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DW Documentaries

Season 2021

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.
Where to Watch Season 2021
118 Episodes
  • Antarctica: A message from another planet
    E1
    Antarctica: A message from another planetEpisode 1
  • Blowguns vs Bulldozers - The Last Nomads of Sarawak
    E2
    Blowguns vs Bulldozers - The Last Nomads of SarawakEpisode 2
  • What did the Big Bang sound like?
    E3
    What did the Big Bang sound like?Episode 3
  • The Forest Rescuers
    E4
    The Forest RescuersEpisode 4
  • Who were the neanderthals?
    E5
    Who were the neanderthals?Episode 5
  • The Global Fight Over Water
    E6
    The Global Fight Over WaterEpisode 6
  • New York City Rich and Poor - The Inequality Crisis
    E7
    New York City Rich and Poor - The Inequality CrisisEpisode 7
  • Displaced: Tomatoes and Greed - The Exodus of Ghana's Farmers
    E8
    Displaced: Tomatoes and Greed - The Exodus of Ghana's FarmersEpisode 8
  • Moria: EU's failed refugee policy
    E9
    Moria: EU's failed refugee policyEpisode 9
  • Profit or Life? - The Power of the Pharmaceutical Companies
    E10
    Profit or Life? - The Power of the Pharmaceutical CompaniesEpisode 10
  • The Value of Biodiversity - Ethiopia
    E11
    The Value of Biodiversity - EthiopiaEpisode 11
  • China's Gateway to Europe - The New Silk Road, Part 2
    E12
    China's Gateway to Europe - The New Silk Road, Part 2Episode 12
  • Helping rape survivors in the DRC
    E13
    Helping rape survivors in the DRCEpisode 13
  • Coronavirus: How the pandemic is changing globalization
    E14
    Coronavirus: How the pandemic is changing globalizationEpisode 14
  • Society Torn Apart - The Consequences of Injustice
    E15
    Society Torn Apart - The Consequences of InjusticeEpisode 15
  • Maldives - Fighting Back the Tides of Trash
    E16
    Maldives - Fighting Back the Tides of TrashEpisode 16
  • When food becomes scarce
    E17
    When food becomes scarceEpisode 17
  • Fine-tuning the Climate
    E18
    Fine-tuning the ClimateEpisode 18
  • Electricity to Go - Batteries for a Low Carbon Future
    E19
    Electricity to Go - Batteries for a Low Carbon FutureEpisode 19
  • High-speed Internet from Outer Space
    E20
    High-speed Internet from Outer SpaceEpisode 20
  • They called them "The children of shame"
    E21
    They called them "The children of shame"Episode 21
  • Germany's car industry: Powered by politics?
    E22
    Germany's car industry: Powered by politics?Episode 22
  • Can green investment change the world?
    E23
    Can green investment change the world?Episode 23
  • The Mystery of Anesthesia
    E24
    The Mystery of AnesthesiaEpisode 24
  • Rough Ride - The cruelty of animal transports
    E25
    Rough Ride - The cruelty of animal transportsEpisode 25
  • Extremism and Violence - What Children Share Online
    E26
    Extremism and Violence - What Children Share OnlineEpisode 26
  • Martin guitars: 200 years of excellence
    E27
    Martin guitars: 200 years of excellenceEpisode 27
  • A deadly legacy - Chemical weapons in Germany
    E28
    A deadly legacy - Chemical weapons in GermanyEpisode 28
  • Good News from the Blue Planet
    E29
    Good News from the Blue PlanetEpisode 29
  • Lone wolf terrorism: How outsiders become assassins
    E30
    Lone wolf terrorism: How outsiders become assassinsEpisode 30
  • Southern Japan by rail
    E31
    Southern Japan by railEpisode 31
  • Future Wars - and How to Prevent Them
    E32
    Future Wars - and How to Prevent ThemEpisode 32
  • Deadly Bacteria - When antibiotics are outsmarted
    E33
    Deadly Bacteria - When antibiotics are outsmartedEpisode 33
  • Cool & Clever - Chilling cities out
    E34
    Cool & Clever - Chilling cities outEpisode 34
  • Jiyan -The forgotten victims of IS
    E35
    Jiyan -The forgotten victims of ISEpisode 35
  • Country living for beginners - Italy tackles rural exodus
    E36
    Country living for beginners - Italy tackles rural exodusEpisode 36
  • The Humboldt Forum - A palace for Berlin and the world?
