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1. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,101
2. Last One Standing (2007–2008)
60 min | Reality-TV
Six men travel to various locations around the world where they stay with indigenous people, learn their local sports and then compete against each other in those sports
Stars: Corey Rennell, Bradley Johnson, Mark Hoban, Rajko Radovic
Votes: 449
3. Horizon (I) (1964– )
50 min | Documentary
British documentary series that covers a variety of subjects in science and philosophy.
Stars: Paul Vaughan, Jack Fortune, Dilly Barlow, Colin Riach
Votes: 1,149
5.
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Episode:
Big Sleep
(2021)
Documentary, Drama
Director: Ben Scott | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Sarah Winter
Votes: 15
6. Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Using the latest digital technology, the era between the dinosaurs and man is superbly recreated by the BBC and Discovery Channel in another winning production from the coalition.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish
Votes: 3,281
7. Human Instinct (2002– )
Documentary
A record film from collection of BBC in detail will tell about basic human instincts and about that, how at one time due to them humanity accomplished a swift evolution jump.
Stars: Robert Winston, Nic Gilder
Votes: 124
8. Meet the Ancestors (1998–2004)
30 min | Documentary
Series which uses archaeology to shed light on history.
Stars: Julian Richards, Richard Neave, Charlotte A. Roberts, Nicholas Rowe
Votes: 30
9. Science Club (2012– )
Dara and his team of experts tackle some of the biggest ideas in science, with subjects including the brain, space, music and reproduction.
Stars: Dara O Briain, Alok Jha, Mark Miodownik, Helen Czerski
Votes: 92
10.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
New Dawn
(2001)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Germany, 49 million years B.C. A day in the life of a small forest mammal called Leptictidium who is trying to raise young, a giant predatory bird called Gastornis trying to hatch an egg ... See full summary »
Directors: Jasper James, Nigel Paterson | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish
Votes: 162
11.
Horizon (1964– )
Episode:
The Ghost in Your Genes
(2005)
49 min | Documentary
Biology stands on the brink of a shift in the understanding of inheritance. The discovery of epigenetics - hidden influences upon the genes - could affect every aspect of our lives.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Stars: Marcus Pembrey, Wolf Reik, Jonathan Seckl, Michael Skinner
Votes: 25
12.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
Triumph of the Beasts
(2001)
TV-G | 49 min | Animation, Documentary
Follow chronologically the story of evolution of mammals from the moment the dinosaurs died off to the end of the Ice age. The discovery of their fossils throughout history is also covered.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing
Votes: 65
13.
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
Episode:
New Giants
(2011)
TV-PG | 31 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
This episode focuses on the new giants, the heavyweights of the dinosaur world. It's only in recent years that we've unearthed the biggest dinosaurs that ever lived. One monster eclipsing ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 89
14. Planet Dinosaur (2011)
180 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
Based on the latest paleontological discoveries from all continents, veteran actor John Hurt narrates the gory, bleak stories of the brutal relationship between the ancient apex predators and their gigantic herbivorous prey.
Star: John Hurt
Votes: 1,753
15. Triumph of the Beasts (2001 TV Movie)
50 min | Animation, Documentary
Triumph of the Beasts explains just how mammals replaced the dinosaurs as the largest, fastest and fiercest creatures in the world. 65 million years ago a giant meteorite struck the earth, ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Bartlett | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Lawrence Witmer
Votes: 59
16. Operation Cloud Lab: Secrets of the Skies (2014 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: James Van Der Pool | Stars: Felicity Aston, Sarah Beynon, Jim McQuaid, Andy Torbet
Votes: 11
17.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
Land of Giants
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Mongolia, 25 million years B.C. This episode follows a young Indricotherium. After a dramatic birth, he must survive in a world of rhino-sized predators like Hyaenodon and pig-like monsters such as Entelodon.
