Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 70

Monsters Inside Me

2009

Monsters Inside Me

2009
7.9
Part horror movie, part medical detective story, find out what happens when people fall prey to an infection from a parasite, those nasty microscopic creatures found in water, soil and even in the air. Victims' stories are retold, including how doctors and scientists attempt to unravel each case before it's too late. Biologist Dan Riskin, assisted by doctors and experts who witnessed each case, leads the scientific discussion about each parasite.
Unknown Chaplin

1983

Unknown Chaplin

1983
8.2
A documentary series examining the film making methods and techniques of Charles Chaplin. Featuring previously unseen footage from Chaplin's private film archive.
The Mayfair Set

1999

The Mayfair Set

1999
6.7
The Mayfair Set is a series of programmes produced by Adam Curtis for the BBC, first broadcast in the summer of 1999. The programme looked at how buccaneer capitalists of hot money were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years, focusing on the rise of Colonel David Stirling, Jim Slater, James Goldsmith, and Tiny Rowland, all members of London's Clermont Club in the 1960s.
POV

1988

POV

1988
6.9
Since its 1988 premiere, this critically acclaimed documentary series has presented hundreds of films that put a human face on contemporary social issues by relating a compelling story in an intimate fashion. "POV" has won virtually every major film and broadcasting award available, including 38 Emmys, 22 Peabody Awards and three Oscars.
A History of Britain

2000

A History of Britain

2000
8.4
Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitive chronicle of the turbulent events which buffeted and shaped the British Isles. What Schama does do, however, is tell the story in vivid and gripping narrative terms, free of the fustiness of traditional academe, personalising key historical events by examining the major characters at the centre of them. Not all historians would approve of the history depicted here as shaped principally by the actions of great men and women rather than by more abstract developments, but Schama's way of telling it is a good deal more enthralling as a result. Schama successfully gives lie to the idea that the history of Britain has been moderate and temperate, passing down the generations as stately as a galleon, taking on board sensible ideas but steering clear of sillier, revolutionary ones. Nonsense. Schama retells British history the way it was--as bloody, convulsive, precarious, hot-blooded and several
Monarchy

2004

Monarchy

2004
7.7
Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series, 2004-2006, by British academic David Starkey, charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times. The show also aired on PBS stations throughout the United States, courtesy of PBS-member station WNET. In Australia, all four seasons were broadcast on ABC1 from May 2005 onwards.
Police Interceptors

2008

Police Interceptors

2008
7.7
Documentary series profiling the work of high-speed police units across Britain.
19 Kids and Counting

2008

19 Kids and Counting

2008
5
19 Kids and Counting, rendered graphically as 19 Kids & Counting in its onscreen logo, is an American reality television show on TLC. The show is about the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children—nine girls and ten boys, all of whose names begin with the letter "J". The series began on September 29, 2008. The twelfth season premiere was September 17, 2013.
America's Test Kitchen

2001

America's Test Kitchen

2001
6.4
Equipment reviews, taste tests, and recipes from the test kitchen to the home cook. A team of test cooks that viewers have come to love and trust deconstruct recipes and reveal the test kitchen’s secrets to foolproof cooking at home.
The Day the Universe Changed

1985

The Day the Universe Changed

1985
8.7
Documentary series about the effect of advances in science and technology on western society in its philosophical aspects.
The FBI Files

1998

The FBI Files

1998
7.8
Witness the crime busting techniques and forensic science used by the FBI to break the most baffling cases. From crime scene analysis to the most up-to-date laboratories, FBI agents relentlessly comb through mountains of evidence to narrow their search, ultimately prevailing over the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
Who Killed Our Daughter?

2025

Who Killed Our Daughter?

2025
8.1
This gripping four-part docuseries centers on the 2022 disappearance of 18-year-old Debanhi Escobar in Monterrey, Mexico.
All the Sharks

2025

All the Sharks

2025
7.8
Four teams of shark experts and enthusiasts travel the globe trying to find the most elusive shark species in this fin-tastic reality competition.
Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure

2025

Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure

2025
6.1
An eccentric man named Forrest Fenn sets off a real-life treasure hunt when he hides a chest of gold in the Rockies — and leaves clues in a cryptic poem.
The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox

2025

The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox

2025
7.7
This immersive documentary series goes inside the dugout and gets up close and personal with the 2024 Boston Red Sox during their roller-coaster season.
Critical: Between Life and Death

2025

Critical: Between Life and Death

2025
6.9
From critical emergencies to the operating room, this documentary series follows London's trauma centres as they treat the most severely injured.
Six Schizophrenic Brothers

2024

Six Schizophrenic Brothers

2024
7
An account of the Galvin family of Colorado Springs, CO, and how schizophrenia ripped through their family, affecting six of 12 siblings.
Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel

2024

Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel

2024
6.7
As a teen, Little Nicolás managed to sneak between politicians, millionaires and even royals. This docuseries revisits his case through key testimonies.
Tucci in Italy

2025

Tucci in Italy

2025
7.2
Follow Stanley Tucci as he returns to Italy for more food-based adventures, seeking out the essence of each region and its people through the food they eat.
The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

2024

The Synanon Fix: Did the Cure Become a Cult?

2024
6.8
Explore the rise and fall of the Synanon organization — through the eyes of the members who lived it — from its early days as a groundbreaking drug rehabilitation program to its later descent into what many consider a cult.