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'Kingdom of Dreams' is a stunning four-part series chronicling three critical decades of the fashion world, from the early 1990s through to the 2010s. Described as a Golden Age, this period of time was an era of disruption and innovation as the traditional fashion business bumped heads against the young and exciting international visionaries who were shaking up the industry. Using rare library material, never-before-seen personal archives and story-driven interviews, explore a pivotal time in fashion history up close.
Kingdom of Dreams (2022 )
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Four larger-than-life best friends battle morbid obesity using hard work, heart and a wicked sense of humor. This girl gang has had each other's backs since high school, and they share the secrets of their crazy yo-yo diet sisterhood.
1000-lb Best Friends (2022 )
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Meerkat Manor is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that premiered in September 2005 and ran for four series until its cancellation in August 2008. Blending more traditional animal documentary style footage with dramatic narration, the series told the story of the Whiskers, one of more than a dozen families of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert being studied as part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project, a long-term field study into the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of the cooperative nature of meerkats. The original programme was narrated by Bill Nighy, with the narration redubbed by Mike Goldman for the Australian airings and Sean Astin for the American broadcasts. The fourth series, subtitled The Next Generation, saw Stockard Channing replacing Astin as the narrator in the American dubbing. Meerkat Manor premiered in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2005, and the first 13-episode series concluded on 24 October 2005. With the success of the programme in the United Kingdom, Animal Planet started broadcasting it on its national channels in Australia, Canada, and the US. It has since been rebroadcast in more than 160 other countries. The fourth, and final, series aired initially in the United States from 6 June 2008 to 22 August 2008; it aired in the United Kingdom in April 2009. In August 2009, it was reported that the programme had been cancelled.
Meerkat Manor (2005 )
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With modern technology at everyone's fingertips, the possibility to solve cases has increased and this show will prove exactly why. Showcasing high-octane true stories with life and death stakes, each episode includes CCTV footage and interviews with the police solving the crimes, witnesses, and the families of the victims.
Real Time Crime (2022 )
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A two-part documentary about the storm of the century, exploring the mechanics of the disaster, the impact on those affected, and the mammoth efforts to rebuild stronger and safer.
After the Storm (2022 )
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The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.
Coast (2005 )
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New Series Lost Car Rescue Traverses the Northern Canadian Wilderness in Search of Hidden Car Treasure
Lost Car Rescue (2022 )
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Go inside the intense training to become a USAF Pararescue Jumper. Meet the trainees and be there as they endure one of the longest and toughest special operations training courses in the world! Find out who will make it through so "That Others May Live."
Rescue Warriors (2005 )
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An elite team is investigating the Bermuda Triangle with the aid of a secret weapon—a map, decades in the making, marking the location of unidentified undersea wrecks and anomalies. Each week they will attempt to identify one mystery wreck, along the way evaluating the evidence behind legends and scientific theories like rogue waves, giant methane bubbles, ship-sucking whirlpools, and dead zones that bewilder equipment and planes. In the Bermuda Triangle, one never knows what one will find. On the ocean floor, the team makes historic and important discoveries that go beyond myth and conjecture.
The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters (2022 )
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David Attenborough reveals the amazing stories behind the tiny lives of invertebrates, exploring their incredible miniature world with ground-breaking camerawork and technology.
Life in the Undergrowth (2005 )
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NOVA scienceNOW is a News magazine version of the long-running and venerable PBS science program Nova. Premiering on January 25, 2005, the series was originally hosted by Robert Krulwich, who described it as an experiment in coverage of "breaking science, science that's right out of the lab, science that sometimes bumps up against politics, art, culture". At the beginning of season two, Neil deGrasse Tyson replaced Krulwich as the show's host. Tyson announced he would leave the show and was replaced by David Pogue beginning season 6.
NOVA scienceNOW (2005 )
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Follow three families determined to break the 500-year-old curse of Emperor Montezuma and find the lost treasure estimated to be worth over $3 billion dollars. The series intercuts each family’s epic adventure as they search for the 7 Cities of Gold on three different properties in three different states – the Dillmans in Utah, the Hoaglands in Nevada, and the Villescases in New Mexico.
Lost Gold of the Aztecs (2022 )
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Impossibly large structures... Teams with a mission to move them! This is the kind of daunting challenge facing teams of building movers from the UK, America and Canada.
Monster Moves (2005 )
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Cruickshank takes a five-month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour takes him through 34 countries and 6 of the 7 continents. In addition to seeing some of the world's greatest treasures, Cruickshank tries many different kinds of food including testicle, brain, and insects. His means of transportation included airplanes, trains, camel, donkey, foot, bicycle, scooter, hang glider, and boats.
