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- 2012– 54m7.3 (116)TV EpisodeDirectorKasia UscinskaStarsSamuel WestHistory & secrets of the Althrop Mansion owned by the Spencer family.
- DirectorSusannah WardStarsSamuel WestFred AstairePeregrine CavendishChatsworth, in Derbyshire, is among England's largest and grandest estates. It served to demonstrate to wealth and status of the Cavendish family, its earls, especially after their elevation to dukes, the highest non-royal peerage rank. Its size generated enough agricultural revenue to survive the modern age, more recently supplemented with tourism. In its Victorian high-day it featured the grandest hothouses for a then unsurpassed collection of tropical plants, the most excessive of various dazzling displays. The 2008 movie The Duchess portrays its most famous inhabitant, Georgina, gambling-addicted wife of the duke, both of which were seduced by the scheming upstart Bess Foster. Later it was the site of a transatlantic minor Kennedy love affair.
- DirectorSam TaplinStarsSamuel WestThe history of this grand 500-year-old palace is inextricably tied to the lavish lifestyle of King Henry VIII and the doomed fates of his six wives.
- DirectorConstance MarksPhilip ShaneStarsKevin ClashWhoopi GoldbergFrank OzThe Muppet Elmo is one of the most beloved characters among children across the globe. Meet the unlikely man behind the puppet - the heart and soul of Elmo - Kevin Clash.
- 2012– 55mTV-PG7.5 (238)TV EpisodeDirectorVicky MatthewsStarsSamuel WestPaul Brooke-TaylorColin EdwardsSee how life was - and is - lived in Highclere Castle.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn BisignanoA documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.
- DirectorPifStarsRoberto SavianoGreat, funny and poignant bio/interview with the author of Gomorrah now under police protection. Pif the director & interviewer is both funny & enlightening.
- DirectorJustin WebsterStarsJesús EguigurenArnaldo OtegiAlfredo Pérez RubalcabaFrom the "socialization of suffering" to peace in the Basque Country: with extraordinary access to the principal players, this is the story of a 10 year process, which began with secret talks in a Gipuzkoan farmhouse and ended - after moments of hope and painful disappointments - with the broad anti-terrorist strategy that brought an end to the violence of ETA, increasingly rejected en masse by Spanish and Basque society, and isolated after their radical nationalist supporters opted for peace.
- DirectorEmmanuel AmaraStarsFlorian M. BeierlFabrice d'AlmeidaDavid GardnerDocuments the lineage of Adolf Hitlers descendants, focusing on William Patrick Hitler, the nephew of Adolf Hitler. Cataloguing his attempts to use Hitlers celebrity in the early years, his involvement during WWII and subsequent disappearance from public life.
- DirectorÁlvaro LongoriaGerardo OlivaresStarsLuis María AnsonInés ArrimadasElsa ArtadiA documentary that tackles the ideological conflicts surrounding the December 21 election in the country, to the push for sovereignty and subsequent parliamentary declaration of independence and the aftermath.
- DirectorGreg BarkerStarsBen RhodesSamantha PowerJohn KerryA chronicle of the Barack Obama administration's foreign policy team and the events of Obama's final year in office.
- DirectorChris MoukarbelStarsSandra AmadorMichael BeardenTony BennettThis documentary goes behind the scenes with pop provocateur Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show.
- DirectorDavid DietzSonia DaugerPascal BlanchardThis documentary follows the French national team for 20 years, from 1996 to 2016. Successes and setbacks that mirrored the French Society.
- DirectorGabriel ClarkeTorquil JonesStarsPep GuardiolaGary LinekerJosé MourinhoThe definitive portrait of the late English football manager Sir Bobby Robson, one of the game's most inspirational and influential figures, whose legacy lives on far beyond the football field.
- DirectorLuis AlfaroPablo LejarretaStarsÚrsula CorberóRodrigo de la SernaMiguel HerránA documentary on why and how "Money Heist" sparked a wave of enthusiasm around the world for a lovable group of thieves and their professor.
