Natural World Documentaries

Woody Allen put it best when he said, 'I am at two with nature.' Thanks mainly to British TV, there is a plethora of truly wonderful DVDs and Blu-rays available that explore the wonder of the world we live in. Now you can be at two (or three) with Nature, whenever you like.

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Natural World Documentaries Film Listing

Herbert Ponting, 1924

£11.99

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The Great White Silence

Herbert Ponting's official record of Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition to the ...

DVD+Blu-ray

Various (Documentary), Percy Smith, 1933

£17.99

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Secrets of Nature

The natural world has always inspired fascination. Secrets of Nature, a pioneering series explori...

DVD

Penny Woolcock, 2012

£15.99

From the Sea to the Land Beyond: A Film by Penny Woolcock

An uplifting and inspirational film by award-winnin...

DVD

Werner Herzog, 2010

£13.99

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Cave of Forgotten Dreams

In Cave of Forgotten Dreams, director Werner Herzog once again takes us on an inc...

DVD

Various (Documentary), 1974

£18.89

This Sceptred Isle: Day Trips in England 1940s to 1970s

Spanning the 30 years from 1944-74, This Sceptred I...

DVD

Ron Fricke, 2011

£20.99

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Samsara

A kaleidoscopic visual essay from Ron Fricke (one of the main collaborators on Godfrey Reggio's 1...

DVD+Blu-ray

Eddie McConnell, 1961-82

£16.99

Iona: Dove Across the Water

A collection of four films about Scottish islands. In 'Over the Sea to Skye' (196...

DVD

Jennifer Baichwal, 2006

£9.49

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Manufactured Landscapes

Canadian artist Edward Burtynsky addresses the vast project of modern civilizatio...

DVD

Ric Burns, 2002

£11.99

Ansel Adams

Documentary film which takes a look at the life and work of award-winning American photographer a...

DVD

Dmitry Vasyukov, 2010

£13.99

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Happy People: A Year In The Taiga

With breathtaking imagery and wonderfully evocative narration by Werner Herzog, H...

DVD

Gideon Koppel, 2008

£17.99

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sleep furiously

A poetically-rendered portrait of a small farming community in mid-Wales, Trefeurig, where direct...

DVD

Jeff Orlowski, 2012

£10.99

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Chasing Ice

An urgent, eloquent eco-doc showing the impact of climate change on the world's ice caps. The fil...

DVD

Various (Documentary), 1957-71

£16.99

Faces of Scotland

A compilation of nine classic documentaries from the Films of Scotland Collection at the Scottish...

DVD

Molly Dineen, 1999-2007

£11.99

The Molly Dineen Collection: Vol. 3 - The Lie of the Land

Molly Dineen is one of Britain's most acclaimed con...

DVD

Jean Painlevé, 1927-78

£20.49

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Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painleve

A pioneer of science films with a poetic bent, Jean Painlevé (1902-1989) explored...

DVD

Ron Fricke, 1992-2011

£23.99

Samsara / Baraka

A pairing of Ron Fricke's explorations of the natural world and mankind's intervention on Earth -...

Blu-ray

Ron Fricke, 1992

£15.99

Baraka

Directed and photographed by Ron Fricke (one of the main collaborators on Godfrey Reggio's 1982 m...

Blu-ray

Various (Documentary), 1934-57

£16.99

The Rugged Islands: Shetland - Eriskay - Orkney

Four rare films from the 1930s and 1950s depicting all aspects of island life in ...

DVD