The Romantics and Us (Simon Schama) BBC2TV 2020
The Age of the Image (James Fox) BBC4TV 2020
The Century of the Self (Adam Curtis) BBC 2002
All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (Adam Curtis) BBC 2011
How Long is a Piece of String (Alan Davies) BBC 2009
and
almost anything presented by David Attenborough, especially
Empire of the Ants (David Attenborough) BBC 2017
https://paulrennie.rennart.co.uk/post/165652776845/a-short-list-of-documentary-films/amp