New documentaries
A collection of new documentaries added to Docur. Last update February 14, 2016 @ 08:57 PM
Jack the Ripper : Prime Suspect
The identity of Britain's most notorious serial killer, Jack The Ripper has fascinated crime enthusiast for years. Over the years the finger has been pointed at a number of people including a Russian con artist, a Polish Barber, an Irish American doctor and even the eldest son of Edward VII[...]
How to Die: Simon Binners Choice (preview)
A documentary about Simon Binner, a successful businessman who made the choice to end his own life. His life fell part when he was diagnosed with an aggressive motor neuron disease which left him with a mere two years to live. The disease progressed rapidly and left him without the use of his voice[...]
The Brain with David Eagleman - 2. What Makes Me?
Episode 2 of the Brain with David Eagleman we look at the phases of the developing brain. By being born with an underdeveloped brain, it has enabled us to mould and shape our brain in order become completely suited for any given environment; something that has helped the human species flourish acros[...]
The Brain with David Eagleman - 1. What Is Reality?
A new documentary series presented by David Eagleman. This is the first episode in the series which explores how the Brain really works to create the reality that we experience in the world. Is the world we live in merely an illusion that are brain simply conjures up to allow us to live in it? These[...]
Nova - To the Moon
The full story of how the American space program put a man on the moon. This documentary was originally broadcast on July 13th 1999 and tells the largely untold story of the engineering and science behind the project which first went to the moon in 1968 as millions of people watched on T.V[...]
Professor Green: Hidden and Homeless
A documentary about homelessness in the modern world. professor green sets out to find what the changing ideologies of being homeless in modern world is doing to help people who are trapped on the street. The documentary looks into the harsh, everyday reality that these people face as they slee[...]
No End in Sight
No End in Sight: A documentary about the Iraq War. In this film, we take a look at how the Bush Administration conducted the war from its invasion of the country which took place in 2003. The plan was to first overthrow the dictator Saddam Hussein on grounds which are covered in detail here.&nb[...]
Inside Job
Inside Job: A documentary about the massive financial crash of 2008 which cost more than $20 trillion and was the biggest global financial crash since the great depression of the 1930’s. At the beginning of 2008 the public, generally speaking, could not have imagined what would have[...]
The World According to Monsanto
The world according to Monsanto: In this documentary, we look into the world of the largest global company of agricultural products which includes the production of pesticides and drugs for animals. They also have been working extensively on producing modified crops such as corn and&n[...]
Whos Afraid of a Big Black Hole?
Black holes are the strangest things that we know of in the universe precisely because we know nothing about them. What we do know is based on theories which scientists are working on to uncover. The death of a star substantially large enough will collapse in on itself after a supernova with such fo[...]
Great Barrier Reef With David Attenborough
The First episode in the series, The Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough. Back in 1957 David made his first trip to this natural wonder of the world which is considered by many to be the most beautiful of them all. The scale is grand and when he saw it he thought that it would probably l[...]
The Supergamers
The Supergamers: A documentary which looks into the community of e-gamers which have pretty much been invisible to the outside world until now. The film follows three gamers who are all at different stages of making it to the top of the sport and looks into one summer season of gaming located a[...]
The Virtual Reality Virgin
Looking into the world of virtual reality. In this documentary Tyger Drew-Honey, looks into some of the brand new virtual reality head sets which are going to be on the consumer market in the coming months. He investigates how these devices could change the world forever. In the film&nb[...]
TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard
TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard: The story of one of the biggest torrent sites of all time. In this documentary, we take a look behind the scenes of The Pirate Bay which at its peak was receiving more than 2 million visitors every day making it ones of the largest websites in the wor[...]
The Internet Archive
How the internet will be saved for future generations to study. Brewster Kahle and his team have been working to save all of the information in books, lp’s, DVDs and websites since the mid 1990’s. As you can imagine this is a tremendous task as there are problems crawling websites,[...]
Making A Murderer: Episode 1 (preview)
A documentary about a man who served 18 years in prison for a crime he never committed. A real life story about Steven Avery, born July 9, 1962, Manitowoc Wisconsin who is a DNA exoneree whist in the progress of exposing corruption in law enforcement discovered that he was the prime suspect in a dar[...]
Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race
When we talk about who “won” the space race of the 20th century one would quickly assume that it was the United States. They placed 12 men on the moon after all. however you would be wrong because the real pioneers of space travel were the Soviet Union and the cosmonauts.[...]
Banana Land: Blood, Bullets and Poison
For many the banna is a healthy snack on its own, a sweet part of a meal or simply a colorful fixture in the house. Bannas can only be grown in certain parts of the world known as the “banna lands” which makes for a lucrative business. While there are profits to be made the local people[...]