Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 478

Pyros: Painting with Fire

2014

Pyros: Painting with Fire

2014
9
Jaws: The Inside Story

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Jaws: The Inside Story

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Reality Trip

2015

Reality Trip

2015
8.5
Reality Trip is a documentary series (seven one hour episodes), which takes five young Kiwi consumers to three different countries to see where the products they buy come from – computers, bananas, costume jewellery, clothes, and tea. They’re products most New Zealanders buy without thinking about their origins and who makes them.
Treasures of Ancient Rome

2012

Treasures of Ancient Rome

2012
7
Treasures of Ancient Rome is a 2012 three-part documentary written and presented by Alastair Sooke. The series was produced by the BBC, and originally aired in September 2012 on BBC Four. In the documentary Sooke sets out to "debunk the myth that Romans didn't do art and were unoriginal". This is based on the view that Romans heavily incorporated Greek style in their art, and hence produced nothing new or original. Sooke has received some criticism from the media owing to the fact that there is no consensus among academics on this topic, and hence no 'myth' exists in the first place.
Road To Blue Skies

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Road To Blue Skies

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Unsafe Sex in the City

2012

Unsafe Sex in the City

2012
1
An eye-opening insight into what sexual health staff deal with on a daily basis.
The Moto: Inside the Outdoors

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The Moto: Inside the Outdoors

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7
Every summer, the world's top motocross racers come together for the grueling 12-race AMA Outdoor Motocross Championship Series to battle the heat, the tracks and each other. These are just a few of their stories.
Lost & Found

2015

Lost & Found

2015
8
Lost & Found is a new ten part documentary series that sets about reuniting families, uncovering cultural identity and discovering lost family heritage. Each week seasoned investigative journalist David Lomas, along with a specialist search team of genealogists and researchers, tackles the cases of up to three seekers who are on an emotional journey to discover their family members and cultural pasts that they have not been connected to. Lost & Found is real, raw and - at times - heartbreaking as each episode showcases a basic primal need – just how important it is to know who we are and where we’ve come from. Tissues advised.
Assassinations That Changed the World

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Assassinations That Changed the World

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8
They are the tragic stories at the heart of some of history's most defining moments - tales of hatred and obsession, fanaticism and a burning desire for attention. In Assassinations That Changed the World, HISTORY examines the famous assassinations and assassination attempts that have left their mark on humanity. Trace the incredible events following the murder Archduke Ferdinand, which led to the outbreak of World War I. See how one century India lost three leaders, including Mohandas Gandhi, to religous fanatics who disagreed with the political policies of the nation. Explore the tragic story of Abraham Lincoln, killed by a desperate adherant to a lost cause. And consider how history might have been different had some of these incidents ended differently. Where would the civil rights movement be today if Martin Luther King Jr. were still alive? With extensive interviews, archival footage and expert commentary, Assassinations That Changed the World brings these absorbing stories to life.
Mountain Gorilla

2010

Mountain Gorilla

2010
8
The story of the world's last mountain gorillas, protected by a dedicated band of humans who watch and care for them. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
The Many Faces of...

2010

The Many Faces of...

2010
5
Actors look back at their career, with archive footage and testimony from friends and colleagues.
Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles

1997

Coltrane's Planes and Automobiles

1997
Stargazing Live Back To Earth

2012

Stargazing Live Back To Earth

2012
3
Lefties

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Lefties

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6
Lefties is a three-part 2006 BBC documentary series investigating some aspects of the extreme Left of British politics in the 1970s. The series was commissioned by the then Controller of BBC Four, Janice Hadlow. Lefties was produced as a companion series to Tory! Tory! Tory! an overview of the New Right and Thatcherism. Hadlow believed that so called 'serious television' was vital in driving ideas, and her commissions were a critical and ratings success.
Les Globe-trotters

1966

Les Globe-trotters

1966
7
On Freddie Roach

2012

On Freddie Roach

2012
8
Chronicling the daily activities of celebrated boxing trainer Freddie Roach as he works with elite fighters at his Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California and wages ongoing battles with Parkinson's disease.
The Hip Hop Years

1999

The Hip Hop Years

1999
7
The Hip Hop Years is a three part series of one hour television documentaries, made for Channel 4 in 1999. The series was devised by David Upshal who produced, directed and narrated the series. He also produced the 33-track compilation CD which accompanied the series and co-wrote the book with Alex Ogg, also titled The Hip Hop Years. The series charts the definitive story of Hip Hop, rising from the streets of the Bronx to become, what Upshal calls, "the new Rock'n'Roll". The programmes combine archive clips and performance from TV, movies and music videos with specially shot material and interviews with key players.
UK Border Force

2008

UK Border Force

2008
10
At Heathrow's Terminal Three, officers stop a student from entering the UK after a trip home to his native India, while the team in Calais search lorries they suspect are being used to smuggle illegal immigrants.
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge

2012

Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge

2012
7
Robson's Extreme Fishing Challenge is a factual entertainment show broadcast on Channel 5 and a spin-off series to Extreme Fishing with Robson Green. The show sees actor and fishing enthusiast Robson Green travel around the world to some of the greatest fishing destinations, where he challenges local masters of their craft over five rounds of competitive fishing. For both series, the show has aired Mondays at 9pm on Channel 5.
The Fabulous Baker Brothers

2012

The Fabulous Baker Brothers

2012
6
Two brothers - one a baker, the other a chef and butcher - unlock the trade secrets of baking, and without a cupcake in sight