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Kingdom of the White Wolf
Disney+
Kingdom of the White Wolf
Ronan Donovan, our expert guide and National Geographic photographer, takes the audience on an intimate exploration of the Arctic during the endless day of the summer months, giving insight to the unexpected abundance of the 'Garden of the Arctic' in Wolf Valley as he attempts to embed with a wolf family pack.
Kingdom of the White Wolf 2019
Soprano: Sing or Die
Soprano: Sing or Die
The documentary series tells of the journey made by Saïd M’Roumbaba (aka Soprano), son of Comorian immigrants born in Marseille’s Northern neighborhoods and now one of France’s most popular artists. It reveals a key element of this success: a friendship “for life” with the three other craftsmen of this saga: Mateo, Mej and Djamali.
Soprano: Sing or Die 2022
China: Time of Xi
China: Time of Xi
China: Time of Xi 2017
The Comedy Get Down
BET+
The Comedy Get Down
A comedy series about what really happens behind the scenes of a massive stand-up comedy tour.
The Comedy Get Down 2017
Wildest Places
Prime Video
Wildest Places
Wildest Places is a 12-part television documentary series exploring some of the most incredible natural habitats on the planet and an extraordinarily diverse range of wildlife. With series titled Wildest Pacific, Wildest Antarctica and Wildest Australia, it includes amazing never-before-seen footage filmed over more than 10 years. Wildest Places is a visual feast that showcases astonishing aspects of animal life in an untamed world and features rarely captured animal behaviours in remote habitats.
Wildest Places 2019
Broadway: The American Musical
Broadway: The American Musical
This six part documentary miniseries presents the evolution of the Broadway musical from its inception in 1893 to current day 2004. It presents those influential players both on stage and behind the scenes, as well as a variety of influential Broadway shows, a handful which are known to have transformed the musical into what the audience knows it to be today.
Broadway: The American Musical 2004
100 days in your head
100 days in your head
What is it like to be mentally ill? In the six-part series '100 days in your head', Tim den Besten and Nicolaas Veul immerse themselves in the world of psychiatry.
100 days in your head 2021
Torchwood Declassified
Torchwood Declassified
Torchwood Declassified is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation to complement the British science fiction television series Torchwood. Each episode is broadcast on the same evening as the broadcast of the weekly television episode. A second series of Declassified aired alongside the second series of Torchwood. Continuing the tradition of its parent, Doctor Who Confidential, Torchwood Declassified covers themes presented in the just-broadcast episode, as well as providing behind-the-scenes access and footage. Each episode is ten minutes long, compared to Confidential's 30-45 minute length. Following transmission, the episodes were all available for viewing on the BBC's Torchwood website, but were later removed from the site after the end of the first series. Both series of the Declassified installments have been included on the series box sets.
Torchwood Declassified 2006
The Real Chernobyl
The Real Chernobyl
Following the success of the Sky Atlantic drama series, this special documentary heads to Ukraine to meet some of the people involved in dealing with the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.
The Real Chernobyl 2019
Den stora hälsoresan
Den stora hälsoresan
Den stora hälsoresan 2020
Know Your S**t: Inside Our Guts
Know Your S**t: Inside Our Guts
No poo problem is off limits in this first-of-a-kind clinic, as the Poo HQ experts share gut health hacks and reveal how our gut impacts our physical and mental health
Know Your S**t: Inside Our Guts 2023
Fifth Gear: Recharged
Fifth Gear: Recharged
An incredible motoring team focus exclusively on electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles, with new tests, races and motors from around the world. From the latest kit to the future of EV, they’ve got electric cars covered.
Fifth Gear: Recharged 2021
Highway Cops
Highway Cops
Highway Cops 2017
Histoires de coming-out
Histoires de coming-out
Histoires de coming-out 2021
Race: Bubba Wallace
Race: Bubba Wallace
This docuseries follows Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver currently in NASCAR's Cup Series, as he uses his voice and talent to change the sport.