- DirectorOscar ChanStarsLee WilliamsAdolf HitlerSteve LuckertNazi Titanic is the amazing and unknown story of one of the most bizarre chapters of WWII. In the middle of the war, Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, who was fascinated by the Titanic, decided to make a movie based on the sinking of the ship. This movie was so large in its scale, the Nazis were forced to divert men, materials and ships from their war effort in order to complete the film.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWilliam ArkinJohn AshcroftDaniel BenjaminIn the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, FRONTLINE and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest ask how more than a decade of fighting terrorism has reshaped the country and whether it has made us safer.
- StarsGeorge KourounisElizabeth BaquedanoChris SimpsonHistory Channel documentary about portals on Earth possibly leading to Hell.
- DirectorRob ColdstreamStarsDavid SuchetThis two-part series provides a detailed look at China's post-Mao evolution, beginning with Deng Xiaoping's vision of openness to Western ideas and concluding with the ramifications of his reforms following his departure from public life.
- DirectorDavid WallaceStarsLarry BellingEsmond Bradley MartinThis documentary examines the controversial theory that a Chinese Ming Dynasty fleet, led by Zheng He, sailed past the Cape of Good Hope and crossed the Atlantic to discover the Americas, decades before Christopher Columbus.
- DirectorPatty KimChris SheridanStarsTeruaki MasumotoMegumi YokotaSakie YokotaA documentary on a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted by North Korean spies.
- DirectorMegan MylanStarsAnti ChauhanGhutaru ChauhanVirendra Kumar DasA real-world fairy-tale about the journey of Pinki and Ghutaru, two children in rural India whose lives are forever changed by a simple surgery they never imagined possible.
- DirectorKevin BurnsStarsPeter BartTodd BoydJames CaanTHE GODFATHER LEGACY goes deep inside Francis Ford Coppola's epic saga about the Corleone crime family and reveals how the Academy Award-winning film and its sequels became one of the most acclaimed franchises in Hollywood history. Featuring iconic scenes from all three films, never before seen home movies and insightful interviews with filmmakers (Francis Ford Coppola, All Ruddy and Peter Bart), actors (Al Pacino, James Caan, Talia Shire, Joe Mantegna, et al.), law enforcement officials and even former Mafia members. This feature length documentary illustrates why The Godfather trilogy continues to entertain and fascinate audiences and how it continues to impact the way society views everything from capitalism to crime.
- DirectorLucy WalkerSurvivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan's recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins.
- The monarchy and the media are like a couple who are constantly feuding but can't afford to divorce. Nothing sells newspapers more than a royal scoop, so British journalists are always looking for new ways of getting one. The monarchy cannot retreat from the public without alienating it, so they court the media they detest, sometimes with disastrous results.
- DirectorMagnus TempleStarsPhil AdamEvgeni Nikolaevich BelikovRandy BroweleitThe story behind the fiendishly addictive game, a tale of high stakes, intimidation and legal feuds set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions between East and West.
- DirectorSally NorrisStarsSophie RaworthGeordie GreigJules Knight
- DirectorRobert GreenwaldStarsDouglas CheekWalter CronkiteBob McChesneyDocumentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.
- StarsDouglas KieslingA documentary about the events before, during and after Hurricane Katrina.
- DirectorDaniel GordonStarsDaniel GordonHyon Sun PakSong Yun KimA British documentary that follows two young North Korean girls as they prepare for the Mass Games, the world's largest choreographed gymnastics performance.
- DirectorJames BarratStarsPeter CoyoteSami TemimiBahram AlouiOne of the most significant discoveries of the twentieth century is revealed in this film.
- DirectorAmy DoyleStarsTarcisio BertoneJean-Luc ChaumeilTammy DiNicolaIn is Real looks at the facts behind Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" and asks whether Jesus was married and a father.
- DirectorKashaf ChaudhryStarsTony RobinsonDan BrownOliver DaviesTony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
- DirectorJacques MalaterreJavier G. SalanovaStarsCharles BerlingPere ArquilluéPeter BataklievDocumentary presenting the evolution of first species that eventually became humans. It shows how their lives could look like, along with evolutions of certain animals they met on their way.