Around the World in 80 Treasures (2005 )
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Survivalist Hazen Audel fights his way through 500 miles of unexplored Amazon using only traditional survival methods; he faces extreme environments, and he must reach the Atlantic coast before he's trapped by floods during the rainy season.
Primal Survivor: Escape the Amazon (2022 )
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These are the terrifying tales of the unwanted neighbors who turn home sweet home into home sweet hell. A look inside the lives of horrific neighborly disputes and what happens when a simple issue turns into the worst night of a family's life. Do you really know who lives next door? This true-crime series tells the chilling tales of those with the misfortune to unwittingly take up residence within a stone’s throw of a psycho or killer.
Fear Thy Neighbor (2014 )
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Montana-based chef, outdoorsman and wild food forager Eduardo Garcia hosts this cooking series inspired by his love for nature. His fun and delicious meals become food celebrations for family and friends under the big sky.
Big Sky Kitchen with Eduardo Garcia (2022 )
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Set deep in the heart of Central Queensland, this new factual series follows the highs and lows of a community of passionate sapphire hunters working in extreme conditions.
Gem Hunters Down Under (2022 )
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In this series, 10 stars of the ballroom scene pair up with 10 queer and trans filmmakers to battle each other in five categories: Vogue, Bizarre, Sex Siren, Face and Runway. Instead of “walking the ball,” the teams compete by creating stunning short videos that honour the category conventions while serving something fresh and fab.
CBX: Canadian Ballroom Extravaganza (2022 )
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John Carpenter unearths the evil that lurks in the suburbs, showcasing true stories of real-life slashers, psychos, hauntings and possessions.
John Carpenter's Suburban Screams (2023 )
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Every episode explores two chilling stories of real-life paranormal encounters that intersect with revenge. Each story unfolds from the perspective of a main storyteller – a victim – who has been targeted by a mysterious paranormal entity or entities. What follows is a truly original and compelling approach: a mash-up of the true-crime procedural and terrifying ghost stories.
Paranormal Revenge (2023 )
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Experience the chilling true story of the world's most famous poltergeist case through original audio recordings made inside the house as the events unfolded.
The Enfield Poltergeist (2023 )
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Evil is on the rise. Standing on the frontlines of this spiritual war is the Legion of Exorcists, who use their faith to keep the devil's minions at bay. These are the true stories of their battle to save humanity's soul, one exorcism at a time.
Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of Exorcists (2023 )
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Medium Chris Fleming, paranormal researcher Ryan O'Neill and parapsychologist Evelyn Hollow join presenter Vogue Williams to investigate haunted locations in Ireland.
Spooked Ireland (2023 )
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A follow-up series to the popular Dark Passages program - continuing the exploration of lesser-known supernatural events, unsolved mysteries, cults, and urban legends.
Darker Passages (2023 )
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Award-winning actor and nervous explorer Eugene Levy steps out of his comfort zone for a whirlwind tour of the world's most beautiful and intriguing destinations.
The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (2023 )
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Utilizing a team of reputable professionals working alongside "The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" veterans, this series explores other sites of unusual activity and "high strangeness" phenomena in an effort to discover if the activity documented on Skinwalker Ranch is not only real, but pervasive.
Beyond Skinwalker Ranch (2023 )
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Follows the non-stop, courageous work of the people tasked with keeping the shipping lanes clear, container ships stocked, and the goods flowing in and out of the harbour of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
East Harbour Heroes (2023 )
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The hip-hop legend and car collector Swizz Beatz visits car-loving destinations to examine each area’s distinctive car culture and bring together two otherwise disparate car clubs over a shared love of all things automotive and an appreciation for what it’s like to beat the odds through sheer drive alone.
Drive with Swizz Beatz (2023 )
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Follow Eva Longoria as she traverses Mexico exploring one of the most popular, and arguably misunderstood, global cuisines. From harvesting blue agave for tequila as the Aztecs once did, to slow cooking traditional mole sauce in Oaxaca, join Longoria as she journeys across the many vibrant regions of Mexico to reveal its unique and colorful cuisines.
Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico (2023 )
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Jim and and Tori thought their days of professional adventuring were over when their son Wesley was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder. But after learning from doctors that being immersed in nature could have a positive impact on his development, they take Wes and his baby brother on expeditions into the backcountry to see if an off-grid life would be not only possible but beneficial for their family.
Home in the Wild (2023 )
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At the peak of their successful careers as content creators, Calle and Poché return to Colombia to reunite with their families, their group of friends, and confront the challenges of their romantic relationship combined with their individual ambitions.
Calle y Poché: No Labels (2023 )