Why shouldn't the Imperial War Museum produce history documentaries?
We are amazed by images of wildlife seen in ever more beautifully filmed natural history documentaries.
Other BBC shows popular with foreign viewers include David Attenborough's natural history documentaries and local versions of Strictly Come Dancing.
His children run into his bedroom for blessings, he visits with his wife and other relatives, and sometimes he watches science and history documentaries.
Sir David Attenborough has anointed the BBC's favourite particle physicist, Professor Brian Cox, as his approved successor to take over fronting the corporation's landmark natural history documentaries.
With natural history documentaries and the ability to travel globally, we can get our fix of charismatic megafauna on YouTube or in real life.
"Ushio was doing this action painting — this 80-year-old guy was flailing himself against his canvas," recalled Heinzerling, who was working at the time as an assistant at a television network on history documentaries.
A selection of history documentaries, telling the story of Britain's past.
A selection of history documentaries, using archive footage to delve into and tell the story of Britain's ancient as well as not so distant past.
Both BBC America and the international edition of iPlayer screen some of the corporation's best known programmes, including Doctor Who, Top Gear, Sherlock and David Attenborough's natural history documentaries.