- DirectorNicky PattisonStarsJ.K. RowlingStephen FryKirsty WarkFor the first time J.K. Rowling tells in her own words the story of how the bestselling books of Harry Potter came to life.
- DirectorPaul WilmshurstStarsJohn HurtShuntaro HidaGeorge ElseyDocumentary with dramatic reenactments with actors to describe what dropping the bomb on Hiroshima was like.
- DirectorGary JohnstoneStarsAidan McArdleShirley HendersonSteven RobertsonThis docudrama examines the history of scientific discovery that lead up to Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2 and its aftermath in the creation of nuclear energy. This includes Faraday's discovery of electromagnetic fields; Antoine Lavoisier's discovery that mass is never lost; and Emilie du Chatelet's demonstration that Newton's calculation of the velocity of a falling object was incorrect. By 1905, the miracle year where the publication Einstein's four physics papers changed over 200 years of scientific fundamentals, all of this came together with his now famous equation. Afterwards, Lise Meisner's work on uranium let to her conclusion that splitting an atom would release large amounts of energy.
- DirectorDavid CarrDavid ComtoisStarsDavid BarrettStuart BeattieArthur BenjaminDeclassify the Da Vinci Code: investigate the myths, claims, conspiracy theories, truths, half-truths and downright lies. Where in history did Dan Brown get his ideas - and are they really more fact than myth?
- DirectorDavid PriestStarsDarrell L. BockJim GarlowSteve KellmeyerEveryone wants to know. Is Dan Brown's best selling fiction thriller "The Da Vinci Code" novel, really fact or fiction? Was Jesus really married to Mary Magdalene? Was she one of his disciples? Did they have a child together that became France's royal bloodline? Did Catholic secret societies hide these and many other secrets about Jesus? Were famous people like Leonardo Da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton in on the secrets? Did Leonardo try to warn us through "The Last Supper" painting? Based on three best-selling books-"Breaking the DaVinci Code", "The DaVinci Deception" and "Cracking DaVinci's Code"-this program solves a 2000 year old mystery! "Breaking the DaVinci Code" answers all the lingering questions and finally sets the record straight-through interviews with book authors and the world's leading experts in archeology, theology, art history, philosophy and science.
- DirectorWill EhbrechtStarsStephen WozniakClaudia ColomaDanny BursteinDramatic reenactments of the 2000-year alternative history suggested by "The Da Vinci Code" and a documentary exploration of how much of this account is true and how much is fiction.
- StarsBruce McGillH.W. BrandsRichard Norton SmithA detailed, and unbiased, look at the 43 men who have been the presidents of the United States of America.
- DirectorTrey NelsonStarsJon AustinKent CourtneyTom DwyerOn the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln. This documentary tells that story.
- DirectorAdrian MoatStarsTom HanksRegen WilsonBilly CampbellBased on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- DirectorNelson McCormickStarsRob LoweWill RothhaarJack NoseworthyBased on Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's best seller comes this shocking thriller starring Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin. As John F. Kennedy (Lowe) rises to become U.S. president, a former Marine grows disillusioned with America. When their paths ultimately cross, the course of history is changed forever as seen in this mesmerizing film about the assassination of JFK - and its chilling aftermath.
- DirectorGabrielle BeaumontStarsAmy SeccombeGeorge JackosAnthony ValentineA princess so tragically taken in the prime of her life. Follow the fascinated tale of Princess Diana...The people's Princess.
- DirectorHuw CordeySophie LanfearIlaira MallalieuStarsDavid AttenboroughRegis PasseraMark SmithLooks at the hardships and drama of capturing footage from Our Planet (2019).
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsWhitney HoustonEllen WhiteMichael HoustonAn in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
- DirectorBen TurnerGabe TurnerStarsDavid BeckhamNicky ButtRyan GiggsThe story of six young footballers joining the Manchester United Football Club team in 1992 and the difference they made 1992-99.
