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Roll It Back is the aftershow for Just Roll With It.
Roll it Back (2019 )
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Sparks fly between an investigative journalist and a young escort with secrets as they investigate the hidden world of arms trafficking.
Berko (2019 )
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Part of the award-winning Biography series, A&E Network will premiere three new documentaries exploring the lives and careers of comedy giants Chris Farley, Jeff Dunham and Jeff Foxworthy. Airing across two days, the specials will delve deep into the careers and personal lives of these dynamic performers to give viewers an insider’s look at what it took for each to reach the top.
Biography: Comedy Icons (2019 )
Titans of the 20th Century (2019 )
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In 90 A.D., ancient Rome played host to a sporting spectacle that attracted crowds three times the size of the Colosseum?s gladiator games: chariot racing. Every week, 150,000 fans packed the massive Circus Maximus, not just to cheer on the speed, fury, and danger of the races, but to witness the champion charioteer, Flavius Scorpus. Examine his improbable rise from young slave to arguably the most successful competitor in the sport?s history.
Rome's Chariot Superstar (2019 )
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When members of the British royal family fall out there can be consequences for the future of the monarch and the country as a whole. This by charting scandalous love affairs, bitter disputes and all kinds of royal rifts and tiffs.
The Royal Family at War (2019 )
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Dr. Jen Gunter is “Twitter’s Gynecologist.” Through humour and expertise, she helps us understand how celebrity endorsed popular pseudoscience "wellness" products and trends are anything but harmless.
Jensplaining (2019 )
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How did the world we call home come to be? Combining the latest scientific discoveries and theories with CGI, we journey through eons of fire and ice to detail how Earth evolved into a habitable planet and how humanity's success is putting us and our environment in peril.
The Life of Earth (2019 )
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Wild Hunters is a gripping documentary series on the life and death drama of nature’s greatest predators: bears, felines, canines, snakes, reptiles, raptors, spiders… A comprehensive and spectacular 4K documentary series that shows the struggle for survival of the different species within animal families around the world: the mating of the lynx in the northern regions and the lion of Kenya; the breeding process of the Australian Morelia Viridis and the nesting of the king cobra in India; the social behavior of the wild dogs of Namibia and the Iberian wolves. Hunters beyond the hunt.
Wild Hunters (2019 )
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Observational documentary following the work of Northumbria Police across Newcastle, Sunderland and beyond, telling stories of the force's officers and victims of crime.
Our Cops in the North (2019 )
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From scorned lovers, attempted murders, to induced paralysis Poisonous Liaisons delves into history's most notorious poisoning crimes, revealing their methods and the short and long-term effects their substances had on victims.
Poisonous Liaisons (2019 )
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We are all interested in beauty and we think we know all about it. But where does it stem from? How and why does it change through time and places? Does a universal beauty really exist? In conclusion: what is the meaning of beauty? This show explores beauty in its many forms, and from many different aspects, from the artistic to the intellectual to the universal.
The Sense of Beauty (2019 )
Make it to the Moon (2019 )
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Docuseries following the brave people who keep the peace at night.
Bouncers 24/7 (2019 )
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Overland or Overland World Truck Expedition is a documentary series of expeditions promoted and organized by Beppe Tenti. The documentaries are broadcast from 1996 on RAI 1, for a total of more than 150 episodes. From the thirteenth season Overland is also broadcast in high definition on RAI HD. The centerpiece of these expeditions is the re-discovery of the journey by land, combined with the aim of obtaining a snapshot of the planet and its culture in the late 20th century and early 21st century.
Overland
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La facture (1995 )
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Mini-series investigating three significant Canadian battles in World War II.
The Valour and the Horror (1992 )
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Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch - one of the world's leading historians - reveals the origins of Christianity and explores what it means to be a Christian.
A History Of Christianity (2009 )
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Alzheimer's disease is the second-most-feared illness in America, after cancer. Is our anxiety justified? HBO presents this multi-part campaign that looks at the causes, symptoms, treatments and possible cures for this insidious disease.
