Top Rated Documentary TV Series on The Roku Channel - Page 56

Hidden Killers

2013

Hidden Killers

2013
Suzannah Lipscomb reveals the killers that lurked in every room of the home.
Children Of The Stars

2014

Children Of The Stars

2014
This series travels through Latin America to view ancient temples devoted to astronomical pursuits, and to visit present day observatories.
The Golden Age of Steam Railways

2012

The Golden Age of Steam Railways

2012
The remarkable story of a band of visionaries and volunteers who rescued some of the narrow gauge railways that once served Britain’s industries.
Tales Of Nature

2011

Tales Of Nature

2011
This wildlife series looks at Europe's typical ecosystems - Atlantic coast, forests, farmland, mountains and Mediterranean sea bottoms.
Great Minds Of Design

2012

Great Minds Of Design

2012
Sustainable designers make products that consider the effects their creation have on culture and society. Can design affect change?
Amazing Gravity

2017

Amazing Gravity

2017
From the award-winning team that brought you The Secret Life of Chaos comes a unique television event on the physics of gravity.
Emergency

2015

Emergency

2015
An unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to two of Canada’s busiest hospital emergency rooms.
Special Forces: Untold Stories

2001

Special Forces: Untold Stories

2001
A new breed of warrior has emerged to fight a global plague of coups, kidnappings and assassinations: the commando. Follow these international super soldiers on actual covert missions as they take on the world’s worst villains.
MacIntyre: World’s Toughest Towns

2008

MacIntyre: World’s Toughest Towns

2008
Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16

2016

Raw Recruits: Squaddies at 16

2016
Documentary series following a batch of fresh-faced teenage recruits going through the British Army's basic training.
Into the Fire

2018

Into the Fire

2018
A previously unseen view of what it's really like to be a firefighter in Britain today, with exclusive access to West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), the second busiest fire and rescue service in the UK. The series is filmed almost entirely by the fire crews themselves, using their revolutionary new helmet and body-worn cameras.
The Interrogation Room

2018

The Interrogation Room

2018
What if you could be a fly on the wall for the most chilling conversations in the history of crime? What if you could hear these conversations, word for word, exactly as they really happened? What if you could experience evil verbatim?
Battle of Britain

2015

Battle of Britain

2015
As 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes assemble for a unique flypast marking the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, two special programmes commemorate the heroes Churchill famously called 'The Few'.
Royal Recipes

2017

Royal Recipes

2017
A royal-themed food programme celebrating dishes served from the time of George IV to the reign of Elizabeth II.
Ol' Man River: The Mighty Mississippi

2007

Ol' Man River: The Mighty Mississippi

2007
Travel from the steamy delta beyond New Orleans, upstream to headwaters in great northern swamps, and along the Mississippi's greatest tributary, the Missouri. The crew encounter a wealth of wildlife, from tropical manatees to ancient horseshoe crabs, primitive giant fish, colorful herons, industrious beavers, deadly rattlesnakes, herds of buffalo, and prairie dog colonies. Dramatic reconstructions illustrate what the river was like when the first explorers encountered it, meeting Indian tribes and witnessing new wildlife spectacles.
Wild Columbia

2015

Wild Columbia

2015
The very word Colombia raises certain expectations in us: exoticism, injustice and danger. The truth is that, despite its relatively small size, Colombia is the second country in the world with the largest biodiversity and home to 14 percent of the species on the planet. Colombia, for example, has more species of birds and vertebrates than any other country on Earth. And all these animals have adapted to life in an incredible number of different locations.
Thief Trackers

2015

Thief Trackers

2015
Thief Trackers tells the story of what becomes of everyday possessions when they are stolen, and how police and members of the public use cutting-edge technology to fight back.
Storm Worlds

2010

Storm Worlds

2010
The series imagines the unimaginable, harnessing extreme alien storms and playing them out on planet Earth.
Heavy Lifting

2017

Heavy Lifting

2017
The intense lives of mobile crane operators as they make their living performing precision lifts. Day in and day out, these operators hoist massive loads and one mistake could be deadly. lt takes precision, control and single-minded focus. And each job presents unique dangers and challenges which these operators must deal with on the fly. No two lifts are ever the same.
Killing Richard Glossip

2017

Killing Richard Glossip

2017
The profiles of two condemned men in Oklahoma - Richard Glossip and Justin Sneed - and their two very different accounts of the murder of Barry Van Treese. Richard Glossip waits on death row saying he is an innocent man while Sneed cut a deal: testify against Glossip in exchange for a life sentence.