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Need to Know

2010

Need to Know

2010
Need to Know is an American public television news program produced by WNET, and broadcast weekly on all Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate-stations in the United States. It aired from May 2010 until June 2013. PBS stated that the show was intended to fill the public-affairs and "hard"/investigative news void left by both the one-hour Bill Moyers Journal, and the cancelled, half-hour NOW on PBS. Both departing shows had been long-running, highly rated, and critically acclaimed for their journalistic quality, and focus on issues that deeply impacted regular Americans' lives, yet went largely ignored by commercial TV news outlets. "NTK" branded itself the "TV and Web newsmagazine [that] gives you what you need to know." PBS had described the show as “a multi-platform current affairs news magazine, uniting broadcast and web in an innovative approach to news-gathering and reporting."
Jail

0000

Jail

0000
5.5
Shot on location in cities across the US, Jail follows prison inmates from their initial booking through their first moments behind bars. Each episode captures the harsh and sometimes humorous reality of what happens to criminals after they're caught.
Planet Weird

2025

Planet Weird

2025
Learn how bizarre behaviours and quirky characteristics get baked in and why these amazing adaptations help ensure the survival of animal superheroes.
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

2023

ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION

2023
The size of the Japanese animation market was 2,426 billion yen by 2020. More than half of that amount came from overseas sales. The manga market is also expanding, reaching 675.9 billion yen in 2021. Those unique visuals and stories from Japan have struck a chord with fans around the world and are growing into a huge industry. ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION will actively feature major works that are highly recognized by overseas fans and reveal the secrets of Japanese anime and manga creation through the series.
72 Dangerous Places to Live

2016

72 Dangerous Places to Live

2016
5.3
Get up close and personal with avalanches, fiery volcanoes and other natural cataclysms, and learn why some choose to live in their destructive paths.
Secrets of Great British Castles

2015

Secrets of Great British Castles

2015
6.6
Historian Dan Jones explores the millennium of history behind six of Great Britain's most famous castles: Warwick, Dover, Caernarfon, the Tower of London, Carrickfergus, and Stirling.
David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies

2015

David Attenborough's Conquest of the Skies

2015
8.2
Evolutionary story of flight from the very first insects to the incredible array of creatures which rule the skies today.
Doomsday Preppers

2012

Doomsday Preppers

2012
6.5
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.
Breaking Amish

2012

Breaking Amish

2012
5.9
Temptations abound as a group of young Amish explore life beyond their Amish culture. Ultimately, they will make the biggest decision of their lives – to remain Amish/Mennonite or become English and face the consequences of being shunned by their family and friends.
The Dudesons

2006

The Dudesons

2006
7.2
The Dudesons is a reality series following four Finnish friends as they dare each other to perform stupid stunts and crazy antics.
Animal Cops: Houston

2003

Animal Cops: Houston

2003
9.6
The dedicated team at the Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a private charity, responds to a variety of distress calls involving an average of more than 100 animals per day. This series documents the work they do, from the initial investigation through, in some cases, the animals being adopted into loving homes.
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

2009

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

2009
8.5
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV. It premiered on December 2, 2009. The second season premiered on October 15, 2010, with the third season premiering on November 7, 2012. In May 2013, Ventura stated that the show has been discontinued and a fourth season will not air.
Rick Mercer Report

2004

Rick Mercer Report

2004
7.3
A weekly helping of topical satire, funny takes on the week's top stories and Canada-wide adventures.
Spacey Unmasked

2024

Spacey Unmasked

2024
5.6
In 2023, Kevin Spacey was acquitted of sexual offences against four men in a UK trial. This documentary investigates Spacey's conduct and talks to multiple men, unconnected to that case, about their experiences with Kevin Spacey, almost all of whom have never spoken before.
The Last Hours of Mario Biondo

2023

The Last Hours of Mario Biondo

2023
6
Questions persist about the last night of Mario Biondo, the husband of Spanish TV host Raquel Sánchez Silva. This true-crime series uncovers new details.
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

2013

Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle

2013
7.6
Examines the dawn of the comic book genre and its powerful legacy, as well as the evolution of the characters who leapt from the pages over the last 75 years and their ongoing worldwide cultural impact. It chronicles how these disposable diversions were subject to intense government scrutiny for their influence on American children and how they were created in large part by the children of immigrants whose fierce loyalty to a new homeland laid the foundation for a multi-billion-dollar industry that is an influential part of our national identity.
Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

2012

Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

2012
8.1
Right now you're hurtling around the sun at 64,000 miles an hour (100,000 kms an hour). In the next year you'll travel 584 million miles, to end up back where you started. Presenters Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, to witness the astonishing consequences this journey has for us all.
My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

2010

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

2010
5
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings is a British documentary series broadcast on Channel 4, that explores the lives and traditions of several Irish Traveller families as they prepare to unite one of their number in marriage. The series also featured Romanichal in several episodes, and has been criticised for not accurately representing England’s Romani and Travelling community. It was first broadcast in February 2010 as a one-off documentary called My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, filmed as part of the Cutting Edge series and voted Most Groundbreaking Show in the Cultural Diversity Awards 2010. A series of 5 episodes were later commissioned, and the series first aired in January 2011. A second series began airing in February 2012. A third series was not made, rather the show ended with six stand-alone specials.
IRT Deadliest Roads

2010

IRT Deadliest Roads

2010
8.5
Truckers on the worlds most deadliest roads.
Digging for Britain

2010

Digging for Britain

2010
4.5
Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.