985
6
National Geographic's Explorer gives viewers special access to the issues of the day.
Time Team

1994

Time Team

1994
7.3
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time

2025

Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time

2025
5.4
Offers the most intimate and profound exploration into the wide-ranging impacts of the Hurricane Katrina disaster to date. Weaving together critical moments of the crisis and the past events that precipitated it, the series delivers an unparalleled, emotionally raw examination of the storm’s personal, political and societal fallout.
Real Madrid: How Could I Not Love You

2025

Real Madrid: How Could I Not Love You

2025
8.4
At Real Madrid, the demand to win every title each year consistently tests the club's executives, coaching staff, and players. As the 2023-24 season approaches, the club is reinforcing its squad to meet this immense challenge. The goal is to cap off a decade of success that could solidify the team's legendary status and carve out a new golden era in football history.
The Secrets of Hillsong

2023

The Secrets of Hillsong

2023
6.5
With fresh reporting and analysis from journalists, historians and policymakers, go beyond the sensational headlines and behind the velvet rope to examine the church's long pattern of covering up misconduct to protect itself.
Dark Side of Comedy

2022

Dark Side of Comedy

2022
8.2
Throughout the history of comedy, many comedians have lost themselves to the art’s darker side, through addiction, suicide, depression and self-destruction. Dark Side of Comedy explores these stories, shining a new light on comedy’s darkest corners.
Benjamin Franklin

2022

Benjamin Franklin

2022
7.7
Explore the revolutionary life of one of the 18th century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the mystery of electricity and helped create the United States.
Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes

2021

Ken and Barbie Killers: The Lost Murder Tapes

2021
7.9
Three schoolgirl murders. Two killers hiding in plain sight. Six video tapes that horrify the world and lead to one of the most controversial murder trials in modern history: one that left a nation shamed, victims denied justice, and a serial killer roaming free in Canada today. Over the course four parts, THE KEN AND BARBIE KILLERS: THE LOST MURDER TAPES follows the extraordinary twists and turns of the case and trial of glamour couple Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, the "demonic duo of dark kink", who quickly became the most notorious killers in Canadian history.
Eden: Untamed Planet

2021

Eden: Untamed Planet

2021
7.4
Explore six of the last untouched locations on earth. The documentary series presents life as nature intended, following the unique way wildlife has adapted to these environments and continues to rise to new challenges over the course of a year.
UFO

2021

UFO

2021
7.3
Ignited by a bombshell story revealing the Pentagon had been tracking UFOs for years, the series examines the history of the phenomenon through cultural and political touchpoints, including testimony from eyewitnesses across the country.
Hemingway

2021

Hemingway

2021
7.5
The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.
Outcry

2020

Outcry

2020
7.7
A five-part documentary series examining the gripping story of high school football star Greg Kelley who was convicted of sexual assault of a four-year-old boy, and sentenced to 25 years in prison with no possibility for parole. But a groundswell of support emerged for Kelley, calling into question the investigation, the prosecution's tactics and ultimately, the validity of the conviction.
Richard Hammond's Big

2020

Richard Hammond's Big

2020
7.5
Richard Hammond embarks on a global adventure to explore the world’s biggest structures and machines and discover how engineers build, maintain and use them.
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin

2019

Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin

2019
7.6
Albert Lin investigates two great stories of the Bible: Could real events lie behind the parting of the Red Sea and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah?
Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation

2019

Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation

2019
7.8
In December of 2017, The New York Times published a stunning front-page exposé about the Pentagon’s mysterious UFO program, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). Featuring an interview with a former military intelligence official and Special Agent In-Charge, Luis Elizondo, who confirmed the existence of the hidden government program, the controversial story was the focus of worldwide attention.