Browse documentary series in Canada
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This harrowing docuseries explores, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.
The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022 )
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Love stories from the black community explore the secrets behind successful marriages.
Black Love (2017 )
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This docuseries follows the investigation into a hoax caller who talked managers into strip-searching employees at fast food businesses across the US.
Pervert: Hunting the Strip Search Caller (2022 )
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Mary Berry discovers the rich history of Great Britain's greatest stately homes through the prism of food.
Mary Berry's Country House Secrets (2017 )
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Through two exciting episodes, Peric accompanies Europe’s top teams from the cancellation of the competition in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic to the crowning of the 2020-21 champion at the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Final Four.
Back to Basketball (2022 )
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With the help of industry experts, this innovative docuseries examines new and emerging technological trends to imagine revolutionary possibilities.
The Future Of (2022 )
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Jazz is a ten part series that explores the evolution – and the genius – of America’s greatest original art form, focusing on the extraordinary men and women who could do something remarkable – create art on the spot. Jazz celebrates their profoundly enduring, endlessly varied, and infinitely alluring music in the context of the complicated country that gave birth to and influenced it, and was in turn transformed by it.
Jazz (2001 )
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Paddle around Singapore, where otter clans clash over surf, turf, and the right to rule their urban roosts. Meet the group’s feisty matriarchs, who ban outsiders from their close-knit communities but coexist with their human neighbours just fine.
Uptown Otters (2022 )
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Employing a multitude of media, this film chronicles the military genius' conquests. Dr. Chandler, world's leading authority on Napoleon, offers insight into the general's character. Niall Barr and John Tincey also offer their expertise.
Napoleon: The Man Who Ruled the World (2001 )
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Storm chasers, survivors and first responders recount their harrowing experiences with volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes and earthquakes.
Earthstorm (2022 )
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Tagliani : À toute allure (2022 )
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The adventures of lion cubs, elephants, penguins, pangolins and more as they learn to cope with the ups and downs of life in the wild and try their best to reach adulthood in an unforgiving world.
Wild Babies (2022 )
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The series exposes an epidemic of widespread grooming – manipulative and coercive behavior by abusers to gain access to potential victims – in U.S. high schools. The series follows one woman’s journey as she reexamines her past relationship with a trusted teacher.
Keep This Between Us (2022 )
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Narrated by Idris Elba, this docuseries explores the origins and evolution of play across the globe, from age-old rituals to billion-dollar businesses.
Human Playground (2022 )
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A behind-the-scenes look at some of the most spectacular weddings and engagements at Disney Destinations around the globe.
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings (2017 )
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Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America (2022 )
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Every day, hundreds of asteroids fall towards Earth. Small asteroids cause no harm, but large asteroids can have major consequences. There is no doubt that a killer asteroid will one day cross paths with the Earth… and that we will need to be ready to act. Knowing this threat is coming, the world's space agencies have set up specialist departments for detecting and exploring asteroids. For the first time in history, they are even planning on changing an asteroid’s orbit to protect the planet. Will we be able to avoid global catastrophe?
Asteroid Rush (2022 )
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From 1994-2004, more than 36 women are brutally murdered in Baton Rouge, La.; investigators struggle for more than a decade until the evidence finally shows there have been three different murderers stalking the bayou at the same time.
Serial Killer Capital: Baton Rouge (2022 )
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Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?
The Last Overland (2022 )
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The two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution” explores the progression of Black comedy and the comedians who have used pointed humor to expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices and to articulate the Black experience in America. The series examines Black comedy through a unique lens, tracing the evolution and social awakening of the courageous comedians who dared to push against the constraints of their time and spoke truth to power.
Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution (2022 )
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Journalist Susan Zalkind investigates the triple murder that took her friend’s life, the national tragedy that shook her city, and the haunting question that connects the two events: if the murders had been solved, could the Boston Marathon bombing could have been prevented?
The Murders Before the Marathon (2022 )
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Follow the life of the controversial and self-styled godman, Swami Nithyananda.
My Daughter Joined A Cult (2022 )
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Money made America a global empire and for the last 150 years America’s riches have been controlled by the titans of Wall Street.
Titans: The Rise of Wall Street (2022 )
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Martin Clunes embarks on an epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific. His voyage is inspired by reading a book given to him when he was a child by his father about the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific. Martin has always yearned to follow in those explorers' footsteps.
Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific (2022 )
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Renowned dog behaviorist Cesar Millan visits towns across America, taking on multiple cases at each stop. Some are quick fixes and some are high stakes, but every case ends with life-changing results for the dogs and their owners. And while Cesar is always the leader of the pack, his son and fellow dog behaviorist Andre joins dad for a father-and-son adventure packed with humor and heart.
Cesar Millan's Dog Nation (2017 )
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Take an unforgettable journey with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton as they go on adventures with some of the world’s boldest and bravest women—from household names to unsung heroes—who make us laugh and inspire us to be more gutsy.
Gutsy (2022 )
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An intimate instructional documentary series, that takes us onto the desks and into the lives of talented artists and animators. Each episode focuses on a single artist teaching us how to draw a single iconic character from a Walt Disney Animation Studios film.
Sketchbook (2022 )
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Craig Charles, the BBC 6 Music Radio DJ, star of Red Dwarf and Coronation Street, hosts the show alongside world renowned space journalist astrophysicist, and award-winning author Sarah Cruddas. Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies follows sci-fi favourite and long-time UFO enthusiast Craig and astrophysicist Sarah as they scrutinise compelling evidence relating to some of the most perplexing UFO encounters of recent years, revealing never before heard testimony to separate fact from fiction and ask: are the unexplained aerial phenomena prowling our skies extra-terrestrial?
Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies (2022 )
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Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Yasmin el-Shazly and photographer Mahmoud Rashad investigate the life and burial of King Tut.
Tutankhamun: Allies & Enemies (2022 )
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Specializing in one-of-a-kind custom builds, Bill Carlton and the crew of Houston's Ekstensive Metal Works deal with rowdy customers, challenging projects and tight timelines while working on everything from muscle cars to monster trucks.
Texas Metal (2017 )
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Firsthand accounts from authorities and journalists illuminating four disturbing events as they describe the twists and turns of the investigations and the breakthrough moments that led investigators and police to each killer's doorstep.
The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022 )
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Uytae Lee explores the issues in our neighbourhoods that affect our daily lives. In each episode, he investigates local challenges like the lack of public washrooms, transit accessibility and housing.
Uytae Lee's Stories About Here (2022 )
