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- DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsEdward AsnerPat BenatarJerry BrownA collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on the relationship between nature, humanity, and technology.
- DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsChristie BrinkleyDavid BrinkleyPatrick DisantoAn exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
- StarsBilly ConnollyEntertaining travelogue of England, Ireland and Wales presented by Billy Connolly, also includes clips from his popular stand-up performances on tour.
- DirectorTerence DaviesStarsTerence DaviesGeorge HarrisonJack HawkinsA filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England.
- StarsRichard WilsonChristopher SladePeter RandallRichard Wilson drives a selection of cars from the 1950s on scenic drives of the UK which were recommended in 1950s guidebooks.
- StarsDavid DimblebyA journey through some of Britain's greatest historic buildings to examine their impact and influence on the country's architectural and social history.
- StarsBill BrysonStephen FryQueen Elizabeth IIFollowing his enormously successful book "Notes From a Small Island", American travel writer Bill Bryson sets off on a new tour of Britain. Starting at Dover, where he recalls his first disembarkation in 1973 to a land of rain, sweet tea and disagreeable land-ladies, his travels take him from Poole in the South to the Western Isles of Scotland. Along the way he encounters such colourful characters as the pipe smokers of Solihull, ballroom dancers in Blackpool and the caber tossers of Glenfinnan. Bryson brings all his perspective eye, dry wit and outbursts of comic exasperation to this affectionate survey of the British way of life.
- StarsVictoria WoodLes HiddinsFreddie McGregorVictoria Wood is on a mission: to visit the most intriguing places in the world named after Victoria, Queen of the old British Empire. And we're not just talking the London coach station district... we're looking at states in Australia and Canada, waterfalls, monuments, lakes, universities, roads, clubs, bridges and cities across the world. Victoria's journey will take in some incredible places and we'll meet a world full of amazing people linked by name to one of history's most powerful rulers.
- StarsFiona BruceKathryn JonesIan MortimerFiona Bruce fronts this eye-opening new three-part series on the stories behind Britain's official royal residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Palace of Holyroodhouse.
- StarsQueen Elizabeth IIPrince PhilipKing Charles IIIA fly-on-the-wall documentary following the British Royal Family for a year.
- StarsSam WaterstonHans-Peter BögelJames WrightFrom the bloodletting of Maya kings and a pharaoh's last journey to the secret pleasures of a Roman empress.
- StarsFrancesco da MostoAlessandro BressanelloDocumentary series telling the story of the birth of Venice, one of the most beautiful and romantic cities in the world.
- StarsSandrine VoilletDocumentary series that charts the history of France's capital and its emergence as the world's most stylish and romantic city.
- DirectorSimon BrookStarsJacques FrantzNicolas VaudeBruno EspositoThis movie is a docudrama relating the early history of the Eiffel Tower: From the planning to its first military use.
- DirectorKieth MerrillStarsDaniel T. MajetichCoby JordanBruce SimballaFollow the scientific expedition of John Wesley Powell who mapped the canyon and boated the Colorado River rapids into modern times.
- StarsStephen FryRussell MeansTed TurnerEnglish actor-comedian Stephen Fry travels through the US regions by London cab.
- StarsDavid Ogden StiersKenneth JacksonMike WallaceExploration of New York City's rich history as a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals.
- StarsCharley BoormanRuss MalkinPaul MungeamCharley Boorman travels from Ireland to Australia by local means of transport. After several training courses and some minor route alterations, the three team members are ready.
- CreatorDavid AlexanianCharley BoormanRuss MalkinStarsEwan McGregorCharley BoormanDavid AlexanianTwo guys take a trip of several months on motorcycles. They travel from the North of Scotland, down through Europe, into Africa, finally winding up in Cape Town, South Africa.
- CreatorDavid AlexanianCharley BoormanRuss MalkinStarsEwan McGregorCharley BoormanDavid AlexanianEwan McGregor and Charley Boorman embark on a grueling quest to motorbike from London to New York. Going east through Europe, Asia and then to Alaska, they experience different cultures and have to overcome the elements and adversity.
- StarsSimon SchamaMichael KitchenSamuel WestA comprehensive historical survey of the British Isles.
