Browse documentary series in United Kingdom
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Caroline Quentin guides us through some of the majestic landscapes and activities on offer within our National Parks.
The UK's National Parks with Caroline Quentin (2023 )
Gangs of Baboon falls (2023 )
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Defying expectations, overcoming prejudices, and often outperforming their counterparts, these are the courageous, and unwritten stories of the women who fought the Nazis. This remarkable documentary explores the daring and unknown histories of the remarkable pilots, journalists, guerrillas and spies who fought, flew, and died across Britain, Germany, France and beyond during World War II.
WWII Women on the Frontline (2023 )
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This docuseries explores the unseen side of the world’s top DJs. Their life on stage has made them international celebrities, but what goes on when they’re not in front of thousands of dancing fans? Each episode is an inside look at how these artists got to where they are. They'll share their creative processes and sources of inspiration, as well as give a glimpse into their personal lives. Hernán Cattáneo, Nervo, Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, Richie Hawtin, and Carl Cox open the doors to their studios, homes, family, and private lives like never before.
BePlaying: The Voices Behind the Sound (2023 )
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Uncovering the hidden lives and experiences of Fred West first three victims his first wife, Rena Costello, her daughter Charmaine and her friend Anne McFall, when he was living in Glasgow in the early 1960s.
Fred West: The Glasgow Girls (2023 )
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This is the story of a power struggle between two men - one fictional, and one real. In one corner is the master of crime – the greatest detective who never lived, Sherlock Holmes. In the other is writer, physician and spiritualist leader Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Lucy Worsley explores the extraordinary love-hate relationship between author and creation.
Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on the Case of Conan Doyle (2023 )
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See heart-stopping footage that captures lightning-fast moves used to ambush prey. From South Africa, where great whites use explosive speed to catch their prey, to the ice of the Arctic where polar bears pounce on huge walruses resting on ice floes.
Nature's Fast Attacks (2023 )
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In this fun, factual series comedians Josh Widdicombe and Nish Kumar immerse themselves into the world of local newspapers by travelling across the UK working for a different local paper each week on a mission to find real local stories.
Hold the Front Page (2023 )
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Welcome to Britain's biggest beat. Covering 12,000 square miles of loch, glens, islands and mountains, cutting-edge crime fighting meets traditional ways of life.
Highland Cops (2023 )
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The Hairy Bikers are back, this time with an important mission: to play matchmaker and bring together the best local restaurants with the most innovative local suppliers.
The Hairy Bikers Go Local (2023 )
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Comedian Chris McCausland visits the world's most stunning places. But he's blind, so he's joined by celebrity guests for commentary.
Wonders of the World I Can't See (2023 )
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Ed Stafford, filmmaker and former army officer who has carved out a career as an explorer and survivalist, spends 60 days in some of the UK's most troubled housing estates to look beyond the tabloid headlines and experience first-hand the daily hardships that locals face.
60 Days on the Estates (2023 )
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Two-part true documentary examining the events that led to the murder of 78-year-old former army officer David Jackson by his 66-year-old wife Penny in Somerset on the eve of Valentine's Day 2021.
Bubble & Squeak Murder: The Killing of David Jackson (2023 )
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Documentary series on Kieran Kelly, who became infamous as the London underground serial killer. This final episode reveals the truth about Kelly's alleged crimes in the 1970's.
The Nobody Zone: Interview With An Irish Serial Killer (2023 )
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Rob Rinder and Sarah Agha, along with four other families of Jewish and Palestinian heritage, explore how their families' histories were impacted by the founding of the state of Israel in 1948.
The Holy Land and Us - Our Untold Stories (2023 )
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Comedic ornithological series, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir will follow prolific artist Jim and his wife Nancy as they explore some of Britain’s best beauty spots, joined along the way by a few famous friends. Their challenge? Create an original piece of bird art celebrating the unique species native to that region over the course of a weekend. Accompanied in each episode by local twitchers, artists and conservation experts, Jim, and Nancy will be guided through forest and fen as they venture through wild countryside and local bird sanctuaries to gather inspiration. They’ll spend meditative weekends sketching and painting their feathery subjects, tackling everything from grouse to goshawks and bitterns to bearded tits.
Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir (2023 )
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A look behind the velvet rope at the UK's most beautiful and historic homes with the people saving Britain's priceless heritage.
Hidden Treasures of the National Trust (2023 )
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Movie critic Ian Nathan goes in search of the cinematically sublime and explores the ingredients that went into making a classic. With each episode devoted to a single film, their story will be told with detail, affection, looking for the truth behind the myth, and all the trials and triumphs that went into forging the classic.
Classic Movies: The Story Of (2023 )
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Minor incidents - huge impact. The gob-smacking stories of ordinary coppers who stumbled upon key pieces of evidence and helped take down major criminals.
Big Little Crimes (2023 )
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Explorer Levison Wood tracks down some of the most iconic but endangered animals on earth, and gets a better understanding of how they are surviving against worsening odds.
Levison Wood: Walking with... (2023 )
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Liz Bonnin joins an international team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a mysterious dinosaur graveyard.
Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs (2023 )
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The docuseries will explore the remarkable circumstances surrounding the disturbing case of Mee Kuen Chong, also known as Deborah Chong, who, on 11th June 2021, was murdered and decapitated by her one-time friend, Jemma Mitchell. With access to family, investigators, and forensic experts, the films will aim to unpick the complex motives and circumstances behind an unlikely friendship that ended in a brutal murder.
Body In The Suitcase: The Murder Of Deborah Chong (2023 )
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A fascinating insight into the evolution of modern medicine as we explore the medical treatments for certain issues from past to present, seeing just how much we have learned through trial and error. The series is also a chance to see how medical advancements are currently used to treat problems in the fields of oncology, ophthalmology, dentistry, neurology, obstetrics and orthopaedics, and to see what the future may hold.
From Handsaw to Scalpel (2023 )
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Paul Whitehouse travels around England and Wales looking at the pressures affecting our rivers and waterways from water companies, intensive agriculture and growing population. Paul explores what is going on beneath the surface, why our rivers and waterways are in decline and what needs to be done to protect them.
Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers (2023 )
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Former crime boss John Gilligan discusses his infamous stint in the Irish underworld, including his trial for the murder of crime journalist Veronica Guerin.
Confessions of a Crime Boss (2023 )
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This two-part documentary series explores 1939, the greatest year in Hollywood history, telling the behind-the-scenes stories of films like Gone With The Wind, Wuthering Heights, Stagecoach and The Wizard of Oz.
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year (2023 )
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Henning Franzmeier and his team of archaeologists undertake excavations in Pi-Ramses, hoping to discover the truth about the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Ramses II's lost city.
The Lost City of Ramses II (2023 )
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How did Annie Börjesson die? This is the question asked again and again by Annie’s friends and family, ever since her body was first discovered on Prestwick Beach in Scotland on the 4th of December, 2005. This four-part series looks at the complex case.
Body on the Beach: What Happened to Annie? (2023 )
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Paralympian Oscar Pistorius fatally shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Almost a decade later, Reeva's parents prepare to confront their daughter's murderer.
My Name Is Reeva (2023 )
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Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world's cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of the worst criminals on the planet.
Looting History (2023 )
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Through hours of unedited phone conversations recorded from his cell, testimonies, Sobhraj's personal archives and an exclusive interview upon his release, Jean-Charles Deniau delivers an unprecedented portrait of Asia's most notorious killer.
The Serpent: Conversations With a Killer (2023 )
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Series which dips its toes into the deep, murky waters of the dating pool to discover bigamists, on-line scam artists, catfish and serial swindlers, who targeted innocent singletons and left them with broken hearts and empty bank balances.
The Big Sex Scam (2023 )
