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1.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Ancient Computer
(2013)
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary
Examining an ancient Greek astronomical calculator and eclipse predictor that is believed to be from the workshop of Archimedes.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Mike Edmunds, Tony Freeth, Panagiotis Tselekas, Dimitris Kourkoumelis
Votes: 64
2. The World's First Computer (2012)
75 min | Documentary
Documentation of discovery and deciphering of Antikythera Mechanism: the 2000 years computing device to find positions of astronomical objects and events.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Dilly Barlow, Mike Edmunds, Tony Freeth, Dimitris Kourkoumelis
Votes: 87
3. How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
The natural wonders of the world are being explained.
Stars: Corey Johnson, Jonathan Keeble, Tony Prave, Mike Poland
Votes: 770
4. Snowstorm: Britain's Big Freeze (2009 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Chronicling the snowstorms that hit Britain in February 2009; the worst snowstorm in 18 years.
Directors: Michael Beckham, Ian A. Hunt, Becky Lee | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Matthew Arnell, James Brown, Peter Cartwright
5.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Asteroids
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
Most major geological processes require millions of year to become noticeable. Meteor impacts are exceptions which can cause comparable changes in seconds.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Corey Johnson, David Kring, John G. Spray, Ken Tankersley
Votes: 27
6.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Great Lakes
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
The Great Lakes region provided geologists with much of the evidence for the frequent ice ages that visited North America. But the lakes may be a rather transient feature of the continent ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Corey Johnson, Timothy McCue, John Zawiskie, Marcus Bursik
Votes: 34
7. Almost History: The USS Cole (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Jeremy Bustin, Seth Caskey, Victor Dowell, Michael Fisher
8.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Secrets of the Parthenon
(2006)
TV-G | 79 min | Documentary
A highly sophisticated restoration team is painstakingly reassembling the Parthenon of Athens-a classic Greek building that has suffered from wars, earthquakes, and disastrous previous restoration attempts.
Directors: Michael Beckham, Gary Glassman | Stars: Féodor Atkine, Alkibiadis Bakogianis, Alkiviadis Bakogianis, Argirios Bangelis
Votes: 72
9. Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge (2005)
Documentary
Stars: Brad Pitt, Trevor White, Martin McDougall, Glenn Beck
Votes: 51
10.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Storm That Drowned a City
(2005)
TV-PG | Documentary
An exploration of the devastation wrought on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina details failures of levees and disaster-relief planning; why the city was unprepared; and what made Katrina so powerful.
Directors: Peter Chinn, Caroline Penry-Davey | Stars: Simon Boxall, Billy Gomillion, Walter Maestri, Hassan Mashriqui
Votes: 29
11. SARS: Killer Bug (2003 TV Movie)
Documentary
Directors: Lara Acaster, Michael Beckham, Susannah Ward | Stars: Mark Halliley, Bob Broadfoot, Peter Cameron, Peter Curson
12. War in the Falklands (2002 TV Movie)
Documentary, History, War
A history of the 1982 British campaign to retake the Falkland Islands from Argentina.
Director: Michael Beckham | Star: Mark Halliley
Votes: 27
13.
Network First (1994– )
Episode:
Victoria & Albert Part 2: A Queen Alone
(1997)
60 min | Documentary
The programme follows the life of Queen Victoria following the death of her husband, her self-imposed isolation during her long mourning, and her relationships with Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli and her Highland servant John Brown.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Prince Michael of Kent, Siân Phillips, Rhoda Lewis, Avril Angers
Votes: 5
14.
Network First (1994– )
Episode:
Victoria & Albert Part 1: He Influenced Me in Everything
(1997)
Documentary
His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent presents his great great grandparents - Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. This programme deals with Albert's courtship of the impressionable young queen.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Prince Michael of Kent, Siân Phillips, Louise Rea, Jonathan Whaley
15.
Undercover Britain (1994–1998)
Episode:
The Pits
(1995)
30 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Beckham
16. Network First (1994– )
Documentary
A British documentary series, Network First covers a wide range of subjects such as history, biographies and science.
Stars: Peter Sullivan, Alison Lomas, John Pilger, Prince Michael of Kent
Votes: 11
17. Undercover Britain (1994–1998)
30 min | Documentary
Current affairs documentary series, which uses undercover filming to expose injustices.
