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1.
Earth Story (1998– )
Episode:
The Time Travellers
48 min | Documentary
Episode 1: The Time Travellers Geologists, who study the Earth, seek to understand the processes that have shaped our planet throughout its history, creating the world we see around us. To ... See full summary »
Star: Aubrey Manning
2. The Secret History of Writing (2020)
59 min | Documentary
Lydia Wilson talks to historians and calligraphers to trace the invention and basis of early writing systems, the influence of writing materials on written culture through time and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Lydia Wilson, Ludovic Hughes, Irving Finkel
Votes: 29
4.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
A to Z: The First Alphabet
(2020)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
Researchers uncover the evolution of writing and the story of the alphabet, dating back to millennia, old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Jeannette Robinson, Yasmin El Shazly, Lydia Wilson, Brody Neuenschwander
Votes: 100
5.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
A to Z: How Writing Changed the World
(2020)
TV-G | 52 min | Documentary
How the development of writing played a vital role in shaping world history, from the invention of paper to the printed book.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Jeannette Robinson, Brody Neuenschwander, Samah Salah Elliathy, Matthew Nicholls
Votes: 89
6.
The Secret History of Writing (2020)
Episode:
From Pictures to Words
(2020)
59 min | Documentary
Director: David Sington | Stars: Irving Finkel, Ludovic Hughes, Lydia Wilson
Votes: 12
7.
The Secret History of Writing (2020)
Episode:
Words on a Page
(2020)
59 min | Documentary
Director: David Sington | Star: Lydia Wilson
Votes: 8
8.
The Secret History of Writing (2020)
Episode:
Changing the Script
(2020)
59 min | Documentary
Director: David Sington | Star: Lydia Wilson
Votes: 5
9.
L'odyssée de l'écriture (2020)
Episode:
Les origines
(2020)
52 min | Documentary
Director: David Sington
Votes: 10
10. Mercury 13 (2018)
TV-PG | 78 min | Documentary
After rigorous testing in 1961, a small group of skilled female pilots are asked to step aside when only men are selected for the spaceflight.
Directors: David Sington, Heather Walsh | Stars: Wally Funk, Rhea Woltman, Sarah Ratley, Bob Steadman
Votes: 1,290
11. Captive (2016)
60 min | Documentary
Documentary series that depicts hostage negotiations, the stories are told by the victims themselves.
Stars: Yolande Korkie, Camilla Carr, Ronaldo Monteiro, James Loney
Votes: 835
12.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Mystery Beneath the Ice
(2016)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
What happened to a quarter quadrillion krill and what does it mean for some of our favorite animals; penguins, whales and seals. Scientists are determined to find out if we should relax, worry or panic.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Angus Atkinson, Hugh Ducklow, Ulrike Freier, Albrecht Goetz
Votes: 41
13.
Captive (2016)
Episode:
American Missionaries, Philippines
(2016)
61 min | Documentary
The long captivity of American missionaries Martin and Gracia Burnham by Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf takes on new urgency after 9/11.
Directors: Sam Blair, David Sington | Stars: Martin Burnham, Garcia Burnham, Mary Jones, Guillermo Sobero
Votes: 59
14.
Captive (2016)
Episode:
The Peacemakers, Iraq
(2016)
62 min | Documentary
In the violent aftermath of the Iraq War, four human rights activists from Christian Peacemakers Teams are taken hostage by insurgents in Baghdad.
Director: David Sington | Stars: James Loney, Dan O'Shea, Stewart Henderson, Maxine Nash
Votes: 52
15. The Fear of 13 (2015)
96 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A convicted murderer who has spent 23 years on Death Row tells his story.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Herbert A. Fuchs, Sammy Silverwatch, Nick Yarris
Votes: 7,633
16. Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science (2015)
56 min | Documentary
In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so concerned geologist Simon Lamb grabbed his camera and set out to explore the inside story of climate research. For over ... See full summary »
Directors: Simon Lamb, David Sington
Votes: 19
17. Licence to Krill (2015)
87 min | Documentary
Antarctic krill are small animals with a big problem. The food of whales, penguins and seals, their numbers have been in dramatic decline. "Licence to Krill" follows an international ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington
18. We Are Many (2014)
110 min | Documentary
The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq.
