Top Rated Documentary TV Shows - Page 91

Imam Ali

1997

Imam Ali

1997
7.8
series focusing on the life of Ali ibn Abi Talib, directed by Davood Mirbagheri and originally broadcast in 1992 in 22 episodes. It was subsequently released on DVD, with other editions including one with English sub-titles, and one dubbed into Urdu. The series covers the events before the caliphate of Ali ibn Abi Talib to his assassination in Kufa, Iraq.
America in Primetime

2011

America in Primetime

2011
6.5
Structured around the most compelling shows on television today, each episode focuses on one character archetype that has remained a staple of primetime through the generations.
Speed of Life

2010

Speed of Life

2010
6.7
The Speed of Life is a brand new series, specializing in high speed photography to capture the amazing, blazing fast intricacies of daily life for animals and insects on the planet. Most especially, Speed of Life focuses on predators and prey, showing remarkable detail and breathtaking footage that you wouldn't believe.
World War 1 in Colour

2003

World War 1 in Colour

2003
6.5
Documentary narrated by Kenneth Branagh consisting of colourised footage from World War I.
Ross Kemp: Extreme World

2011

Ross Kemp: Extreme World

2011
8
Ross Kemp travels around the world talking to people involved in illicit trades, locals who have been affected by violence and hardship, and the authorities who are attempting to combat the problems. In each episode he attempts to establish contacts within the groups in order to get close to the ringleaders.
Nazi Hunters

2010

Nazi Hunters

2010
6.9
A History Of Christianity

2009

A History Of Christianity

2009
7
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch - one of the world's leading historians - reveals the origins of Christianity and explores what it means to be a Christian.
Tomtesterom

2008

Tomtesterom

2008
8.5
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

2004

Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief

2004
8
Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief – known in the United States as A Brief History of Disbelief – is a 2004 television documentary series written and presented by Jonathan Miller for the BBC and tracing the history of atheism.
Clash of the Gods

2009

Clash of the Gods

2009
7.4
Clash of the Gods is a one-hour weekly mythology television series that premiered on August 3, 2009 on the History channel. The program covers many of the ancient Greek and Norse Gods, monsters and heroes including Hades, Hercules, Medusa, Minotaur, Odysseus and Zeus.
Earth: The Power of the Planet

2007

Earth: The Power of the Planet

2007
8.1
In each episode, geologist Dr. Iain Stewart explains the effects and importance of a specific force of nature, such as wind or volcanism. He also examines the various ways in which it shapes planet earth itself and influences life on it, often in conjunction with other natural forces, and sometimes with lifeforms, as in the 'apocalyptically' grave case of global warming.
How the Earth Was Made

2009

How the Earth Was Made

2009
7.6
HISTORY goes to the ends of the earth to find where our world began. Forged from fire and ice, formed by floods, volcanoes, asteroids and earthquakes, our planet tells a dynamic geological story. What are mega-tsunamis? What happens when you have millions of years of rain? Visual effects, location filming and stunning aerial photography bring viewers back 4.5 billion years to enjoy a unique window on our world. How the Earth Was Made peels back time like layers of rock to reveal the origins of the place we call home.
The Directors

1999

The Directors

1999
5.8
Documentary biography series featuring profiles of various famous film directors.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998
8.2
To commemorate the first century of American filmmaking, the American Film Institute embarked on a celebration of America's greatest movies from the first 100 years of American cinema — 1896-1996.
Planet Earth: The Future

2006

Planet Earth: The Future

2006
8.6
The three-part complementary series features eminent scientists, theologians and conservationists discussing the environmental and conservation issues at stake and asks how much of the world revealed in Planet Earth will ever be seen again.
The Story of Maths

2008

The Story of Maths

2008
7.5
Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, escorts you through the most important of all intellectual disciplines: Mathematics, the Empress of the Sciences.
The Second World War in Colour

1999

The Second World War in Colour

1999
6.4
The Second World War In Colour [1999] is a three-part documentary which reveals hours of previously unseen colour film of World War II. As almost all newsreel film was shot in black and white, this DVD offers a completely new portrait of the war. Dramatic colour footage from as early as 1933 shows home movies of Adolf Hitler and his cohorts, the devastation wrought by the Blitzkrieg, life on the home front, D-Day and the Allied invasion of France, British bombers defying German fighters, the horror of the Holocaust that troops met as they entered Germany, and the jubilation of the final Allied victory. With John Thaw's narration intercut with spoken accounts from the letters and diaries of those who fought, those who survived, and those the war claimed as victims, this documentary is an extraordinary remembrance of a monumental time in world history.
Manswers

2007

Manswers

2007
4.9
Manswers is a late night comedy series that premiered on Spike on September 19, 2007. The series is produced by reality television production company, SuperDelicious, and airs on Spike. The executive producers are Adam Cohen, Cara Tapper, Joanna Vernetti, Akifumi Takuma and Michael Schelp. The show garnered an average of 1.1 million viewers during its first year among a specific target audience. The first season consisted of 9 half-hour episodes. The second season continued to show 13 episodes of similar material. MANswers is a satire aimed at predominately male audiences with a wide age range, primarily 18–40. Questions of a comical nature are asked and answered which usually relate to women and tips on how to get them to date you, sex-related questions and trivia, and defense mechanisms in deadly & harmful situations, and also firearms. Specialists with Masters and PhD degrees are brought in and give information from which the viewer can learn. MANswers US TV rating varies from episode to episode. It ca
Bondi Vet

2009

Bondi Vet

2009
8.1
Chronicles the adventures of charismatic Veterinarians Dr. Chris Brown and Dr. Lisa Chimes as they live and work at one of Australia’s most famous locations – Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Seven Ages of Rock

2007

Seven Ages of Rock

2007
9
A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.