Subgenre Sampler
Science Fact: 182 Films to Buy & Rent
- Edge of the Universe (2002)
- Feat. John Hurt
- Sequel to the TV series' THE PLANETS and UNIVERSE, which goes beyond the 'known universe' to outline the attempts and successes of astrophysicists to…
- Manapouri - The Toughest Tunnel (2002)
- New Zealand's specialist documentarians 'Natural History NZ' tell the heroic story of how a team of a thousand men laboured in the 1960s to complete…
- Spy in the... Collection, The (TV Series) (2002-2004)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Overtly sneaky wildlife doco series where cameras are hidden in the environments of a den of lions, a herd of elephants, a clan of bears and a pride…
- Travelling Birds (Winged Migration) (2002)
- Dir. Jacques Perrin, Michel Debats, Jacques Cluzaud
- Anyone with an appreciation of natural beauty will be transfixed, and possibly transported, by this superlative documentary from the makers of…
- Walking with Beasts (2002)
- Further CGI–enhanced recreations of the prehistoric era, here the post–dinosaur age of sabre–toothed tigers, mastadons and woolly…
- Blue Planet, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Dir. Alastair Fothergill
- Breathtaking footage of our planet’s largest feature – the ocean – reveals wondrous worlds within this still almost completely unexplored…
- Brain Story (TV Series) (2001)
- Professor Susan Greenfield presents this six–part documentary series concerning that curious organ, the brain, using CGI illustrations,…
- Evolution (TV Series) (2001)
- Thorough and rigorous seven–part PBS series extols – and not without wading into the science vs. religion debate – the virtues of Charles…
- Human Face, The (2001)
- Dir. James Erskine
Feat. John Cleese, Elizabeth Hurley
- BBC series studying the science and mystery of human faces, with John Cleese and Elizabeth Hurley providing an entertaining double–act as…
- Savage Planet (2001)
- Dir. Chris Malone, Emma Hawley, Tony Coldwell
- Various extreme ‘acts of God’ are showcased in this visually compelling nature odyssey. Stray asteroids, storms, volcanos, avalanches, baking…