Stars: Graham Hall, Gavin Turnbull, Alan Smith, Barry Anderson
20.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Dan Eldon's Last Assignment
(1993)
Documentary
Dan Eldon was photographer who's pictures brought to the world's attention the starving in Somalia. Returning later to Somalia, he was murdered by a mob.
21.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
Violence with Violence
(1993)
Documentary
The untold story of how far left anti-racist groups are utilizing their protests as an excuse to mete out similar violence to their fascist enemies.
Stars: Richard Adams, Paul Heron, Paul Holborow, Peter Kilfoyle
26.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
No Fixed Abode: Part 1
(1992)
Documentary
Star: Adam Holloway
27.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
No Fixed Abode: Part 2
(1992)
Documentary
Star: Adam Holloway
28.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
No Fixed Abode: Part 3
(1992)
Documentary
Stars: Adam Holloway, Jonathon Stokes, John Williams
30. The Investigation: Inside a Terrorist Bombing (1990 TV Movie)
105 min | Crime, Drama
In 1974, a pair of pub bombings rocked Birmingham, England. The terrorist attacks killed dozens of innocent civilians, and wounded many more. But another tragedy took place in their ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Martin Shaw, John Hurt, Roger Allam, John Kavanagh
Votes: 102
33.
World in Action (1963–1998)
Episode:
The President's Private War
(1986)
Documentary
Director: Michael Beckham
34. Television (1985– )
Documentary
A look at the creation, logistics, and impacts of television worldwide.
Stars: Ian Holm, Fred W. Friendly, Les Brown, George Gerbner
Votes: 7
36.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
Visions of Power
(1985)
Documentary
An examination of how TV affects and manipulates viewers.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Yoshiko Hayakawa, Hiromi Saito, Pamela Stephenson
37.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
The Race for Television
(1985)
Documentary
How pioneers around the world tried to be the first to invent TV.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Donald Flamm, William Fox, Sergei Novokovsky
38.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
We Bring You Live Pictures
(1985)
Documentary
A look at the popularity of sports, royal events, and other footage that's broadcast live.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Walter Cronkite, John Pulman, Don Ohlmeyer
39.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
News Power
(1985)
Documentary
Examines how the news grew in importance as the ability to transmit live feeds developed - and how worldwide newsrooms emulate the U.S. market. Includes insight on the McCarthy hearings, the election and death of JFK, race riots, and more.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Paul Fox, Richard Cawston, Hugh Greene
40.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
News - The Power of Pictures
(1985)
Documentary
Examines how the news is more impactful and can be used to manipulate when people see moving images. Touches on the Vietnam war, political assassinations and attempts, protests, the unseating of Richard Nixon, and more.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Reuven Frank, Robin Day, Michael Nicholson
41.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
The Story Machine
(1985)
Documentary
Dramas, crime shows, soap operas, and telenovelas are examined.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, David Castler, William Shatner, Lee Rich
42.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
Play Power
(1985)
Documentary
A look at television plays, from the days of live TV to the era of the docudrama.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Jayendra Shekhdriwala, Gore Vidal, J.P. Miller
43.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
The Rise and Fall of the Documentary
(1985)
Documentary
An examination of how documentaries struggled, then flourished once filming techniques were perfected, but eventually declined thanks to docudramas and a yet-to-be-named new genre known as reality television.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Norman Swallow, Richard Cawston, Denis Mitchell
44.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
Chewing Gum for the Eyes
(1985)
Documentary
A look at music, variety, game shows, and talk shows.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Grey Tichatonga, János Horvát, Leslie Halliwell
45.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(1985)
Documentary
A look at how violence, sex, and depravity on TV are thought to corrupt, but education can uplift the young and disadvantaged.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Tony Lara, Abigail Van Buren, Les Brown
46.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
Canned Laughter
(1985)
Documentary
Director: Michael Beckham | Star: Ian Holm
47.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
The Selling of the President
(1985)
Documentary
Director: Michael Beckham | Star: Ian Holm
48.
Television (1985– )
Episode:
The Third Age of Broadcasting
(1985)
Documentary
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Ian Holm, Veronica Smart, Josephine Antosz, Christopher Wilkinson
49. Enemies of the State (1983 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Tells the story of Czech philosopher Julius Tomin and his preparation of the human rights document Charter 77 in Czechoslovakia.
Directors: Eva Kolouchova, Leslie Woodhead | Stars: Zoë Wanamaker, Paul Freeman, Nicholas Ellery, Matthew Blakstad
Votes: 12