1980s British Documentary Television Series
23 entries in the 1980s British Documentary Television Series compendium.
The Africans: A Triple HeritageA nine-part documentary on Africa's three formative influences.Bandung FileAfro-Asian perspective on current affairs for British audiences.Best of British (TV series)A comprehensive look at British cinema through film clips.The Celts (1987 TV series)A 1987 BBC series on Celtic culture and history.The Day the Universe ChangedJames Burke explores how knowledge reshapes reality.Fascist LegacyA 1989 BBC documentary miniseries on Italian war crimes and their non-prosecution.The First EdenDavid Attenborough explores the Mediterranean's natural and human history.Flying Squad (TV series)Fly-on-the-wall look at London's Flying Squad operations.Frontiers (1989 TV series)Eight writers explore the world's dividing lines.Great Railway JourneysBBC travel documentaries with presenters on personal train journeys.Hollywood (British TV series)A 13-part documentary on Hollywood's silent film era.In Search of the Trojan WarMichael Wood examines evidence for the Trojan War.The Incredibly Strange Film ShowA documentary series exploring psychotronic and B movie filmmakers.Jimmy'sDocumentary series following Leeds' St James's University Hospital.The Living PlanetA study of how organisms adapt to their surroundings.The Men Who Killed KennedyA controversial documentary series on the JFK assassination.Mind Over Matter (TV series)A television series exploring psychic phenomena and paranormal claims.Natural World (TV series)BBC Two's flagship natural history documentary strand.Police (TV series)BBC documentary series that changed police handling of rape cases.Q.E.D. (British TV series)BBC popular science documentaries for a general audience.The Romantic SpiritA 14-episode survey of the Romantic movement in Western culture.Sea of Faith (TV series)A 1984 BBC series on Christianity's modern challenges.The Secret Life of MachinesExplaining the inner workings of everyday machines.
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