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Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.
The Secret Genius of Modern Life (2022 )
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WWII. The Nazis create an elite team of scientists to scour the globe and mount expeditions to extreme and harsh locations. Their mission: rewrite history and collect ancient artifacts in the name of the thousand-year Reich.
Secret Nazi Expeditions (2022 )
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Four paranormal researchers and YouTubers document the paranormal claims of the Harrisville Farmhouse. The inspiration for the well known movie "The Conjuring". Is it truly haunted?
The Harrisville Haunting: The Real Conjuring House (2022 )
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This documentary series about plants is the first immersive portrayal of an unseen, inter-connected world, full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes in the plant world. Planet Earth from the perspective of plants.
The Green Planet (2022 )
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Marcia Lucas, Oscar-winning film editor and ex-wife of George Lucas, sits down for her first-ever on-camera interview and provides unique insight into the rise of LucasFilm — including her 14-year marriage to and eventual divorce from George Lucas — the editing of the original Star Wars trilogy, the origin of the idea that Darth Vader would be Luke’s father and if there were really originally plans for nine movies.
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars (2022 )
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Eric C. Conn was a lawyer living a little too large in eastern Kentucky...until two whistleblowers realized he was at the center of government fraud worth over half a billion dollars, one of the largest in U.S. history. And that was just the beginning.
The Big Conn (2022 )
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Documentary following joint police and paramedic fast response units, with both emergency services travelling together in one high-performance vehicle.
999: Emergency Call Out (2022 )
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Join Stewart McPherson on a journey around the UK on the spectacular ship Pelican of London, to discover the wildlife and secrets of the most remote British Isles shimmering in the sea mists. Explore the wildlife of these regions, meet the people that live there, and see the history and culture of these areas.
Britain's Secret Islands (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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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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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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Colin and Justin leave their city life in Toronto to take on the biggest gamble of their lives - a million dollar 5-acre hotel in Nova Scotia.
Colin & Justin's Hotel Hell (2022 )
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A shopping mall Santa targeted and terrorised Toronto's gay village - murdering eight men in a seven-year killing spree. Why wasn't he stopped sooner?
Santa Claus: The Serial Killer (2022 )
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Series examining the police investigation into the crimes of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, known as the Yorkshire Ripper, and the missed opportunities to charge him for his earlier, unacknowledged crimes.
Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders (2022 )
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Natural history programming is given a shot in the arm as extreme volcano hunter Chris Horsley climbs deep inside some of the world's most active volcanoes to gather new scientific data from the very heart of their active lave filled cores. From Africa's Great Rift Valley to Central America's Volcanic Arc, Chris will take us closer than ever to the bowls of the world's most volatile volcanoes located in some of the most inhospitable landscapes on earth. 800 million people live in the shadow of the planet's 1,571 active volcanoes, so Chris isn't putting himself in harm's way for the pure thrill of it – by using innovative techniques, he wants to help predict future eruptions. He'll be installing an "early warning system" for eruptions including gas monitoring systems and surveillance web cameras at their rims to alert scientists and local communities about the ever-changing behaviour of volcanoes.
Exploration Volcano (2022 )
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This documentary series follows five hardened criminals and their experience in the concrete purgatory of Singapore’s Changi Prison.
Inside Maximum Security (2022 )
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Three paranormal investigators enter what is said to be the most haunted location in the Midwest. Over the last 100 years, the property has housed thousands of deaths, murder, suicide, and countless acts of foul play.
Haunted: Indiana State Sanatorium (2022 )
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A documentary team sets out to find "All American Massacre", the lost "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" spin-off that was supposed to be released in the year 2000. Since 2000 the film's whereabouts have spawned numerous rumors and urban legends. Could some of them be true?
In Search of All American Massacre: The Lost Texas Chainsaw Film (2022 )
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Director George Popov explores the dark and disturbing secrets behind three of England's most haunted villages.
Sideworld: Damnation Village (2022 )
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Breakthrough tells the story of a renegade scientist’s quest to find a cure for cancer, the disease that killed his mother. Texan Jim Allison is a 2018 Nobel Prize winner for discovering how to prompt a cancer patient’s own immune system into defeating their disease, but for decades he waged an often-lonely struggle against the painful skepticism of the medical establishment.
Breakthrough (2022 )
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Close Proximity dives into a world of cars, trucks and tire burn, through the unique life of professional, drift car driver, Matt Field.
Close Proximity (2022 )
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The follow-up to the firefighting movie BURN. 12 years in the making, BURN X explores stories and introduces characters never seen before...and continues the journey for many of the Detroit firefighters audiences met in the first film.
BURN X (2022 )
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In the early 1970s on the shores of sleepy Miami Beach, a group of teenage outcasts are ushered into adulthood by the enigmatic Rene De Dios, the self-proclaimed "greatest shark fisherman in the world."
South Beach Shark Club (2022 )
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An Accidental Life is a deeply personal and vulnerable portrait of Quinn Brett, an ambitious, record-setting climber who strives to make meaning out of tragedy in the years following a near-fatal rock climbing accident on El Capitan that left her paralyzed.
An Accidental Life (2022 )
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A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.
Moonage Daydream (2022 )
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After years in the limelight, Selena Gomez achieves unimaginable stardom. But just as she reaches a new peak, an unexpected turn pulls her into darkness. This uniquely raw and intimate documentary spans her six-year journey into a new light.
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me (2022 )
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Since the dawn of hair mousse, the New Jersey-based band formed over 40 years ago and quickly took the world by storm. With more than 100 million records sold worldwide, Bon Jovi continues to rock on.
Bon Jovi | No End in Sight (2022 )
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A feature length docu-concert film, Duran Duran celebrate their four decade long career, the release of their latest studio album FUTURE PAST, and the launch of a global world tour. An extraordinary night of music, shot on a Los Angeles rooftop, with the iconic Capitol Tower behind them and the Hollywood sign in the distance. A Hollywood High reminds us of the prolific's group of its diverse songwriting, and capturing their boundless live energy. The film also brings to life the band’s deep and lasting relationship with Los Angeles and through archival footage, interviews and behind-the-scenes it traces the band’s rise to become one of the most influential and successful groups of all time.
Duran Duran: A Hollywood High (2022 )
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An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022 )
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Montero Lamar Hill, also known as Lil Nas X, is an American rapper and songwriter. He rose to fame with the release of his country rap single “Old Town Road”, which went viral on social media in 2019, before climbing music charts internationally and becoming the song of the year. Lil Nas X is now is one of the most visible queer black male singers, and one of the biggest rappers in the world who places his sexuality front and center in his music.
Lil Nas X: Unlikely Cowboy (2022 )
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Under the mentorship of controversial pop star Aryana Sayeed, two young singers vie to become the first-ever female winners of Afghan Star. As their dreams are within grasp, their lives change when the Taliban returns to power.
And Still I Sing (2022 )
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The story of how the band Chicago has lasted 55 years without stopping recording or missing a year of touring.
The Last Band on Stage (2022 )
