Bbc Documentary

BBC - The Worlds Worst Disasters: Set 2 (2009) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Nov. 25, 2020

A dramatic, archive based documentary series from the BBC. Amazing footage, stories and personal accounts of Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Avalanches, Floods and Volcanoes.

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BBC - The Autistic Me (2016) Movies

Posted by notbanned at March 26, 2016

A great BBC documentary about 3 men with varying degrees of autism trying to escape the limbo between childhood and adulthood. Oli has "high functioning" autism and is desperate to be employed. Alex has Asperger's syndrome and he's looking for love. Tom is a young man with an autism spectrum disorder and he just wants to be like other people his own age. Overall the documentary presents a powerful picture of the struggles these young men face in overcoming their disorder.

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BBC - Tourettes: Teenage Tics (2017) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Jan. 13, 2017

Twelve-year-old Rory Brown has Tourette Syndrome. After recently moving to secondary school his physical and verbal outbursts have exploded.

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BBC - David Attenborough - The Tribal Eye - The Complete Series Movies

Posted by angus77 at June 1, 2011

The Tribal Eye is a seven-part BBC documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough on the subject of tribal art, of which Attenborough is a keen collector. It was first transmitted in 1975. Attenborough’s love of tribal art grew out of his early programme-making days at the BBC and took him to all corners of the world. From his first trips he accumulated souvenirs and eventually became a serious collector of tribal art.

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BBC - Chalkie Davies: Rock Photographer (2015) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Dec. 3, 2021

In the late 1970s Chalkie Davies was a photographer at the New Musical Express, taking pictures of bands like Thin Lizzy, the Clash, the Sex Pistols and many more. Now, as his first major exhibition opens at the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, and showing as part of BBC Music Day, he looks back on an extraordinary life, and old friends like Elvis Costello reflect on how Chalkie's images are so enduring.

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BBC - Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage (2008) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at April 7, 2020

Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage is a BBC Television documentary series first aired in 2008. It follows Venetian architect Francesco da Mosto as he follows the historical trading route from Venice through the Adriatic Sea, Corinth Canal, Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles to Istanbul. This route was taken by, among others, his ancestor Alvise da Mosto. Travelling as a member of the crew of the schooner Black Swan, along the way he stops off at the ports that were visited by the earlier traders and were in many cases part of the Venetian Empire.

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BBC - Lost Cities of the Ancients (2006) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at May 16, 2020

Some of the greatest wonders of the ancient world still lie buried unseen and unexplored beneath our feet; near-legendary places that vanished thousands of years ago. This documentary series follow on a chain of archaeological and historical proofs and make an attempt to reveal the greatest secrets of the disappeared cities of the ancient world.
Some of these mysterious ruined cities were so vast and magnificent, that it must have been inconceivable to those who lived there in the past that they could ever completely disappear.

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BBC - Decisive Weapons: Series One (1996) Movies

Posted by notbanned at May 17, 2020

Another chance to see the six-part series chronicling the impact of technology on the history of war. Throughout history, armies have struggled to gain the edge over their enemies with newer and more deadly weapons. Focusing on six weapons which changed the course of history, this is a chronicle of the history of warfare and cultural change from Agincourt to the Gulf War. Each episode is devoted to a single weapon, and tells the story of the battle in which it emerged as a truly decisive force.

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BBC - Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (2007) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at June 12, 2025

Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain is a 2007 BBC documentary television series presented by Andrew Marr that covers the period of British history from the end of the Second World War onwards.

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BBC - Great British Railway Journeys: Series 8 (2017) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at Jan. 27, 2017

Great British Railway Journeys is a BBC documentary series presented by Michael Portillo. It premiered in 2010 on BBC Two, and has returned each year for a total of eight series.

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