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1. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,093
2. How the Universe Works (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe
Votes: 7,247
3. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.
Stars: Liev Schreiber, Jay O. Sanders, Salima Ikram, Andrew Lambert
Votes: 650
4. Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
44 min | Documentary, History
The less known stories about the British royals, their history and their homes.
Stars: Samantha Bond, Tony McMahon, Julie Montagu, Richard Kay
Votes: 31
5. How Do They Do It? (2006– )
51 min | Documentary
This program is about engineering and scientific miracles and the people whose ability to solve problems make them happen.
Stars: Chris Broyles, Jeff Wilburn, Dominic Frisby, Iain Lee
Votes: 1,587
6. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
120 min | Documentary, History
A weekly series of short documentary segments funded by the National Geographic Society and done in the style of the National Geographic Specials. In 2003, the show was re-branded National ... See full summary »
Stars: Salvatore Vecchio, Peter Coyote, Lisa Ling, Ryan Duffy
Votes: 316
7. The Nature of Things (1960– )
60 min | Documentary
Various science documentaries are presented.
Stars: David Suzuki, Sarika Suzuki, Jennifer Gardy, Niobe Thompson
Votes: 274
8. Ancient Mysteries (2016– )
Documentary, History
British documentary series following the work of experts who are using cutting-edge technology to explore some of the world's greatest ancient mysteries and put forward new theories and interpretations.
Stars: Mark Bazeley, Chris Naunton, Yasmin El Shazly, Aidan Dodson
Votes: 34
9. The Life of Earth (2019 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
How did the world we call home come to be? Combining the latest scientific discoveries and theories with CGI, we journey through eons of fire and ice to detail how Earth evolved into a ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Wiles | Star: Ronan Summers
Votes: 45
10. How the Earth Was Made (2007 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A brief account of the Earth's geological progression, from its creation 4.6 billion years ago to scientists' predictions of its demise more than 2.5 billion years in the future.
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Geoffrey Boulton, Gary Stevens, Dan Durda
Votes: 620
11. Stonehenge: The Lost Circle Revealed (2021 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, History
Archaeologists search for information about how Stonehenge was built and what that can tell us about the people who built it.
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Alice Roberts, Mike Parker Pearson, Richard Bevins, Jane Evans
Votes: 102
12. Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Documentary, History
Our world holds remarkable relics that are full of secrets, written in stone, gold, and blood. Discovering the truths behind these mysteries could change history as we know it. Join host ... See full summary »
Stars: Adam Mastrelli, David Moore, John Masters
Votes: 23
13. The Real T Rex with Chris Packham (2018 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary, History
A documentary examining what the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really like - both appearance and behaviour - using the recent palaeontological and zoological research.
Directors: Mark Everest, Martin Williams | Stars: Chris Packham, Toby Stewart
Votes: 69
14. Inside the Court of Henry VIII (2015)
56 min | Documentary
Henry VIII is the most iconic king of English history. Part medieval tyrant, part renaissance prince, he ruled over his people as no king of England had ever done before. He took a country ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Samuel West, Robert Hutchinson, Susan Ronald, Tracy Borman
Votes: 140
15. Hijacked (2017– )
History
Historical documentary series exploring the true stories behind real-life terrorist actions.
Stars: Jimm Stark, Ethan Keaton, Gordon Bibby, Mel Shiri
17. Can Science Make Me Perfect? With Alice Roberts (2018 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
Professor Alice Roberts rebuilds her own body from scratch, editing out errors left behind by evolution and adding adaptations from the natural world to create a life-size model of the perfect human.
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Alice Roberts, Sangeet Prabhaker
Votes: 40
18. Man v. Animal (2017– )
22 min | Reality-TV
Stars: Mason Pettit, Bhagavan Antle, Adam Britton, Stan Gehrt
Votes: 8
19. Jaws vs. the Blob (2022 TV Special)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Young great white sharks risk death in an ocean phenomenon.
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Andy Casagrande, Mauricio Hoyos, Craig O'Connell, Madison Stewart
Votes: 22
20. Speed (2001– )
Documentary
A BBC mini-series about the nature of speed.
Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Michael Schumacher, David Ginola, Ross Brawn
Votes: 70
21. Real Wizards: The Search for Harry's Ancestors (2001 TV Movie)
88 min | Documentary
A journey over thousands of years from ancient Britain, across Europe to Siberia, using modern science and archaeology to examine the evidence from which fictional wizards are based.
Director: Luke Campbell | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Sean Buckley, Harry Hodges, Regia Anglorum
22. The Volcano That Stopped Britain (2010 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Brian Leckey | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Andrew Adonis, Don Blankenship, Páll Einarsson
Votes: 7
23. In the Womb: Extreme Animals (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
Explores the fantastic methods of reproduction and gestation of four different animals.
Director: Peter Chinn
Votes: 11
24. Wolfboy (2018)
Short, Musical
Director: Byron Barrett | Stars: Berenice Stuttard, Louie Burrows, Maia Napier-Jones, Tayah Campbell
25.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Storm That Drowned a City
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary
An exploration of the devastation wrought on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina details failures of levees and disaster-relief planning; why the city was unprepared; and what made Katrina so powerful.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Caroline Penry-Davey | Stars: Simon Boxall, Billy Gomillion, Walter Maestri, Hassan Mashriqui
Votes: 29
26.
