- Planet Earth II, a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC ; executive producers, Vanessa Berlowitz, Mike Gunton, James Brickell, Tom Hugh-Jones
- La Sylphide, ballet en deux actes, d'après Philippe Taglioni (1832), livret d'Adolphe Nourrit ; adaptation et choréographie, Pierre Lacotte ; musique, Jean-Madeleine Schneitzhoeffer ; une coproduction Opéra national de Paris, NHK, François Roussillon et associés, en association avec France 2
- Planet Earth, a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC; series producer, Alastair Fothergill
- Silk Road, An ancient world of adventure, NHK
- Building pharaoh's ship, a Nova production by Sombrero & Co. for WGBH Boston in association with Arte France, Unité de Programme Découverte et Connaissance ; NHK ; Le Musée du Louvre Essential Media for BBC ; produced by Valérie Abita and Patrick Villeneuve ; produced by Nova by Julia Cort ; narration written by Julia Cort ; directed by Stéphane Bégoin
- Mountain of ice, a Nova/WGBH, La Cinquième, Sudwestrundfunk Gédèon Programmes, Meridian, and NHK co-production ; written, produced and directed by Liesl Clark
- I pagliacci, opera in two acts, music & libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
- El Sistema, music to change life, a production of EuroArts Music International in co-production with ARTE France, NHK and SF, SVT, YLE, ETV, TVP and Knowledge Network, supported by Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung ; a film by Paul Smaczny and Maria Stodtmeier
- King Lear, by William Shakespeare ; a co-production of The Performance Company, Iambic Productions, Channel 4, Thirteen/WNET New York and NHK Japan ; produced by Richard Price and Chris Hunt ; produced for the RSC, Denis Wood ; directed by Trevor Nunn and Chris Hunt
- The Incredible journey of the butterflies, NOVA ; [directed by Nick de Pencier ; edited by Jon Neuberger, Christopher Donaldson, Robert Swartz ; narration written by Elizabeth Arledge]
- A Thousand kilometers beyond the Yellow River, a joint production of NHK (Japan) [and] CCTV (China)
- Bannon's war, A Frontline production with Kirk Documentary Group in association with Arte France and NHK ; producers, Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser, Philip Bennett ; written by Michael Kirk, Mike Wiser ; director, Michael Kirk
- Visions of light, the art of cinematography, produced by the American Film Institute and NHK Japan Broadcasting Corporation [with] the participation of the American Society of Cinematographers
- Planet earth, Caves, producer, Huw Cordey ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; series producer, Alastair Fothergill
- Across the Taklamakan Desert, a joint production of NHK (Japan) and CCTV (China)
- Mystery of the hope diamond, a Blink Films production for the Smithsonian Channel in association with Channel 4, National Geographic Channel, ARTE and NHK ; producer, Laura Jones ; director, Mark Radice
- Planet Earth II, a BBC Studios Natural History Unit Production; produced with BBC America, ZDF, Tencent and France Televisions; producers, Justin Anderson, Ed Charles, Fredi Devas, Chadden Hunter, Emma Napper, Elizabeth White
- Akihabara geeks, NHK/Telecom Staff ; producers, Seisuke Saito, Hajme Nishno ; directors, Satoshi Kobayashi, Kohei Nagashima
- Kyo kara maoh!, God (?) save our king, produced in association with Sogovision ; produced by NHK ; producer, Yuji Shibata ; director, Junji Nishimura ; English version produced by Geneon Entertainment (USA) Inc. in association with Media Concepts ; producer, Hiroe Tsukamoto ; producers, Sook Waiquamdee/Yves Chicha, Season 2, Volume 2
- Through the Tian Shan Mountains by rail, a joint production of NHK (Japan) and CCTV (China) ; producer, Isao Tamai ; director, Yukihiko Amagi ; music by Kitaro
- A thousand kilometers beyond the Yellow River, a joint production of NHK (Japan) and CCTV (China) ; produced by Isao Tamai ; directed by Hejime Suzuki
- Fresh water, producer, Mark Brownlow ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; series producer, Alastair Fothergill
- At the edge of space, produced by NHK for Nova/WGBH ; produced by David Chmura ; producers, NHK, Steve Burns and Douglas F. Paynter ; writers/directors, NHK, Tomohiro Inoue, Taro Ishii, Atsuki Yamazaki, and Keisuke Hatate ; managing director, Nova, Alan Ritsko
- Planet California, Produced by Wild Logic in association with Terra Mater Factual Studios for PBS ; Nippon Hoso Kyokai - NHK ; produced by Katya Shirokow ; directed by Rick Rosenthal ; written by Kate Youngdahl
- Boris Godunov, opera in two parts and eight scenes, adapted from Alexander Pushkin's historical tragedy, with additional material partly derived from historical works by Nikolai Mihailoivch Karamzin ; libretto and music by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ; a Rai, Rai Trade co-production with NHK, from the Teatro Regio, Turin