Directors: Jasper James, Nigel Paterson | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish
Votes: 159
18.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
Sabre Tooth
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Paraguay, 1 million years B.C. A powerful Smilodon called Halftooth must survive on his own after being driven from his clan. South America is a bizarre world of giant sloths, car-sized ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Paterson | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing
Votes: 154
19.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
Whale Killer
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
36 million years B.C., a pregnant Basilosaurus whale resorts to desperate measures to find food for herself and her unborn infant. On land, mammals are growing into enormous creatures.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Larry Agenbroad, Frank Fish
Votes: 162
20.
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Episode:
Cosmic Scrap
(2021)
Documentary, Drama
Directors: Ruaridh Connellan, Ben Scott | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Moriba Kemessia Jah, Sarah Winter
Votes: 17
21. Human Senses (2003)
Documentary
Stars: Nigel Marven, Gabe Kapler, Ben Tatler, Paul Rozin
Votes: 69
22.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
Mammoth Journey
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
30,000 years B.C. In the middle of the Ice Ages, a mammoth herd migrates to escape the chilling winter. On their way, they encounter dangers like snow-covered bogs, cave lions, and the most dangerous predators yet- humans.
Directors: Jasper James, Nigel Paterson | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing, Karyn Drane, Lorne Duquette
Votes: 148
23.
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
Episode:
Last Killers
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
Witness how three very different, yet very dangerous, kinds of carnivorous dinosaurs hunted and killed their prey, or in some cases, their own fellow species.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 89
24.
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
Episode:
Fight for Life
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
In the late Jurassic, the enormous Predator X hunts in the European oceans. On the American land, the famous Allosaurus terrorizes its victims. However, there may be even larger predators stalking the terrain.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 85
25.
The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)
Episode:
The End
(2016)
Documentary
Professor Jim Al-Khalili carries us into the distant future to try to discover how the universe will end - with a bang or a whimper? He reveals a universe far stranger than anyone imagined ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Wilson | Star: Jim Al-Khalili
Votes: 61
26. Terra X - Rätsel alter Weltkulturen (1982– )
43 min | Documentary, History
Terra X - Expedition into the unknown.
Stars: Gert Heidenreich, Dirk Steffens, Joachim Bublath, Ramona Leiß
Votes: 181
28.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
Next of Kin
(2001)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Documentary
Ethiopia, 3,2 million years B.C. A clan of Australopithecus struggle to survive after being driven from their territory. Grey, the leader, is challenged by the younger Hercules, and Blue ... See full summary »
Directors: Jasper James, Nigel Paterson | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing
Votes: 144
29.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Ghost in Your Genes
(2007)
TV-PG | Documentary
Following the mapping of the human genome scientists discovered there is a huge new chapter in the genetics story. Dubbed epigenetics, it involves the chemical markers on DNA that ... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah Holt, Nigel Paterson | Star: Neil Ross
Votes: 35
30.
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Episode:
Dark Star
(2021)
Documentary, Drama
Directors: Ruaridh Connellan, Ben Scott | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Sarah Winter
Votes: 17
31.
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
Episode:
Feathered Dragons
(2011)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
A look at some of the more recently discovered and highly intriguing feathered dinosaurs from Asia, including the Epidexipteryx, the Oviraptor, the Gigantoraptor and the Microraptor.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 94
32.
The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)
Episode:
The Beginning
(2016)
59 min | Documentary
Professor Jim Al-Khalili takes us back in time to tackle the greatest question in science: how did the universe begin? Uncovering the origins of the universe is regarded as humankind's ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: Jim Al-Khalili
Votes: 72
33.
Walking with Prehistoric Beasts (2001)
Episode:
The Beasts Within
(2001)
TV-G | 49 min | Animation, Documentary
Follow the evolution of monkeys, apes and man.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Stockard Channing
Votes: 60
34.
James May's Big Ideas (2008– )
Episode:
Power to the People
(2008)
58 min | Documentary
James examines some ways to tap into alternative, hopefully inexhaustible energy. Solar power can work great based on solar cells, even for a sports car, but a more ambitious solar tower in... See full summary »
Director: Natalie Burke | Stars: James May, Peter Frankel, Wubbo Ockels, Steven Salter
Votes: 14
35.
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Episode:
Death Ray
(2021)
Documentary, Drama
Director: Ben Scott | Stars: James Beacham, Aidan Gillen, Sarah Winter
Votes: 21
36.
