10 best shows like The Century of the Self (2002)

List of the best shows and series like The Century of the Self (2002): Trucking Hell, The Real History of Science Fiction, Insane Fight Club, Wonders of the Universe, Walking the Amazon, Earth's Tropical Islands, Vinnie Jones: Russia's Toughest, Greatest Events of World War II in Colour, Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us', Galapagos 3D with David Attenborough.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom

Super-sized transport jobs require even bigger trucks to perform them. Lifting the lid on the heavy recovery business, featuring industrial strength trucks capable of towing and lifting the biggest and heaviest machines on the nation's roads.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, documentary, history
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

The series heads to the very frontiers of space and science to produce the definitive television history of science fiction, told through its impact on cinema, television and literature, with the help of filmmakers, writers, actors, and graphic artists. Each episode will explore one of the enduring themes of science fiction: time travel; the exploration of space; robots and artificial intelligence; and aliens.

Markimdb: 7
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom

A group of friends have created a brand new subculture that is taking over the streets of Glasgow. They've established their very own fight club, but this is no ordinary wrestling event - this is brutal, riotous chaos. Fights don't always stay inside the ring, people are bounced off the side of buses and thrown off balconies in pubs. They now plan the biggest show of their lives. The stakes are high, will it bring them the fame and recognition they need to survive?

Markimdb: 8.8
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration03:56

Wonders of the Universe is a 2011 television series produced by the BBC, Discovery Channel, and Science Channel, hosted by physicist Professor Brian Cox. Wonders of the Universe was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two from 6 March 2011. The series comprises four episodes, each of which focuses on an aspect of the universe and features a 'wonder' relevant to the theme. It follows on from Cox's 2010 series for the BBC, Wonders of the Solar System.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:36

Ed Stafford and Luke Collyer set out to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. Over seven thousand kilometres of the toughest terrain on the planet. Teeming with deadly wildlife and a battleground for the criminal drugs trade.

Markimdb: 8.1
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

Exploring some of the world's most isolated and iconic tropical islands.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredocumentary, reality TV
CountryUnited Kingdom

Can Hollywood's hardest, Vinnie Jones, take on Russia's toughest jobs pitting himself against some of the wildest men and most extreme landscapes on earth? He's answering a personal life-long quest to find out why Russia is the toughest place on our planet to live, work and play. In this six part documentary series, Vinnie's challenge is to work, live and play alongside the men who hold down these jobs. Vinnie's punishing set of missions will span the biggest country in the world. Siberia alone is bigger than the USA, Alaska and Western Europe combined. It accounts for 1/12 of the world's entire landmass! On this vast stage, Vinnie will pit both brains and brawn against the following: Cowboys, Trawler Men, Rail Men, Bodyguards, Poacher Squad, Truckers.

Markimdb: 8.7
Genredocumentary, military, history
CountryUnited Kingdom

Using highly advanced colourisation techniques, critical moments from World War II, from Stalingrad to The Battle of Britain, are shown in a whole new light.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom

A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredocumentary
CountryUnited Kingdom

David Attenborough uses pioneering 3D-techniques and technology to explore the unique environments and species of the Galapagos.




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