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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).

Baraka ( Blu-ray ) (1992)

8.6/10
Director: Ron Fricke

'Baraka' is an ancient Sufi word meaning a blessing, or the breath or essence of life, from which the evolutionary process unfolds. This gorgeous and... Read more

Big Pacific (2017)

8.5/10
Starring: Daniel Dae Kim

The Pacific Ocean covers one-third of the Earth's surface, holds half of our world's water, and hides the deepest place on our planet. Big Pacific bre... Read more

Birdland: Series 1 (2009)

7.5/10
Director: Paul Casserly
Starring: Jeremy Wells

A feathered tour of New Zealand, it's about birds, bird lovers and anything even slightly related to birds hosted by Jeremy Wells. From the deafening... Read more

Blue (2017)

7.9/10
Director: Karina Holden
Starring: Karina Holden

The industrialization that has occurred in the oceans over the last century, mirrors the events that triggered mass extinctions on land. Industrial sc... Read more

Blue Planet II (2017)

9.3/10
Starring: David Attenborough

David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well a... Read more

Blue Water, White Death (1971)

7.3/10
Director: Peter Gimbel

In this full-length classic documentary feature, a team of divers seeks Great White Sharks in their natural habitats, a journey which takes them all o... Read more

British Isles: A Natural History (2004)

7.7/10
Starring: Alan Titchmarsh

Presented by veteran UK TV personality, Alan Titchmarsh, this excellent BBC series takes us on a journey through time using state of the art special e... Read more

Cane Toads: The Conquest (2010)

7.1/10
Director: Mark Lewis

A comic yet provocative account of Australias most notorious environmental blunder from filmmaker Mark Lewis. Shot against the harsh and beautiful la... Read more

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life (2009)

8.6/10
Starring: David Attenborough

A personal insight from the world's favourite naturalist into Darwin's theory of evolution. This special documentary was made to celebrate the 200th a... Read more

Chasing Ice (2012)

7.8/10
Director: Jeff Orlowski
Starring: James Balog

In the spring of 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to captur... Read more