New documentaries
A collection of new documentaries added to Docur. Last update March 06, 2018 @ 12:24 PM
Mega Machines: World's Greatest Hovercraft
The 2018 Mega Machines: World's Greatest Hovercraft documentary narrated by Scottish-New Zealand actor Erik Thompson explores the worlds most advanced gravity-defying machine in commercial use. This hovercraft can float on a cushion of air at speeds of up to 50-miles-per-h[...]
Aamir Khan: The Snake Charmer
The Snake Charmer is a 2017 political documentary broadcast by Al-Jazeera and hosted by Nina Maria Paschalidou about famous Indian actor Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan is one of the most influential Bollywood actors having risen to fame during the 1980's. After starring in some of the most[...]
Monty Dons Paradise Gardens
Monty Don travels across the Islamic world to teach us about the most beautiful Paradise Gardens which are depicted in the Holy Koran. Beginning in Spain, which was an Islamic country for more than 800 years, Monty then travels from Morocco to India and Iran, in search of paradise garde[...]
Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail
Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail, a new 2018 history documentary film hosted by Mikey Kay and Garth Baldwin which opens an investigation into the true fate of the Knights Templar to see if the order really fell in 1307 or if they continued on in secret. The[...]
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World
The Kingdom: How Fungi Made Our World is a 2018 science documentary hosted by Canadian actress Nicole Oliver which examines the vital organism which is fungi. Fungi can found in the farthest reaches of the planet in places such as Antarctica. They even reside in nuclear reacto[...]
Twin Sisters: A World Apart
Twin Sisters: A World Apart, a 2015 documentary by Mona Friis Bertheussen which tells the amazing story of two twins who were born in China but now live with adoptive parents on opposite sides of the world. In 2003 Mia and Alexandra were found abandoned in a cardboard box and[...]
The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms
Marcus du Sautoy hosts The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms, a 2015 BBC science documentary which aims to unravel mysteries surrounding these instructions. Today almost everything we do is controlled by an algorithm since most of us depend on electronic devices to liv[...]
How the Universe Works: Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets
How the Universe Works: Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets, a 2018 science documentary hosted by Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) which examines what we know about some of the strangest objects in our own solar system. Thanks to advances in science we are now about to explore dwarf planets[...]
Prediction by the Numbers
Prediction by the Numbers is a 2018 nova science documentary narrated by American actor Jay O Sanders (The Day After Tomorrow) exploring stories of statistics in action. Now that we have moved well into an age of big data, the science of prediction is becoming more preva[...]
Serial Killer with Piers Morgan Lorenzo Gilyard
Beloved British broadcaster Piers Morgan returns once again after his infamous liaison with serial killer Mark Riebe in 2017 to make a new biographical crime documentary about American serial killer Lorenzo Gilyard. In "Serial Killer with Piers Morgan Lorenzo Gi[...]
The 21st Century Race for Space
The 21st Century Race for Space: It's an exciting time for space exploration, for not only do we have governmental organisations such as NASA stepping into the cosmic ocean, but independent space companies are popping up everywhere with fresh new ideas. The most notable of which being Space X th[...]
Obama: The President Who Inspired the World
The 2018 Obama: The President Who Inspired the World documentary takes a look at the life and presidency of Barak Obama. Matt Frei chronicles Obama, from his rise into politics and becoming the 54th President of the United States. While his inauguration was a momentous event,[...]
The Scheme
The Scheme documentary series takes us to Scotland, following six families in the Onthank and Knockinlaw housing schemes. Narrated by Jamie Lee, the film has been criticised as being "poverty porn" by residents of the streets depicted, though the BBC producers of &qu[...]
A Better Life
A Better Life is 2013 documentary film published by SIMI about the lives of migrants in the Czech Republic. (spoken in the Czech language but subtitled in English). Film tells the stories of four migrants from the Ukraine, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan and Moldavia, who chose the Czech Rep[...]
Life and Death Row: Execution
Life And Death Row, a groundbreaking documentary series which tells the personal stories behind those who are on death row in the United States and the different stages of the capital punishment system. In this, the first episode of Life And Death Row, "Execution", narrated by[...]
The Hunt for Ted Bundy
This Ted Bundy documentary brings us a close account of how this notorious American serial killer was brought to justice. Told through personal interviews with police officers who were working on the Bundy case, The Hunt for Ted Bundy explains many untold stories with n[...]
Gods and Goddesses
Gods and Goddesses is a 2001 history documentary narrated by Stanley Bernard which explores the world of ancient Greek mythology. Today our only window into the world of the ancient Greeks is through their written mythology and monuments. This history has been about long before the bibl[...]
Requiem for the American Dream
Requiem for the American Dream, a 2010 biographical documentary film directed by Peter Hutchison and Kelly Nyks which focuses on the concentration of wealth and power and how we came to the current status-quo. The film centres around American linguist and activist Noam Chomsky who has w[...]