- Marsalis on music, with Seiji Ozawa, a Sony Classical Film & Video production in association with BBC, CST, NHK, NOS, PBS, and Thirteen/WNET ; a Peter Gelb/Pat Jaffe production ; producers, Daniel Anker, Laura Mitgang ; director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg ; writer, Wynton Marsalis
- Exploring space, the quest for life, produced by KCTS Television and NHK Japan ; senior producer/writer, Scott Pearson
- Kurosawa, a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York, BBC Arena and NHK in association with Wellspring Media
- Planet earth, Ice worlds, producer, Vanessa Berlowitz ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; series producer, Alastair Fothergill
- Broadway, the American musical, a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Michael Kantor, JoAnn Young ; directed by Michael Kantor, Disc 2
- Volcano above the clouds, Kilimanjaro- Africa's tallest mountain, a Nova/WGBH, La Cinquieme, Sudwestrundfunk, Gedeon Programmes, Merdian, and NHK co-production ; written, produced and directed by Hugh Thomson
- Planet Earth, prepare to see it as never before, a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production in association with the CBC
- Norman Rockwell, painting America, a co-production of Thirteen/WNET and NHK in association with Educational Broadcasting Corp. ; produced, written and directed by Elena Mannes
- La traviata, Verdi ; a co-production between Glyndebourne, François Roussillon et Associés and NHK in association with France Télévisions, TF1 and Mezzo ; director, Tom Cairns
- Darwin's darkest hour, a National Geographic Television production in association with NHK and NOVA/WGBH ; directed by John Bradshaw ; teleplay by John Goldsmith ; produced by Michael Mahoney
- Over Alaska, a co-production of KCTS Television, Seattle and NHK Television, Japan ; executive producer/writer/editor, Jeff Gentes ; producer, Alice H. Ikeda
- Glories of ancient Chang-an, a joint production of NHK (Japan) [and] CCTV (China)
- Magnificent voyage of Christopher Columbus, a production of WGBH/Boston, TVE, and SEQC/Spain in association with BBC/United Kingdom, NHK/Japan, RAI/Italy, RTP/Portugal, and NDR/Germany ; senior producer, Thomas Friedman ; written, produced and directed by Zvi Dor-Ner ; co-directed and edited by Daniel McCabe, Sara Holt and Steve Audett
- Deserts, producer, Huw Cordey ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; series producer, Alastair Fothergill
- From the house of the dead, [opera in three acts], libretto by Leos Janacek ; AZOR Films, ARTE France, NHK and the Aix-en-Provence Festival ; produced by Wiener Festwochen ; producer, Patrice Chéreau ; film directed by Stephane Metge
- The Art gallery in the desert, a joint production of NHK (Japan) [and] CCTV (China)
- Rinaldo, opera in three acts, by Georg Frideric Handel ; libretto by Giacomo Rossi, to a scenario by Aaron Hill, after Gerusalemme liberata by Torquato Tasso ; a co-production of Glyndebourne Enterprises, Ltd, François Roussillon et associés, NHK, with the participation of France Télévisions, in association with the BBC
- Broadway, the American musical, a co-production of Ghost Light Films, Thirteen/WNET New York, NHK and BBC in association with Carlton International ; produced by Jeff Dupre, Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; written by Marc Fields, Michael Kantor & Laurence Maslon ; directed by Michael Kantor, Disc 1
- The Tibetan book of the dead, a way of life ; the great liberation, a co-production of NHK/NHK Creative of Japan, Mistral Film of France, and National Film Board of Canada ; producers, Atsunori Kawamura, Barrie Angus McLean, David Verrall ; directors, Hiroaki Mori, Yukari Hayashi, Barrie Angus McLean
- Kohtan, oasis of silk and jade, a joint production of NHK (Japan) and CCTV (China) ; produced by Isao Tamai ; directed by Tetsuya Kawamoto ; music by Kitaro
- Planet earth, Mountains, producer, Vanessa Berlowitz ; a BBC/Discovery Channel/NHK co-production ; series producer, Alastair Fothergill
- Log horizon, original story by Mamare Touno ; directed by Shinji Ishihira ; produced by John Ledford, NHK, Season 2
- Space age, a production of WQED/Pittsburgh and NHK/Japan ; in association with the National Academy of Sciences ; produced and written by Gary Hines
- Gabon, the last Eden, National Geographic Television production in association with the BBC and NHK ; producer, Stella Cha ; writer, Paul Spillenger
- Carnegie Hall salutes the jazz masters, a production of Carnegie Hall, Thirteen/WNET and Polygram Diversified Entertainment in association with NHK Television ; producers, David Horn, Jeff Rowland ; directed by Gary Halvorson ; written by David Leaf