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Horror virtuoso James Wan applies his spine-tingling filmmaking style to authentic paranormal tales.

TV. Radio. Phones. Airplanes. Motorcycles. Tractors. Home Appliances. Power Tools. These are The Machines That Built America. This docuseries reveals the surprising stories and rivalries behind the ground-breaking innovations that turned America into a superpower. Blending dramatic reenactments and archival footage with interviews from experts, biographers, and others, The Machines That Built America brings to life some of America's most storied inventors: Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black, Alonzo Decker, and many more. In eight episodes, viewers will meet these larger-than-life characters, inhabit their rivalries, and ride the rollercoaster of triumph and failure as they search for a breakthrough that will change humanity.

A gripping true crime series following murder investigations. Combining investigative footage, interrogation videos, dramatic reenactments and interviews, it gives voice to victims as detectives uncover the truth.

MAFIA: MOST WANTED offers audiences insight into the 'Ndrangheta, a powerful Italian organized crime syndicate, and its deep roots in Canada, where its allegedly been involved in drug trafficking, theft, financial fraud, extortion, and murder. The series challenges the perception of the Mafia as an "open secret," shedding light on the inner workings of a Toronto crime family, and the individuals behind the infamous names.Included in the docuseries are interviews with former mob enforcers Joe Ferraro and biker turned police informant Cecil Kirby, plus crime writer James Dubro, investigative journalist Joseph Loiero, and retired RCMP sergeants Larry Tronstad and Brad Trainor. Their firsthand accounts, combined with undercover surveillance footage, wiretaps, police intelligence files, and dramatic recreations, paint a vivid and disturbing picture of the brutality of organized crime in Canada, and the devastating consequences of their actions.

The show profiles true stories of women accused of manipulating men to do their evil bidding. Although the crimes differ in nature, they all share a common theme ... a woman is credited to being the chief mastermind behind-the-scenes. Through witness testimonies, expert interviews and dramatic reenactments, each episode explores criminal cases surrounding the femme fatale. From a romantic reconciliation dinner that ends in homicide to a star athlete who is discovered lifeless with mysterious wounds, viewers will follow the investigation of the alleged perpetrators who claim "She Made Me Do It," hear both sides of the story and ultimately discover the jury's verdict.

Docu-drama series, 4x60', depicting chilling tales of real life horror stories. Each filmic episode, realised by some of the UK's most exciting writers and directors, will tell a single, spine-tingling story, drawing on eyewitness testimonies, brought to life through straight-to-camera documentary interviews and visually-striking, elegantly realised and terrifying drama. Eyewitnesses recount stories of paranoia, paranormal activity and fear, explaining in candid detail how these seemingly inexplicable experiences affected their lives in gripping detail.

Narrated by Tom Hardy, this thrilling three-part series will examine three deadly and successful missions conducted by British special forces units in different parts of the world.Throughout the series, the focus is on the men of the British Special Forces who were in the front lines of these operations. We speak to the soldiers on the ground, hearing their first-hand testimonies of what went down over the few tense days and hours of the mission. It is their story, told through a series of intimate interviews,accompanied by action packed drama recon andfascinating archive footage and stills.High-end drama reconstruction will be an integral element of this series and will help to bring theseamazing stories to life. This is full throttle, intense,cinematic and Hollywood style drama but with noscripted dialogue - we will let Tom Hardy and theinterviewees do the talking.

When natural disasters reveal ancient mysteries.

Every day there seems to be another plane disaster. Turbulence killing passengers. Aircraft doors blown off mid flight. Drunken passengers. Mechanical failure. Attempted hijacks. Terror.In this series we air stories of the most dramatic, jaw-dropping and terrifying airline disasters and aviation incidents ever - all told by the people who were there. Using dramatic reconstruction, special effects and first-hand testimony, Channel 5 takes viewers into the cabin and the cockpit as passengers and crew experience the worst flights of their lives.

The true stories of women who were completely unaware they were pregnant until they were just about to give birth; a phenomenon known as cryptic pregnancies, one in 2,500 women experience pregnancies that go unnoticed until delivery.

This high octane series tells the dramatic stories of some of the most ingenious jailbreaks in recent history, and the detective work that led to the successful recapture of escapees. Each breakout is told from the perspectives of the criminals and the teams who hunt them down.

Girl meets guy - girl falls for guy - guy turns out to have a dark and deadly secret. You know the drill. As these innocent interviewees tell their real-life dating nightmare stories, we use police, psychologists and dating experts to unravel the mystery behind how these seemingly normal relationships went tragically wrong

It's the new millennium and music is facing an existential threat: illegal piracy. In Red Flag: Music's Failed RevolutionWalkley Award-winning journalist Marc Fennell (The Kingdom, Framed, The Mission) uncovers the bizarre story of the Aussie start up, Guvera, that promised to revolutionise music forever, but instead vanished in a $180 million mystery. The two-part blackly comic docuseries premieres at 8.35pm Tuesday, 15 October on SBS and SBS On Demand.Through exclusive interviews, never-before seen footage and photographs, incredible archive and dramatic reenactments, Red Flag: Music's Failed Revolution charts the spectacular rise and fall of Guvera - the Gold Coast tech start-up that challenged Spotify and was nicknamed the "iTunes Killer"- which once had A-list superstars like Alice Cooper and Mos Def lining up behind it with one mission: to destroy internet piracy.In the 2 x 1 hour docuseries, Marc is joined by iconic Australian musician Ben Lee as they take a nostalgic trip to the 90s, the golden age, before piracy threatened to take down the multi-billion-dollar music industry and an unlikely saviour. Guvera, emerged from the Gold Coast.With an audacious plan to revolutionise the music industry by promising free, legal mp3 downloads (and later streaming), Guvera's colourful founders offered a beacon of hope in an era dominated by illegal file sharing platforms like Napster and Pirate Bay. In a few short years, Guvera would take the world by storm - becoming the main player in the music downloading and streaming market and beating Spotify to launch in key markets. With its superstar following, glitzy parties and lucrative brand sponsorships, including Harley Davidson and The Australian Open, it raised an eye watering $180 million, but what was really going on behind closed doors?As Marc digs deeper, red flags start to emerge, uncovering a web of shady business dealings, ethical question marks, a company on the brink, and many lives left in its wake. With candid interviews with former Guvera staff, devastated investors, music industry experts, and behind the scenes footage, the documentary delves into the darker side of the start-up and a "fake-it-till-you-make-it" story so familiar with other famous tech start-ups, fuelled by the unwavering belief that one big idea can change the world.

Some of the most notorious murderers in recent history are examined. Using dramatic reconstruction and expert testimony, this is a forensic account of the perpetrators and the detectives in the crimes that shook the world.

True stories of people who found themselves in life-and-death battles with the elements are shared in this series, which also features advice from survival expert Creek Stewart on how to make it out alive.

In every region of America, there are legends of strange, unidentified creatures that stretch back for centuries. In the northwest, many credible people swear to have sighted Bigfoot. In Lake Champlain, locals have sworn up and down to seeing a strange, prehistoric-like creature in the water. Down south in the swamplands it's no different, where some of the most deep-rooted and fearsome monster stories have endured. In this series, one of America's oldest mysteries and bone-chilling legends comes to life through dramatizations, eyewitness accounts, real news reports and expert interviews.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, couples will be tempted to turn up the heat on their bedroom antics, but this series cautions those sexual capers can lead to hot water with the law. Each episode features two darkly funny stories of people who literally get caught with their pants down while engaging in serious hanky-panky, or otherwise dare to tickle their fancy with sexcapades that end in not-so-sexy cuffs.