Browse documentary series in Australia
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This three-part documentary series unveils how Mazher used false identities to expose sports stars, politicians, and other celebrities in order to rise to fame. However, the very same thing caused a drastic downfall in his career and life when he was convicted of breaking the law and imprisoned for 15 months.
The Fake Sheikh (2023 )
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On a humid evening in 1995, Colleen Nick’s life would be forever changed when her daughter, Morgan Nick, was kidnapped while playing with friends nearby. Her friend, Patty Wetterling, is one of few people who can relate to life with a child missing for 27 years. Patty’s son, Jacob, was kidnapped six years before Morgan. When the Morgan Nick case is reexamined in 2020, a documentary crew was there with the new investigators - leading to the first dramatic shift in the investigation in 25 years.
Still Missing Morgan (2023 )
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A dog with a trust fund isn't the strangest part of this story. Gunther's eccentric handler also lived a luxe life — with a cult-like entourage.
Gunther's Millions (2023 )
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Follow officers from a South Carolina sheriff’s department as they urgently search for individuals who've disappeared under troubling circumstances.
Missing: Dead or Alive? (2023 )
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In 2002 six young people seeking fame and fortune applied for a new, top secret, reality TV show. They left their homes, jobs and partners and travelled to London to start the adventure. Twenty years after their dreams were shattered, they are still searching for answers; trying to understand how a show that didn’t exist, and the disappearance of the man behind it, changed their lives forever.
The Greatest Show Never Made (2023 )
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In a riveting character-led narrative full of unimaginable twists and turns normally reserved for fiction, detectives discover two depraved men who killed at least 25 people in pursuit of their macabre sexual fantasy to enslave young women at a remote cabin in the woods, and who documented their horrifying crimes. All these years later, mystery still swirls around the facts of this case and the possible involvement of a third person, whose story the show will seek to uncover.
Manifesto of a Serial Killer (2023 )
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From America's coastlines to exotic beaches around the world, shark attacks are becoming more unpredictable. Many of these attacks occur suddenly, in large numbers and in unexpected locations — puzzling locals and scientists alike. Experts investigate these mysterious incidents to discover what is affecting some of nature’s most feared fish.
When Sharks Attack... and Why (2023 )
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What should have been a one-off summer flick became one of the largest film franchises of all time. Fast & Furious has spawned merchandise, spin-offs, and theme park attractions, and put a series of increasingly amazing stunts on screens across the world. Cast, crew, and experts will reveal never-before-heard stories about the Fast & Furious franchise.
Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious (2023 )
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Investigative reporter Louise Shorter hosts this true crime series looking at both sides of some of the biggest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Louise and experts look at what went wrong and how it was put right.
Wrongly Accused (2023 )
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A true crime series that explores murder cases where investigations stalled or went cold; often for decades. Featuring interviews with the experts and law enforcement officials who worked these cases along with dramatic re-enactments we follow detectives, scientists and even amateur sleuths that dedicate their lives to bringing justice and closure to the cases that nearly went unsolved... Almost.
Almost Unsolved (2023 )
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School's in session as expert trainers take on some of the nation's naughtiest dogs - and their owners
The Dog Academy (2023 )
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Philippe Cousteau Jr., grandson of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, explores the most spectacular places - on the earth, inside the earth, and above the earth - in this riveting earth science series.
Xploration Awesome Planet (2014 )
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These special compilation episodes of "The UnXplained" explore the world’s most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries.
The UnXplained Special Presentation (2023 )
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Sex Before the Internet explores a world before Pornhub and OnlyFans. This is the world of sex, analog-style.
Sex Before The Internet (2023 )
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This docuseries explores how legendarily ruthless football coach Urban Meyer turned the ragtag 2000s-era Florida Gators into a ferocious winning machine.
Untold: Swamp Kings (2023 )
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In the City of Angels, everyone is striving for the unattainable high life, and some are willing to kill for it. Encompassing everything from beach communities like Venice and Malibu to the wealth of Beverly Hills and hip enclaves like Thai Town and Highland Park, Real Murders of Los Angeles exposes the dark underbelly of the city's glamorous façade. Follow the stories of those whose lust for fame and fortune led them to commit salacious, sinful, and scandalous murders.