National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode:
Killer Cane Toads
(2006)
Documentary, History
Star: Salvatore Vecchio
Votes: 9
27.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Dimming the Sun
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary
The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface had declined in recent decades because, from a narrow minded ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Chinn, Duncan Copp, Caroline Penry-Davey | Star: Kathryn Walker
Votes: 26
28.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Dog Tales
(2020)
TV-PG | 53 min | Documentary
A look at dog domestication, how scientists test wolf intelligence and decode canine DNA, and what science says about a dog's love for humans.
Directors: Laurie Cahalane, Peter Chinn | Stars: Eric Meyers, Gregory Berns, Danielle N. Lee, Mietje Germonpré
Votes: 75
29.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Cat Tales
(2020)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
The perplexing behaviors of cats have often raised the question of whether humans ever really domesticated felines.
Directors: Laurie Cahalane, Peter Chinn | Stars: Eric Meyers, Wailani Sung, Morten Kringelbach, Lauren Finka
Votes: 90
30.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
Nature Fights Back
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Dennis Bancroft, Mike Bannister, David Ginola
Votes: 8
31.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
Superhuman Speed
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Tom Henricks, Richard Noble
Votes: 7
32.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
Superstars of Speed
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Ali Raza Abbas, Ross Brawn, Dave Collins
Votes: 9
33.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
Surviving Speed
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Keith Hartley, Peter Marsh, Susie Milne
Votes: 8
34.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
The Century of Speed
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Ian Pearson
Votes: 8
35.
Speed (2001– )
Episode:
The Thrill of Speed
(2001)
Documentary
Director: John Maguire | Stars: Jeremy Clarkson, Shirley Clarkson, Ashley Grossman, Dean Hamer
Votes: 8
36.
Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
Episode:
The Copper Scroll
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
Journey from the Holy Land to Rome as archaeologists reveal the secrets of a 2,000-year-old copper scroll treasure map.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Tom Fowlie | Star: Adam Mastrelli
37.
Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
Episode:
The Holy Grail
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
Follow experts around the globe on a quest to find the truth behind claims that the Holy Grail has been found.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Paul Williams | Star: Adam Mastrelli
38.
Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
Episode:
Tut's Tomb
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
Travel to Egypt's Valley of the Kings and examine the tomb of King Tut as we attempt to unlock its many secrets.
Directors: Simon Chu, Peter Chinn | Star: Adam Mastrelli
39.
Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
Episode:
Egypt's Lost City
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
Join the hunt to find the massive lost city of Pi-Ramesses, built 3,000 years ago by Egypt's most powerful pharaoh.
Directors: Simon Chu, Peter Chinn | Star: Adam Mastrelli
40.
Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
Episode:
America's Lost Pyramid
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
What destroyed America's first great empire? Was it a drought? A civil war? Or a natural disaster of biblical proportions?
Directors: Peter Chinn, Tom Fowlie | Star: Adam Mastrelli
41.
Secrets Unlocked (2019– )
Episode:
Hunt for Atlantis
(2020)
TV-PG | 22 min | Documentary, History
Is it possible that Atlantis really existed? New evidence of an ancient lost civilization raises surprising new theories.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Paul Williams | Star: Adam Mastrelli
42.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Edible Insects
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary
Takes a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Nerissa Bradley, Allie Goldberg, Patcharin Hayes, Kritsada Jirathun
Votes: 51
43.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
The First Circle of Stonehenge
(2021)
TV-PG | Documentary, History, War
An archaeological quest reveals the oldest stones of Stonehenge originally belonged to an earlier sacred site -- a stone circle built on a remote hillside in west Wales.
Director: Peter Chinn | Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Richard Bevins, Chris Crump, James Dilley
Votes: 39
44.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #2.1
(2022)
44 min | Documentary, History
Kate Williams explores some of the more gruesome stories of Windsor Castle history, including the death of Princess Charlotte in 1817.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond
Votes: 7
45.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2022)
44 min | Documentary, History
Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond
Votes: 6
46.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode:
Versailles
(2022)
44 min | Documentary, History
Versailles is one of the most enormous and impressive palaces in the world. King Louis XIV built it in 1634 as a way of controlling the French aristocracy.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond
Votes: 6
47.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode:
Sandringham
(2022)
44 min | Documentary, History
A network of tunnels is built by George IV underneath Brighton's Royal Pavilion to shield his appearance from cruel critics; how the Princess Diana statue in Kensington Palace demonstrates the fractured relationship of her sons
Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond
Votes: 6
48.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode:
Brighton Pavilion
(2022)
43 min | Documentary, History
Brighton's Royal Pavilion was built by Prince Regent, George IV in 1787. He took a small beach house and turned it into a flamboyant multi-domino-Saracenic wonder palace.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond
49.
Secrets of the Royal Palaces (2021– )
Episode:
Kensington
(2022)
44 min | Documentary, History
Kensington Palace had always been a party palace but a gap in the line of succession made way for foreign import George I of Hanover and his refurbishments.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Annabelle Draper, Simon Newton, Gareth Prescott | Star: Samantha Bond
Votes: 5
50.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Deadliest Earthquakes
(2011)
TV-PG | Documentary
In 2010, several epic earthquakes delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike, in Haiti, killed more than 200,000 people and reduced homes, hospitals, schools, and the presidential palace to rubble.
Director: Peter Chinn | Star: Craig Sechler
Votes: 41