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Best Documentary TV Series of 1964

17 Documentary series that started in 1964, ranked by popularity

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17 series

Horizon

★ 8.5
1K 1263 1964–present
Documentary

Top of the Pops

★ 6.9
1K 2263 1964–2025
Documentary · Music

The Great War

★ 8.9
816 26 1964–1964
Documentary · History · War

Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at...

★ 6.8
164 9 1964–1966
Comedy · Documentary

Cinema

★ 6.3
127 181 1964–1975
Documentary

World War One

★ 8.5
110 26 1964–present
Documentary · History · War

Cinéastes de notre temps

★ 8.4
97 55 1964–1972
Documentary

Vergißmeinnicht

★ 8.1
63 48 1964–1970
Comedy · Documentary · Music

Nella terra di Don Chisciotte

★ 6.6
44 9 1964–present
Documentary

New Reports from France

★ 5.7
18 161 1964–1978
Documentary

ABC Scope

★ 5.3
14 135 1964–present
Documentary · News

Pour le plaisir

★ 5.8
13 32 1964–1968
Documentary

Grand écran

★ 5.4
12 58 1964–present
Documentary

The Character of Physical Law

★ 8.8
10 7 1964–present
Documentary

Aus Forschung und Technik

★ 5.0
9 9 1964–1988
Documentary

Die Weimarer Republik

★ 8.2
6 7 1964–present
Documentary

I Married a Shmunguss

★ 9.0
5 1 1964–present
Documentary
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