The Alzheimer's Project (2009 )
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Españoles en el Mundo (2009 )
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Freakshow is an American unscripted reality documentary television series from AMC that chronicles the operations of former music producer Todd Ray's Venice Beach Freakshow. The series premiered on February 14, 2013, preceded by the mid-season premiere of Comic Book Men and followed by the series premiere of Immortalized. The show was given a greenlight along with Immortalized on August 16, 2012. It was announced in April 2013 that the series has been renewed for a second season.
Freakshow (2013 )
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This show is on a mission: to answer life's big questions through art. Join the ever-curious Namila Benson on the journey as she meets artists from all over the creative landscape to find out who we are and where we're headed.
The Art Of... (2024 )
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Prestige Pawnbrokers are the kings of pawning luxurious and costly objects in cash-strapped Britain and are part of a growing number of high-end pawnbrokers focusing on expensive and exclusive objects. This documentary goes behind the scenes at Prestige and discovers that, when it comes to upmarket pawn, everyone has a story to tell.
Posh Pawn (2013 )
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Ronnie Corbett takes a wry look at Great Britain's obsession with pets, discovering the lengths people will go to for their pets and charting the progress of his new rescue dog, Baz.
Ronnie's Animal Crackers (2013 )
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America: land of liberty, opportunity, and some Seriously Amazing Objects, many of which are on display or in the archives of the Smithsonian Institution. Join us as we whisk unsuspecting museum visitors inside the vaults to get up close and personal with some of history's great treasures. From the Spirit of St. Louis to the Model T, and from Edison's light bulb to Seinfeld's "puffy shirt," this series celebrates our nation's explorers, trailblazers, and megastars, sharing their stories through unforgettable objects.
Seriously Amazing Objects (2013 )
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Go behind the scenes as Subaru Rally Team USA drivers, David Higgins and Craig Drew, attempt to defend their back-to-back Rally America Championship title and teammates, Travis Pastrana and Chrissie Beavis, return to stage rally action. Watch Bucky Lasek, Sverre Isachsen and the Subaru Rallycross Team compete door-to-door in the Red Bull Global Rallycross Championship.
Subaru Launch Control (2013 )
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Host Don Wildman takes viewers around the country without having to leave the comforts of home, visiting national parks, statues, and memorials to reveal the history and mysteries that surround these treasures. Whether it be a mysterious disappearance, an unsolved murder or an unexplained haunting, the show reveals secrets and information about each monument leaving the viewer with the a deeper understanding of these important places but often overlooked pieces of American history.
Mysteries at the Monument (2013 )
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Dan Snow examines how the Allied Forces planned and executed the D-Day landings, as surviving veterans tell the story of one of the most dramatic military operations in history.
D-Day: The Last Heroes (2013 )
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Documentary series depicting historic images that have changed our view of the world.
Shocking Exposures: Images that Changed Science (2013 )
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As the Doctor's newest companion, Clara Oswald, steps into the TARDIS, take a look back at previous companions that have won over The Doctor's hearts in Doctor Who: The Companions. Along the way, companions past and present talk about how the show has changed their lives, and how they've never quite managed to leave the TARDIS behind.
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited (2013 )
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Coast Australia follows renowned Scottish archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver on his very first trip to Australia, as he and a diverse group of co-hosts gather stories about our spectacular coastline: the history, the people, the archaeology, the geography and the marine life, investigating interesting and little known facts along the way. Oliver’s co-hosts, all experts in their field, are journalist and Australian arts and culture specialist Miriam Corowa, environmentalist Professor Tim Flannery, marine scientist Dr Emma Johnston, anthropologist Dr Xanthe Mallett and television presenter and landscape architect Brendan Moar.
Coast Australia (2013 )
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How Sex Changed the World is a documentary series exploring how sex has changed history: from Ghengis Khan using it to expand the Mongol Empire to the survival of harems for thousands of years and even how Hoover used it to blackmail top level politicians.
How Sex Changed the World (2013 )