- StarsJonathan DimblebyValentin KhagdaevOlga FleshlerJonathan Dimbleby makes an epic journey from one end of Russia to the other killing cliches and reveling in the unpredictable.
- StarsSteven SimpsonIn Great Southern Land, Professor Steve Simpson takes viewers on a unique journey across Australia looking at the daily workings of a modern nation from a truly revealing perspective above. From the skies, Steve uncovers the otherwise hidden patterns, rhythms, networks and systems that keep Australia on the move, fed, alive and thriving. As an entomologist, Steve is used to searching for the big picture in little things, looking at what allows tiny species to survive. But now his sights are set on a bigger creature with fewer legs - us! Taking to the heavens in gliders, helicopters, hot air balloons and anything else that will carry him, Steve can truly appreciate the ingenuity it takes to carve a life in a vast, hostile and ancient continent. Great Southern Land explores how remoteness, tyranny of distance and a tenuous relationship with the natural world are fundamental to shaping the rhythm of daily life in Australia. Soaring across four episodes, this is the tale of living with flood and fire, and our complicated relationship with the natural world. Its the story of satisfying a voracious appetite for lifes vital ingredients: food and electricity. Its also the story of how we inhabit the edge coastal dwellers congregating in sprawling metropolises. And finally, its an epic telling of how we keep it all moving: humans, goods and data.
- StarsMichael WoodChris BailyMichael Wood visits places and interviews experts all over India to cover the great chapters of the subcontinent's history.
- StarsJoanna LumleyRamy RomanyIn search of the actual source of the Nile
- StarsAndrew SachsNeji NejahElliot CowanDramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
- StarsMarcus LushTwo hugely popular, award winning TV ONE series together in one pack. Marcus Lush, one of New Zealands favourite broadcasters takes us on a personal journey of exploration, firstly through the bottom of the South Island in South, then through to the top of the North Island in North. Featuring stunning scenery, breathtaking cinematography, colourful characters and above all Marcus very own brand of unique narration, as he takes the road less travelled to showcase some of the best New Zealand has to offer. NORTH: From lighthouses to lava flows, kayaks to kiwis, beaches to butterflies, Marcus covers a lot of ground - and water - in his latest adventure about New Zealands special places and people. Marcus becomes intimately involved in the stories of the landscape and the people that populate it, as he undertakes a journey that travels the coasts and harbours, the hills and sand dunes, of the top of the North Island.
- DirectorFrank HurleyStarsErnest ShackletonFrank WorsleyJ. StenhouseThe story of the 1914-1916 Antarctic exploration mission of Sir Ernest Shackleton. The ship sails south, breaking the ice, and ultimately getting trapped by the fast-changing weather. The ship breaks up in the ice, and while 22 men and 70 dogs wait on Elephant Island, Shackleton and a crew of five take a 20-foot lifeboat 800 miles to South Georgia Island to mount a rescue mission. We also get a good look at the exotic animals of the region, particularly the penguins.
- DirectorAnthony BuckleyStarsLeo McKern
- StarsJames Belich
- StarsMatt YoungBridget BezansonVanessa CollingridgeThis documentary tells the real story of the life and times of Captain James Cook; the greatest explorer in history who traveled to Australia and New Zealand. His three voyages pushed the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the Earth.
- DirectorSharon BarbourThe Wahine Disaster Documentary, directed by Sharon Barbour, details the stories of passengers who survived the blackest day in Wellington's history. This film features a striking recreation of the Wahine disaster and shares previously untold stories of survival. Learn about the events that unfolded when, in the early morning of 10 April 1968, two violent storms merged over Wellington. The storm created a single cyclone that is still the worst recorded in New Zealand's history. In this extraordinary storm the TEV Wahine foundered on Barrett Reef and sank near Steeple Rock at the mouth of Wellington Harbour. There were 610 passengers and 123 crew on board the Wahine (plus one stowaway) and of those, 53 were killed. The Wahine Disaster documentary follows passengers who boarded the ferry on a beautiful calm night in Lyttleton. They ended up participants of New Zealand's worst maritime disaster in living memory. Eyewitnesses and rescuers also recount their experiences that day. The Wahine Disaster Documentary shares the stories of of passengers who survived what was described as "the blackest day in Wellington's history".
