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DW Documentary

Name: DW Documentary
Released: 2017

📅 2017

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Exciting stories on a wide variety of topics from around the globe: DW brings viewers background reports from the worlds of politics, business, science, culture, nature, history, lifestyle and sport.

Seasons & Episodes

2017 Documentaries 1 episode ▼

DW Documentary 2017-01-09

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2018 Documentaries 0 episodes ▼

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2019 Documentaries 0 episodes ▼

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2020 Documentaries 44 episodes ▼

Tomatoes and greed- the exodus of Ghana's farmers 2020-01-22

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Drought and floods- the climate exodus 2020-01-29

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Looted art in the Third Reich 2020-02-10

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Germany's role in NATO and the world 2020-02-13

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Dreadly waste from raw materials 2020-02-23

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Sustainable business, rethinking growth- Founders Ballet (1/3) 2020-02-28

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The clothes we wear 2020-03-03

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The kindnapping campaign of Nazi Germany 2020-03-11

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Fighting the migration challenge in Malaysia- Founders Valley (2/3) 2020-04-20

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Born poor, die poor? How to tackle poverty- Founders Valley (3/3) 2020-04-27

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The death of Adolf Hitler 2020-04-30

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Have you ever heard of the “Emoji Commission” 2020-05-04

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Jewish life on Poland 2020-05-05

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Corona diaries 2020-05-17

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The 3D printing revolution 2020-05-23

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Indonesia: Diversity under threat 2020-05-27

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Bayer and de bees 2020-06-16

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The Russians- An intimate journey through Russia (1/2) 2020-06-19

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The Russians- An intimate journey through Russia (2/2) 2020-06-19

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Climate change- living on the water 2020-07-08

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Forgotten wrecks are a time bomb 2020-07-09

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Traveling through North Korea 2020-07-10

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Wind power getting headwind in Germany 2020-08-11

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Preserving Gaza's photographic history 2020-08-12

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Sex trafficking in Nigeria 2020-08-21

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Superfoods- is healthy eating just hype? 2020-08-22

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Generation Putin 2020-08-23

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Thai berry pickers in Sweden 2020-08-29

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How coronavirus is changing the world 2020-09-01

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Africa's looted art 2020-09-02

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The murder of Jamal Khashoggi 2020-10-01

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Fine-tuning the climate 2020-10-14

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The power of pharmaceutical companies 2020-10-28

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Boeing- what caused the 737 max to crash? 2020-11-01

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Lehmann- the last cultural diplomat 2020-11-15

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Love and sex in the internet age 2020-11-18

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Street children in the Philippines 2020-11-19

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What happened to Otto Warmbier in North Korea? 2020-11-27

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The marriage market for Indian HIV patients 2020-12-02

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Oil promises- how oil changed a country 2020-12-03

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China's gateway to Europe 2020-12-07

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Coronavirus complications 2020-12-22

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Tour of the Arctic (1/2) 2020-12-27

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Tour of the Arctic (2/2) 2020-12-27

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2021 Documentaries 2 episodes ▼

Antarctica: A message from another planet 2021-01-02

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Pakistan - Journey Across a Land of Contrasts 2021-05-27

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2022 Documentaries 0 episodes ▼

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2023 Documentaries 7 episodes ▼

An endless war: Irán, Israel and the United States (1/2) 2023-01-03

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An endless war: Irán, Israel and the United States (2/2) 2023-01-03

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Russia's forest under threat 2023-01-05

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Globalization: Winners and losers in world trade (1/2) 2023-01-06

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Honduras: Escaping violence and poverty 2023-01-11

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Globalization: Winners and losers in world trade (2/2) 2023-01-13

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The dirty business of beauty 2023-01-25

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2024 Documentaries 88 episodes ▼

The toxic waste from drugs like ecstasy, speed or crystal meth 2024-01-02

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How much influence do the super rich have? 2024-01-04

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The lives of the Amish in the US 2024-01-05

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How artificial light threatens nature 2024-01-11

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China's growing influence in Europe- Serbia and the New Silk Road 2024-01-14

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Dancing despite war- From war-torn Ukraine to the big ballet stage 2024-01-17

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Personalized nutrition- Could genética tests improve your health and your figure? 2024-01-18

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Mental health and resilience- the secrets of inner strength 2024-01-20

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Transylvania- The heart of Romania 2024-01-25

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The mysterious death of an SS officer: a Nazi true crimen story 2024-01-27

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Behind Asia's cyber slavery 2024-01-29

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Ticking time bombs- What risk do abandoned oil and gas wells pose? 2024-01-31

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Russia's energy empire: Putin and the rise of Gazprom 2024-02-03

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The dark side of the champagne industry 2024-02-06

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Cryptocurrencies- The future of money? 2024-02-07

