What would we be without mucus? Can we live on water? How much does life weigh? Finding out the answers is the aim of ARTE's new science show. In a nod to Douglas Adams's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", where the figure 42 is the ultimate answer to all questions, 42 tries to provide the answers.
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
Five acclaimed contemporary directors tell the story of five legendary Hollywood filmmakers who enlisted in the armed forces to document World War II.
A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.
Martin Boudot, investigative journalist, investigates major environmental scandals around the world: river contamination, air pollution, radioactivity, illegal exploitation of resources, toxic waste...
El asesino de la baraja
It’s been proven that fear sells headlines and drives clicks. But how accurate are these stories really? Often they disappear in the next few news cycles, never to be heard from again. Zeke Spector investigates a fear inducing story by going directly to the source to engage in a neutral level of understanding that may help us all understand each other a little more.
Journey back through the hardships and triumphs of some of Aotearoa's earliest Anglo Indian, Cook Island, Chinese & Bohemian settlers through the lens of their modern day descendants.
With unprecedented access to ICE operations and moving portraits of immigrants, this documentary series takes a deep look at US immigration.
This baffling true crime story starts with the grisly death of a pizza man who robs a bank with a bomb around his neck - and gets weirder from there.
Engineers, officials and the crew members' families provide their perspective on the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster and its aftermath.
Understood - concise, clear, factual analyses: one topic, one focused summary with only the essential facts you need, readable in under 5 minutes.
After marrying a mysterious man who claimed he could make her dog immortal, a celebrated vegan restaurateur finds her life veering off the rails.
Toxic Tour
This documentary series uncovers the untold story of Elvis Presley’s extraordinary rise, fall, and resurrection - and the shadowy forces that shaped his career from behind the curtain. At the centre is a fateful gamble: Elvis’ seven-year residency in Las Vegas, a city built on vice, showbiz glitz, and deep ties to organized crime. But the Vegas move was not Elvis’ idea. It was orchestrated by his mysterious and manipulative manager, Colonel Tom Parker, a man with a secret past and hidden connections of his own.
Truth is not what it seems; as the underworld of fashion, the billionaire class, and Jeffrey Epstein are revealed to all be inextricably intertwined with the rise and fall of this legendary brand.
Jakarta Is Sinking, the Sea Is Rising - Why Were the Warnings Ignored? Scientists warned of the consequences of industrialization as early as the 19th century. Yet political and economic interests repeatedly delayed effective climate action. Through compelling historical testimony, this account traces decades of missed warnings and asks when the consequences of inaction will finally become impossible to ignore.
Killer Grannies is a true-crime documentary series on Oxygen True Crime that profiles shocking real-life cases where grandmothers turn into cold-blooded killers. Hosted by June Squibb, each self-contained episode follows investigators as they unravel the sinister plots and dark deeds of a seemingly innocent, maternal matriarch of a family.
The Oblongs are not so much dysfunctional as slightly nonfunctional. Living next to a polluted swamp has left them with the occasional missing limb or mysterious growth, but through it all, this close-knit family sticks together. Sometimes literally.
Bela's journey to Panchgiri unveils family secrets, mystical powers, and a battle against dark forces with friends who control wind, fire, water and earth.