https://feed.tvo.org/videos/documentaries Stream thought-provoking full length documentaries. en-CA https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/canadians-are-funny-eh Canada’s greatest export might be laughter – from the physical comedy of Jim Carrey, the characters of Mike Myers, or the timeless genius of Martin Short, Dan Ackroyd, John Candy, Catherine O’Hara, and Eugene Levy. Second City launched legends, and Norman Jewison’s sharp, satirical touch brought challenging stories to the big screen with wit and warmth. As masters of improv, character comedy, and satire, learn how Canada’s comedic talents have carried laugher across the globe. Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/canadians-are-funny-eh https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/how-we-celebrate-easter How We Celebrate Easter explores global traditions, from solemn rituals to playful customs, uniting us in celebration. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/how-we-celebrate-easter https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/weird-worlds When scientists first began looking for planets outside our solar system, they searched for the familiar. What they found was beyond anything they had imagined. Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/weird-worlds https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/music-memorabilia The team take on an entertaining new challenge when they plunge into the fast-growing market for rock music memorabilia. Can they prove that a curious silver guitar once belonged to Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones – and could a baby grand piano now owned by 90s pop star Chesney Hawkes, have once belonged to John Lennon of the Beatles? Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/music-memorabilia https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/the-last-outpost Pluto has been demoted and misunderstood, but a risky mission to the edge of the solar system tried to answer one of the biggest questions in our stellar neighborhood – what is Pluto anyway? Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/the-last-outpost https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/helen-mcnicoll Could a beautiful painting of women working in a field be a valuable lost work by Helen McNicoll, a celebrated Impressionist artist from Canada? Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/helen-mcnicoll https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/monsters-in-the-dark At first, black holes were an idea, then a mathematical possibility, but as evidence of their existence mounted, one gigantic question remained – what does one look like? Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/monsters-in-the-dark https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/lost-found After the 2011 Japanese tsunami, citizens from the Pacific Northwest find belongings washed ashore and embark on a journey to reunite them with their owners in Japan, bridging nations through shared grief and hope. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/lost-found https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/never-look-away Lucy Lawless directs the unbelievable true story of pioneering news camerawoman Margaret Moth who captured unforgettable images in war zones around the world for CNN. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/never-look-away https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/corot Sally Green believes her landscape painting is by one of the forefathers of Impressionism, Jean Baptiste-Camille Corot. Can the team gather enough to prove its authenticity? Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:09 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/corot https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/mondrian American artist Jeffrey Kroll believes his flower picture is by one of the pioneers of abstract art, Piet Mondrian. Can the team help him build a case and prove its authenticity? Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/mondrian https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/pieces-of-the-past A daring mission seeks to capture pieces of an asteroid and return it to Earth to answer one of the science’s biggest mysteries – how did life on our world begin? Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/pieces-of-the-past https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/still-fighting Looking at how the hip-hop industry is able to leverage its muscle to fight for change. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/still-fighting https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/journey-to-the-delta Did Mars contain life? Telescopes, space probes, rovers, and even a helicopter all led to the discovery of one rock that may hold the clue that unlocks this mystery. Sun, 22 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/journey-to-the-delta https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/culture-wars Chuck D charts the meteoric rise of hip-hop and gangster rap in the 90s. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/culture-wars https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/how-we-celebrate-carnival "How We Celebrate Carnival" takes you on a whirlwind adventure through the world's most dazzling party. From ancient origins to modern parades, Carnival bursts with masks, music, and traditions. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/how-we-celebrate-carnival https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/first-light How did the universe begin? What once seemed impossible to comprehend is now becoming clear thanks to some extraordinary telescopes. Sun, 15 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/first-light https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/gone-like-dreams Looking at the latter portion of the Brontë's lives, uncovering the heart of their remarkable legacy. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/gone-like-dreams https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/bending-light The true story of an incredible 1922 expedition to prove Einstein's theory of general relativity. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/bending-light https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/under-siege Chuck D and fellow rap stars chart the devastating impact of the crack epidemic. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/under-siege https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/secret-sea Saturn’s moon Enceladus is gushing a substance into space. But what is it and what does it mean for the future of space exploration? Sun, 08 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/secret-sea https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/a-wish-for-wings Journey back to the formative years of Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Brontë. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/a-wish-for-wings https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/valentines-day "How We Celebrate Valentine’s Day" explores the world’s most loved (and sometimes loathed) holiday. From ancient Roman rituals to Saint Valentine’s martyrdom and Chaucer’s poetry, we trace how it became a celebration of love. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/valentines-day https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/the-foundation A cast of hip-hop icons chart the factors that led to the birth of the genre. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/the-foundation https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/episode-3-11 The escapees have fled in all directions. Out of 200 who were trying to get out, 76 made their escape. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/episode-3-11 https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/episode-2-16 Roger Bushell and the X Committee are devastated when their Tunnel, nicknamed Tom, is discovered and destroyed by the ferrets. Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/episode-2-16 https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/astroturfing-paid-to-protest Examining how manufactured grassroots movements known as 'Astroturfing' can spread misinfo and disinfo online and beyond. Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/astroturfing-paid-to-protest https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/this-is-not-a-movie For more than 40 years, journalist Robert Fisk has reported on some of the most violent and divisive conflicts in the world. Yung Chang’s This Is Not a Movie captures Fisk in action—feet on the ground, notebook in hand, as he travels into landscapes devastated by war, ferreting out the facts and firing reports back home to reach an audience of millions. Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/this-is-not-a-movie https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/trailer-the-great-escape-the-true-story Three-part documentary examining the story of the audacious Second World War prison break, in which 76 prisoners of war tunneled their way out of a German prison camp in March 1944. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/trailer-the-great-escape-the-true-story https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/episode-1-16 Revealing how the prisoners built three huge tunnels and prepared 200 men for escape. Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/episode-1-16 https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/shamed SHAMED is the cautionary tale of one online vigilante who played judge and jury with deadly results and a criminal justice system on both sides of the Canada-US border struggling to contain the fallout. Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/shamed https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/a-new-kind-of-wilderness On a small farm in the Norwegian forest, a family seeks a wild free existence. However, after a tragic event changes everything, they are forced from their idyllic farm and into the expectations of modern society. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/a-new-kind-of-wilderness https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/cfny-the-spirit-of-radio In 1976, CFNY launched in a small suburban house just north of Toronto and went on to become one of the most influential punk, new wave and alternative radio stations in the world. Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST TVO Documentaries https://www.tvo.org/video/documentaries/cfny-the-spirit-of-radio