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The Sea Hunters

2002

The Sea Hunters

2002
An expert team of underwater archaeologists, divers, and technicians locate, identify, and explore some of the world's great, and often forgotten, shipwrecks.
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.
Costa Rica: The Rise of Nature

2020

Costa Rica: The Rise of Nature

2020
9
A journey into the heart of Costa Rica's unique landscape following the efforts undertaken by scientists and citizens to preserve and restore the country's valuable natural heritage.
Murder on the Internet

2017

Murder on the Internet

2017
Interviews with the family and friends of victims, police, lawyers and psychologists tell the stories of some of the most shocking crimes committed by people using online dating.
World's Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera

2018

World's Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera

2018
This series presents jaw-dropping stories and footage of hurricanes, avalanches, wildfires, and other natural disasters around the world.
Australia's Deadly Monsters

2017

Australia's Deadly Monsters

2017
Australia's creatures adapt to life within varied and often hostile environments.
Paxman on the Queen's Children

2019

Paxman on the Queen's Children

2019
Jeremy Paxman examines the lives and roles of the Queen's children - looking at their changing relationship with the British public over the past 60 years. Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward, were the first generation of royals to grow up as celebrities.
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.
Interrogation Files

2024

Interrogation Files

2024
Featuring incredible, real crime stories and spotlighting the techniques used by investigators to uncover unbelievable revelations in the pursuit of justice.
Asia – Secret Lives, Hidden Places

2013

Asia – Secret Lives, Hidden Places

2013
Behind the veil of tourism in Asia’s most stunning National Parks people and animals share the same backyard. Unlike protected areas in North America and Europe, the diverse endangered habitats of Asia are almost always home to people as well as wildlife. This series explores how people and animals live and survive together. Meet gentle Shinto people who have learned how to live in the shadow of an active volcano, a tribal man who cares for orphan elephants by day while wild elephants threaten his village every night and see how the spirits of a tropical island off Borneo stopped a local Imam from cutting down the rainforest. One-horned rhinoceroses, Asiatic elephants, Guizhou golden monkeys and a cast of other wildlife characters fill the lands of Asia from the flood plains of India to the granite peaks of China’s holy mountains. The result is a fusion of great stories, engaging characters and rare and threatened wildlife against a backdrop of drama and beauty.
Grand Earth

2022

Grand Earth

2022
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First On Scene

2024

First On Scene

2024
With first-hand accounts from emergency responders, police and journalists, this thrilling series is a jaw-dropping insight into the most heroic, uplifting, bizarre, life-changing, and heart-breaking moments captured on camera.
Por el Mundo

2017

Por el Mundo

2017
9
The remembered cycle of trips returns totally renewed and live from the most beautiful places of the planet. Marley will visit different destinations around the world in the company of renowned figures.
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.
Les Stroud's Wild Harvest

2021

Les Stroud's Wild Harvest

2021
9
Traveling into the wilderness, outdoor expert Les Stroud forages for wild edibles and chef Paul Rogalski turns them into culinary delights.
The Biblical Plagues

2012

The Biblical Plagues

2012
3.5
Scholars, scientists and archeologists offer possible explanations for the plagues described in the biblical Book of Exodus.
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.
Could You Survive on the Breadline?

2021

Could You Survive on the Breadline?

2021
If you were relying on welfare to survive, what would you use it for? Rent? Food? Medicine? Bills? In 2020, over three million Australians were recorded as living below the poverty line. In new SBS three-part documentary series, Could You Survive on the Breadline?, three prominent Australians are about to discover what life is like for millions of people living on the welfare system.
Metropolis - Die Macht der Städte

2003

Metropolis - Die Macht der Städte

2003
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.