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 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
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
Coast: Series 1 (2005)
8.1/10
Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas as the entire 20,000+ kilometre coast surrounding the Uni... Read more
The Emperor's Journey ( aka La Marche De L'Empereur ) (2005)
Director: Luc Jacquet
Starring: Narrated by, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Filmmaker Luc Jacquet's original French language version of his Academy Award-winning documentary, 'March of the Penguins'. Unlike the American releas... Read more
Arctic Mission: The Great Adventure (2005)
7.2/10
This fascinating series features five programmes, each focusing on a different aspect of global warming in the Arctic. The extraordinary scenery and a... Read more
National Geographic: Last Man Standing - The Human Race (2005)
7.5/10
How and why did modern human beings outlive all of nature's other human experiments? From giants of incredible size and strength to prehistoric hobbit... Read more
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs (2005)
7.1/10
Director: Peter Leonard, Nigel Paterson
Starring: Presented By, Bill Oddie
In the tradition of 'Walking with Dinosaurs' comes this new special from the BBC, using the latest research the brutal killers of pre-history are look... Read more
Grizzly Man (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Timothy Treadwell, Narrated by, Werner Herzog
Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled crusader for the Grizzly Bears of Alaska. After spending 13 summers living with and recording the animals he love... Read more
National Geographic: Mountain Gorillas - The Lost Film Of Dian Fossey (2005)
7.5/10
Dian Fossey has become a modern legend. Passionate, fearless and committed, Dian devoted eighteen years to studying gorillas in the mountainous rainfo... Read more
The Edge of the Universe (2005)
8.6/10
Starring: Narrated by, John Hurt
Narrated by John Hurt, this entertaining three-part series is a sequel to 1999's 'Stephen Hawking's Universe'. With stunning special effects it explo... Read more