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Browse 25 movies from TLC
Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has set herself her toughest assignment yet - discovering the true identity of Jack the Ripper, widely seen as the world's first serial killer. Cornwell applies 21st Century scientific methods to these century-old crimes and is now convinced she knows the Ripper's identity. But how will her evidence be received?
Oct 2002
In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the horrific day is vividly brought to life.
Oct 2003
Pains in the butt, or super heroes of the computer revolution? How about both. The documentary Hackers: Computer Outlaws takes a look at the world of hackers, from Draper to Woz to Mitnick.
Jul 2001
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was assassinated in New York's Audubon Ballroom in February 1965.
Apr 2001
When Amish Country bride Emily doesn't feel like a princess in her ill-fitting gown, she calls in a team of Drag Queen wedding experts. Her new friends help her brush off her boring and transform her into the Queen she's always had hiding inside.
Mar 2019
Documentary of the Jarrell, Texas F5 tornado that killed 27 people and obliterated the Double Creek estates on May 27, 1997.
Aug 1999
Howard Carter hunts for the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun.
Oct 2005
The dramatic stories of Fritz Wiessner’s 1939 K2 expedition and Charlie Houston’s return in 1953. K2 is one of the hardest mountains in the world to climb. This film focuses on the expeditions of Fritz Wiessner and Charlie Houston in 1953. An award winner at the Banff, Telluride, Trento and Prague film festivals.
May 2001
An inside glimpse at the fairy tale wedding of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette in 1996, including never-before-seen footage from the private event.
Jun 2019
A documentary about feral children.
Jan 2002
The central premise of Speed is an intriguing one, that human beings are the only species capable of exceeding the speed limit that nature intended. Clarkson sets out to explore both what compels us to pursue these limits--often at considerable risk to our own safety--and what effect the quest has on us. The result was an immensely engaging series, a few highlights of which are collected on this video. The best moments are those that find Clarkson sticking to the brief: interviewing the aristo-twit tobogganers of the Cresta Run; trying to understand why he, an experienced driver, will never be as fast as Michael Schumacher or Colin McRae; a musing on the qualities needed to be a fighter pilot; an examination of the extraordinary sport of speed-skiing, in which cat-suited kamikazes hit speeds of up to 150 miles an hour.
Join astronomers and astrophysicists as they probe light years beyond the Milky Way, in Understanding The Universe, part of TLC's popular television series. Narrated by actress Candice Bergen, This enriching and entertaining video employs graphic models and spectacular computer animation to illustrate some of the most complex theories of all time. Peer through the largest telescopes on Earth. Get a close-up look at our sun, nebulas and supernovas, capture by the Hubble Space Telescope. Listen via satellite to echoes of the Big Bang. See how "red Shift" among the stars suggests that our universe if much younger than previously thought. Visit the set of Star Trek: Voyager and ponder the questions, could black holes be "worm holes," or shortcuts to other worlds? Understanding the Universe boldly goes where no television show has gone before.
Aug 1993
An exploration into the ancient astronauts theory.
Jan 1999
The Old Testament book of Exodus tells the story of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt. This documentary explores this exodus and Moses to find proof that he really did exist. Records found in Egypt, recent scientific discoveries, and research propose that he did live. Learn how a distant volcano and flooding of the Nile could be related to the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea.
Nov 2002
Documentary consisting in segments: "The Ghost Soprano" Ghost haunts the Bidderford City Theater; "Grandma the Witch" Helen Batestini claims to be a witch, dies, and burns the house down; "Gettysburg Ghosts" Yginio Salazar's ghost visits his grandson; "Anger in the Attic" Chris Woodyard, Ghost Investigator and "Restless Rooms" Art Garcia moves into a free house, and quickly learns why it's free.
Jan 1996
Fresh off of a special looking into the rumored feud between Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton and Prince William, TLC is pulling back the curtain on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s bundle of joy in Meghan & Harry: A Royal Baby Story.
Apr 2019
A look at 'here is new york: a democracy of photographs', the impromptu exhibit collecting 9/11 photography from amateur and professional photographers alike, depicting everything from cars covered in dust to members of the FDNY to signs praying for peace. This collection registers for posterity the historic significance and magnitude of the events of September 2001.
Sep 2002
Documentary that follows journalist Matthew d'Ancona as he investigates the claims of scholar Carsten Peter Thiede, who argues that the "Magdalen" papyrus, fragments of ancient texts, prove that St. Matthew wrote his gospel soon after Christ lived. The wide-ranging implications of Thiede's propositions include the belief that some gospels were based on eyewitness experiences and were not filtered through decades of revision and reflection.
Apr 1998
Educational film convincing kids to vote, hosted by Frank Zappa.
Jan 1991
John Sweeney reports on the catastrophe which befell New York's World Trade Center on 9/11.
Sep 2001