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How mass tourism is endangering the Dolomites 2024-02-08

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China's grab for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization 2024-02-09

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Russia's Gazprom- Corrupt politicians and the greed of the west 2024-02-10

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Meeting death on our own terms 2024-02-15

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Racism in medicine 2024-02-21

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Ayahuasca boom in Brazil 2024-02-25

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Barbie: The world's greatest influencer? 2024-02-28

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Extreme climate research- On the road in the icefields of Patagonia 2024-03-03

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Can algae save the world? 2024-03-10

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New quantum computers- Potential and pitfalls 2024-03-12

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Pyramids, dark matter & the Big Bang theory 2024-03-13

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AI supremacy: The artificial intelligence battle between China, USA and Europe 2024-03-16

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The Mississippi - A journey through the heart of America 2024-03-21

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NATO - The largest military alliance in the world 2024-04-04

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Colonial roots of the genocide in Rwanda 2024-04-05

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A Holocaust survivor returns - Margot Friedländer in Germany 2024-04-10

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Mars - Life on the Red Planet? 2024-04-12

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Burnout - When does work start feeling pointless? 2024-04-27

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Illegal leather - How the car industry is threatening the rainforest 2024-05-03

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The International Space Station: a unique space project 2024-05-07

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Women as spoils of war at the end of World War Two 2024-05-08

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Between the desert and the Pacific Ocean 2024-05-16

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Birds - Survivalists with special powers 2024-05-22

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How car tires drive deforestation 2024-05-23

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Floods, heavy rain, extreme weather - Why we need to build differently 2024-05-26

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What is life like without smells? 2024-05-30

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India's new generation between luxury and poverty 2024-06-04

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European migration? How a continent is sealing itself off 2024-06-06

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Ozempic - What’s the truth behind the hype? 2024-06-25

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Melting wetlands - How can nature slow down climate change? 2024-07-03

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Isolation and dementia - Why we should protect our ears 2024-07-07

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Raid on the Atlantic - Overfishing and exploitation of the sea 2024-07-11

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Nuclear fusion's hope - The dream of endless clean energy 2024-07-12

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America’s right-wing radicals - US veterans against democracy 2024-07-13

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Turning vapor into drinking water 2024-07-17

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Nicaragua - 45 years after the revolution, a return to dictatorship 2024-07-20

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Toxic and tenacious - How "forever chemicals” are damaging our health 2024-07-26

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Building in harmony with nature 2024-07-31

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Protecting the climate 2024-08-02

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Mental health and body image 2024-08-04

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Trophy hunting 2024-08-08

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How the Nazis concealed their atrocities 2024-08-09

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Endometriosis 2024-08-18

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Varanasi - Facing death without fear 2024-08-22

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Urban rats 2024-08-23

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Butchers fighting cheap meat 2024-08-30

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Will artificial intelligence save us or kill us? 2024-09-01

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The fight against exploitation of migrant workers in Italy 2024-09-17

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Smart insects 2024-09-18

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Climate change or climate hoax? Skeptics and activists 2024-09-29

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How climate change threatens coffee production 2024-10-01

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Trauma in the Middle East: The terror of Hamas and Israel's war in Gaza 2024-10-05

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How can ships become cleaner? 2024-10-06

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Tel Aviv and October 7 2024-10-07

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How pandemics, wars and disasters jeopardize global trade 2024-10-27

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Is prosperity without economic growth possible? 2024-10-30

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Hiding and surviving - Growing up under National Socialism 2024-11-06

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Europe’s deadly migration policy 2024-11-09

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How heatwaves impact our lives 2024-11-10

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What are the consequences of Germany's ban on chick killing? 2024-11-14

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Teaching in the isolated Venezuelan Andes 2024-11-20

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Pakistan: Pashtun kids fight for their education 2024-11-24

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Siberia: Gazprom, a pipeline and the last nomads 2024-11-30

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The missing Van Gogh 2024-12-05

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Indonesia’s environmental disasters 2024-12-07

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Europe's shark trade 2024-12-10

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Battle for the Amazon 2024-12-11

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Smoking - Anatomy of an addiction industry 2024-12-13

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Lost on the run between Belarus and Poland 2024-12-18

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Cyberbullies - Online hate unmasked 2024-12-19

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The dark side of mass-produced fashion jewelry from China 2024-12-24

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Collecting, storing and preserving 2024-12-25

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Fake steak - Future-proof food and lab-grown meat 2024-12-27

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2025 Documentaries 133 episodes ▼

War in Congo- Trapped in a spiral of violence 2025-01-04

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Life between hearing and deafness 2025-01-05

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Is the sea swallowing up the land? 2025-01-08

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The intestine- The body's underappreciated control center and gut health 2025-01-09

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A childhood between Togo and Munich - In search of the truth 2025-01-11

