Browse documentary movie and series in Australia
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An immersive 360-degree narrative telling the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Featuring testimony from nearly 80 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
The Vietnam War (2017 )
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.
Africa's Great Civilizations (2017 )
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Together with a team of eminent historians, the producers have pieced together all the events that took place on 14 December 1825 from the beginning to the development and conclusion of the uprising, showing the parts played by the main participants and organizers. A chronologically assembled chain of historical events offers viewers the chance to conduct their own investigation into the case and work out what really happened on that fateful night in Senate Square almost two centuries ago.
The Decembrists (2017 )
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Tracy Borman reveals the intimate details of the monarchs, to find out what really went on in their private lives.
Private Lives of the Monarchs (2017 )
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Sisters Hannah & Eliza Reilly are two misguided twentysomethings, who after rediscovering the 1950's teen-advice book 'Growing Up Gracefully', ask themselves, as young women in 2017, how do we learn to grow up?
Growing Up Gracefully (2017 )
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Exploring the highs and lows of life as a comedian.
Funny How? (2017 )
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This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.
Myths & Monsters (2017 )
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These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built, consider the financial and social costs of their failure and examine the environmental and ecological impacts. The series also explores how experts came up with plans to make something beautiful or useful from the ruins.
Abandoned Engineering (2017 )
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Weaving harrowing narratives of quiet Middle American towns torn apart by provocative murders. Each town's tale is given life by the combined perspectives of its residents, who are more than just storytellers. They are also key witnesses to each of the crimes, and they hold critical clues to puzzles that not only have forever changed their lives but how they have come to view their once-idyllic hometowns.
Murder in the Heartland (2017 )
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Six one hour episodes each focusing on a key individual that traces the trajectory and design of Hitler’s thousand year Reich. From the beer halls of Munich to the horrors of the Final Solution, these individuals were truly Architects Of Darkness of the Nazi Third Reich.
Architects of Darkness (2017 )
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What propelled the construction of higher and higher buildings? Which technologies made the discovery of the oceans possible? How are gravity defying bridges designed? What will the future of the aircraft industry be? Combining bluechip photography with innovative CGI, all set in spectacular locations across the world, this documentary series highlights the history of human ingenuity.
Masters of Engineering (2017 )
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While the battlefields of WWII were a stage for acts of heroism, strategic cunning, and horrific atrocities, conditions on the home front seemed more stable. Yet from bombed-out London to occupied France, the war enabled one thing to flourish - crime.
Wartime Crime (2017 )
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A fascinating docuseries chronicling Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder, Hugh Hefner, and his impact on global culture. Told from his unique perspective with never-before-seen footage from his private archive, discover the captivating story about the man behind the bunny.
American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017 )
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Grace Neutral explores the journey of tattoo art from subculture to global phenomenon.
Needles & Pins (2017 )
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Celebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
Walks with My Dog (2017 )
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Follow the story of the Langens of British Columbia, who run one of the busiest bear rehabilitation centers in the world. They rescue and raise orphaned bear cubs (including grizzly cubs) until they can survive on their own and be released back into the wild.
Wild Bear Rescue (2017 )
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Tyler, the Creator explores the things he loves and the ways they work, with the help of experts and personal heroes.
Nuts + Bolts (2017 )
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Cuomo dives deep through on-the-ground interviews with serial killers who committed heinous acts, and behavioral scientists and criminal psychologists who studied these monsters.
Inside Evil with Chris Cuomo (2017 )
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Why doesn't education use innovation to grow like a successful business? Follow the late Andrew Coulson, series creator/writer/host and senior fellow of education policy at Cato Institute’s Center for Education Freedom, as he sets out on a worldwide personal quest for an answer to this question.
School Inc. (2017 )
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Our waste is growing at double the rate of our population with 52 mega tonnes generated a year. Australia is ranked 5th highest for generating the most municipal waste in the world. In this three-part series, Craig Reucassel is on a mission to see if we, as a nation, can all do a little bit better.
War on Waste (2017 )
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Looking to customize your car or truck? Find out about the latest custom parts, learn to install them yourself and see the results.
Tried + True (2017 )
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Travel with renowned photographer Joel Sartore as he photographs at-risk and rare species in the wild, in zoos, in nature preserves and explores his Photo Ark initiative, revealing why ensuring species' future matters to us all.
Rare: Creatures of the Photo Ark (2017 )
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Modern Dinosaurs (2017 )
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Nick Knowles challenges ten people with different mental health issues to run the London Marathon. Will it change their lives?
Mind over Marathon (2017 )
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The Life-Sized City (2017 )
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Series that captures the lives and passions of the men, women and families who populate the extraordinary world of Irish road racing.
Road Riders (2017 )
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Bees and butterflies play an important role in the pollination of plants and the production of crops for human and animal consumption. The buzzing of the bees and the vibrant colours of butterflies are the staples of the tranquillity and raw beauty of the countryside – a place which beguiles the eyes and calms the soul. But with the hustle and bustle of modern day life, we tend to neglect the microscopic worlds embedded within our own; the symbiotic relationship between their worlds and ours.
Children of the Sun - Wild Bees & Butterflies (2017 )
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Filmmaker Patrick O'Dell explores the careers and lives of some of the most influential people in skateboarding–and in the culture at large.
Epicly Later'd (2017 )
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Paul Murton sets out to explore the lochs of Scotland, travelling from the wilds of the west coast to the Grampian Mountains, discovering the secrets of these iconic features of the Scottish landscape.
Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs (2017 )
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We travel to Indigenous communities across the Americas to meet people protecting their homelands and rising up against colonization.
Rise (2017 )
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Basketball players compete in underground, cash-prize tournaments in Mexico. This is their last chance to live their dreams.
The Last Shot (2017 )
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Behind the discovery of every Jane Doe lies two stories: the detectives puzzling out her identity and how she died, and her family struggling to find her. In each episode, we give a voice to the nameless and a final resting place to a missing loved one.
Who Killed Jane Doe? (2017 )
