Popular Documentary TV Shows on Amazon Prime Video - Page 45

Call the Cleaners

2017

Call the Cleaners

2017
Call the Cleaners is a series that follows extreme professional cleaners as they help people get back control of their homes.
Banged Up

2008

Banged Up

2008
10 British teen boys who had several run ins with law enforcement. They spend time in an old prison to see what prison life would be like in a real prison.
The Sinking of the Costa Concordia

2021

The Sinking of the Costa Concordia

2021
7
The Costa Concordia's demise remains one of the 21st century's most fascinating disasters. Combining first-person testimony from survivors and rescuers, and previously unseen footage, reconstructions and expert insight, the programme tells the astonishing story in forensic detail of what happened on that fateful night.
Secrets of the Universe

2013

Secrets of the Universe

2013
10
Follows a trail of energy into the power centers of the universe. Each program visualizes these realms based on current scientific data and uses state of the art supercomputer simulations. Dive into the heart of a supermassive black hole, fly down onto the toxic landscapes of alien planets and ride along the roiling surface of a star that's about to explode!
Giant Constructions

2016

Giant Constructions

2016
Breaks down the construction, technology, and inner workings of some of the world’s most spectacular bridges, each one with a special story to tell.
Free to Choose

1980

Free to Choose

1980
8.2
Free to Choose is a ten-part television series broadcast on public television by economists Milton and Rose D. Friedman that advocates free market principles. It was primarily a response to an earlier landmark book and television series: The Age of Uncertainty, by the noted economist John Kenneth Galbraith. Milton Friedman won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1976.
Walking Britain's Roman Roads

2020

Walking Britain's Roman Roads

2020
In this six-part series we look at six of the roads that best tell the story of Rome’s merciless charge that shook the British Isles, shaping the land indelibly. We team up with archaeologists using modern technology to uncover the worlds lost to the earth for thousands of years. By walking the same roads as emperors, centurions and slaves we revisit the lives of those forgotten as the empire marched on through Britannia.
Greenland: Survival at the Edge

2023

Greenland: Survival at the Edge

2023
A team trek onto the second largest ice sheet in the world to investigate the impact of a warming climate.
A Team Called SPAIN: The Road to the Fourth Win

2024

A Team Called SPAIN: The Road to the Fourth Win

2024
8.7
'A Team Called Spain' is the intimate account of a national team that has been the protagonist of one of the most surprising feats in the history of Spanish sport. Through four vibrant episodes, the frenetic pace of the competition and the coexistence of footballers with very different personalities converge in a story that takes your breath away.
The Evolution of Us

2016

The Evolution of Us

2016
9
This epic science special explores how genetics have underpinned the whole of human evolution, from our rise from a class of primates on the African plain to our spread across Earth. It asks how genetics could play an even greater role in determining where evolution will take us next. Location filming combined with state-of-the-art computer visualizations tell the amazing story of the human race.
Rafa Nadal Academy

2021

Rafa Nadal Academy

2021
2
History's Greatest Hoaxes

2016

History's Greatest Hoaxes

2016
7
History's Greatest Hoaxes looks at some of the most spectacular hoaxes that show that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. It looks at remarkable hoaxes including the Hitler Diaries, the Piltdown Man, the War of the World broadcast, Papillon, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Alien Autopsy film.
Filthy House SOS

2020

Filthy House SOS

2020
7
A pair of expert cleaners take on some of Britain's filthiest and most cluttered homes.
Wild

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Wild

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Wild is a one-hour American documentary television series that premiered in 2006 on the National Geographic Channel.
Africa River Wild

2016

Africa River Wild

2016
8.5
Africa's rivers are the wildest places on our planet. Bursting with life, they are home to an array of wildlife who depend on the rivers for their survival.
Encounters with Evil

2016

Encounters with Evil

2016
4
This documentary series tries to get at the root of some of the most heinous crimes ever committed by deranged, cold-blooded criminals.
Penelope Keith at Her Majesty's Service

2016

Penelope Keith at Her Majesty's Service

2016
7
In celebration of the Queen’s 90th birthday, Penelope Keith, goes behind the scenes of Her Majesty’s Royal residences Penelope meets the people who uphold extraordinary royal titles and appointments, from the Royal Falconer to the Washer of the Sovereign’s hands. It’s a world Penelope knows something about, having been at Her Majesty’s service herself, when she took up the position of High Sheriff for Surrey in 2002. Across the series Penelope heads to four corners of the union: In England, she visits Windsor Castle, meets the Royal Herb Strewer and travels in style along the Thames, in the Royal row barge with the Queen’s Bargemaster by her side. In Scotland, Penelope drops in on The Palace of Holyroodhouse and meets the Duke of Argyll, at his family seat, Inveraray Castle.
Tough Trucks

2018

Tough Trucks

2018
In this mini series we explore some of the most unique and hard-core truck journeys on the planet. Destinations in the six part series are Iceland, Guatemala, Turkey, Morocco, Ethiopia and Russia. Our hosts take a series of truck journeys across these lands exploring the many fascinating cultural, natural and historical sites along the way, including unique geological locations in Iceland, ancient Mayan sites in Guatemala and rarely visited Silk Road destinations in Eastern Turkey.
Sunshine Slayings

2022

Sunshine Slayings

2022
Each episode investigates a real murder that took place in an exotic locale, while the victim should have been enjoying the trip of a lifetime.
Roots Less Traveled

2020

Roots Less Traveled

2020
Watch pairs of family members explore their roots and solve mysteries from their family trees.