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Pure luxury or bitter poverty - Living on a roof 2025-01-12

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The dilemma of international egg donation: going abroad for a baby 2025-01-14

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Cambodia - How microcredit is making the world's poor even poorer 2025-01-15

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In the shadow of trauma- Life after Auschwitz 2025-01-24

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Gas from Africa- Europe’s search for new suppliers 2025-01-25

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Challenges, heartache and confidence: Stories from Eastern Europe 2025-01-30

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Should we bring extinct species back to life? 2025-02-06

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How farmers are protecting the soil and our food security 2025-02-14

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Teenagers of Donbass: Growing up in war 2025-02-14

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Saving beavers and pond turtles 2025-02-16

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Haiti- The iron grip of the gangs 2025-02-21

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The fight for water in Bangalore 2025-02-26

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Africa‘s tech pioneers- Innovative solutions for a sustainable future 2025-02-27

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The American abortion war 2025-02-28

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Life in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest 2025-03-05

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The coronavirus pandemic and its consequences 2025-03-02

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Uganda - Protheses for a new life 2025-03-09

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Climate protection from moors 2025-03-16

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Rivers ans risk- Water crisis on four continents 2025-03-22

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The return of vultures to Europe 2025-03-25

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Luxury clinic for valuable horses 2025-03-26

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Panama - Navigating crises at the canal 2025-03-27

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Agribusiness in the USA - The dark side of productivity and profitability 2025-04-02

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Tracking pandemics: Detecting new diseases early 2025-04-06

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Hackers, malware and the darknet 2025-04-10

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Pirates - Simple sailors or brutal thieves? 2025-04-01

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Life after violence and explotation- The dark side of sex work 2025-04-13

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The global organ trafficking network 2025-04-14

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Camel racing in Egypt 2025-04-19

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Eternal Life? The secrets of the centenarians 2025-04-20

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The life of Pope Francis and its most important moments 2025-04-21

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Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s Himalayan mission 2025-04-22

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A sperm donor and his 30 children 2025-04-23

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Francis - A pope for the poor and the marginalized 2025-04-25

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Orlando- The dark side of the world's theme park capital 2025-04-26

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The Vietnam War 2025-04-27

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Bioplastics and other innovations against climate change 2025-04-28

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Nigerian communities vs. Big Oil 2025-04-29

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Germany’s rivers are dying - Pollution, extinction and the fight for clean water 2025-04-30

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How our relationship to work is changing 2025-05-01

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Buthan- Back to the roots, with a Buddhist monk 2025-05-02

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Son of the Mullah- Escape from Iran 2025-05-03

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Danger from the North Sea- The search for explosive ordnance from WWII 2025-05-04

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Hitler's Reich- Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (1/4) 2025-05-05

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1945- The world after World War Two 2025-05-07

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Mennonites- A hidden world in Argentina 2025-05-09

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The cartels that control Mexico's mega market 2025-05-10

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A tough business- The oyster farmers of Arcachon 2025-05-10

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José Mujica- Life in a globalized world 2025-05-13

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Hitler's Reich- Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (2/4) 2025-05-14

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What's life like for Canada's queer indigenous community? 2025-05-15

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A global longevity movement- Eternal life with biohacking? 2025-05-16

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Animals on Instagram - Costumed dogs and tigers in Lamborghinis 2025-05-18

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Hitler's Reich - Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (3/4) 2025-05-21

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AI and biodiversity 2025-05-22

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The new face - The hyaluron beauty hype 2025-05-23

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Illegal cobalt mining in the Congo 2025-05-27

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Hitler's Reich- Diaries of Nazi supporters, opponents and victims (4/4) 2025-05-28

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Australia's king eucalyptus 2025-05-29

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Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci 2025-05-30

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The trade in human skulls from the colonial era- A disturbing legacy | 2025-05-31

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Orca interactions- Danger in the Strait of Gibraltar 2025-06-04

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The wonderful world of fungi 2025-06-06

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Exploiting Africa 2025-06-07

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Why did the Neanderthals die out? 2025-06-12

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The psychological impact of a world in crisis 2025-06-17

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The sacred birches of the Taiga 2025-06-18

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Defenseless people- The Yazidis and their lives after the genocide 2025-06-19

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War in Sudan- A surgeon and his team working to save lives in the Nuba Mountains 2025-06-21

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Artificial intelligence in agriculture 2025-06-22

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How a village in Senegal is using solar energy to bring itself into the modern age 2025-06-25

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An endless war: Iran, Israel and United States (1/2) 2025-06-26

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An endless war: Iran, Israel and United States (2/2) 2025-06-26

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How the internet warps our emotions 2025-06-27

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By train to Hudson Bay 2025-07-01

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Cape Verde: Island paradise with a dark side 2025-07-02

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Switzerland’s gold 2025-07-03

