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Best Documentary TV Series of 1986

32 Documentary series that started in 1986, ranked by popularity

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Indelible Evidence

★ 8.6
10 14 1986–present
Documentary

Hvælv - videnskabens verdensbilleder

★ 8.0
8 26 1986–1990
Documentary

The Africans: A Triple Heritage

★ 8.1
8 1986–present
Documentary

Central Weekend

★ 7.0
8 22 1986–present
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Steam Days

★ 8.4
8 6 1986–1986
Documentary

À la folie, pas du tout

★ 5.8
8 23 1986–1988
Documentary

Apartheid

★ 9.0
6 1986–present
Documentary

Videokhrestomatiya Rossii. XX vek

★ 6.2
6 9 1986–1987
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