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The true stories of people who lived with a killer. How well do you really know your family? Would you recognize the warning signs? Or would you become entangled in evil?
Evil Lives Here (2016 )
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Extraordinary stories of weather survival and endurance from around the globe caught on cameras, phones and security cameras.
The World's Deadliest Weather (2016 )
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Leah Remini, along with high level former Scientology executives and Church members, explores individual accounts from ex-Church members and their families through meetings and interviews with Leah. Each episode features stories from former members whose lives have been affected by the Church's harmful practices, even well after they left the organization.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016 )
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A rare look at warring animal clans battling for survival in a remote region of Africa, which is drying up after years of flood-soaked abundance.
Savage Kingdom (2016 )
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On any street, behind any smile, lurks an American Monster. Never-before-seen-video footage looks straight into the eyes of a killer, hidden in plain sight. Mom next door; dad across the street; the kid who never broke the rules. Anyone can be a monster.
American Monster (2016 )
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A secret is never safe, even when it is buried six feet under. This series reveals the skeletons we hide in the closet and the fear of falling under suspicion. To unravel a murder...
Grave Secrets (2016 )
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Each week, Race of Life shows you the animals that have adapted and evolved to survive in their environments and keep predators at bay. In the animal kingdom, each day is a battle for survival, and rushing to stay one step ahead of predators is a tiring job…as the sun rises the race begins all over again.
Race of life (2016 )
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The rise and fall of American football star, O.J. Simpson, from his days growing up in Los Angeles to his murder trial that polarized the country.
O.J.: Made in America (2016 )
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Dig into the hidden side of organized crime, including hardcore gangs, fanatical religious groups, shady cults, esoteric societies and criminal fraternities – all of them seeking to gain control of our world.
Inside Secret Societies (2016 )
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Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and violent existence. But these also were men and women who launched epic struggles that shaped the world to come with a centuries-long fight to defeat the sprawling empire.
Barbarians Rising (2016 )
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The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.
Mars (2016 )
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The story of humans is often driven by events from the prehistoric past. How did physics, geology, biology, chemistry shape our history?
Deep Time History (2016 )
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Two teenage boys secretly meet up in a cabin, bear witness to a shooting and barely escape with their lives. Desperate to keep their relationship a secret and in fear of being found by the perpetrator, they remain silent but soon learn that what has been seen cannot be unseen -- and when you witness a horrible event, it changes everything.
Eyewitness (2016 )
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This stylish mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.
Roman Empire (2016 )
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The holidays are meant to be a time of festive cheer when family and friends come together to celebrate the season. But when family members are forced to occupy the same space for too long, the joy and merriment can often morph into anger and resentment.
Homicide for the Holidays (2016 )
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Inside the minds of the heartless, corrupt, and cruel individuals who've seized control of their country through the infliction of appalling pain on their fellow man. From Kim Jong-il, to Osama Bin Laden, to Hitler, uncover the madness behind the merciless dictators responsible for unimaginable human atrocities that still haunt the world.
Evolution of Evil (2016 )
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The stories of some of the most prolific murderers and serial killers to walk hospital grounds across the globe. Often referred to as the ‘angels of the ward’ experts examine what turned these caregivers into killers.
Nurses Who Kill (2016 )
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Morgan Freeman presents his quest in order to find how most religions perceive life after death, what different civilizations thought about the act of creation and other big questions that mankind has continuously asked.
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016 )
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Piers Morgan travels through the southern states of Texas and Florida to meet some of America's most notorious female murderers. Piers' journey of discovery is aimed at gaining a full understanding of three complex cases. He ventures behind bars to come face to face with women who have carried out the most unspeakable crimes in a quest to discover what drove these women to kill and investigate the truth behind each case.
Killer Women with Piers Morgan (2016 )
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David Hayman surveys the state of the Scotch whisky industry and examines the threats to its world dominance.
Scotch! The Story of Whisky (2016 )
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A groundbreaking series that brings America's most award-winning magazine, The New Yorker, to the screen with documentaries, short narrative films, comedy, poetry, animation, and cartoons from the hands of acclaimed filmmakers and artists.
The New Yorker Presents (2016 )
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Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest follows the star of Star Wars and voice of the Joker on a mission to find and meet with collectors of pop culture memorabilia and experience their amazing collections! As a lifelong collector himself, Mark wants to dig deeper and explore the origins of the most fascinating people and objects he runs across on his quest.
Mark Hamill's Pop Culture Quest (2016 )
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Singapore: One of the fastest growing cities in the world. Once a tropical jungle, it is now 665 square kilometres of hustle, bustle, concrete and air-con. But nestled among the urban sprawl there is a wild side; - places where pangolins, crocodiles, monkeys, otters, snakes and hornbills sit right among the skyscrapers and boardwalks. This series, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, discovers how nature has evolved within this teeming city. Wild City showcases the range of different habitats found in and around the built-up urban sprawl, then journeys around the island’s hidden wildlife hotspots – from the overlooked interior to the inaccessible coastline and islands that have become unplanned sanctuaries for Singapore’s natural heritage.
Wild City (2016 )
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On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a historic speech where he pledged to send astronauts to the moon before the end of the decade. Eight years later, on July 20, 1969, Apollo commander Neil Armstrong stepped out of the lunar module and made a giant leap for mankind - a step that symbolized one of the most remarkable feats in human history. From that moment on, the exploration of our universe has achieved unimaginable feats with hundreds of missions stretching light years into the distant galaxy. This exciting documentary series takes viewers into the past, present and future of NASA.
NASA: A Journey Through Space (2016 )
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Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship, the SS Hawking, on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa Barbara. After all, why should astronauts have all the fun?
Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places (2016 )
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Vint Cerf, Steve Case, and Ed Snowden -- internet insiders reveal its hidden past and startling present.
Digits (2016 )
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Over the past four and a half decades, the so-called D.B. Cooper skyjacking case has captivated countless armchair detectives - not to mention teams of FBI investigators - hoping to finally crack the nation's only unsolved act of air piracy. Now a California man, who has assembled a team of investigators, thinks he may have finally solved case, which will be detailed in the two-part History Channel special D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? that airs on Sunday and Monday.
D.B. Cooper: Case Closed? (2016 )
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Host Brendan Moar dives into the process of what it takes to bring down some of the biggest structures from around the world.
The Demolition Man (2016 )
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Four-part series in which Waldemar Januszczak challenges the traditional view of art's most important epoch - the Renaissance.
The Renaissance Unchained (2016 )
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Engineer and adventurer Rob Bell climbs aboard some of the world’s fastest theme park rides and discovers how these rides affect our bodies.
Science of Thrills (2016 )
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May 1945: With the end of the war and the surrender of the Third Reich, the world discovered the full horror of a genocidal system on a scale never before seen in the history of humanity. The elimination of millions of individuals had been meticulously planned by a regime whose organization and methods were just beginning to be understood.
Inside Hitler's Killing Machine (2016 )
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Thom hunt challenges himself to locate and catch four UK species in one week.
Hunting Fish (2016 )
