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Ben Southwell

Ben Southwell is a British television producer and director who has worked in prime-time factual programming for nearly three decades. His credits span history, travel, science, genealogy and natural-history television, including Fake or Fortune?, Who Do You Think You Are?, Rick Stein’s Road to Mexico, Last Chance to See, The Real History of Science Fiction and programmes with Ray Mears. He also t…

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Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregorTrips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor · 2001
Trips Money Can't Buy with Ewan McGregor
★ 9.32001
MovieDocumentaryAdventure
Survival expert Ray Mears takes Ewan McGregor the chance to go on a trek of a lifetime. They go deep into the Honduran jungle in search of a lost civilisation.
Eyewitness: DinosaurEyewitness: Dinosaur · 1994
Eyewitness: Dinosaur
★ 6.01994
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Become a paleontologist and piece together the facts behind these real-life monsters. Experience the process of discovery from start to finish - the excitement of digging, reconstruction, and the realization of what dinosaurs might actually have looked like.
Eyewitness: ReptileEyewitness: Reptile
Eyewitness: Reptile
Movie
The topic of the documentary is about snakes, lizards, crocodilians and turtles, their behaviour, and role in human cultures.
Last Chance to SeeLast Chance to See · 2009
Last Chance to See
★ 7.32009
MovieDocumentary
Twenty years after Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine traveled the world in search of some of the most endangered animals, Stephen Fry joins Mark to retrace their journeys.
Fake or Fortune?Fake or Fortune? · 2011
Fake or Fortune?
★ 8.62011
SeriesDocumentaryReality
Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art expert Philip Mould to investigate the provenance or attribution of notable artworks.
The Real History of Science FictionThe Real History of Science Fiction · 2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
★ 7.02014
SeriesDocumentary
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.
Last Chance to SeeLast Chance to See · 2009
Last Chance to See
★ 7.32009
SeriesDocumentary
A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go back to see what has become of the animals in two decades, and to discover what has affected their fortunes.
Lost In The Desert with Nick KnowlesLost In The Desert with Nick Knowles · 2025
Lost In The Desert with Nick Knowles
★ 5.52025
SeriesDocumentary
Nick has a spectacular adventure in the earth's most desolate place: the Gobi Desert.

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