Planet Dinosaur (2011)
Episode:
Lost World
(2011)
TV-PG | 29 min | Documentary, Animation, Action
New finds from Africa have revealed some of the most spectacular dinosaurs ever known. the Spinosaurus, the largest carnivore ever known to have existed, clashes with the Carcharodontosaurus over their common pray, the Ouranosaurus.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 113
37. The Beginning and End of the Universe (2016)
Documentary
Two documentary movies, the first discuss the theory of the beginning of the universe (big bang theory), while the other includes the ending theories.
Star: Jim Al-Khalili
Votes: 658
38. The Human Body: Secrets of Your Life Revealed (2017)
Documentary
Chris and Xand van Tulleken uncover the latest secrets of our bodies.
Stars: Chris van Tulleken, Xand van Tulleken, Danny MacAskill, Bruce German
Votes: 66
39.
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006)
Episode:
Albert Speer
(2006)
Not Rated | 61 min | Documentary, Drama, History
A profile on Nazi Germany's top architect Armaments Minister, who sought survival in the trials through carefully phrased contrition.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Henry King, Richard Overy, Roger Barrett
Votes: 51
40. James May's Big Ideas (2008– )
Documentary
James May travels the globe in search of implementations for concepts widely considered science fiction.
Stars: James May, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Christopher James, Peter Frankel
Votes: 283
41. In Search of Medieval Britain (2008– )
30 min | Documentary, History
Art historian Alixe Bovey follows the Gough Map, the oldest surviving road map of Britain, in search of the country as it was in the medieval era.
Star: Alixe Bovey
Votes: 24
42. The Beasts Within (2001 TV Movie)
50 min | Animation, Documentary
From as far back in time as ancient Greece, man has suspected that humans evolved from other animals, as he has struggled to understand his nature and evolutionary inheritance. The Beasts ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 44
43. Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial (2006)
Not Rated | 180 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Profiles on the major defendants of the Nuremberg war crimes trials.
Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Richard Overy, John Dolibois, Whitney Harris
Votes: 356
44.
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Episode:
The Case of the Killer Rocks
(2021)
Documentary, Drama
Directors: Ben Scott, Katie Green | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Douglas Vakoch, Sarah Winter
Votes: 25
45. Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
42 min | Documentary, Drama
A mysterious informant investigates each disaster-in-the-making via a wide range of experts who've studied some of science's most unbelievable wonders.
Stars: Aidan Gillen, Sarah Winter, Douglas Vakoch, James Beacham
Votes: 149
46.
James May's Big Ideas (2008– )
Episode:
Man-Machine
(2008)
56 min | Documentary
James May sets off to discover if his childhood vision of a world populated by robots will ever become a reality. In Japan he is charmed by a woman wearing an electro-mechanical jumpsuit ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Walker | Stars: James May, Alan Chow, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Christopher James
Votes: 13
47. The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (2005– )
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
CGI, special effects and hi-tech scans are used to challenge everything you thought you knew about dinosaurs and their prehistoric world.
Stars: Bill Oddie, Ken Carpenter, Phillip Manning, Gregory Erickson
Votes: 178
48. Planet Dinosaur: Ultimate Killers (2012 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Adapted from the multi-award winning BBC1 series, Planet Dinosaur Ultimate Killers recreates the lost world of the dinosaurs in a groundbreaking stereoscopic production.
Director: Nigel Paterson | Star: John Hurt
Votes: 162
49.
James May's Big Ideas (2008– )
Episode:
Come Fly with Me
(2008)
59 min | Documentary
James starts his world tour in search of novel modes of (air) transport in Siberia, where a top-secret Soviet research project produced the 'ekranoplane', a hovercraft-like concept which ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Paterson | Stars: James May, Paul Moller, Stuart Ross, Gennai Yanagisawa
Votes: 13
50.
Killers of the Cosmos (2021)
Episode:
Little Green Men
(2021)
Documentary, Drama
Directors: Ben Scott, Will Francome | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Douglas Vakoch, Sarah Winter
Votes: 20