- DirectorDanny BoyleStarsKirstie AbbottAfia AbushamSarah Jane AdamsThe world's best all-round sporting event returns in 2012, this time in London, and England's capital has a lot in store.
- StarsSigourney WeaverDavid AttenboroughNikolay DrozdovA documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.
- StarsNikolay DrozdovKenneth BranaghAvery BrooksDocumentary-style series about the era of the dinosaurs, mixing real locations and CGI.
- StarsGriff Rhys Jones
- StarsTilda SwintonRichard WollocombeTom HiddlestonWhen Charles Darwin visited the Galapágos Islands on September 15th 1835, his experiences and studies of the unique environment would come to change the understanding of life on Earth.
- StarsRichard HammondReed TimmerJoshua WurmanRichard Hammond gets right in amongst real weather to learn and discover how weather works.
- StarsMichael PalinDavid AttenboroughRichard AttenboroughThis documentary traces the extraordinary television career of the legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough, a BBC staple and one of the most respected pioneers of the nature documentary.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughTim CraggAnthony Geffen3D technology reveals a whole new dimension in the lives of plants, from the most bizarre to the most beautiful. In this sensational series, shot over the course of a year, David Attenborough explores their fascinating world. Using 3D time-lapse and pioneering techniques in 3D macro photography, he traces them from their beginnings on land to their vital place in nature today, exposing new revelations along the way. He moves from our time scale to theirs, revealing the true nature of plants as creatures that are every bit as dynamic and aggressive as animals. David discovers a microscopic world that's invisible to the naked eye, where insects feed and breed, where flowers fluoresce and where plants communicate with each other and with animals using scent and sound. He meets the extraordinary animals and fungi that have unbreakable ties with the plant world, from hawk moths and bats to tiny poison dart frogs, a giant tortoise and a fungus that can control the mind. And he does all this in one unique place, a microcosm of the whole plant world where, some 90% of all known plant species are represented: The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. This spectacular adventure through the Kingdom of Plants is so immersive and compelling it has the capacity to amaze even the least green-fingered.
- DirectorPeter BassettStarsDavid AttenboroughOwen NewmanHow one lion family - the Ntudu pride - struggles to survive until the return of the great migration of wildebeest and zebra to the Serengeti in Africa.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughDidier NoirotJoe StevensThe sardine run, which takes place each winter along the South African coast. Dolphins first find the sardines and gannets, seals, sharks and whales follow for the biggest fish supper on the planet.
- DirectorPeter BassettStarsDavid AttenboroughMike HoldingMartin DohrnIn Africa, a great flood in the Okavango turns four thousand square miles of arid plains into a wetland. The lush grass attracts elephants, deer, zebra, buffalo and hippos come for the water.
- DirectorPeter BassettStarsDavid AttenboroughTom FitzJoe StevensAs winter finally passes and the sun climbs over the Arctic, the 4,000,000 square mile ice-sheet rapidly begins to melt, revealing an archipelago of islands, channels and seas. For the masters of the ice, the polar bears, this is a moment of jeopardy but for others like the arctic fox, beluga whales, thousands of lemmings and immense flocks of birds this is the richest place on Earth.
- DirectorPeter BassettStarsDavid AttenboroughShane MooreDavid ReichertAfter a seemingly endless icy winter, the Arctic coast of Alaska and British Columbia, and the the northern Pacific which washes it, warm and bloom more intensely then the Amazon forest. plankton, which gets constant feeding in the deep fjords is a feast for the food chain. This starts with herring, seals and whales, which travel for months from the quiet, warm but relatively poor Hawaiian waters. Many species time births to benefit from the short, abundant feeding spray. Many build up fat reserves for the colder rest of the year.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughJeff TurnerThe annual return from the Pacific Ocean of millions of salmon to the streams where they were born in North America in order to spawn and die. Grizzly bears depend for their survival on this event, too.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughBarry PaineJohn ShrapnelStrand of documentaries on wildlife and the environment.
- DirectorRob StewartStarsRob StewartPaul WatsonErich RitterAn investigation of sharks' importance to ecosystems and humankind's mass destruction of shark species worldwide.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughDavid Attenborough's comprehensive study of fossils, which give many clues to how life existed on pre-historic Earth.
