1. Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world in 80 days.
It has an average vote of 7.196 on TMDB.
2. Pole to Pole
Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.
It has an average vote of 7.868 on TMDB.
3. Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure
Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many sites where Ernest Hemingway had been. The sites include Spain, Chicago, Paris, Italy, Africa, Key West, Cuba, and Idaho.</p><p></p><p>After the trip was over Michael Palin wrote a book about the journey and his experiences. This book contains both Palin's text and many pictures by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was on the team.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
4. Connections
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the history of science and invention, Connections explores an "Alternative View of Change" that rejects the conventional linear and teleological view of historical progress. To demonstrate this view, Burke begins each episode with a particular event or innovation in the past and traces a path from that event through a series of connections to a fundamental and essential aspect of the modern world.
It has an average vote of 8.857 on TMDB.
5. Space Race
The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
6. Days That Shook the BBC with David Dimbleby
David Dimbleby goes behind the scenes to investigate major controversies that have affected the BBC and its viewers over the last sixty years.
7. Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes
Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer confesses to his gruesome crimes in unguarded interviews, offering an unsettling view into a disturbed mind.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
8. Beckham
With never-before-seen footage, this docuseries follows David Beckham's meteoric rise from humble beginnings to global football stardom.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
9. Faces of Earth
Explosive volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods and even human beings contribute to the constant changes on the Earth's surface. Uncover the deep mysteries of our planet with top geologists in Faces Of Earth. Using state-of-the-art computer animation and stunning photography, these four in-depth, compelling programs explore how these forces shape the Earth and how, in turn, the Earth has shaped human evolution.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
10. Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
The award-winning team behind Penguins - Spy in the Huddle use hidden cameras to go into the heart of the dolphins' world, offering the chance to encounter dolphins up-close.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
11. A Kalahari Family
A five-part series documenting 50 years in the lives of the Ju/'hoansi of southern Africa, from 1951 to 2000. These once independent hunter-gatherers experience dispossession, confinement to a homeland, and the chaos of war.
12. The Genius of Mozart
Looks at Mozart's extraordinary short life and revolutionary music through a distinctive mix of costume drama and documentary.
13. I Remember Harlem
William Miles’s landmark epic documents the early settlement of the Village of Harlem in the 17th century to the specter of urban renewal and redevelopment in the 1970s. The film chronicles the centuries of change and political and artistic expression that has made this complex hamlet the capital of urban America.
14. The Foreign Legion: Tougher Than the Rest
Men from all over the world have left their pasts to start a new life as elite soldiers in the French Foreign Legion.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
15. Henry and Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History
Historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb unfolds the extraordinary story of the tumultuous love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, and asks: was it really love that brought them together – and was it love that tore them apart? Suzannah's journey will take her from Anne's childhood home at Hever Castle in Kent to the French palace where, some say, she learned the art of love. She will also visit Hampton Court, where Henry built the Great Hall for his new queen, and the Tower of London, where he had her beheaded.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
16. My Love: Six Stories of True Love
Inspired by the acclaimed Korean documentary My Love, Don't Cross That River, the poignant series MY LOVE documents a year in the lives of six elderly couples from around the world. Globe-trotting through Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, the U.S., and Spain, the six-part docuseries gets to the heart of long-lasting love.
It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.
17. Planet Earth
David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.
It has an average vote of 8.559 on TMDB.
18. Special Forces: Untold Stories
A new breed of warrior has emerged to fight a global plague of coups, kidnappings and assassinations: the commando. Follow these international super soldiers on actual covert missions as they take on the world’s worst villains.
19. Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies
The documentary series aims to reshape the way the public sees cancer and strip away some of the fear and misunderstanding that has long surrounded it. The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance but also of hubris, paternalism and misperception.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
20. Blood and Gold: The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Sebag Montefiore embarks on a fascinating journey to unlock 2,000 years of Spain's history.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.