Subgenre Sampler
Science Fact: 183 Films to Buy & Rent
Walking with Dinosaurs (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Tim Haines
Feat. Kenneth Branagh
- In tracing the 160 million year history of the big lizards, this comprehensive BBC doco slavishly recreates the flora, fauna and geography of the age…
From the Earth to the Moon (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Dylan Baker, Adam Baldwin, Gary Cole…
- Truly epic dramatisation of the Apollo space programme – produced by Tom Hanks after the success of APOLLO 13 – which looks at the entire…
Human Body, The (TV Series) (1998)
- Extraordinary, unique overview of human physiology from conception to death. Scrupulously researched and entertainingly presented by the slightly…
Life of Birds, The (TV Mini Series) (1998)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Naturalist Sir David Attenborough presents this 10–part series looking at all aspects of the winged creatures of Earth. As would be expected…
Scrapheap Challenge (TV Series) (1998-2008)
- This bizarre game show sends rival teams of mechanics and engineers into a sprawling junkyard. Each week, the teams set out against the clock and one…
Stephen Hawkings' Universe (1998)
- The various theories of the wheelchair–confined English cosmologist are explained by other researchers in this in–depth BBC TV series.…
Microcosmos (1997)
- Dir. Claude Nuridsany
- All the dramas of human life play out in a secret kingdom contained in a French meadow, and brought into extreme close–up by superlative…
Alien Empire (1996)
- Dir. Steve Nicholls
- Utilising miniature cameras and endoscopes to peer into the 'microcosmos' of various insect species, this BBC series endeavours to vividly reveal…
Human Mind, The (TV Series) (1996)
- Further explorations of the human body, with Dr. Robert Winston helming this phenomenal journey deep into the recesses of the brain.
Once again…
Sun and the Moon, The (1996)
- A revealing documentary elaborating on Earth’s two most important neighbours: the moon, with its gravity properties and continued role in space…