Subgenre Sampler
Television > Documentary: 276 Films to Buy & Rent
First Person (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Errol Morris
- Errol Morris, the renowned cinematic observer of human testimony, nuance and eccentricity, here extends his patented "Interrotron" interview…
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness (TV Series) (2000)
- Feat. Alain de Botton
- Presented by respected modern–day philosopher Alain de Botton, this six part series features six historical thinkers and their theories on how…
Pilot Guides (TV Series) (2000)
- Travel series inspired by the LONELY PLANET backpacker books and hosted by enthusiastic intrepid travellers as they explore the four corners of the…
State of the Planet (TV Mini Series) (2000)
- A three–part series in which BBC documentarian David Attenborough investigates the various environmental crises besetting Earth at the present…
Awful Truth, The (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Michael Moore
Feat. Michael Moore
- Find out what's really going on in America with merciless media activist Michael Moore, fighting for the common man against the evil–doers of…
Grand Designs (TV Series) (1999-2016)
- Kevin McCloud presents this inspiring design series investigating the architectural aspirations of a selection of British homeowners keen on pushing…
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.