Documentary TV Shows

Crusades

83/100

Terry Jones presents the history of the medieval religious wars in the middle-east known as the Crusades.

James May's Road Trip

78/100

Wine expert Oz Clarke travels around France with Top Gear (1978) presenter James May in an attempt to turn him into a wine connoisseur.

Independent Lens

78/100

Different celebrity host present a new independent documentary.

The Nineties

82/100

A TV documentary miniseries chronicling the trends, pop culture, and important events that took place from 1990 to 1999.

Ralphthemoviemaker

91/100

A young filmmaker critiques the newest terrible blockbusters by using comparison, logic, humor, and his own filmmaking knowledge.

Captive

70/100

Documentary series that depicts hostage negotiations, the stories are told by the victims themselves.

Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry

67/100

A biography about real people who marry their "soulmates", until they learn that the person they thought they married, isn't who they say they are.

Monarchy with David Starkey

81/100

A history of the English Crown from AD 400 to today.

Unplugged

82/100

Major pop music stars play their songs with only acoustic instruments.

Soul Train

79/100

A pop music dance show with an African-American focus.

James May: The Reassembler

86/100

James May reassembles miscellaneous objects which have been stripped down to their constituent parts, gaining an insight into their intricacies and the way in which they were designed and built.

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

88/100

Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world's most extraordinary drugs.

Extreme Couponing

48/100

New series 'Extreme Couponing' is based on the one-hour special that aired in December 2009. Each episode introduces viewers to America's most extreme 'super couponers,' sharing why they ... See full summary »

Tofu

51/100

A documentary series focusing on sex in the twenty-first century.

A Football Life

86/100

Profiles the most important and influential figures in the history of the National Football League.

Crocodile Hunters Tagebuch

78/100

Attenborough: 60 Years in the Wild

84/100

Over three very personal films, Sir David Attenborough looks back at the unparalleled changes in natural history that he has witnessed during his 60-year career.

Myths & Monsters

81/100

This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science

77/100

True stories of crime investigations using forensic science.

Derren Brown: The Experiments

85/100

Derren Brown uses deception as a skill to overcome common misbeliefs and fears of individuals.