Documentaries I've watched

Simon Sebag Montefiore uncovers the three identities of the City some call the Centre of the World. Byzantium, Constantinople and Istanbul. This one metropolis has been the capital city of three empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman. Each brought its own faiths, Gods and traditions, and each left its mark on the city in its architecture, traditions and in the living faith-communities who still populate this vast modern metropolis of 14 million people.

Two of the most profound questions: what is everything and what is nothing?

Series in which Jim Al-Khalili traces the story of how the elements, the building blocks that make up our entire world, were discovered and mapped.

Prof. Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of light and darkness in terms of their astronomic importance, and their role in our understanding of the universe.

Brian travels the globe to discuss these topics with examples from our planet and others in the universe.

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth

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 as documenting the problems our oceans face.

Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.

The fascinating relationship between predators and their prey, and the strategies predators use to catch their food and prey use to escape death.

In this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.

Dr George McGavin examines the science of decay in a sealed environment, representing a typical kitchen and a garden, captured by time-lapse photography.

WWI documentary intertwining archival footage of battles across Italian-Austrian, German-Polish-Russian, Japanese-German, Ottoman-Allied, African German colonies, and Western fronts.

Mammoth series, five years in the making, taking a look at the rich tapestry of life in the world's oceans.

Renowned physicist Professor Brian Cox explores the universe's fundamental principles like light, gravity, energy, matter, and time through visits to global locations, unveiling humanity's intimate connection with the cosmos' origins.

A documentary series on the wildlife found on Earth. Each episode covers a different habitat: deserts, mountains, deep oceans, shallow seas, forests, caves, polar regions, fresh water, plains and jungles. Narrated by David Attenborough.

Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

Until recently, electricity was seen as a magical power. It could slay the living, revive the dead, and bend the laws of nature. It is now the lifeblood of the modern world, fueling our lives and underpinning every aspect of technological advancement. Without it, we would be lost. Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force.

Brian travels the globe to discuss these topics with examples from our planet and others in the universe.

Damon Gameau embarks on an experiment to document the effects of a high sugar diet on a healthy body.

As diplomatic relations between DPRK and South Korea begin to slightly thaw after decades of hostility, comedian and world traveler Michael Palin is allowed to visit North Korea for two weeks and, to a limited extent, explore the country.

The travel writer and broadcaster journeys around the Mediterranean discovering the extremes that lie beneath the picture postcard tourist veneer.

Geologist Dr. Iain Stewart explores how a single force like wind or vulcanism shapes our planet and impacts life, interacting with other natural elements and life forms, as in climate change.

A comprehensive history of the United States' involvement in the bitterly divisive armed conflict in Southeast Asia.

A global view of the specialized strategies and extreme behavior that living things have developed in order to survive; what Charles Darwin termed "the struggle for existence."