Prehistoric Astronomers

Living Worlds

What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetarium show, see how a deeper understanding of Earth

2021

Tma nad zlato

2022

Destination astéroïdes

2022

The Birth of the Genre

The film summarizes the origin and development of animated film at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

1967

Telescope

A history of the telescope and a look at the James Webb telescope, and at the universe through the eyes of scientists and telescopes since the beginni

2016

The Biggest Dream

The loss of the Bill E. Gordon radio telescope has left a void in the world of radio science, the mountains that cradled it, and the hearts of many vi

2021

David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive

Regular opening times do not apply as we accompany Sir David Attenborough on an after-hours journey around London’s Natural History Museum, one of his

2014

Universe the Cosmology Quest

A group of renowned cosmologists and astrophysicist are in search of a realistic picture of the universe. Their research and observational discoveries

2004

The Real Death Star

This documentary examines theories behind the creation of gamma ray bursts, destructive explosions in space that can wipe out entire star systems.

2002

Astronomers From My Neighborhood

A short documentary of filmmaker Patricio Guzmán interviewing local astronomers.

2010

The Secret Life of the Sun

Kate Humble and Helen Czerski reveal the inner workings of the sun and investigate why scientists think changes in the sun's behaviour may have powerf

2013

Stargazing Challenges

Blue Peter presenters Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood want to learn more about the solar system so they challenge scientists Helen Czerski and Jem St

2012

Die Sonne

2024

Beyond Hubble: Launching the Telescope of Tomorrow

Following engineers and scientists on a groundbreaking mission as they build, test and launch the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observ

2021

Attenborough and the Mammoth Graveyard

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain's biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near

2021

Homo sapiens, the New Origins

In Morocco, new excavations on the site of Jebel Irhoud upset the generally accepted view of the dating of the appearance of man.

2020

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether i

2005

Attenborough and the Giant Sea Monster

Sir David Attenborough investigates the discovery of a lifetime: the giant skull of a prehistoric sea monster, known as a pliosaur – the Tyrannosaurus

2024

Margherita. La voce delle stelle

2022

Secrets of the Neanderthals

This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.

2024