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Psychedelica

July 2025 •English

Exploring the history and use of psychedelic plants. Psychedelica examines; Sacred Healing ,Integrating Shamanic, Wisdom, Treating Illness with Plant Medicines, Set, Setting, & Psychotropic Experiments, Expanding Human Consciousness, Shadow Side of Psychedelics, Indigenous Medicine of the Mind, and The Holy Mushroom Theory. Psychedelica is an original series streamed on Gaia. 2018

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

July 2025 •English

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many sites where Ernest Hemingway had been. The sites include Spain, Chicago, Paris, Italy, Africa, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho. After the trip was over Michael Palin wrote a book about the journey and his experiences. This book contains both Palin's text and many pictures by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was on the team.

Weed Country

July 2025 •English

Weed Country is an American reality documentary television series on the Discovery Channel. The series premiered on February 20, 2013 during Discovery's newest programming block titled Weed Wednesdays.

Biography: Bobby Brown

July 2025 •English

Taking a personal look at the American Music Award winner's journey to superstardom and the fallout from his personal struggles with sobriety and the tragic deaths of his two children and first wife, Whitney Houston.

The Heroin Wars

July 2025 •English

History of the narcotics trade in Burma and the War on Drugs. In 1964, director Adrian Cowell and cameraman Chris Menges went to mountainous eastern Burma to film the Shan revolutionary forces fighting a bloody civil war against the military dictatorship. The impoverished Shans had only one way to finance the war: opium. Cowell has returned several times over the last 30 years to record the ongoing civil war and the burgeoning opium trade. The first and last episodes are produced in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE.

Nöthin' but a Good Time: The Uncensored Story of '80s Hair Metal

July 2025 •English

A fresh and shockingly candid behind-the-scenes look at one of music's most iconic eras. Each episode showcases the insanity and blazing ambition that has enthralled generations of music lovers and continues to influence culture to this day.

Inside Cinema

July 2025 •English

Short films taking you to the heart of the movies.

Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami

July 2025 •English

Two childhood friends go from high school dropouts to the most powerful drug kingpins in Miami in this true story of a crime sage that spanned decades.

Laurel Canyon

July 2025 •English

Featuring all-new, original interviews with Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Michelle Phillips, Graham Nash, Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Roger McGuinn and more, this uniquely immersive and experiential two-part docuseries takes us back in time to a place where a rustic canyon in the heart of Los Angeles became a musical petri dish.

Drugs, Inc.

July 2025 •English

Drugs: A multi-billion-dollar industry that fuels crime and violence like no other substance on the planet. Turning cartel leaders into billionaires, the illegal drug industry also provides vital income to hundreds of thousands of poor workers across the globe. While some users sacrifice their lives to an addiction they can't escape, others find drugs to be their only saving grace from physical or emotional pain almost impossible to overcome. Where should the lines be drawn in this lucrative industry?

Slanger I Paradis

July 2025 •Norwegian

André Hazes: Crossroads

July 2025 •Dutch

La Banda della Magliana - La Vera Storia

July 2025 •Italian

Easy Ways to Live Well

July 2025 •English

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Steph McGovern reveal the easy life fixes we can all use to dramatically improve our diet, fitness and mental well-being.

High Profits

July 2025 •English

A young couple with a dream seek to build the world's first legal marijuana empire.

Georgian Sex, Drugs, and Rock n Roll: Unbuttoning Bridgerton

July 2025 •English

The fabulous wealthy elite of Bridgerton look perfectly preened, their teeth, hair, make up, even their sex scenes are all filled with opulent glamour! But in reality a lot of people in Georgian society, including the wealthy, were dealing with a myriad of issues, from syphilis, teeth decay, secret sex societies and scandals to opium and gin addictions. All of this would have been rife and incredibly visible on the big city streets during the booming industrial revolution. This two-part series is a deep dive into the 'real' 18th century. Sex historian Dr Kate Lister removes Bridgerton’s rose-tinted glasses, unlaces the corsets and unbuttons the breaches of the Georgians. Join Kate as she investigates how sex, drugs and the world of celebrity were a big thing long before the 20th century.

Motorway Cops

July 2025 •English

Cameras catch the intense action that follows the law enforcers of Britain's motorways as they pursue criminals of all types.

Vice Presents: America on Drugs

July 2025 •English

A look at the proliferation of drugs flowing through America's cities and towns and the deadly consequences to society.

De Jacht op de Mocro-Maffia

July 2025 •Dutch

Asunnottomat - pitkä matka himaan

July 2025 •Finnish

Jere, Alisa, Midu and Tony are homeless. Time goes by walking around or using illegal drugs. Getting an apartment and compensation treatment for drug usage is hard when life is determined by insecurity and drugs.