Subgenre Sampler
Documentary > Television: 270 Films to Buy & Rent
Louis Theroux's - The Collection (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met....) (1999)
- Four disc set compiling the best of the affable Louis Theroux, drawing from his three series to date.
More disarming than Borat, Theroux’s…
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- The fourth of Michael Palin's travel series with the BBC, this one recounts the life of author Ernest Hemingway, as Palin travels to places that…
New Zealand Wars, The (1999)
- Dir. James Belich
Feat. James Belich
- Praised, yet inevitably controversial documentary series on New Zealand's 19th century history, in particular the various land–wars between…
Two Fat Ladies (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Jennifer Paterson, Clarissa Wright
- The commanding humour, presence and culinary skills of Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Wright are served up in this cuddly cooking series.
Zoo, The (TV Series) (1999-2006)
- Selected highlights from New Zealand's own animal documentary series, which looks at the goings–on at the Auckland Zoo among the various animal…
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…
Enrico Caruso: Voice of the Century (1998)
- Biographical documentary exploring the life of the Italian operatic tenor, filmed in Naples and featuring Placido Domingo, Beverly Sills, and Luciano…
Planet Ustinov - Following the Equator with Peter Ustinov (1998)
- Mark Twain's 1898 account of his epic journey around the globe is traced by Peter Ustinov in this part travelogue, part history lesson, which takes…
Top Gear (TV Series) (1998)
- Feat. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May
- Selected highlights from the BBC series in which three car–crazy lads (Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond) have fun driving and…
Michael Palin: Full Circle (TV Series) (1997)
- Feat. Michael Palin
- The intrepid Michael Palin completes another quasi–anthropological circumlocution of the globe, with a 15000 mile journey around the Pacific…