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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