- StarsRod ArthurSuzanne McNabbNigel MarvenNigel Marven travels back in time to rescue exotic creatures on the brink of extinction. CGI is used to create animals no longer seen on earth, from woolly mammoths, and T Rex, to dinosaur-eating crocodiles.
- StarsKenneth BranaghStockard ChanningLarry AgenbroadUsing the latest digital technology, the era between the dinosaurs and man is superbly recreated by the BBC and Discovery Channel in another winning production from the coalition.
- StarsRobert WinstonAndrew BlackallPhillippaThe BBC explores the human body from the inside out as never before.
- StarsLouis TherouxDavid PaulJ.J. MichaelsLouis Theroux documents some of the US's most bizarre happenings, events and rituals, by getting involved himself.
- DirectorSeth GordonStarsSteve WiebeBilly MitchellMark AlpigerDie-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.
- StarsDavid Byrne
- StarsJames MaySim OakleyRory BarkerJames May and the Man Lab crew set out build, solve, invent and generally do manly things.
- StarsJames MaySim OakleyOz ClarkeJames May travels all over Britain to show the origins of some toys, and creates amazing things with them.
- StarsBear GryllsNell TeareMannie De CastroBear Grylls teaches lessons on how to survive in the worst case scenarios.
- StarsJulian MorrowAndrew HansenChris TaylorThe show features sketches mocking social and political issues, and often feature comedic publicity stunts.
- StarsRohan GunaratnaTerry McDermottPatrick FitzgeraldInside 9/11 provides insight into the events that led up to 9/11 by tracing the timeline from al Qaeda's earliest origins through the aftermath of 9/11 and the ongoing investigation.
- CreatorBruce NashStarsLloyd SherrHarlan SapersteinAdam RichmanFast-paced, fun and informative, Modern Marvels is The History Channel's signature series focusing on historical technology.
- StarsDan CruickshankHistorian and writer Dan Cruickshank celebrates architecture as a creative force as he explores the world's greatest cities, buildings and monuments.
- StarsDanny ForsterMargaret TeoYvonne Von HartelArchitect Danny Forster gets up close and personal with mega construction. Along the way, Danny explores design and construction of amazing structures. Danny loves what he does, brings some background knowledge, and gets hands on at every site.
- StarsRobert LindsayRon CookJohn WaltersDrama-documentary series which describes some of the key technological achievements of the industrial age.
- DirectorRussell BarnesStarsYousef Al-KhattabRichard DawkinsTed HaggardRichard Dawkins' highly critical documentary attacks the pulsing heart of all mainstream religion- faith; with special focus on Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Contains repeated references to sectorial schools as child abuse and faith as the stepping stone to terrorist activity.
- DirectorRussell BarnesStarsDerren BrownDeepak ChopraRichard DawkinsScientist Richard Dawkins turns a hostile eye on the world of alternative medicine.
- StarsRichard DawkinsThe Naked CowboySteven PinkerIn this three-part series Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary scientist and bestselling author, takes us on a journey of discovery. How does evolution work? How do we know it's true - and why do some people still deny it? As evolved creatures, do we have to be callous, selfish and immoral? Dawkins echoes Darwin's emphatic "no".
- DirectorScott ZakarinStarsStan LeeKevin SmithJoan LeeFilmmaker/Comic Writer Kevin Smith interviews comic book legend Stan Lee about his life and work in comics.
- 20031h 59mTV-147.5 (3.1K)DirectorKenneth BowserStarsMartin ScorseseDennis HopperPeter BogdanovichA look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
- 1995–19983h 45m8.5 (5.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorMartin ScorseseMichael Henry WilsonStarsMartin ScorseseAllison AndersKathryn BigelowMartin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.
- StarsCarlos E. CamposPeter CoyoteLance J. HoltA series featuring actual color footage of World War II.
- DirectorPeter ButtRob McRuleyStarsRobyn WilliamsThe story of how the Battleship was used and not used as the ultimate weapon of war during its day up to its demise.
- DirectorRichard DaleDramatised documentary showing the disaster of the Titanic from a unique point of view.
- DirectorSteve YorkStarsBen KingsleyMohandas K. GandhiSalvador AllendeThis two-part Emmy-nominated series explores one of the 20th century's most important but least understood stories: how nonviolent power has overcome oppression and authoritarian rule all over the world. Part 1 contains the India, Nashville and South Africa segments. A Force More Powerful has been translated into more than a dozen languages and inspired millions around the world, from Burma to Cuba to Belarus.