- DirectorJuan Manuel CoteloA Roman Catholic priest leads a band of ten young men from various backgrounds on a pilgrimage. They walk from the south of France along the less popular Northern Route of the "Camino" to Santiago de Compostela in Northern Spain, a shrine built around the remains of Santiago, the Apostle St. James. Along the way through mountain pathways, inclement weather and blistered feet, the men learn valuable life lessons about commitment, perseverance, assistance and spirituality. "In order to succeed you only need to get up one more time than you fall."
- DirectorGraham TownsleyStarsJay O. SandersAlberto NavaAlex AlvarezThe remains of a 13,000-year-old skeleton of a prehistoric teenager are located in an underwater cave in Mexico.
- DirectorLlewellyn M. SmithStarsJoe MortonGina LusterClaire McClintonAn investigation of what happened in Flint, Mich., when officials changed the city's water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsMelina AbdullahMichelle AlexanderCory BookerAn in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.
- DirectorReuben AtlasJerry RothwellStarsLaurent PonsotJay McInerneyJefery LevyDocumentary about the fine and rare wine auction market centering around a counterfeiter who befriended the rich and powerful and sold millions of dollars of fraudulent wine through the top auction houses.
- DirectorLuis AraFOREVER CHAPE tells the story of the soccer team Chapecoense, from Santa Catarina, Brazil. A club with an incredible spirit that didn't stop and in honor of the victims and the survivors of the tragedy, the club today looks reborn.
- DirectorOrlando von EinsiedelStarsDana AbedTia AlkerdiKhalid FarahAs daily airstrikes pound civilian targets in Syria, a group of indomitable first responders risk their lives to rescue victims from the rubble.
- DirectorBryan FogelStarsBryan FogelDave ZabriskieDon CatlinWhen Bryan sets out to uncover the truth about doping in sports, a chance meeting with a Russian scientist transforms his story from a personal experiment into a geopolitical thriller.
- DirectorMark FranchettiAndrew MeierStarsCristina BuscettaRoberto BuscettaLisa BuscettaOUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 Mafiosi. He became the Mob's most wanted man in the world - and 11 members of his family were killed. "He was the most important, protected and endangered witness in US criminal history" The film tells - for the first time- the Buscetta story with exclusive access to his family, which is breaking its silence after 30 years in hiding.
- DirectorGreg BarkerStarsSergio Vieira de MelloTony BlairSamantha PowerA look at the life and work of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and the rescue operation when he was trapped and injured by a bomb explosion at UN headquarters in Baghdad.
- DirectorSue DingStarsLucia de la GarzaMila de la GarzaBela SalazarFans of the Babysitters Club books discuss the importance of the character of Claudia.
- DirectorHuw CordeyStarsStephen FryFrom ruffling their majestic feathers to nailing im-peck-able courtship routines, birds in paradise flaunt their best moves in hopes of landing a mate.
- DirectorSatyajit BhatkalStarsAshutosh GowarikerAamir KhanGracy SinghAn account of the making of the Lagaan, by director Satyajit Bhatkal, who served as a production assistant on the film.
- DirectorLiz GarbusStarsNina SimoneLisa Simone KellyRoger NupieA documentary about the life and legend Nina Simone, an American singer, pianist, and civil rights activist labeled the "High Priestess of Soul."
- DirectorSusannah WardStarsPeregrine CavendishChatsworth Estate, which has been passed down through 16 generations of the Cavendish family over the past 500 years, is the current home of the 12 th Duke of Devonshire and his family.
- DirectorMichael KirkStarsWill LymanDonald TrumpJoe BidenAhead of the 2020 election, FRONTLINE's acclaimed series "The Choice", investigates the biographies of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, focusing on how they have responded in moments of crisis.
- StarsGabriele BinderThomas Brodie-SangsterBill CampIt's not about a game, it's about the cost of genius. Take a deeper look into how Scott Frank, Anya Taylor-Joy, and the team behind The Queen's Gambit brought this acclaimed series to life.
- DirectorLana WilsonStarsTaylor SwiftAndrea SwiftScott SwiftA look at iconic pop artist Taylor Swift during a transformational time in her life as she embraces her role as a singer/songwriter and harnesses the full power of her voice.
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsKurt WolfeSue YackaCatherine Shugrue Dos SantosVictoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists.
