Browse documentary series in Australia
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Drama documentary about Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, who terrorised the British colonies in the Americas during the golden age of piracy.
Blackbeard (2006 )
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Oscar and Grammy Award-winning producer and artist Mark Ronson explores the intersection of technology and musical innovation with his heroes and fellow hitmakers – including Paul McCartney, DJ Premier, Charli XCX, Dave Grohl, and Questlove.
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021 )
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In the early 2000s, Aurelien Cotentin is a young middle-class man from Caen with an uncertain future. When he gets into rap music with his friends, he's really starting from the bottom. Yet, through hardships, controversies and constantly being filmed by his admiring little brother, Aurelien becomes Orelsan, one of the most popular French artists of his generation, changing the rap genre forever.
Orelsan: Never Show This to Anyone (2021 )
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An intimate look at the reggaeton superstar, Natti Natasha, as she opens up about family, relationships, and what it takes to stay on top of the explosive Latinx music scene, all while navigating new friendships and a new city.
Everybody Loves Natti (2021 )
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A diverse journey exploring how cultures across the world cook with fire. A feast for the senses, each episode follows a different cooking style and reveals the secrets behind preparing food for the fire.
Food Safari Fire (2016 )
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Demi Lovato holds nothing back in this powerful four part documentary series exploring every aspect that led to their nearly fatal overdose in 2018, and their awakenings in the aftermath. Director Michael D. Ratner is granted unprecedented access to the superstar’s personal and musical journey during the most trying time of their life as they unearth their prior traumas and discovers the importance of their physical, emotional, and mental health. Far deeper than an inside look beyond the celebrity surface, this is an intimate portrait of addiction, and the process of healing and empowerment.
Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil (2021 )
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The history of these beautiful Islands from their creation as uprising lava to their being studied by Darwin to their modern day inhabitants.
Galapagos (2006 )
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Ross Kemp on Gangs is a BAFTA award-winning documentary series that was broadcast on Sky1 from 16 October 2006 to 22 September 2008. On 20 May 2007 the series won a BAFTA award for best factual series. The show is hosted by actor Ross Kemp, best known for his role of Grant Mitchell in the show EastEnders where Kemp's character was involved in several storylines involving gangs. On the show Kemp travels around the world talking to gang members, locals who have been affected by gang violence, and the authorities who are attempting to combat the problem. In each episode he attempts to establish contacts within the gangs who can arrange interviews with the gangs' leaders.
Ross Kemp on Gangs (2006 )
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A chronicles of the band KISS and their five decades in the business as founders Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons reflect on their historic career.
Biography: KISStory (2021 )
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Final 24 is a Canadian documentary series which airs on the Discovery Channel and Global Television Network. The series explores the last 24 hours of the life of a person, usually a celebrity. The series is narrated by Canadian voice artist Dave McRae and Danny Wallace in the UK.
Final 24 (2006 )
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Five families struggle with the ups and downs of cancer treatment over the course of six years.
A Lion in the House (2006 )
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Mega Disasters is an American documentary television series that originally aired from May 23, 2006 to July 2008 on The History Channel. Produced by Creative Differences, the program explores potential catastrophic threats to individual cities, countries, and the entire globe. The two "mega-disasters" of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina in 2005 inspired the series and provided a reference point for many of the episodes. Excepting only two shows devoted to man-made disasters, the threats explored can be divided into three general categories: meteorological, geological, and cosmic hazards.
Mega Disasters (2006 )
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Naniwa Danshi's seven members were overjoyed when they finally got news of their upcoming debut scheduled for November 12, 2021. We followed the group for 1100 days as they worked towards their debut and share some of the ups and downs they went through during the past three years. We watch them as they reaffirm their commitment to each other and discover their purpose bringing joy to their fans.
Naniwa Danshi’s Journey 1100 Days Till Debut (2021 )
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Series in which explorer Paul Rose celebrates the achievements of famous seamen and explorers
Voyages Of Discovery (2006 )
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Justine Clarke takes a road trip into the heart of Australian country music, discovering how these musicians capture who we are as a people and a nation.
Going Country (2021 )
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A deep dive into the decade's untold history, revealing secrets, and prespectives.
Dark Side of the 90's (2021 )
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In official collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this documentary series takes viewers through harrowing moments of the historic morning of September 11, 2001.
9/11: One Day in America (2021 )
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Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021 )
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In the early 2000s, Yoo Young-chul hammered his victims to death and cast fear across Seoul. This docuseries recounts the hunt for a prolific killer.
The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea (2021 )
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Learn how popular Disney attractions and destinations came to be, how they have changed over time, and how fans continue to obsess over them.
Behind the Attraction (2021 )
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The documentary series explores different political figures throughout history.
How to Become a Tyrant (2021 )
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The visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography with carefully selected excerpts from his iconic short stories, novels, and non-fiction, the series reveals the brilliant, ambitious, charismatic, and complicated man behind the myth, and the art he created.
Hemingway (2021 )
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Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (2021 )
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Investigating the most notorious murders ever to take place on the British railways. The cases start from 1864 with the the first murder on a British railway.
Railway Murders (2021 )
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Two childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime sage that spanned decades.
Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami (2021 )
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The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a Satanic cult.
The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness (2021 )
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A shocking murder in rural Ireland sets off an increasingly convoluted quest for justice that spans decades and cuts across national borders.
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork (2021 )
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Hybrid docuseries offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa, and its impact on society today.
Exterminate All the Brutes (2021 )
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In honor of the sci-fi franchise’s 55th anniversary this year and produced by The Nacelle Company, the project will feature interviews with cast, crew and experts as it explores pivotal moments in the franchise’s history, from its inception at Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu to recent film and television adaptations.
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021 )
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Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.
House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021 )
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High-stakes exploits turn deadly — and shake a global church to its core — in this extraordinary true crime story.
Murder Among the Mormons (2021 )
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When the United States of America was founded, the ideals of freedom and equality did not apply to all people. These are the stories of the brave Americans who fought to right the nation’s wrongs and enshrine the values we hold most dear into the Constitution — with liberty and justice for all.
Amend: The Fight for America (2021 )