Not only is Planet Earth one of the most jaw-dropping, ambitious, nature documentaries the BBC has ever produced, it’s now taken on another role: as a superb demonstration disc for the...
As befits the BBC's reputation for producing some of the world's best nature documentaries, the five-disc set Planet Earth is an epic travelogue, focussing on different ecologies and the uni...
It's hard to rain too many superlatives on The Blue Planet, surely one of the finest and most fascinating nature documentaries ever made. But nonetheless, we're going to try.Long in the maki...
Alfred would be pleased. Wainwright Walks is a series of filmed hillwalks in the magnificant Lake District by Julia Bradbury. The guide books of Alfred Wainwright are referred to continually...
Ron Fricke, the cinematographer on the trippy Koyaanisqatsi, made this similarly impressionistic, dialogue-free photo exhibition come to life. Shot in 24 countries and at all sorts of locati...
Excellent series. There is some very detailed reviews here, so I won't repeat a run down of the content. I personally don't find the presenting very irritating or have any prejudice against ...
This collection is, How do you say? Fantastico!. Bravo! Encore! Encore!
As a lover of all things Italian, and Venetian in particular, I was so happy to stumble across snippets of Francesco ...
All three series to date of the terrific documentary series Coast have been brought together in this nine-disc set, delivering over 1600 minutes of fascinating viewing. If you're new to C...
David Attenborough and the BBC have a well-earned reputation for producing some of the greatest nature programmes, but The Life of Mammals could well be Attenborough's magnum opus. Much of t...
One of the more interesting and diverting shows of recent times has seen former Royal Marine Bruce Parry head off to the far reaches of the planet to live among the various tribes of the wor...