Director: Amir Amirani | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Mark Rylance, Danny Glover, Ken Loach
Votes: 419
19. McCullin (2012)
91 min | Documentary
To many, Don McCullin is the greatest living war photographer, often cited as an inspiration for today's photojournalists. For the first time, McCullin speaks candidly about his ... See full summary »
Directors: David Morris, Jacqui Morris | Stars: Harold Evans, Don McCullin, Michael Parkinson, Sue Ryder
Votes: 2,287
20. The Churchills (2012– )
Not Rated | Documentary
David Starkey uncovers the links between Britain's two greatest war leaders, both called Churchill: Winston, who defeated Hitler, and his ancestor John Churchill, who faced down Louis XIV ... See full summary »
Star: David Starkey
Votes: 43
21.
The Churchills (2012– )
Episode:
Grand Strategies
(2012)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary
Two years after Blenheim Marlborough once more crushed the French at the battle of Ramillies. However in 1940 it was Britain who was routed in Europe and,as the French had earlier lost ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 11
22.
The Churchills (2012– )
Episode:
The Choice
(2012)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary
Historian Starkey assesses the position of Winston Churchill during his political wilderness days of the early 1930s,when he was writing a biography of his ancestor,John Churchill,the ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 11
23.
The Churchills (2012– )
Episode:
The March to War
(2012)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary
In 1932 Churchill visited Germany to research his ancestor's biography but missed meeting Hitler. Starkey argues that the so-called Wilderness Years of the 1930s were misnamed as the decade... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 11
24. The Flaw (2011)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, History
An examination of the causes of the economic crisis of 2008.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Andrew Luan, Robert Shiller, Louis Hyman, George Cooper
Votes: 837
25. Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant (2009)
Documentary, Biography, History
Dr David Starkey examines the history and motives that shaped the most infamous king of England. This series is beautifully researched and offers some new insights into life and times of Henry VIII.
Stars: Laurence Spellman, Nick Sampson, David Starkey, Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Votes: 108
26.
Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant (2009)
Episode:
Prince 1485-1509
(2009)
Documentary, Biography, History
On Bosworth field, Henry Tudor seized the crown from the dead Richard III and became the first Tudor King, (Henry VII), and ended the War of the Roses. When his first born son Arthur died ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Stars: Laurence Spellman, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Bones, Jack Fox
Votes: 11
27.
Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant (2009)
Episode:
Warrior 1509-1525
(2009)
Documentary, Biography, History
When he became King, he replaced all of his fathers advisers and hired Thomas Cromwell (who would become his life long friend) a very clever lawyer. He was victorious at the Battle of the ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Stars: Laurence Spellman, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Ken Bones, Siobhan Hewlett
Votes: 7
28.
Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant (2009)
Episode:
Lover (1526-1536)
(2009)
Documentary, Biography, History
Henry could not divorce Catherine under Catholic law. With Anne's help, he broke from Rome. He felt the bible should be read by all, in English, not Latin, and that he was the God's voice ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Stars: Laurence Spellman, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Andrew Havill, Siobhan Hewlett
Votes: 11
29.
Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant (2009)
Episode:
Tyrant
(2009)
Documentary, Biography, History
Henry's advisers who had helped Thomas dispatch Anne hoped the religion would go back to Catholicism, but no. Henry had his armies loot every church and monastery in England. All rebel ... See full summary »
Director: David Sington | Stars: Laurence Spellman, Sophie Hunter, Adam James, Neil Newbon
Votes: 9
30. Moon Machines (2008– )
Documentary
A collection of documentaries about project apollo,from the designers and engineers viewpoint.Each episode focused on individual components or equipment for the Apollo programme.
Stars: Robert Seamans, Bill Stoney, Sonny Morea, Cliff Hess
Votes: 411
31.
Moon Machines (2008– )
Episode:
The Saturn V Rocket
(2008)
TV-G | 45 min | Documentary
October 4th 1957, and the Russians take a huge leap forward in rocketry when they successfully launch Sputnik 1 - the world's first artificial satellite. Over the years the Soviets would ... See full summary »
Director: David Copp | Stars: George Phelps, Don Brincka, Konrad Dannenberg, Donald Binns
Votes: 22
32.
Moon Machines (2008– )
Episode:
The Command Module
(2008)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary
We recount the story of the engineers who built the Apollo Command Module, a fully pressurised living space that would need to provide three men with food, water, air, power, communication,... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: Gus Grissom, Cliff Hess, Dale Myers, Robert Seamans
Votes: 20
33.