- DirectorDaniel HernándezJustin WebsterStarsAbel FolkRonaldinho GaúchoJoan LaportaFC Barcelona is the biggest football club in the world. Its 102,000 shareholder members all have seats at the Nou Camp, Europe's biggest stadium and the right, every four years, to elect the Club President the dream job for thousands of ambitious, patriotic Catalans. In 2003, thanks to poor domestic performances and a spiraling debt, the club sank into the worst crisis in its 100 year history. With the promise of root and branch reform, a new regime was ushered in under the leadership of the charismatic Joan Laporta. With unprecedented and exclusive access, directors Webster and Hernandez spent a year at the Nou Camp documenting the new boards efforts to turn an old fashioned Catalan family affair into a global football business.
- DirectorThomas MeadmoreStarsHenry KissingerMuammar GaddafiNikita KhrushchevAn ambitious historian unmasks the worlds greatest spy, setting in motion the very events that lead to the spy's mysterious death.
- DirectorCavi BorgesLuciano VidigalStarsAlexandre RodriguesLeandro FirminoRoberta RodriguesA film documentary about the fate of the young actors of the award winning film City of God by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund. It shows how their lives unfolded after the film's worldwide success.
- DirectorMorgan NevilleStarsFred RogersMargaret WhitmerTom JunodAn exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.
- DirectorTim WardleStarsRobert ShafranMichael DomnitzHoward SchneiderIn 1980 New York, three young men who were all adopted meet each other and find out they're triplets who were separated at birth. But their quest to find out why turns into a bizarre and sinister mystery.
- DirectorMatthew ShoychetStarsOskar GröningJeff AnsellHedy BohmSeventy years after WWII, Oskar Gröning, one of the last surviving members of the SS, goes on trial as an accessory to the murder of 300,000 people at the Auschwitz concentration camp.
- DirectorChris PerkelStarsClive DavisSimon CowellJimmy IovineA look at the life and work of music producer, Clive Davis.
- DirectorBaillie WalshStarsDaniel CraigMichael G. WilsonBarbara BroccoliDaniel Craig candidly reflects on his fifteen year tenure as James Bond. Includes never-before-seen archival footage spanning from Casino Royale (2006) to No Time to Die (2021).
- DirectorLuis AlfaroJavier Gómez SantanderStarsÚrsula CorberóPedro AlonsoPatrick CriadoThe filmmakers and actors behind "Money Heist" open up about their emotional artistic process while filming the first half of the final season.
- StarsDavid BeckhamZinédine ZidaneLuis FigoTraces Real Madrid's time under Perez, from his Presidential win and controversial transfer of Luis Figo in 2000, to the resignation of his first term as Real Madrid President in 2006 following the fallout from his 'Galáctico' vision.
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsMike BarnettEd BradleyDavid BridgersIn the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship the following year, Jordan was jolted by the murder of his father. Was it the brutal loss of such an anchor in his life that caused the world's most famous athlete to rekindle a childhood ambition by playing baseball? Or some feeling that he had nothing left to prove or conquer in basketball? Or something deeper and perhaps not yet understood? Ron Shelton, a former minor leaguer who brought his experiences to life in the classic movie "Bull Durham," will revisit Jordan's short career in the minor leagues and explore the motivations that drove the world's most competitive athlete to play a new sport in the relative obscurity of Birmingham, Alabama, for a young manager named Terry Francona.
- DirectorBrett MorgenStarsJane GoodallHugo Van LawickHugo Eric Louis van LawickThe life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsThomas AdlamWilliam ArgentJohn AshbyA documentary about World War I with never-before-seen footage to commemorate the centennial of the end of the war.
- DirectorEric DrathStarsChristie BrinkleyMike TysonJane PauleyIn the midst of boxing's contemporary golden age -Â the 1980's -Â stood two fighters who established a captivating rivalry; Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran.