The Real Murders of Los Angeles (2023 )
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Explore wild, wondrous Vancouver Island, where the ocean nurtures all life, from bald eagles who go fishing to sea wolves who swim in frigid waters.
Island of the Sea Wolves (2022 )
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The story behind the rise and fall of Bob Guccione, at his height one of the wealthiest men in America, who made millions with Penthouse magazine by taking on Playboy and pushing the world of adult entertainment further than ever before.
Secrets of Penthouse (2023 )
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An Argentinian millionaire who wanted to buy love - And succeeded. While looking for fame and popularity, he became an LGBTQ+ activist, the first local influencer, and a pioneer of gay parenthood. All in five years.
Commander Fort (2023 )
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'Fill in the Blank' is based on the hypothetical psychological theory that the highly materialized life of modern people can be explained with 9 objects in any case. It is a documentary that contains the journey of four K-Pop idols - Oh My Girl's Hyojung, The Boyz's Q, ATEEZ's Wooyoung, and LESSERAFIM's Kim Chaewon - to find nine objects that express and explain themselves.
Fill In The Blank (2023 )
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An eight-part docuseries capturing the story of one man’s remarkable 33-day journey cycling 3,000 miles across the United States on a mission to engage with people from all walks of life in real conversations about faith, their stories and things that matter most.
The Listening Road (2022 )
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Adventurer and conservationist Steve Backshall has first-hand, free-diving encounters with mighty Sperm whales and intelligent, caring humpback whales; smart but deadly Orcas; and ingenious Bottlenose Dolphins across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Using cutting-edge technology, from diver propulsion vehicles to tiny, high-quality drone cameras and split-rig cameras to film above and below the surface simultaneously, Backshall and the team capture never-before-seen behaviors and provide an immersive experience.
Whale with Steve Backshall (2023 )
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Peyton Manning asks 100 experts in various categories to rank each greatest-of-all-time contender using statistics, innovation and legacy as criteria.
History’s Greatest of All Time with Peyton Manning (2023 )
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Witness the lives of whales and the urgent environmental crisis reflected in their demise.
Whales and I (2023 )
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The Mercedes-AMG ONE: A car that made history, before it was even built. What started with big promises from the AMG Management and highest expectations from not only a handpicked crowd of 275 customers but the automotive industry and beyond soon turned into a project that put the image of the entire Mercedes group at stake: misfires, problems, delays, frustrations, tensions within the management and the teams, and the rising pressure from all sides. Failure was not an option.
Project ONE - A Milestone in Automotive History (2023 )
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They passed intelligence, intercepted communications, stole blueprints and mapped targets. But ultimately they drove the deep-seated paranoia and distrust that would forever change the course of history.
A Cold War of Spies (2023 )
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Delves into the tragic case of teen mother, Nicola Payne, who at 18 years old went missing and was never heard from again. This limited series tells the extraordinary story through gripping first-hand testimony from Nicola’s heartbroken family, alongside witnesses and the lead police detectives who carried out the investigation - still one of Britain’s largest unsolved murder cases. The series examines all the evidence, highlights key failings in the original work of the police and uncovers shocking new revelations.
The Never Ending Murder (2023 )
National Office of Investigation (2023 )
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Delves into the shocking scandals from the oldest beauty pageant of America, now struggling to remain relevant to a new generation whose views on beauty and sexual politics have drastically changed.
Secrets of Miss America (2023 )
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John Wayne Gacy is confident that he cannot be caught, even as he begins dumping bodies in the Des Plaines River outside of Chicago; one of Gacy's victims survives and returns to track him down.
John Wayne Gacy: Killer Clown's Revenge (2023 )
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In each episode, TV personality and actor Will Mellor is joined by a panel of experts, including ex-Detective Superintendent Julie McKay, psychologist Serena Simmons and ex-Murder Detective Howard Groves. They will try to unravel how and why a police officer can switch from law enforcer to lawbreaker, as well as tell the story of how they were brought to justice for their horrendous actions.
Cops Who Kill With Will Mellor (2023 )
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Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Al Carlisle's captivating inmate tapes with some of America’s most heinous killers helped him discover what drives a seemingly normal person to become obsessed with murder, exhibit violent tendencies and psychopathic behaviors.
Violent Minds: Killers on Tape (2023 )