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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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We travel to Indigenous communities across the Americas to meet people protecting their homelands and rising up against colonization.
Rise (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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Investigative journalist Maria Elena Salinas peels back the layers of national headline-making crimes in search of new evidence, unheard perspectives, and updates to the cases.
The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas (2017 )
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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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Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team on an expedition across the Galapagos Islands to carry out important research that will help protect the islands and their inhabitants.
Galapagos (2017 )
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Basketball players compete in underground, cash-prize tournaments in Mexico. This is their last chance to live their dreams.
The Last Shot (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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The untold human stories behind some of the world’s greatest disasters.
Make It Out Alive (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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Series celebrating inspirational farming families and the rural events where they showcase their hard work, as they try to win the top prizes.
The Farmers' Country Showdown (2017 )
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My Journey Through French Cinema (2017), Bertrand Tavernier’s César-nominated three-and-a-half-hour tour through French film history, was too short to introduce audiences to all that he wanted to share. In this new eight-part series (8x55min), the acclaimed director of such films as Coup de Torchon and ‘Round Midnight guides us through a roster of filmmakers both influential and forgotten, explores how his country’s cinema was shaped by the German occupation and changed again through the New Wave, spotlights little-known female filmmakers, and more. Subjects include: René Clément, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Julien Duvivier, Henri Decoin, Claude Autant-Lara, as well as composers who made movie music an art in and of itself, far from the Hollywood spotlight.
Journeys Through French Cinema (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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Throughout history, people have prepared for the apocalypse. This series focuses on the different threats that may bring about the end of humanity.
How the World Ends (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 )
Top Ten Deadliest Beasts (2017 )
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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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This four-part documentary series traces the veteran experience across the arc of American history and explores the present-day divide between civilian and veteran communities.
American Veteran (2021 )
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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 )