    E37
    The Humboldt Forum - A palace for Berlin and the world?Episode 37
  • China's Gateway to Europe - The New Silk Road, Part 1
    E38
    China's Gateway to Europe - The New Silk Road, Part 1Episode 38
  • Jewish in Europe - Part 1
    E39
    Jewish in Europe - Part 1Episode 39
  • Jewish in Europe - Part 2
    E40
    Jewish in Europe - Part 2Episode 40
  • Stolen - Blood antiquities
    E41
    Stolen - Blood antiquitiesEpisode 41
  • The marble quarries of Carrara
    E42
    The marble quarries of CarraraEpisode 42
  • Countdown during Lockdown - The Rocky Road to Tokyo
    E43
    Countdown during Lockdown - The Rocky Road to TokyoEpisode 43
  • A passion for helping - Young Albanians defy Poverty
    E44
    A passion for helping - Young Albanians defy PovertyEpisode 44
  • Made in France: Gaza in the cross hairs
    E45
    Made in France: Gaza in the cross hairsEpisode 45
  • Good virus, bad virus
    E46
    Good virus, bad virusEpisode 46
  • The bridge of minor miracles: Everyday life in Nairobi
    E47
    The bridge of minor miracles: Everyday life in NairobiEpisode 47
  • DocFilm - Flash Floods in Europe - The Traumatic Aftermath
    E48
    DocFilm - Flash Floods in Europe - The Traumatic AftermathEpisode 48
  • Israel: Choosing prison over the military
    E49
    Israel: Choosing prison over the militaryEpisode 49
  • The Stasi and the Berlin Wall
    E50
    The Stasi and the Berlin WallEpisode 50
  • The Expanding Desert - Climate Change in Romania
    E51
    The Expanding Desert - Climate Change in RomaniaEpisode 51
  • Dark secrets in German museums
    E52
    Dark secrets in German museumsEpisode 52
  • Child Trafficking - The Gangs Who Trade in People
    E53
    Child Trafficking - The Gangs Who Trade in PeopleEpisode 53
  • Greed – A fatal desire (2)
    E54
    Greed – A fatal desire (2)Episode 54
  • More Sense, Less Greed - Rethinking Capitalism
    E55
    More Sense, Less Greed - Rethinking CapitalismEpisode 55
  • The Warsaw Ghetto - Memories of horror
    E56
    The Warsaw Ghetto - Memories of horrorEpisode 56
  • From enemies to friends
    E57
    From enemies to friendsEpisode 57
  • 9/11 - The unheeded warning
    E58
    9/11 - The unheeded warningEpisode 58
  • The children of 9/11 - Growing up in the shadow of terror
    E59
    The children of 9/11 - Growing up in the shadow of terrorEpisode 59
  • Rainforest radio - The women broadcasters fighting exploitation
    E60
    Rainforest radio - The women broadcasters fighting exploitationEpisode 60
  • Impatient, dissatisfied, divided? Germans at the end of Merkel's grand coalition
    E61
    Impatient, dissatisfied, divided? Germans at the end of Merkel's grand coalitionEpisode 61
  • Child slavery in Myanmar
    E62
    Child slavery in MyanmarEpisode 62
  • Angela Merkel - Navigating a world in crisis
    E63
    Angela Merkel - Navigating a world in crisisEpisode 63
  • Hunting in the Arctic Circle
    E64
    Hunting in the Arctic CircleEpisode 64
  • Side-effects of screen exposure
    E65
    Side-effects of screen exposureEpisode 65
  • Undercover on an election campaign
    E66
    Undercover on an election campaignEpisode 66
  • Dying for gold - The Philippines' illegal treasure mines
    E67
    Dying for gold - The Philippines' illegal treasure minesEpisode 67
  • Poisoned land? - The rural rise of Parkinson's
    E68
    Poisoned land? - The rural rise of Parkinson'sEpisode 68
  • Look and act - Prevent violence against women
    E69
    Look and act - Prevent violence against womenEpisode 69
  • Oil promises - Ghana’s dreams of black gold
    E70
    Oil promises - Ghana’s dreams of black goldEpisode 70
  • The Brandenburg Gate - History of a Symbol
    E71
    The Brandenburg Gate - History of a SymbolEpisode 71
  • Great apes - Our closest animal relatives
    E72
    Great apes - Our closest animal relativesEpisode 72
  • Play, score, learn - How games help in everyday life
    E73
    Play, score, learn - How games help in everyday lifeEpisode 73
  • Pandora's Box - Taboo menstruation
    E74
    Pandora's Box - Taboo menstruationEpisode 74
  • Syndrome K - The imaginary disease that saved lives
    E75
    Syndrome K - The imaginary disease that saved livesEpisode 75
  • Mafia colony East Germany - German unity’s blind spot
    E76
    Mafia colony East Germany - German unity’s blind spotEpisode 76
  • Starting Strong - What Makes a Child Smart?
    E77
    Starting Strong - What Makes a Child Smart?Episode 77
  • Be afraid - The science of fear
    E78
    Be afraid - The science of fearEpisode 78
  • Afrobeats - Nigeria's Groove Moves the World
    E79
    Afrobeats - Nigeria's Groove Moves the WorldEpisode 79
  • China - Surveillance State or Way of the Future?
