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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: 3,098
2. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,298
3. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
4. Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
30 min | Documentary
Long running BBC TV series looking at what's new in science and technology.
Stars: Judith Hann, Raymond Baxter, Michael Rodd, Peter Macann
Votes: 123
5. Q.E.D. (II) (1982–1999)
30 min | Documentary
A BBC 1 award-winning science documentary.
Stars: Anthony Clare, Maggie Philbin, Simon Weston, Kenny Everett
Votes: 29
6. The Body in Question (1978– )
Documentary
The Body in Question is a landmark British medical documentary series of 13 shows made for the BBC. It was a groundbreaking show, being the first to ever televise an autopsy (in the final ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Miller, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Collins, Joy Ring
Votes: 76
7. RTL Late Night (2013–2019)
Talk-Show
Dutch late night television talkshow.
Stars: Humberto Tan, Luuk Ikink, Twan Huys, Marieke Elsinga
Votes: 87
8. The Machine That Changed the World (1992– )
285 min | History
A five part documentary on computer history - from Babbage to Silicon Valley.
Star: Will Lyman
Votes: 76
9. Bodymatters (1985–1989)
Documentary
A lighthearted look at human physiology and medical issues, illustrated with studio models, ensemble performances, and special guests.
Stars: Alan Maryon-Davis, Graeme Garden, Gillian Rice, Maggie Philbin
10. Frontline/World (2002– )
Documentary
FRONTLINE World, which ran from 2002-2010, was a magazine format one-hour documentary series which aired within the PBS series FRONTLINE. Each episode usually included three stories. ... See full summary »
Stars: Marco Werman, Alexis Bloom, Kelly Whalen, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Votes: 72
11. The Computers (2014)
20 min | Documentary, Short
The extraordinary story of the 6 women who programmed the world's first modern computer as part of a secret WWII project. Rare footage and never-before-seen interviews with these forgotten shapers of history.
Director: Kathy Kleiman
12. Palomares (2021)
Documentary
Stars: Nacho Machi, Jonathan D. Mellor, Julio Perillán, Efraín Rodríguez
Votes: 137
13. Antenna (1986– )
Documentary
Stars: Lewis Wolpert, Susan Blackmore, Marvin Minsky, Sergey Kapitsa
14. The New Alchemist (2012)
6 min | Documentary, Short, News
Learn about a successful Oregon entrepreneur who is reverse engineering oil, the currency of the energy economy, from discarded agricultural plastics. The man, his invention, and its impact on the environment are explored.
Directors: Robert Uehlin, Christopher Scotti | Star: Steve Merge
16.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Harvest of Fear
(2001)
TV-MA | 120 min | Documentary, News
The controversy over genetically-modified food crops.
Directors: Jennifer Lorenz, Joseph McMaster, Jon Palfreman | Stars: Will Lyman, Peter Haydu, Wendy Sakakeeny
Votes: 13
17.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Waco: The Inside Story
(1995)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
Frontline looks at the 1993 siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. It talks to Branch Davidian survivors and FBI agents from both the negotiation and hostage rescue teams. On... See full summary »
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: David Koresh, William Sessions, Jeff Jamar, Byron Sage
Votes: 34
18.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Godfather of Cocaine
(1995)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
Investigative biography of the world's richest, and most violent, drug lord - Pablo Escobar.
Director: William Cran | Star: Will Lyman
Votes: 11
19.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Who's Afraid of Rupert Murdoch?
(1995)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, News
In last forty years, Rupert Murdoch has gone from publisher of a marginal newspaper in Adelaide, Australia.
Directors: William Cran, Jim Gilmore, Paul Judge | Stars: Garth Ancier, Ken Auletta, Pat Bowlen, James Brady
20.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Diet Wars
(2004)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
Americans spend $40 billion a year on books, products, and programs designed to do one thing: help us lose weight.
Directors: Jon Palfreman, Camille Servan-Schreiber | Star: Stephen Talbot
Votes: 13
21.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Other Drug War
(2003)
TV-MA | 57 min | Documentary, News
America's war over prescription drugs has dragged on for over twenty years. Why are medications so expensive? And can prices be controlled without jeopardizing innovation in the pharmaceuticals industry?
Directors: Barbara Moran, Jon Palfreman | Stars: Will Lyman, Dorothy Searles, Ray Searles, Carleen Simpson
Votes: 11
22.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Prisoners of Silence
(1993)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
Facilitated communication has been heralded as a breakthrough technique for nonverbal people with autism.
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Douglas Biklen, Colleen Delles, Cathy Gherardi, Matthew Gherardi
Votes: 11
23.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
When the Bough Breaks
(1995)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
John Bowlby, a famous attachment theorist, does play therapy with a mother and infant son who cannot sleep through the night. The mother accuses the son, her second child, of wanting to "... See full synopsis »
Directors: Neil Docherty, Michael Kirk | Stars: Hana Gartner, Will Lyman
24.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Last Battle of the Gulf War
(1998)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
In years following return home of last US troops who participated in ground war in Persian Gulf, attention has turned from historic victory to a strange new sickness press has dubbed Gulf War Syndrome.