Race: Bubba Wallace 2022
Points of View
Points of View
Points of View is a long-running British television series broadcast on BBC One. It started in 1961 and features the letters of viewers offering praise, criticism and purportedly witty observations on the television of recent weeks.
Points of View 1961
Frontman
Frontman
In this tell-all drama documentary series, we lift the lid on these titans of music. Hearing from friends, family, band members, partners and the people who were all part of the journey, we piece together the turbulent childhoods, explosive teenage years, relationships with parents, girlfriends, wives and the band members of these unique individuals. We take those that knew them best back to the places where their legends were born – the apartments, clubs, dives, houses and cars in which these men were forged. From crippling drug addictions to scandalous affairs, we’ll uncover the shocking reality of what it takes to be a frontman; we’ll tap into the vast musical archive, use rare band interviews and remarkable off stage footage to piece together each dramatic tale.
Frontman 2021
James May: The Reassembler
Prime Video
James May: The Reassembler
When we look around our homes, sheds and garages we see an array of household objects that with one click of a button or twist of a knob will spring to life, and - most of the time - do exactly what we want them to. But how on earth do these objects work? To find out, James May (fuelled by endless cups of tea) heads into his workshop with thousands of little pieces to assemble some of our most beloved and recognisable objects from scratch to see what it actually takes to get them to work.
James May: The Reassembler 2016
The Big Sex Talk
The Big Sex Talk
The Big Sex Talk challenges Canadians' ideas about gender and sexuality, explains new vernacular, and debunks all the myths surrounding sex.
The Big Sex Talk 2022
Tyler's Ultimate
Tyler's Ultimate
Tyler's Ultimate is a television show on The Food Network hosted by Tyler Florence. The show focuses on making "ultimate" versions of popular or common dishes. The show began as a secondary show for host Tyler Florence who was still making episodes of his original show, Food 911. At the time of its conception, Food Network became very active in creating traveling food shows. Tyler's Ultimate was unique in the regard that the host himself usually cooked on the program in addition to traveling. The original format of the show featured Tyler focusing on a particular dish for each episode. He would travel around the world to discover different versions of that dish, as well as its origins, in an attempt to discover the ultimate version of that dish. At the end of the episode, Florence would combine the recipes he learned through his travels and adding his own spin to create "the ultimate recipe," though some episodes simply had him eating the dish, not preparing it at all. The show's format has changed; the traveling is removed as well as where the inspiration of the ultimate recipe came from, and Florence simply presents his version for the entire program, typically with more side dishes.
Tyler's Ultimate 2003
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker was a British news review programme broadcast on BBC Four written and presented by Charlie Brooker. It is similar to Brooker's Screenwipe series which is also shown on BBC Four. A first series of six episodes ran between 25 March 2009 and 29 April 2009. A second series began on 19 January 2010 and concluded on 23 February 2010.
Newswipe with Charlie Brooker 2009
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman travels the globe in search of an answer to one fundamental question for humanity: what are the common forces that bind us together?
The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman 2017
Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing
John Berger's Ways of Seeing changed the way people think about painting and art criticism. This watershed work shows, through word and image, how what we see is always influenced by a whole host of assumptions concerning the nature of beauty, truth, civilization, form, taste, class and gender. Exploring the layers of meaning within oil paintings, photographs and graphic art, Berger argues that when we see, we are not just looking - we are reading the language of images.
Ways of Seeing 1972
Alaska State Troopers
Alaska State Troopers
They are the first line of defense on the last frontier, the roughly 400 state troopers who patrol the rugged and unforgiving terrain of America’s largest state — Alaska. One of the toughest law enforcement agencies in the nation, these officers often travel hundreds of miles in piercing subzero temperatures to uphold the law. Responding by land, air and sea — with backup sometimes days away — they face danger to protect the people and wildlife of Alaska.
