BBC television documentaries

The Trials of Life

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1990 IMDB Rating: 8.9

A study in animal behaviour, it was the third in a trilogy of major series (beginning with Life on Earth) that took a broad overview of nature, rather than the more specialised surveys of Attenborough...

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Wonders of the Universe

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 8.8

Professor Brian Cox reveals how the fundamental scientific principles and laws explain not only the story of the universe but also answer mankind's greatest questions.

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The Power of Nightmares

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 8.8

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

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Tribe

Series Age rating: 8 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.7

Documentary series following former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry as he visits a number of remote tribes around the world, spending a month living and interacting with each society.

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South Pacific

Series Age rating: 5 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.7

South Pacific is a British nature documentary series from the BBC Natural History Unit, which began airing on BBC Two on 10 May 2009. The six-part series surveys the natural history of the islands of...

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America: A Personal History of the United States

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1972 IMDB Rating: 8.6

First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke's America was a series of thirteen, fifty-minute films in colour, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke. The programmes trace the history of the United State...

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Natural World

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 8.6

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its g...

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