Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 479

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
Lost Kingdoms of Africa

2010

Lost Kingdoms of Africa

2010
10
Lost Kingdoms of Africa is a British television documentary series. It is produced by the BBC. It describes the pre-colonial history of Africa. The series is narrated by Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford. The series was originally commissoned as part of the Wonderful Africa Season on BBC Four in the lead up to the 2010 World Cup. The first season of Lost Kingdoms of Africa was originally screened in the UK on BBC Four each Tuesday night over four weeks, starting on 5 January 2010. The second season of Lost Kingdoms of Africa was broadcast over four weeks, starting on 30 January 2012.
Emergency with Angela Griffin

2011

Emergency with Angela Griffin

2011
3
Actress Angela Griffin goes on shift with Ambulance crews in the West Midlands to find out what it’s really like for real emergency personnel.
Reel History of Britain

2011

Reel History of Britain

2011
6
Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series being shown on BBC Two, presented by Melvyn Bragg and about the history of modern Britain; through the eyes of people who were there. It was shown from 5–30 September 2011. The programme is a social history documentary, charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years, since the advent of moving film. In each episode, Bragg goes to a different place in the UK and shows people film in a 1950s Ministry of Technology mobile cinema, then gauges their reactions and captures them on film.
Churches: How to Read Them

2010

Churches: How to Read Them

2010
10
Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

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Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

0000
8
Great Cars: The Television Series

2004

Great Cars: The Television Series

2004
9
From race cars to luxury cars, from foreign elegance to domestic muscle, Great Cars offers an in-depth look at the world's fastest, most expensive, most exciting and most unusual automobiles, along with the people who loved and created them.
Triple Cross: Bin Laden's Spy in America

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Triple Cross: Bin Laden's Spy in America

0000
10
Faster Than the Speed of Light?

2011

Faster Than the Speed of Light?

2011
9
In September 2011, an international group of scientists has made an astonishing claim - they have detected particles that seemed to travel faster than the speed of light. It was a claim that contradicted more than a hundred years of scientific orthodoxy. Suddenly there was talk of all kinds of bizarre concepts, from time travel to parallel universes. So what is going on? Has Einstein's famous theory of relativity finally met its match? Will we one day be able to travel into the past or even into another universe? In this film, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores one of the most dramatic scientific announcements for a generation. In clear, simple language he tells the story of the science we thought we knew, how it is being challenged, and why it matters.
In Search of History

1996

In Search of History

1996
8
In Search of History was a series that aired on the History channel in the late 1990's. These television programs featured topics on history, historical settings, historical dramas, historical subjects and historical individuals.
Beautiful Minds - Voyage into the Brain

2006

Beautiful Minds - Voyage into the Brain

2006
Beautiful Minds: A Voyage Into The Brain, was a 2006 documentary on super-talented savants. Prof. Gerhard Roth of the University of Bremen in Germany, and Dr. Darold Treffert of the University of Wisconsin Medical School in USA introduced savants from different countries. They were Howard Potter, Orlando Serrell, Kim Peek, Matt Savage, Stephen Wiltshire, Temple Grandin, Alonzo Clemons, Christopher Taylor, and Rüdiger Gamm. It has been broadcast in more than 20 countries including Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, New Zealand, and USA. The documentary consisted of three episodes: Episode 1: Memory Masters Episode 2: The Einstein Effect Episode 3: The Big Difference It was produced in 2006 by colourFIELD tell-a-vision, a German company.
Earth Story

1998

Earth Story

1998
7
Earth Story is a 1998 BBC documentary series on geology presented by Aubrey Manning.
Britain's Hidden Heritage

2011

Britain's Hidden Heritage

2011
5.5
Dust Up

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Dust Up

0000
5
Dust Up was a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment and Prairie Threat Entertainment that aired on History Television. The series follows three crop dusters in Nipawin, Saskatchewan as they compete for work and mount sometimes-perilous crop dusting expeditions. Each plane is outfitted with four cameras to capture the action.
Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

2012

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

2012
6
Griff Rhys Jones retraces some famous routes across the UK.
Bad Universe

2010

Bad Universe

2010
8