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Best Documentary TV Series of 1988

55 Documentary series that started in 1988, ranked by popularity

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Tizenkét hónap az erdön

★ 8.6
10 12 1988–1990
Documentary

The Train Now Departing

★ 8.7
9 6 1988–present
Documentary

Origins: A History of Canada

★ 6.9
8 16 1988–1988
Documentary · Drama · History

Reportage

★ 7.0
8 91 1988–1994
Documentary

Kochen mit Martina und Moritz

★ 8.0
8 1988–present
Documentary

Portrait of the Soviet Union

★ 5.4
8 1988–1988
Documentary · History

NRK-Scenen

★ 9.0
7 111 1988–present
Documentary · Music
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