BBC television documentaries

Bitter Lake

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8.1

An experimental documentary that explores Saudi Arabia's relationship with the U.S. and the role this has played in the war in Afghanistan.

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Bitter Lake

Fourteen Days in May

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 1987 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A camera crew follows Edward Earl Johnson, a man falsely convicted of rape and murder, during his last 14 days on death row. Everyone involved is interviewed, Johnson himself, his family, the warden,...

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Fourteen Days in May

Coast

Series Age rating: 5 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 8.1

The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we'v...

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Coast

Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2016 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Professor Brian Cox goes on a grand tour of the planet to explain how the Earth's beauty is created by just a handful of forces.

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Forces of Nature with Brian Cox

Great British Railway Journeys

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2010 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with a copy of George Bradshaw's Victorian Railway Guidebook. Portillo travels the length and breadth of the country to see how the railways changed us, and what o...

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Great British Railway Journeys

Planet Dinosaur

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 8.1

The stories of the biggest, deadliest and weirdest creatures ever to walk the Earth, using the latest fossil evidence and immersive computer graphics.

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Planet Dinosaur

Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Documentary series delving into a rarely seen South American wilderness, home to surprising creatures who survive from the mighty Andes Mountains to Cape Horn.

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise

Ocean Giants

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2011 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Ground-breaking documentary granting a unique and privileged access into the magical world of whales and dolphins, uncovering the secrets of their intimate lives as never before.

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Ocean Giants

Equator

Series Age rating: 7 Year: 2006 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Simon Reeve takes a 25,000 mile journey around the Equator

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Equator

Britain From Above

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2008 IMDB Rating: 8.1

An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective. Join host Andrew Marr as he discovers how each and every one of us is interconnecting m...

Find out more, including where to buy or rent Britain From Above

Categories

Genre

Our suggestions