Natural History Docos
Alice's Natural History section is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it. Here you will also find documentaries concerning the human body (such as 'Where Did I Come From?') and the universe (including Carl Sagan's 'Cosmos' series).
March of the Penguins ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
7.6/10
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring: Narrated by, Morgan Freeman
Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year in the frigid Antarctic to record one of nature's most compelling phenomena - the annual mating ritual of the... Read more
Martin Clunes: Islands of Britain (2008)
8.5/10
Director: Dominic Ozanne
Starring: Martin Clunes
The UK is made up of about 1,000 different islands and this series sets out to explore the most fascinating yet unfamiliar ones. Martin Clunes visits... Read more
Meet the Real Penguins (2004)
Available now and as a prequel to the anticipated "March of the Penquins", compare their underwater grace with their ungainly and fascinating lives as... Read more
Microcosmos (1996)
7.9/10
Director: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Perennou
A film of exquisite beauty following a day in the life of a French meadow: a thistle bursting into flower; a bee hovering over a clutch of poppies; an... Read more
More Than Honey (2012)
7.6/10
Director: Markus Imhoof
"If bees were to disappear from the globe, mankind would only have four years left to live." - Albert Einstein. In "More Than Honey", director Markus... Read more
Mountain (2017)
7.2/10
Director: Jennifer Peedom
Starring: Willem Dafoe
A cinematic journey of sound and nature that explores the beauty of the upper world. With advancements in technology, venturing to the peak of a mount... Read more
Mountain (Blu-ray) (2018)
7.6/10
Director: Jennifer Peedom
Starring: Willem Dafoe, (narrated by)
Only three centuries ago, setting out to climb a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. Mountains were places of peril, not beauty, an u... Read more
Mountain with Griff Rhys Jones (2007)
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones
In this epic BBC series, Griff Rhys Jones explores and celebrates the magnificent mountainous regions of the British Isles. Shot in High Definition an... Read more
Naqoyqatsi (2002)
6.7/10
Director: Godfrey Reggio
"Life as War". The link between humanity and technology is explored in this cinematic tone poem from Godfrey Reggio, creator of "Koyaanisqatsi" and "P... Read more
National Geographic: 125th Anniversary Collection (2013)
7.5/10
Since 1888, National Geographic has been at the forefront of scientific and cultural exploration and in 2013, the National Geographic Society celebrat... Read more