Browse documentary series in United Kingdom
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Journey with Kirk Johnson to Yellowstone, where wolves, grizzlies, beavers and Great Gray owls survive one of the greatest seasonal changes on the planet. As the temperature swings 140 degrees, cameras capture how the animals cope.
Great Yellowstone Thaw (2017 )
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In a gripping six-part mini-series, police pursue baffling murder cases. To catch the killer, detectives must reconstruct the victim's life.
Grave Mysteries (2017 )
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Let’s stop doing things in the kitchen that made sense in the 19th century but not in the 21st. Milk Street travels the world to bring you the very best ideas and techniques with no lists of hard-to-find ingredients, strange cookware, or all-day methods to slow you down.
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Television (2017 )
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Plunge into the Pacific with researchers and cinematographers and see the ocean’s rare and dazzling creatures in a way never before seen on television. The show examines an ocean that covers a third of the Earth’s surface.
Big Pacific (2017 )
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In 2001 intern Chandra Levy vanishes. Police search the city to find the 24-year-old woman, but a powerful man hampers the search - Chandra's alleged lover, Congressman Gary Condit. Chandra's parents tell the harrowing tale of the desperate pursuit for their missing daughter.
Chandra Levy: An American Murder Mystery (2017 )
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Ex-CIA operatives Doug Laux and Ben Smith search for the rumored millions hidden by Pablo Escobar in Colombia and Central America.
Finding Escobar's Millions (2017 )
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Paul Murton sets out to explore the lochs of Scotland, travelling from the wilds of the west coast to the Grampian Mountains, discovering the secrets of these iconic features of the Scottish landscape.
Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs (2017 )
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Documentary series investigating water wars from West Virginia and Michigan to Syria and India including the corporate, political and social interests that are responsible for our water-limited future.
Parched (2017 )
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Mexican superstar actress Kate del Castillo reveals the untold story of her encounter with El Chapo Guzmán, the world’s most-wanted drug lord.
The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story (2017 )
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With unprecedented access to the halls of Building 10, First In Human reveals for the first time how the medical breakthroughs of tomorrow make their way out of the hi-tech research laboratories and into the hands of our world’s medical professionals. The series explores the lives of the doctors, researchers, and patients who together make progress possible in this cutting-edge testing ground.
First in Human (2017 )
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Terrifyingly encounters along in addition to paranormal bustle told by the people who witnessed the deeds. Recreated by actors.
Evil Encounters (2017 )
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Actor Julie Walters rides upon the UK's most beautiful coastal railways.
Coastal Railways with Julie Walters (2017 )
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Powerful cats, indestructible arachnids and flesh-melting pit vipers are just the beginning in this series about Latin America's deadliest creatures.
72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America (2017 )
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Reality show following the auditioning process and making of the annual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleading Squad.
Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (2006 )
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Lead by District Attorney Steven Wolfson, the Clark County DA’s Office is a diverse and dedicated group of prosecutors who rarely ever hear the words “Not Guilty” as they pursue justice for the millions of people who live and visit “Sin City.”
Sin City Justice (2017 )
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As California's 2016 fire season rages, brave backcountry firefighters race to put out the flames, protect homes and save lives in this docuseries.
Fire Chasers (2017 )
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Behind the discovery of every Jane Doe lies two stories: the detectives puzzling out her identity and how she died, and her family struggling to find her. In each episode, we give a voice to the nameless and a final resting place to a missing loved one.
Who Killed Jane Doe? (2017 )
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A man searches for answers about his daughter's mysterious disappearance from Aruba in 2005.
The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway (2017 )
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Originating in the hidden heart of Borneo, the Kinabatangan River winds its way for more than 560 kilometers before feeding into the rich coral reefs of the Sulu Sea. We follow local wildlife photographer, Cede Prudente, as he captures the destruction, drama and diversity of life that the river supports in the hopes of raising awareness of the challenges facing the river system.
The Amazon of the East (2017 )
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Nigel Latta returns to our screens to look at the psychology of money.
Mind Over Money (2017 )
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A wise old leopard is challenged by a young rival; a lion cub struggles to find his place in the pride; and a lowly young hyena needs to grow up fast as the dry season takes hold. Powerful, personal stories will reveal the unique characters and amazing adaptations of Africa's top predators, followed in intimate detail, in the Zambian wilderness.
Africa's Hunters (2017 )
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This spectacular documentary series invites us to visit Chile. Traveling behind the tracks of its great animal diversity, Chile also offers impressive geographical variations, from the cold coasts of the south to the Andes mountain range and its fantastic landscapes. Chile, a magical and captivating country where the sky embraces the sea while it unites with the earth.
Wild Chile (2018 )
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This 2-part documentary series reveals the truth about King Edward VIII's affair with American divorcée Wallis Simpson, and the espionage operation that accompanied the investigation.
Spying on the Royals (2017 )
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Thailand's complicated history with marijuana continues to play a role in its policies and laws, as well as the health and security of its citizens.
Highland: Thailand's Marijuana Awakening (2017 )
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Harvard Professor Michael Sandel challenges participants with difficult moral dilemmas, asking: What’s the right thing to do? Participants are made to think about subjects including immigration, robotization, discrimination, income inequality and privacy. Will they stick to their convictions or do they possess the capability to reconsider them?
What's the Right Thing to Do? (2017 )
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Behind the scenes at London's exclusive Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, located in the heart of Knightsbridge, in the middle of its busy summer season.
A Very British Hotel (2017 )
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Travel writer Simon Reeve embarks upon two long-distance journeys across Turkey, exploring this dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events.
Turkey with Simon Reeve (2017 )
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One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Simon Reeve embarks on an extraordinary three-part journey across Russia.
Russia with Simon Reeve (2017 )
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Everyone knows heavy haulage: large parts are transported on big trucks with yellow warning lights on streets. However, all that is "peanuts" compared to our "mega transports": heavier, larger, more complicated and more unusual. These require pinpoint planning, which can only take place with special safety precautions, and for which large teams plan months in advance before things are ready.
Mega Transports (2017 )
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The Desert Sea is an Ultra High Definition 2 part series that centers on North America's diverse Sonoran Desert. The first hour explores why the Sonoran is the wettest and most diverse desert in the Americas due to its unique proximity to the Gulf of California and the great Pacific Ocean - a coastal desert next to an extraordinary rich marine environment of sea lions, dolphins and even blue whales. The second hour focuses on the abundant and diverse creatures that have adapted to desert life in this unique environment: from big cats, giant hares and killer insects, to extraordinary reptiles and even a bird that can run at high speeds.
The Desert Sea (2016 )
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Dave Salmoni meets the true survivors of the natural world, when he journeys to some of the globes most remote islands. These islands have developed unique ecosystems and species and these animals have adapted perfectly for their environment.
Deadly Islands (2014 )
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Wildest Europe reveals the incredible beauty and diversity of wildlife in Europe’s major natural habitats. The result is a surprising and wonderful journey of life in many dramatic and varied landscapes. No other continent has such a variety of landscapes and wildlife crammed into so little space. Sculpted by millions of years of rainfall carving out caves, rivers, islands and coastline of this diverse and epic landmass we explore the major waterways that provide home to a myriad of life forms, as well as the forests and woodlands and the grasslands, marshlands and plains. Europe’s habitats also span from sea level to mountain top, and once again wildlife has adapted to thrive in both places. Wildest Europe is a landmark series that explores this great continent of extremes…
Wildest Europe (2017 )