# Links to free documentaries online? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431 "2009-10-20T03:14:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jeredc1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/1 "2009-10-20T03:14:08Z")
I’ve watched quite a few documentaries on hulu, [archive.org](http://archive.org), and youtube. Does anyone have any recommendations for some good (free) online documentaries? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/2 "2009-10-20T03:48:07Z")
You could browse around [archive.org](http://www.archive.org/index.php) and see what you find. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/3 "2009-10-20T04:14:55Z")
I’ve been watching a lot on hulu too. What have you watched? (Obligatory disclosure, I work for one of the distributors that has free films on hulu.) ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/4 "2009-10-20T04:54:50Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > You could browse around [archive.org](http://www.archive.org/index.php) and see what you find. The OP mentioned [archive.org](http://archive.org). So you want free documentaries? How about [FreeDocumentaries.org](http://freedocumentaries.org/). Can’t get much more straightforward than that! Lots of good stuff here. There’s also [SnagFilms](http://www.snagfilms.com/films), which has easy categories for you to browse. (Actually I think FreeDocus has that too.) ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/5 "2009-10-20T05:15:33Z")
> [@choie](#): > > The OP mentioned [archive.org](http://archive.org). :smack: ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/6 "2009-10-20T09:55:00Z")
Here’s an interesting documentary on [Project Orion](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18L4E4myDAs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18L4E4myDAs) That Youtube user has also posted some other documentaries: [http://www.youtube.com/user/Zuke696](http://www.youtube.com/user/Zuke696) ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/7 "2009-10-20T11:39:26Z")
Some really good online talks (lectures) can be seen at [www.ted.com](http://www.ted.com) . ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/8 "2009-10-20T13:06:32Z")
National Film Board (Canada) [http://www.nfb.ca/](http://www.nfb.ca/) ---
**Author:** ![jeredc1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/9 "2009-10-20T16:36:05Z")
Thanks for all the good links guys. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/10 "2009-10-20T17:37:39Z")
Academic Earth! Excellent series of university lectures. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/11 "2009-10-20T19:18:24Z")
You should try hulu, or [archive.org](http://archive.org). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![jeredc1983](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ed8c4c/32.png) [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/links-to-free-documentaries-online/514431/12 "2009-10-21T03:13:32Z")
[freedocumentaries.org](http://freedocumentaries.org) is great.