Director: Jon Palfreman | Star: Will Lyman
25.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Nuclear Reaction
(1997)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
Since 1978, no new nuclear power stations have been commissioned in United States.
Director: Jon Palfreman
26.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
High Stakes in Cyberspace
(1995)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE boldly goes where no one has gone before--tracking new land rush to stake claims in cyberspace.
27.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Long March of Newt Gingrich
(1996)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
An investigative biography examining the rise of the controversial politician who led the "Republican Revolution" of 1996 and became Speaker of the House before facing resistance and an ethics probe.
Stars: James Bubba Ball, Peter J. Boyer, Howard Bo Callaway, L.H. Kip Carter
Votes: 8
28.
Innovation: Life, Inspired (2004– )
Episode:
Light Speed
(2004)
Documentary
Director: Jon Palfreman | Star: Billy Crudup
29.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Harvest of Fear
(2001)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary
A two hour joint report by Frontline and Nova on genetically-modified (GM) food crops.
Directors: Jennifer Lorenz, Joseph McMaster, Jon Palfreman | Stars: Peter Haydu, Will Lyman, Wendie Sakakeeny
Votes: 12
30.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
In the Age of AI
(2019)
TV-14 | 113 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE explores the promise and perils of AI. The documentary traces a new industrial revolution that will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.
Directors: Neil Docherty, David Fanning | Stars: Will Lyman, Lee Sedol, Pedro Domingos, Fu-Kai Lee
Votes: 126
31.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Search for Satan
(1995)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
Frontline examines the cases of two women who were diagnosed as victims of Satanic ritual abuse. Doctors claimed they were suffering from multiple personality disorder and were targeting ... See full summary »
Stars: Will Lyman, Mary Shanley, Meredith Shriner, Geraldo Rivera
Votes: 15
32.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
What's Up with the Weather?
(2000)
TV-MA | 114 min | Documentary, News
In 1990s, cost-cutting HMOs were reviled as enemy of doctors and patients. After fighting to regain control of medical process, doctors are now struggling to manage tough financial decisions as well as patient care.
Director: Jon Palfreman
Votes: 8
33.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Sick Around the World
(2008)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
Given the problems facing the U.S. health care system, Frontline looks at other leading capitalist democracies to see how their health care systems operate and whether those systems could be adapted for reform in the United States.
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Ahmed Badat, Tony Blair, Jeremy Cadle, Hongjen Chang
Votes: 73
38.
Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
Episode:
Episode #17.5
(1980)
Documentary
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Judith Hann, Michael Rodd, Kieran Prendiville, Su Ingle
39.
Tomorrow's World (1965–2016)
Episode:
Episode #17.4
(1980)
Documentary
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Judith Hann, Michael Rodd, Kieran Prendiville, Su Ingle
40.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
A Child's Guide to Languages
(1983)
49 min | Documentary
Is trying to answer questions like: How do we learn to speak? What is the best way to learn languages?
Stars: Peter France, Jean Aitchison, Stephen Krashen, James Asher
41.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Sick Around America
(2009)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, News
Frontline investigates the health care system in the United States and searches for some answers to its many problems.
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Dale Abrams, Drew Altman, Chaim Benamor, Judy Ann Bigby
Votes: 50
42.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Case of the Frozen Addict
(1986)
TV-PG | Documentary
Director: Jon Palfreman
Votes: 13
43.
Palomares (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2021)
Documentary
Director: Alvaro Ron | Stars: Edward Olive, Silvia Conesa, Fede Gallardo, Nacho Machi
Votes: 13
44.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Vaccine War
(2010)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, News
Frontline examines both sides of the debate over vaccines. On one side, the public health community wholeheartedly endorses them. One the other, parents and politicians accuse them of causing disorders like autism.
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Lorie Anderson, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Donna Bradshaw-Walters
Votes: 121
45.
Bodymatters (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Bodymatters Roadshow: The Sports Injuries Clinic, Crystal Palace
(1989)
Documentary
Director: Stuart McDonald | Stars: Alan Maryon-Davis, Maggie Philbin
46.
Bodymatters (1985–1989)
Episode:
The Bodymatters Roadshow: The Veterinary School, Bristol
(1989)
Documentary
Director: Stuart McDonald | Stars: Alan Maryon-Davis, Maggie Philbin
47.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Nuclear Aftershocks
(2012)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, News
From PBS and Frontline - It's been almost a year since a devastating earthquake and tsunami crippled Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, leaving the country's once popular energy ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Palfreman | Stars: Miles O'Brien, Arun Rath
Votes: 21
48.
The Body in Question (1978– )
Episode:
Balancing Act
(1979)
Documentary
Stars: Jonathan Miller, Michael Hordern
49.
The Body in Question (1978– )
Episode:
Blood Relations
(1978)
Documentary
Stars: Jonathan Miller, Michael Hordern
50.
The Body in Question (1978– )
Episode:
Breathless
(1978)
Documentary
Stars: Jonathan Miller, Michael Hordern