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This BBC American wildlife show, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, is a follow-up to the acclaimed 2018 documentary. The new series will focus on the trials of six new animal families: pumas, elephants; cheetahs; hyenas; meerkats; and macaques, all led by powerful females, as they try to protect their relatives and secure their line.
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In November 2017, the Scan Pyramids research team announced they had made a historic discovery, using cutting-edge, non-invasive technology, they discovered several new cavities within the Great Pyramid. This is the biggest discovery to happen in the Pyramids in centuries.
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Journey to three of the most exotic, mysterious, and remote islands on Earth: Madagascar, Borneo, and Hawaii. These isolated and iconic tropical islands harbor remarkable wildlife and human castaways found nowhere else on Earth. In a rapidly changing world, these fragile islands are a vital gauge for the health of the planet.
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In this landmark series of films, University of Oxford Professor Marcus du Sautoy escorts viewers through the history of this most important of all intellectual disciplines. In a journey that takes him through the ages and around the world, he examines the development of key mathematical ideas and shows how, in a multitude of surprising ways, mathematical ideas underpin the science, technology, and culture that shape our world.
86) Billy Graham
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Explore the life and career of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century.
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Follow along as NASA launches the Mars 2020 Mission, perhaps the most ambitious hunt ever for signs of life on Mars. For the first time, in February 2021, a rover will attempt a risky landing in Jezero Crater, the coveted site of an ancient river delta that could possibly be a cradle of life.
89) Philippines
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"Globe Trekker Shilpa Mehta visits a handful of the Philippines' 7100 islands, encountering great cultural, spiritual and geographical diversity on her way. The only Christian nation in South East Asia, the Philippines remain off the main beaten tourist track. Beginning her journey on the largest island of Luzon, Shilpa is treated by a faith healer, witnesses the Easter ritual of real life crucifixions, and visits the capital, Manila, before heading...
90) The vote
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One hundred years after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, it tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in US history.
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Take off beyond Earth's boundaries for the ultimate tour of our solar system. From Mars' monstrous mountains to Saturn's glittering rings, the sights are out of this world. Each hour offers breathtaking tours of the planets using modern-day high-tech telescopes and stunning CGI.
93) The great war
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In conjunction with the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the war on April 6, 1917, a six-hour documentary presented over three nights, explores how World War I changed America and the world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, including unpublished diaries, memoirs and letters, it tells the rich and complex story of the conflict through the voices of nurses, journalists, aviators and the American troops who came to be known as 'doughboys.'...
94) Africa
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Africa is a six-part series that will amaze and awe with stunning photography and truly moving stories of survival on the continent with the most diverse animal life anywhere on our planet.
96) Lincoln
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American chronicle (Gore Vidal) volume 2
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Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.
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Join the TAPS team as they travel to new, exotic locales and the most remote places of the world to hunt the paranormal in their third and final season. Investigations include the ominous Castle Rising where Queen Isabella of France used to live, eerie Mayan Ruins where ancient rituals included human sacrifice, and even the mysterious birthplace of Frankenstein in Italy.
100) The green planet
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Plants live secret, unseen lives. They are capable of forming mutually beneficial relationships with animals. But they can also be as aggressive, competitive, and dramatic as any living thing on our planet. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world. Each episode introduces a set of plants, reveals the battles they face, and the ingenious ways...