Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > Science Fact: 166 Films to Buy & Rent
- 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…
- Natural History of the Chicken (2000)
- Dir. Mark Lewis
- The dir. of CANE TOADS here uses the odd behaviour of the humble chook as a wryly comic springboard for examining the equally odd behaviour of their…
- Space (TV Series) (2000)
- Feat. Sam Neill
- Sam Neill conducts a tour of Outer Space and some of the phenomenon of this vast (indeed possibly infinite) region.
Broadly examines galactic and…
- State of the Planet (TV Mini Series) (2000)
- A three–part series in which BBC documentarian David Attenborough investigates the various environmental crises besetting Earth at the present…
- Superhuman (2000)
- The makers of THE HUMAN BODY plumb the latest developments in bodily research and medical development, again utilising their cogent,…
- Universe (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Mark Everest
- Channel 4's acclaimed sequel to THE PLANETS, moves out of the solar system to investigate what else is going on in the cosmos. Again distinguished by…
- Planets, The (1999)
- Suitably ambitious 8–part TV series on the planets and other aspects of our solar system, including its history, space explorations and the sun…
- To The Moon (1999)
- A 30th anniversary documentary to mark the 1969 Apollo moon landing, this two–hour special reminiscences with the astronauts, and more…
- 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…