Alisdair Simpson

A Private War (2018)

One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless. ...

The Man Who Saved the World (2012)

During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Soviet Navy officer Vasily Arkhipov refused to launch a nuclear strike and saved the world from nuclear war and total destruction. ...

Black Ops Special Forces: Operation Thunderbolt (2012)

This is the real story of the legendary Raid on Entebbe. On 27th June 1976 terrorists hi-jacked Air France Flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris. On board are 246 passengers, most of them Jews. They are taken to Entebbe, Uganda and are held hostage in ...

Ragged Tooth (2011)

The ragged-tooth shark has a formidable reputation – but the truth about this animal is very different. We follow this incredible shark on its biannual migration along the South African coast and venture deep into underwater caves to study its dramatic m ...

Queen - of the Manta Rays (2009)

National Geographic - Lost Tribe of Palau (2007)

National Geographic Scientist Uncovers Treasure Trove of Human Fossils That Could Challenge Rules of Human Evolution Tiny Humans Living as Recently as 1,500 Years Ago Could Rewrite the Timeline for Human Evolution. ...

The Somme: From Defeat to Victory (2006)

Based on diaries, records and eyewitness accounts, this is the story of the two Battles of the Somme from the perspective of British and German soldiers. It shows how the major lessons learned by the British Army leadership after the disastrous first attac ...

Supervolcano: The Truth About Yellowstone (2005)

Directly following Supervolcano, a two-episode documentary reveals the cutting-edge research that informed the drama. Meet the experts who monitor the behaviour of the Yellowstone supervolcano, who face the awesome responsibility of predicting when the nex ...

Pompeii: The Last Day (2003)

In 79 AD, one of the infamous natural disasters in human history occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted. With speculative dramatizations of various inhabitants' final hours along with detailed documentation of the known facts concerning the eruption, the hor ...