Moon Machines (2008– )
Episode:
The Navigation Computer
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
We tell the story of how a group of computer scientists grappled with the challenge of navigation of a round trip to the Moon back in the days when computer code and software hadn't been ... See full summary »
Stars: David Mindell, Bill Stoney, Robert Seamans, Charles Draper
Votes: 20
34.
Moon Machines (2008– )
Episode:
The Lunar Module
(2008)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
The story of the engineers challenged with building what became affectionately called the Lunar Bug. A constant battle to meet the seemingly impossible demands of weight restrictions, the ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: Joshua Stoff, Bill Causey, Wernher von Braun, Robert Seamans
Votes: 22
35.
Moon Machines (2008– )
Episode:
The Space Suit
(2008)
TV-G | 44 min | Documentary
As NASA began preparing for the Apollo missions, it realized it had no knowledge in one key area - space suits. This examines the teams behind the creation of the Apollo pressure suit.
Stars: Tom Herrala, Bill Ayrey, Joe Kosmo, Ken Thomas
Votes: 20
36. In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, History
The crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Mike Collins
Votes: 6,925 | Gross: $1.13M
37.
Nova ScienceNow (2005– )
Episode:
Sleep, CERN, Emergence, and Profile: Julie Schablitsky
(2007)
Documentary
Sleep may play an important role in strengthening memories.CERN: The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) nears completion at the international particle physics lab in Geneva, Switzerland.Emergence:... See full summary »
Directors: Julia Cort, David Sington | Star: Carla Wohl
39.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
The Ghost Particle
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary
New theories explain the beginnings of creation.
Director: David Sington | Star: Kathryn Walker
Votes: 13
40.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Dimming the Sun
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary
The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level of sunlight reaching the Earth's surface had declined in recent decades because, from a narrow minded ... See full summary »
Directors: Peter Chinn, Duncan Copp, Caroline Penry-Davey | Star: Kathryn Walker
Votes: 26
41.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Underwater Dream Machine
(2006)
TV-PG | Documentary
Director: Andreas Sawall | Star: Neil Ross
Votes: 16
42.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
Empire
(2006)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, History
George I and his two namesakes forge new relationships with Parliamentary leaders, creating a dynamic that survives in British governance today.
Director: Simon Everson | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 22
43.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
Rule Britannia
(2006)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, History
Under William and Mary and their successor, Anne, the nation transforms itself into Europe's greatest power and enjoys unprecedented financial prosperity.
Director: Rachel Bell | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 24
44.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
The Glorious Revolution
(2006)
TV-14 | 51 min | Documentary, History
Outraged by James II's ham-handed attempts to promote tolerance for his fellow Catholics, Parliament invites his daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange, to invade England ... See full summary »
Director: James Burge | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 24
45.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
The Return of the King
(2006)
50 min | Documentary, History
The remarkable story of King Charles II, who secured the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660.
Director: David Barrie | Star: David Starkey
Votes: 29
46. Nova ScienceNow (2005– )
60 min | Documentary
Uncover the complicated truth behind our sense of taste.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chad Cohen, Ziya Tong, David Pogue
Votes: 528
47.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
Global Dimming
(2005)
Documentary
This is a film that demands action. It reveals that we may have grossly underestimated the speed at which our climate is changing. At its heart is a deadly new phenomenon. One that until ... See full summary »
Director: Duncan Copp | Stars: Jack Fortune, Peter Cox, Graham Farquhar, Beate Liepert
Votes: 35
48.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Hitler's Sunken Secret
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary
Explores the Nazi quest for atomic weapons as it follows a mission to recover barrels of heavy water bound for Berlin from a Norwegian hydroelectric plant.
Director: Duncan Copp | Star: Neil Ross
Votes: 28
49.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
The Crown Imperial
(2005)
49 min | Documentary, History
Although Edward IV's coronation seems to end the War of the Roses, sibling ambitions within the House of York eventually throw the monarchy into turmoil. Henry Tudor forces a dynastic ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Clarke | Stars: David Starkey, Mark Gregory, Hywel George, Jeremy Harvey
Votes: 36
50.
Monarchy with David Starkey (2004–2007)
Episode:
Henry VIII: King and Emperor
(2005)
TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, History
In his unquenchable thirst for celebrity and tortuous quest for a male heir, Henry VIII takes the English monarchy to new heights, asserting power over the souls of his subjects as well as their bodies.
Director: David Hutt | Stars: David Starkey, David Alder, Anna Burns, Tony Cottrell
Votes: 31