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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).

The Last Trapper (2004)

7.2/10
Director: Nicolas Vanier

Part documentary and part dramatisation, director Nicolas Vanier ('Travelling Birds', 'Microcosmos') delves into the life of Norman Winther and his wi... Read more

The Living Matrix (2009)

6.8/10
Director: Greg Becker

In this informative documentary, you'll discover the intricate web of factors that determine our well-being. From the quantum physics of the human bod... Read more

The Meerkats (2007)

Director: James Honeyborne
Starring: Narrated by, Paul Newman

In collaboration with the celebrated BBC Natural History Unit comes an inspiring look at how one family's connection to each other and their surroundi... Read more

The National Parks: America's Best Idea (2009)

8.6/10
Director: Ken Burns
Starring: Narrated by, Peter Coyote

The American national parks sprung from a radical idea that the most precious portions of the land should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, b... Read more

The Natural World: Living in Extremes (2005)

Planet Earth teems with life. However, not all of the world is particularly friendly to its inhabitants for this is also a planet of extremes: blister... Read more

The Planets (BBC) (1999)

8.5/10

Employing state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space race archive and testimony from leading scientists, this BBC production is the most compreh... Read more

The Private Life of Plants (1995)

9/10
Director: Mike Salisbury
Starring: David Attenborough

This acclaimed BBC Tv series takes us on a guided tour through the secret world of plants. David Attenborough hosts the beauty and drama of this stagg... Read more

The Sun and the Moon (2006)

7.1/10

Two outstanding documentaries about two heavenly bodies that have fascinated mankind since we first looked up at the sky. The sun releases more energy... Read more

The Tribal Eye (1975)

8.3/10
Starring: David Attenborough

This fascinating series features a fresh-faced young David Attenborough proving there's room on TV for totem poles as well as oil paintings. Through s... Read more

The Truth About Climate Change (2006)

Starring: David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough undertakes a personal journey to discover how global warming is changing the planet he knows so well. Examining the evidence fo... Read more