1. CNN Special Report
In hour-long, in-depth explorations, CNN hosts examine extraordinary individuals, unexpected events and controversial subjects through interviews, stories, images and videos.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
2. Bobby Kennedy for President
Historic footage and leading voices of the era examine the "Bobby Phenomenon" of the 1960s and the legacy of the man who helped redefine the country.
It has an average vote of 7.706 on TMDB.
3. Des patrons et des hommes (Des patrons et des hommes)
(Des patrons et des hommes)
4. NHK Special (NHKスペシャル)
An NHK flagship program, centered around a diverse range of documentaries, delves into the dynamic shifts of society, politics and history, as well as the breathtaking wonders of the natural world.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
5. Operación Chile: Top Secret (Operación Chile: Top Secret)
(Operación Chile: Top Secret)
6. The Labour Files
An investigation based on the largest leak of documents in British political history. The Labour Files examines thousands of internal documents, emails and social media messages to reveal how senior officials in one of the two parties of government in the UK ran a coup by stealth against the elected leader of the party.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
7. Russia 1985-1999: TraumaZone
What it felt like to live through the collapse of communism and democracy. A series of films by Adam Curtis.
It has an average vote of 9.1 on TMDB.
8. L'Histoire Interdite (L'Histoire Interdite)
(L'Histoire Interdite)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
9. Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Modern history can be divided into two time frames: before 9/11 and after 9/11. This five-part docuseries is a cohesive chronicle of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S., offering illuminating perspectives and personal stories of how the catastrophic events of that day changed the course of the nation.
It has an average vote of 7.328 on TMDB.
10. Fatal Shot
Attacks that provoked tensions and affected the course of world history, including the assassinations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and President John F. Kennedy.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Union with David Olusoga
National identity, social class, inequality. David Olusoga shines a light on our fractured modern society through the lens of the past, exposing the fault lines dividing the UK.
It has an average vote of 1 on TMDB.
12. Alastair Campbell Diaries
Documentary about the political life of Alastair Campbell, once the closest ally of Tony Blair.
13. Shut Up and Dribble
An inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.
14. Wilderness with Simon Reeve
On his toughest journeys yet, Simon Reeve travels through some of the most remote landscapes on Earth in search of the people and the wildlife of the planet’s greatest wildernesses.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
15. The Howard Years
The Howard Years was a documentary series about the prime ministership of John Howard produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was divided into four one-hour episodes - one episode for each term Howard served as Prime Minister of Australia - and originally broadcast on ABC1 from 17 November to 8 December 2008.
16. Sunset in the Golden State
Stefan Molyneux, host of Freedomain Radio, travels to California to explore all of the political, economic, moral and demographic complexities of the Golden State. What he learned astounded him—what he shows you will shock you…
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
17. Statsministrarna (Statsministrarna)
(Statsministrarna)
18. Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box is a six-part 1992 BBC documentary television series which examines the consequences of political and technocratic rationalism. The episodes deal, in order, with communism in The Soviet Union, systems analysis and game theory during the Cold War, economy in the United Kingdom during the 1970s, the insecticide DDT, Kwame Nkrumah's leadership in Ghana during the 1950s and 1960s and the history of nuclear power.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
19. The Miramar Murders: The State vs. Pablo Ibar (El Estado contra Pablo Ibar)
In July 1994, Pablo Ibar is arrested, accused of a triple murder in Miami. A crime that shook the foundations of the whole community given that the whole thing was recorded on a home security camera. Although he defends his innocence throughout, Pablo is condemned to death and will spend more than 20 years in prison... until Florida Supreme Court confirms the lack of proof against him and orders a retrial. Back in the starting box, the District Attorney’s office once again asks for the death sentence while the Ibar family sets about finding the money to pay for a trial that will cost more than a million dollars. This is his last chance.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
20. Photos That Changed The World
Special series looking at the defining moments of the last century, caught on camera. Hear the stories behind world-changing photos from photographers, eyewitnesses, reporters, historians and more.
