Subgenre Sampler
History: 410 Films to Buy & Rent
Federation (1999)
- Well–written doco that brings to life the events, personalities and experiences that lead up to the federation of the Australian colonies in…
Millennium (1999)
- Dir. Various
- Exhaustive history of the last thousand years, taken from the book by Felipe Fernandez–Armesto and presented by CNN. Refreshingly deals not…
New York: A Documentary Film (1999-2003)
- Dir. Ric Burns
- Grand and compelling PBS portrait of New York City in the vein of Ken Burns's fulsome documentaries (incidentally, directed by younger brother Ric)…
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (Mini Series) (1999)
- Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern
- A lively television adaptation of the Baroness Orczy's famous novel set around the bloody chaos of post–revolutionary France and one English…
1968: The Year That Shaped a Generation (1998)
- Dir. Steve Talbot
- Stolid examination of the watershed year filled with familiar images and oft heard soundbites.
Key people and events featured include: the…
Barry Humphries - Flashbacks (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Barry Humphries
- Iconic Aussie entertainer Barry Humphries and his alter–ego's Dame Edna, Sir Les Patterson and Sandy Stone take us on a journey through a slice…
Cold War (1998)
- Dir. Various
- With encyclopedia–like detail, this lengthy documentary series analyses every aspect of the Cold War, from the onset of frosty relations…
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1997)
- Dir. David Wallace
- Following the travails of the Greek military commander who conquered most of Asia Minor, historian Michael Wood explores the traditional story and…
Mabo (Mabo: Life of an Island Man) (1997)
- Dir. Trevor Graham
- Landmark documentary, passionately told, that recounts the extraordinary life story of land activist Eddie Mabo.
Peoples Century (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. Various
- Indispensible BBC TV series covering 20th century history told via the accounts of ordinary people, gives a vivid and sobering taste of world events.…