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Rental > Television > Documentary: 249 Films to Rent on DVD
Tomorrow Show, The: John, Paul, Tom and Ringo (1975-1981)
- Hosted by broadcasting legend Tom Synder, this features the last ever interview with John Lennon before he disappeared from the public eye, as well…
Ascent of Man, The (TV Series) (1973)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Feat. Jacob Bronowski
- Renowned TV series from the era of epic–length documentaries, this analyses the progress of mankind through scientific and technological…
Alistair Cooke's America (TV Series) (1972)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Feat. Alistair Cooke
- Considered one of the great TV documentary series, this is English broadcaster Cooke's personal view of American history and its teeming,…
Rossellini's History Films: Renaissance and Enlightenment (The Age of the Medici, Cartesius, Blaise Pascal) (1972-1974)
- Dir. Roberto Rossellini
- Three TV films about some of the western world's major figures and moments, from Italian master Roberto Rossellini in the final phase of his…
Attenborough In Paradise: The David Attenborough Specials (1971-2004)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Collection of one–off TV shows hosted by David Attenborough over the years, including 'Attenborough In Paradise', 'The Lost Gods Of Easter…
Civilisation (TV Series) (1969)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- "Not a history of the arts, but a history of life–giving beliefs and ideas made visible and audible through the medium of art." Kenneth Clark's…
It Happened Here (1963)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
- A genuine filmic curiousity, this meticulous historical fantasy proposes that Nazi Germany invaded Britain in 1940 – leading to a lengthy…
Whicker's World (TV Series) (1958-1994)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Feat. Alan Whicker
- Fronted by one of the most celebrated social commentators and journalists of the 20th century, Alan Whicker's television masterpieces saw the polite…
Coast New Zealand (TV Series)
- New Zealand chapter of the picturesque BBC documentary series exploring the world's coastlines. Neil Oliver returns as presenter, and explores…