- DirectorHubert WoronieckiStarsJohn CasablancasWoody AllenJames BradyThe rise and smash success of Elite modeling agency founder John Casablancas is chronicled in this biography of the man who invented the supermodel.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
- DirectorDavid MorrisJacqui MorrisStarsSiân PhillipsDick CavettGrace JabbariThis striking and moving documentary from BAFTA nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of Rudolf Nureyev. From his birth in the 5th class carriage of a trans-Siberian train, to his dramatic leap to freedom in the West at the height of the Cold War, and unprecedented adulation as the most famous dancer in the world. The film highlights Nureyev's unlikely yet legendary partnership with Margot Fonteyn and charts his meteoric rise to the status of global cultural phenomenon. Nureyev's life plays out like the sweeping plot of a classic Russian novel. His story is Russia's story. Blending never-before-seen footage, with an original score by award-winning composer Alex Baranowski and spellbinding newly choreographed dance tableaux directed by Royal Ballet alumnus, Russell Maliphant, Nureyev is a theatrical and cinematic experience like no other. This is a portrayal as unique as the man himself. There will never be another Nureyev.
- DirectorJames MollStarsBill BaschMartin BaschRandolph BrahamIn late 1944, even as they faced imminent defeat, the Nazis expended enormous resources to kill or deport over 425,000 Jews during the "cleansing" of Hungary. This Oscar-winning documentary, executive produced by Steven Spielberg, focuses on the plight of five Hungarian Jews who survived imprisonment in Auschwitz.
- DirectorSabina FedeliAnna MigottoStarsHelen MirrenMartina GattiAndra BucciIt is based on five women who did survive the Holocaust but shared her same fate of "deportation, suffering and being denied their childhood and adolescence," according to promotional materials.
- DirectorChris BolanStarsTerry DonahuePat HenschelDiana BolanFalling in love in 1947, two women -- Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue -- begin a 65-year journey of love and overcoming prejudice.
- DirectorPeter FisonStarsDenny AloysiusFemke BroekhuisMarco CardeñaThis look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the documentary's groundbreaking night footage."
- DirectorTom JenningsStarsTom BrokawScott CarpenterGordon CooperFollow the story of the first American astronauts in space in this National Geographic documentary.
- DirectorNick SweeneyStarsNorma McCorveyAndy MeislerCharlotte TaftFinal series of interviews prior to Norma McCorvey's death and reveals the unvarnished truth behind her journey from pro-choice to pro-life and beyond - in what she calls her "deathbed confession.
- DirectorChuan LuStarsJohn KrasinskiClaire KeimXun ZhouVenturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
- DirectorAlastair FothergillJonathan HughesKeith ScholeyStarsDavid AttenboroughMax HughesOne man has seen more of the natural world than any other. This unique feature documentary is his witness statement.
- DirectorDuncan SinghStarsMatt McFetridgeFredrik T. HiebertCalliope Limneos-PapakostaIn this gripping investigation, archaeologist Pepi Papakosta is on a hunt for Alexander the Great's lost tomb, and she makes an extraordinary discovery.
- DirectorDawn PorterStarsDeNeen L. BrownG.T. BynumJohn W. FranklinOne hundred years after the two-day Tulsa Massacre, one of America's most violent racial conflicts, this documentary explores the role of media during these early 20th century events and today's revived call for justice and anti-racism.
- DirectorSarita KhuranaSmriti MundhraStarsSima TapariaA Suitable Girl follows three young women in India struggling to maintain their identities and follow their dreams amid intense pressure to get married. The film examines the women's complex relationship with marriage, family, and society.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughThe fourth episode explores Singapore's forests. Here on the fringes of the city, the jungle harbours some fascinating species, including many that have never been filmed before. The star of the show is the Raffles' banded langur, one of the least-known primates on the planet. Found only in Singapore and Malaysia, there are only a few hundred left and around 60 have made a home in Singapore's rainforests. A troop of nine live high in the canopy where their babies learn to climb and discover all there is to know about their jungle home. Below them, a cast of creatures carve out a life in this multi-layered forest world. Ambush hunting scorpions, flying dragons escaping from murderous jaws, a nest of weaving ants with their own farm, and one of the world's tiniest hoofed animals - the mouse-deer. This is a journey to discover the wonderful residents that thrive here.