    E80
    China - Surveillance State or Way of the Future?Episode 80
  • Dance or die - Dancing against terrorism
    E81
    Dance or die - Dancing against terrorismEpisode 81
  • Transylvania - The insular world of the Gábor
    E82
    Transylvania - The insular world of the GáborEpisode 82
  • Can books save the world?
    E83
    Can books save the world?Episode 83
  • The Billion-Euro Heist - A state prosecutor hunts the tax mafia
    E84
    The Billion-Euro Heist - A state prosecutor hunts the tax mafiaEpisode 84
  • Goods to Paradise - Island life in the Torres Strait
    E85
    Goods to Paradise - Island life in the Torres StraitEpisode 85
  • Frozen Requiem - The Sound of Dying Ice
    E86
    Frozen Requiem - The Sound of Dying IceEpisode 86
  • India's Nomads - The Forgotten World of the Gadia Lohar
    E87
    India's Nomads - The Forgotten World of the Gadia LoharEpisode 87
  • Four Girls, Three Continents, One Mission - Part 1
    E88
    Four Girls, Three Continents, One Mission - Part 1Episode 88
  • In the crosshairs of the state - Assault on civil society
    E89
    In the crosshairs of the state - Assault on civil societyEpisode 89
  • Four Girls, Three Continents, One Mission - Part 2: Girls for Future
    E90
    Four Girls, Three Continents, One Mission - Part 2: Girls for FutureEpisode 90
  • Chastity rules - Dictating virginity
    E91
    Chastity rules - Dictating virginityEpisode 91
  • The Other Man - F.W. de Klerk and the End of Apartheid
    E92
    The Other Man - F.W. de Klerk and the End of ApartheidEpisode 92
  • The Lessons of Nuremberg
    E93
    The Lessons of NurembergEpisode 93
  • Island of the White Antelope - Abu Dhabi’s natural oasis
    E94
    Island of the White Antelope - Abu Dhabi’s natural oasisEpisode 94
  • Where women are in charge: India - The Khasis
    E95
    Where women are in charge: India - The KhasisEpisode 95
  • Abused and forcibly assimilated - Canada’s indigenous peoples
    E96
    Abused and forcibly assimilated - Canada’s indigenous peoplesEpisode 96
  • Nepal - Snowland children
    E97
    Nepal - Snowland childrenEpisode 97
  • Motorcycle woman - A young pakistani breaks the mold
    E98
    Motorcycle woman - A young pakistani breaks the moldEpisode 98
  • Hard Landing: Airbus in Crisis
    E99
    Hard Landing: Airbus in CrisisEpisode 99
  • Big Pharma - Gaming the System
    E100
    Big Pharma - Gaming the SystemEpisode 100
  • Soils at their limit - Chemical threats to bees and farmland
    E101
    Soils at their limit - Chemical threats to bees and farmlandEpisode 101
  • Young, female and palestinian - Striving for independence
    E102
    Young, female and palestinian - Striving for independenceEpisode 102
  • PUSH - For a Basic Right to Housing
    E103
    PUSH - For a Basic Right to HousingEpisode 103
  • Lithium - The New Gold Rush in the Andes
    E104
    Lithium - The New Gold Rush in the AndesEpisode 104
  • Once upon a river - Cambodia’s Mekong crisis
    E105
    Once upon a river - Cambodia’s Mekong crisisEpisode 105
  • Asteroids - A new El Dorado in space?
    E106
    Asteroids - A new El Dorado in space?Episode 106
  • Dreamchaser - Overcoming Boundaries
    E107
    Dreamchaser - Overcoming BoundariesEpisode 107
  • Slahi and his torturers - Life after Guantanamo
    E108
    Slahi and his torturers - Life after GuantanamoEpisode 108
  • Fear, Faith and Genius - It's Gothic!
    E109
    Fear, Faith and Genius - It's Gothic!Episode 109
  • Legendary hotels: The Adlon in Berlin
    E110
    Legendary hotels: The Adlon in BerlinEpisode 110
  • A Catastrophe in Court: The Eichmann Trial
    E111
    A Catastrophe in Court: The Eichmann TrialEpisode 111
  • Legendary Hotels: The Beau-Rivage in Geneva
    E112
    Legendary Hotels: The Beau-Rivage in GenevaEpisode 112
  • Homo Sovieticus - A USSR of the mind
    E113
    Homo Sovieticus - A USSR of the mindEpisode 113
  • Saving the Temples on the Nile
    E114
    Saving the Temples on the NileEpisode 114
  • The True Story of Santa Claus
    E115
    The True Story of Santa ClausEpisode 115
  • The Forgotten Temple of Banteay Chhmar
    E116
    The Forgotten Temple of Banteay ChhmarEpisode 116
  • Legendary Hotels: Le Bristol in Paris
    E117
    Legendary Hotels: Le Bristol in ParisEpisode 117
  • Taiwan - A Laboratory for Democracy in the Shadow of China
    E118
    Taiwan - A Laboratory for Democracy in the Shadow of ChinaEpisode 118
 
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