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2017
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The Obama Years: The Power of Words
The Obama Years: The Power of Words10.00 2017 HD
Barack Obama launched into our national consciousness at the 2004 Democratic National Convention and ever since, he's delivered messages of...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jesse Williams
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2007
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America's Treasures
America's Treasures1 2007 HD
From the desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to Dorothy's ruby slippers, the National Museum of American History houses...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jim Gallant
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2018
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Cave Crocs of Gabon
Cave Crocs of Gabon8.00 2018 HD
A caving expedition recently discovered a community of dwarf crocodiles living in the Abanda Caves, Gabon. The crocs are living in pitch darkness,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Joe Szymanski
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2013
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Leopard Fight Club
Leopard Fight Club7.80 2013 HD
Witness a remarkable coming-of-age story as we track a young leopard's journey from rookie to royalty in South Africa's lethal Big Five landscape....
Genre: Documentary
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2015
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Fall of Japan: In Color
Fall of Japan: In Color7.00 2015 HD
William Courtenay's color film of the pacific campaign and Japan's downfall.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Corey Johnson
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2019
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Viking Warrior Women
Viking Warrior Women7.20 2019 HD
Drama-led documentary following the life of Signe, an orphaned Chief's daughter, who, driven by revenge, becomes an explorer and trader in the lands...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Moa Enqvist Stefansdotter
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2016
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Incredible Insects
Incredible Insects6.30 2016 HD
Incredible Insects A captivating world of creepy crawlies exists all around us. And they are the biggest group of animals in the world, outnumbering...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Sean Pertwee
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2022
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The Real Top Gun
The Real Top Gun4.30 2022 HD
The 2022 film "Top Gun: Maverick" continues the adventures of the ace fighter pilot made famous by Tom Cruise. But how true to life is the fictional...
Genre: Documentary
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2013
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Crash Test Dummies: A Smashing History
Crash Test Dummies: A Smashing History1 2013 HD
Engineer Jem Stansfield investigates how the crash test dummy has become an icon for safety. For 65 years he has been crashed, smashed and impaled,...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jem Stansfield
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2010
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Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef
Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef1 2010 HD
Down Under, just a few nights after the November full moon - when water temperature and tides are just right - one of nature's most extraordinary...
Genre: Documentary
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2012
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Black Wings
Black Wings9.00 2012 HD
For early aviators, conquering the forces of gravity was a daunting challenge. But black aviators had an additional challenge - conquering the forces...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jeff Wilburn
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2014
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When Lions Attack
When Lions Attack1 2014 HD
The dry season in northern Zimbabwe's Mana Pools National Park is as deadly as any predator. The rains stop, the temperatures rise, and the water...
Genre: Documentary
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2013
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Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission
Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission5.80 2013 HD
With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Jeff Wilburn
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2018
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Ice Bridge: The impossible Journey
Ice Bridge: The impossible Journey7.00 2018 HD
Is it possible that Ice Age people succeeded in crossing the frozen Atlantic Ocean to North America, thousands of years before the Vikings and...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Mishka Balilty
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2008
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D-Day: The True Story of Omaha
D-Day: The True Story of Omaha1 2008 HD
Here's the full true story of "Bloody Omaha". Thousands of soldiers were killed as soon as they stepped onto the beach, or even into the water as...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Bill Ratner
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2007
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The Leeper Mail Bomb
The Leeper Mail Bomb1 2007 HD
A man in Leeper, Pennsylvania receives a package that he suspects is a bomb; enter America's oldest law enforcement service, the Postal Inspection...
Genre: Documentary
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2020
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Nomads
Nomads1 2020 HD
This nature documentary follows some of the world’s most charismatic animals as they travel to Mexico across the span of a year. Using access...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Sasha Sokol
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2012
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Creatures of the Lagoon
Creatures of the Lagoon1 2012 HD
Immerse yourself in a world of mud dwellers, algae-eaters and expert predators all fighting for survival in Florida's Indian River Lagoon.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Peter Schreimer
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2014
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America's Secret D-Day Disaster
America's Secret D-Day Disaster1 2014 HD
6 weeks before D-Day, British, American, and Canadian soldiers took part in a dangerous rehearsal for the Normandy invasion which claimed more...
Genre: Documentary
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2007
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Thunderheads
Thunderheads1 2007 HD
On a daredevil quest into the eye of the storm, an intrepid group of scientists, researchers and topgun pilots: in seven planes and armed with the...
Genre: Documentary
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