- DirectorGary McCartieFrom a bird's eye view, OVER CANADA is a beautifully produced, award winning, high definition "aerial adventure" television documentary that unveils the dramatic splendour of the awe-inspiringly vast Canadian landscape.
- DirectorPeter KuranStarsWilliam ShatnerEdward TellerW.H.P. BlandyThe history of nuclear weapons between 1945 until 1963.
- StarsHuw EdwardsLee JessupMichael AustinHuw Edwards presents this history of Wales, showing the country in ways it's never been seen before. From prehistoric times, to power struggles with the barons, and England, through to the industrial revolution and today this history is comprehensive and is a compulsive viewing.
- DirectorDavid WohlstadterStarsAnna KournikovaTop tennis player, Anna Kournikova, features warm-up, cool-down and stretching exercises designed to achieve a higher level of fitness.
- DirectorDave GrohlStarsTrent ReznorTom PettyMick FleetwoodA documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsJames BalogSvavar JónatanssonLouie PsihoyosFollow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- DirectorShirley Horrocks
- StarsRick StevesConcepción Delgado de los ReyesMarwa AbbasAmerican travel authority Rick Steves guides viewers through his favorite European cities.
- DirectorDavid BattyStarsBrian CoxThe history of Imperial Japan's involvement in World War II with full color footage.
- DirectorNicholas WebsterStarsJohnny CashThe WesternairesJohnny Cash guides us through the history of the great American railways, while performing some of his most famous train-related songs.
- StarsTilda SwintonRichard WollocombeTom HiddlestonThe history of these beautiful Islands from their creation as uprising lava to their being studied by Darwin to their modern day inhabitants.
- DirectorPaul ReddishStarsDavid AttenboroughDavid Attenborough travels to the forests of Papua New Guinea, where 38 of the 42 kinds of bird of paradise are found.
- StarsMark HallileySasa VasilievskiJerry SoftenThe Planets is a made for television documentary series that explores in depth the planets that make up our solar system.
- StarsJohn HurtBased on the latest paleontological discoveries from all continents, veteran actor John Hurt narrates the gory, bleak stories of the brutal relationship between the ancient apex predators and their gigantic herbivorous prey.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughPierce BrosnanPeter ScoonesMammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.
- StarsMatt DayA journey through space and time to reveal Australasia's natural wonders. Each episode is a detective story, delving into Australasia's hidden secrets to explain why its wildlife is so special. Its wildlife is an astonishing mix of the surprising, the strange and the deadly. It's one of the world's great melting pots for both people and wildlife.
- StarsRobson GreenGeorge PurvisIan KilleRobson Green explores the region known as "Britain's best-kept secret". This series reveals why the county of his birth still remains for him a magical and mysterious ancient kingdom. He immerses himself in the unique experiences it has to offer, camping wild in the most remote spot in Britain, stargazing into the darkest skies in England and exploring the rich and deep history of a county which has its own flag, along with iconic locations such as Holy Island and Hadrian's Wall.
- DirectorPhilip KingNuala O'ConnorStarsBonoThe EdgeAdam ClaytonA documentary examining the production of U2's most commercially successful and critically acclaimed album.
- StarsBrian CoxSteven MackintoshProfessor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic parts of the globe to explain the fundamental principles that govern the laws of nature - light, gravity, energy, matter and time. With the world's most profound science at its heart, Wonders Of The Universe reveals how the story of humanity is intimately entwined with that of the complex story of the origins of the universe.
- DirectorClaude NuridsanyMarie PérennouStarsKristin Scott ThomasJacques PerrinA documentary on insect life in meadows and ponds.
- DirectorJohn DoukasStarsJoss AcklandBob BennettJohnny CooperA potted history of the Special Air Service, Britain's elite fighting force.
- StarsIain StewartLeo HouldingVictor BakerIn each episode, geologist Dr. Iain Stewart explains the effects and importance of a specific force of nature, such as wind or volcanism. He also examines the various ways in which it shapes planet earth itself and influences life on it, often in conjunction with other natural forces, and sometimes with lifeforms, as in the 'apocalyptically' grave case of global warming.