Category: Documentary

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In beautifully crafted episodes, presenter Ben Fogle embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to understand China - to see its most staggering sights, go beyond the stereotypes and discover its true identity. Ben delves into an epic 3000-year tale of how China has got to where it is today - how centuries of Imperial rule gave way to Communist revolution under Chairman Mao and the breakneck economic transformation as the state capitalist…

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In 2016, a rising social media star named Eligio Bishop, also known as “NatureBoy,” used his platforms to recruit followers into a group he called Carbon Nation, encouraging them to abandon their families and join his vision of a self-proclaimed Black utopia. What began as an alternative lifestyle community quickly evolved into something far more sinister.

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This series follows the life and career of Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho, tracing his journey from young prodigy to global sports icon.

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Experience the electrifying concert film capturing Twenty One Pilots at a career-defining moment: their monumental Mexico City headline show, performing in front of 65,000 fans at Estadio GNP Seguros during The Clancy World Tour. Set against the vibrant pulse of one of the world’s most iconic music capitals, the film blends cinematic high-energy performance footage with intimate, behind-the-scenes access, revealing the heart, humor, and…

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The 21st century may be the most peaceful in history so far, but we are still not completely free from wars and conflicts. From 1980 to the present day, Modern Conflicts explores recent struggles between nations and peoples.

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A "talking head" documentary that relives the fascinating and furious career of John Woo - from his early work, and emergence as a director, to his heroic bloodshed classics which changed the face of Hong Kong cinema in the 1980s. Woo then moved to America and shook up Hollywood, as many of his peers and colleagues discuss in this extensive discussion of one of the 20th century's most important and vital celluloid names. Also features W…

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More than 50 million years ago, the ancestors of the Whales and other Cetaceans adapted to living in the ocean. This might seem like a backward step: how could a mammal breathe, give birth, suckle its young, sleep and feed underwater? Nonetheless, they succeeded in conquering the depths of the whole planet. To survive, they developed mysterious means of communication and new hunting techniques.

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New whistleblowers and insiders from social media companies speak out to reveal how algorithms designed to connect people have been helping to tear them apart. With new testimony and documents, they expose a machine thriving on outrage and division as part of a business model, with radicalisation, real-world violence and fractured societies some of the consequences of a system built to shape how users think, feel and see the world.

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Marking a century since the birth of the late Queen Elizabeth II, this documentary uses newly discovered photographs to chart the life and reign of Britain's longest-serving monarch. Royal insiders, historians and photographers open the archives, from the world's most iconic collections to rare private treasures, revealing the Queen's century in front of the camera in a whole new light.

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A fiancée becomes a key witness after staying engaged to a man accused of murder to gather evidence against him in this documentary series.