Alaska State Troopers 2009
Flokken
Flokken
Flokken 2023
Restaurant of the future
Restaurant of the future
What is on our plate in the future? Will we soon be putting meat made from air on the barbecue? And do we drink potato milk for breakfast? You can see it in 'Restaurantvande Toekomst', a new TV program from KRO-NCRV. In the six-part series, presenters Sosha Duysker and Anna Gimbrère, together with chefs Marleen Brouwer and Dennis Huwaë, compete to prepare the most popular dishes in the Netherlands with future-proof ingredients.
Restaurant of the future 2023
Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven
Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven
Adventurous naturalist and all round snake lover Nigel Marven takes a look at some of the world's most lethal snakes.
Ten Deadliest Snakes with Nigel Marven 2014
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Prime Video
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Transcending the music documentary genre by creating a new lane that merges music, socio-cultural commentary and and intimate family portrait of the Wu-Tang Clan.
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men 2019
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments
A series of television comedy specials primarily featuring some of the most well-known faces in the world... doing some of the most embarrassing things on camera including "blooper" outtakes from film and television.
Life's Most Embarrassing Moments 1983
Cinema 3.0
Cinema 3.0
The documentary series tells about the history of the new Russian cinema in the context of events that changed Russia forever. The narrative is built in chronological order: from 1992, when the first film was released, where "Russia" was listed in the output data instead of "USSR", to the present. Directors, actors and producers will share their memories of the path in Russian cinema. Among them are Fyodor Bondarchuk, Gosha Kutsenko, Evgeny Tsyganov, Zhora Gooseberry, Pyotr Buslov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Khotinenko, Valeria Guy Germanika, Sergey Selyanov, Egor Konchalovsky and many others.
Cinema 3.0 2023
Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive
What happens when wild animals and humans collide? Each episode in this new series features a dramatic recreation of a deadly predator attacking an unsuspecting victim, resulting in either a story of incredible survival or a story of tragic and sudden death.
Dead or Alive 2013
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
Go beyond Thailand's beaches to discover a sacred kingdom of awe-inspiring beauty. This series takes in the towering limestone cliffs, the paddy fields, the hidden temples and the teeming city of Bangkok, before visiting the forests of the north where ancient tribes practice time-honoured traditions and tigers still stalk the forests. Thailand: Earth’s Tropical Paradise reveals a land that is worlds away from the familiar tourist trails.
Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise 2017
Planes That Changed the World
Paramount+
Planes That Changed the World
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
Planes That Changed the World 2015
Die Hundeflüsterin
Die Hundeflüsterin
Die Hundeflüsterin 2013
Les diplômés Mira
Les diplômés Mira
The touching stories of the service dogs that have graduated from the Mira dog-training academy. Now that they're on the job, we get to meet the people they serve in their lives, work and recreation.
Les diplômés Mira 2020
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip
Mel B, Ruby Wax and Emily Atack go on a historic, raucous road trip.
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip 2022
Designing the Hebrides
Designing the Hebrides
Stunning locations, logistical headaches. Interior Design Masters champ Banjo Beale returns to his Hebridean home, breathing new life into homes and businesses across the Islands.
Designing the Hebrides 2023
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer
A new perspective on the woman whose crime-hunting innovations changed history; to stop serial killers, Dr. Ann Burgess must first learn to think like one; Burgess investigates and studies the damaged psyches of victims and their attackers.
Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer 2024
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us
A landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource. One that may be about to run out.
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us 2020
China Beyond Tastes
China Beyond Tastes
This program is directed by Chen Xiaoqing for the first time, stepping from behind the camera to in front of it, presenting his own perspective to explore food and delve into the stories behind it. In this show, Chen Xiaoqing travels to eight different regions in China, embarking on a flavorful exploration journey accompanied by various guides. Among these guides are both Chen Xiaoqing's old friends and new acquaintances. They come from diverse backgrounds and identities, including philosophers, archaeologists, anthropologists, musicians, professional chefs, economists, writers, and more. Chen Xiaoqing uses food as a means to bring more people together, believing that "food is not only delicious but also a kind of adhesive that enables people to have greater understanding and communication."
China Beyond Tastes 2023