Subgenre Sampler
Science Fact: 182 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Apollo 13 (1995)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon…
- An All–American true story in which Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton and Kevin Bacon are astronauts aboard the ill–fated mission to the moon, while…