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Caregivers from South America negotiate Germany's jungle of red tape 2025-07-04

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Everyday life in the Bosnian War - What happened in Srebrenica? 2025-07-05

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How sustainable are tomatoes? 2025-07-06

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Crypto fraud: The OneCoin scandal 2025-07-09

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Superpower or escape from reality: What is maladaptive daydreaming? 2025-07-11

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Oppenheimer after Trinity 2025-07-16

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Without time, without light - How do the brain and body react? 2025-07-17

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Racism, hatred and terror - The global network of rightwing extremists 2025-07-18

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New alliances in East Asia? 2025-07-19

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Deep sea mining: What’s the true cost of renewable energies? 2025-07-20

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Nitrous oxide - How harmless is laughing gas really? 2025-07-22

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Are fish smarter than we thought? 2025-07-23

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A small Polish village saves the moors 2025-07-24

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Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union: Operation Barbarossa (1/2) 2025-07-25

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Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union: Operation Barbarossa (2/2) 2025-07-25

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Wars and their toxic legacy 2025-07-30

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Hiroshima - A story of survival, loss and forgiveness after the atomic bomb 2025-08-02

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Water - Too much and not enough 2025-08-06

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Burnout - What are the warning signs? 2025-08-07

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Treasure islands in the Pacific (1/2) 2025-08-08

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Treasure islands in the Pacific (2/2) 2025-08-14

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Is there an effective alternative to antibiotics? 2025-08-15

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Surfing - Once upon a wave 2025-08-16

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International adoptions - A global scandal 2025-08-20

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Superpower laughter - How humor makes us strong 2025-08-21

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PFAS - "Forever chemicals" in drinking water 2025-08-24

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Can Norway’s wild salmon be saved? 2025-08-26

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Children in elite sports - A lost childhood 2025-08-27

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TikTok, China and the fear of digital propaganda 2025-08-28

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Globalization - How crises change our world (1/2) 2025-08-29

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Globalization - How crises change our world (2/2) 2025-08-29

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The orphans of World War Two 2025-09-03

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Tardigrades - Showing us the way of immortality? 2025-09-04

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German colonial crimes in Tanzania 2025-09-12

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DNA tests: Who is getting rich with the data from our genes? 2025-09-13

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Our immune system - Miracle weapon against cancer? 2025-09-19

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Living with climate change 2025-09-24

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The San Andreas Fault 2025-09-30

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Israelis and Palestinians working together for peace 2025-10-04

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The hidden realities of farming (1/2) 2025-10-09

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Autism: Understanding the ‘spectrum’ 2025-10-10

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The Cuban Missile Crisis 2025-10-11

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Women in Mexico fight femicide 2025-10-12

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The hidden realities of farming (2/2) 2025-10-16

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Invasive fungal infections - The new threat 2025-10-17

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How the world is choking on plastic 2025-10-22

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Weapon of war: Sexual violence against men 2025-10-25

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Amazon: Who pays the price? 2025-11-25

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Neuschwanstein - Fairytale castle and architectural icon 2025-11-28

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Machu Picchu - The secrets of the Inca builders 2025-12-03

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Images of war - The legacy of photographer Anja Niedringhaus 2025-12-20

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2026 Documentaries 24 episodes ▼

A revolution in transplant medicine 2026-01-03

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Dictators, drugs, discord - Latin America and the USA (1/3) 2026-01-10

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Dictators, drugs, discord - Latin America and the USA (2/3) 2026-01-10

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Dictators, drugs, discord - Latin America and the USA (3/3) 2026-01-10

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The War of the Worlds - The prophetic novel 2026-01-11

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Inside the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protest movement in Iran 2026-01-15

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Cities on the ocean 2026-01-23

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Wildlife in the city 2026-02-06

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Opioid crisis in the US - Business & addiction (1/2) 2026-02-07

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Martinique: The deadliest volcanic eruption of the 20th century 2026-02-11

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Liberland: Crypto paradise or libertarian illusion? 2026-02-12

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Humanity in the midst of war - Survival and loss in Ukraine 2026-02-13

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Opioid crisis in the US - Business & addiction (2/2) 2026-02-14

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What distinguishes humans from animals? 2026-02-16

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The raw materials dilemma: Europe, China, and the Green Deal 2026-02-18

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Toxic colonialism - Secret chemical warfare in Algeria 2026-02-21

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The Canary Islands paradox- Desalination plants 2026-02-25

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Violence against women in India 2026-02-27

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Neutrinos: Do they reveal the secrets of the universe? 2026-03-04

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India - Nuclear Power, space power, economic power? 2026-03-07

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The secrets of lightning 2026-03-11

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How sugar created slavery (1/2) 2026-03-12

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How sugar created slavery (2/2) 2026-03-12

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The story of our planet 2026-03-13

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