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Documentary > Science Fact: 167 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
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…
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…
Private Life of Plants, The (1995)
- Feat. David Attenborough
- Typically comprehensive and fascinating look at the plant–life of planet Earth from the husky–voiced David Attenborough. Judicious use of…
Human Animal, The (1994)
- Famed zoologist Desmond Morris' personal assessment of the human being spans the cultural globe to understand behavioural peculiarities that we daily…