Mystery of a Masterpiece
The Passionate Eye
Could this family heirloom have been created by the same man who painted Mona Lisa? Art experts investigate whether a portrait sold for about $20,000 in 1998 is actually a lost Leonardo worth millions.
Saturday May 25 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Girl Model
The Passionate Eye
Exposes the exploitation of pre-pubescent Russian girls recruited for the hungry Japanese modeling industry. 13-year-olds like Nadya dream of a lucrative payday for their poor families but discover their new Tokyo life is anything but glamorous.
Sunday May 26 at 10 pm ET/PT on CBC News Network
Darwin's Brave New World
The Nature of Things
The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.
Sunday May 26 at 2 pm on CBC-TV
Documentaries coming soon
The Nature of Things
Geologic Journey
The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes.
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Beauty Day
The life and work of Ralph Zavadil whose Cap'n Video series on a community cable channel consisted of outlandish stunts which resembled those seen in the later Jackass series.
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Boredom
New research currently exclusive to this documentary indicates boredom impedes learning and may in fact be a state of stress.
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Watch 45:18
The Passionate Eye
Man Behind the Throne
Michael Jackson & Madonna's best dance moves were created by one man.
Watch 56:18
The Passionate Eye
About Face
Some of the highest paid supermodels of the 20th century speak frankly about the beauty business.
Watch 45:02
The Nature of Things
The Buffalo Wolves
Wildlife filmmaker Jeff Turner travels to Wood Buffalo National Park to witness the one place on earth where wolves prey on buffalo.
Watch 45:09
Doc Zone
Supervolcano: Yellowstone's Fury
Our siblings know us more intimately than anybody we are likely to meet.
Watch 45:48
Doc Zone
The Secret World of Gold
A look at the power and politics of gold. Where is the gold and who really owns it?
Love, Hate & Propaganda
Propaganda, the weapon of mass persuasion, is a powerful force and has helped shape events of the 20th century. Each series examines how propaganda influenced significant moments in history, and the lives of the people who lived through them.
Hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos, Love, Hate & Propaganda is a primer on the art of mass persuasion, aimed directly at a media-savvy generation.
One Ocean
Cast off and join us on a great adventure into a mysterious world - the ocean. Join David Suzuki now and sign up for the One Ocean Pledge, an open call to make a difference in the future life of the ocean.
Visit our 3D Biosphere to create your own personal marine reserve; play games that help you balance the health of your reserve's ecosystem; swim with pre-historic creatures and set a record in the fast-paced Pollution Collector game.
Ocean Explorer will take you on guided tours of the deep sea. Timelines, profiles of sea life, marine experts, webisodes, podcasts and much more will allow you to immerse yourself in our planet's vast ocean.
Eat.Cook.Love
Healthy eating has become a complicated affair. Sifting through cooking paradoxes and food obsessions, the Doc Zone series Eat, Cook, Love reminds us that eating is one of life's great pleasures.
The 8th Fire
A provocative, high-energy journey through Aboriginal country showing you why we need to fix Canada's 500 year-old relationship with Indigenous peoples; a relationship mired in colonialism, conflict and denial.
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