History Series / Eyewitness

** The theme song in ''Planet'' is a Franchise/StarTrek soundalike.

A series of nature and science documentaries by the BBC and Dorling Kindersley between 1994 and 1998, based on the book series of the same name. The series attempts to capture the minimalistic, hyperrealistic essence of the books through the use of a [[WhiteVoidRoom plain white background]], [[MishmashMuseum the "Eyewitness Museum"]], created using computer animation combined with stock footage, filmed sets, and live animals; in the series itself occasionally uses realistic elaborate sets, live (and animated) vignettes, and stock footage of relevant content shown as windows and depressions in the wall.

** ''Dog'' features a dog referred to as "Coddle" in the "Making of" documentary.

** ''Planet'' has a starship.

** ''Horse'' has a toy merry-go-round with images of equids in human culture.

* VisualPun: ''Bird'' begins with a shot of a bird's egg (an ostrich's, according to the Making Of feature) dramatically exploding and numerous macaws bursting out of it while taking flight. An "egg-splosion," if you will.

* HauteCuisineIsWeird: ''Bird'' mentions the expensive Chinese delicacy known as bird's nest soup, made from the nest of the cave swiftlet.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The protagonist of ''Arctic & Antarctic'' is a King Penguin, who in the cold open forms from the ice.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Close to the end, ''Dinosaur'' looks at the cultural impact of dinosaurs, with a few nods to popular franchises as Franchise/JurassicPark and Series/BarneyAndFriends as represented by a collection of toys, saying that they currently live on in the human imagination.

* VisualPun: ''Bird'' begins with a shot of a bird's egg (an ostrich's, according to the Making Of feature) dramatically exploding and numerous macaws bursting out of it while taking flight -- an "egg-splosion," if you will.

*** In the Tagalog myth from the Philippines, the creator god Bathala made a man from clay. The clay slipped from his hands and he caught the figure by the lower end of its back which stretched into a long tail. Bathala, making the best of a bad job, said, "You will be a monkey and live in the trees forever."

** SceneryPorn: The realistic sets used in the series are remarkably detailed.

* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: Averted; ''Elephant'' alluded to the myth and dismissed it as an old wives tale. RealLifeWritesThePlot in this one as well; one of elephants featured in the studio became very curious of the mouse, which [[InvertedTrope instead was very scared of the elephant]].

*** In the Tagalog myth in the Philippines, the creator god Bathala made a man from clay. The clay slipped from his hands and he caught the figure by the lower end of its back which stretched into a long tail. Bathala, making the best of a bad job, said, "You will be a monkey and live in the trees forever."

** ''Mammal'' focused on the development of 6 mammalian embryos: baby mice, [[CuteKitten kittens]], a baby girl, a kangaroo joey, a baby elephant, and a dolphin.

* VisualPun: ''Bird'' begins with a shot of an ostrich's egg dramatically exploding and numerous macaws bursting out of it while taking flight -- an "egg-splosion," if you will.

* StockFootage: The series utilizes footage from documentaries, old movies, and cartoons.

* {{Medusa}}: She makes an appearance in ''Monster'' when discussing monsters from [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]].

* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: Averted; ''Elephant'' alluded to the myth and dismissed it as an old wives tale. RealLifeWritesThePlot in this one as well; one of elephants featured in the studio reacted positively to the mouse, which [[InvertedTrope instead was very scared of the elephant]].

* ElephantsAreScaredOfMice: Averted; ''Elephant'' alluded to the myth and dismissed it as an old wives tale. RealLifeWritesThePlot in this one as well; neither of the two elephants featured in the studio reacted to the mice at all.

* ElephantsFearMice: Averted; ''Elephant'' alluded to the myth and dismissed it as an old wives tale. RealLifeWritesThePlot in this one as well; neither of the two elephants featured in the studio reacted to the mice at all.

* ElephantsFearOfMice: Averted; ''Elephant'' alluded to the myth and dismissed it as an old wives tale. RealLifeWritesThePlot in this one as well; neither of the two elephants featured in the studio reacted to the mice at all.

* ElephantsAreAfraidOfMice: Averted; ''Elephant'' alluded to the myth and dismissed it as an old wives tale. RealLifeWritesThePlot in this one as well; neither of the two elephants featured in the studio reacted to the mice at all.

* ShoutOut: Part of ''Dinosaur'''s {{Leitmotif}} sounds reminiscent of the bombastic themes used in Franchise/JurassicPark; the other half sounds vaguely Victorian or Edwardian, a reference to the initial wave of dinosaur discoveries in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

A series of nature and science documentaries by the BBC and Dorling Kindersley between 1994 and 1998, based on the books of the same name. The series attempts to capture the minimalistic, hyperrealistic essence of the books through the use of a [[WhiteVoidRoom plain white background]], [[MishmashMuseum the "Eyewitness Museum"]], created using computer animation combined with stock footage, filmed sets, and live animals; in the series itself occasionally uses realistic elaborate sets, live (and animated) vignettes, and stock footage of relevant content shown as windows and depressions in the wall.

* CoolCat: ''Cat'' showcases the predatory instincts of the feline family, evolution having honed every cat to become a swift, silent and efficient hunter.