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    04/02/2022 4:00 am

    Deadly 60

    Steve is in South Africa, home to a huge number of animals on the Deadly 60. However, big predators aren't what Steve is here for, as he's exploring the plight of the rhino.

    04/02/2022 4:30 am

    The Green Planet

    We rely on plants for almost everything, including the air we breathe and the food we eat. Two in five wild plants are threatened with extinction, but people are finding new ways to help them, from projects in Africa to reseed the landscape to the rebuilding of a tropical forest in Brazil, tree by tree.

    04/02/2022 5:30 am

    Serengeti

    As tensions rise, it's a dangerous time to be born. Old enemies cause trouble for the lions and baboons, while the hyenas make life hard for the jackals and the leopard cubs.

    04/02/2022 6:30 am

    Serengeti

    Power is shifting among the animal families as new threats emerge. As their young are growing and everyone is fighting to survive, a look at the winners and the losers.

    04/02/2022 7:30 am

    Serengeti

    As everyone faces the final reckoning the Great River Crossing begins. Gnu and Shani's foal are tested by crocodiles. Duma must save his mother.

    04/02/2022 8:30 am

    Big Animal Surgery

    Liz Bonnin travels to a sanctuary in South Africa, to witness an extraordinary operation inside the jaws of Ricci, a nine-year-old rescued lion. Ricci has problems with his teeth so severe that they are preventing him from feeding.

    04/02/2022 9:20 am

    Big Animal Surgery

    Liz Bonnin travels to a sanctuary in Sierra Leone to witness a life-saving operation on a young chimpanzee. The chimp has a rapidly-growing lump on her abdomen, which her keepers are worried is a cancerous tumour. One of the world's leading wildlife vets uses advanced techniques from human medicine to diagnose and remove the lump.

    04/02/2022 10:10 am

    Big Animal Surgery

    Liz Bonnin travels to Tbilisi in Georgia, to witness a life-saving operation on a magnificent Asian elephant named Grande. Having survived a catastrophic flood at the zoo where he lives, Grande has a badly infected tusk. One of the world's top wildlife vets attempts to remove it in a race against the clock, as every minute Grande is under anaesthetic, the weight of his own body risks damaging his vital organs.

    04/02/2022 11:05 am

    Stargazing

    To celebrate the Apollo moon landing's 50th anniversary, Professor Brian Cox and Dara O Briain travel to where the historic Apollo 11 mission began: Cape Canaveral in Florida. They hear first hand from astronaut general Charlie Duke what it was like to guide Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the surface of the Moon in the Lunar Lander and how he followed in their footsteps three years later.

    04/02/2022 12:35 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks how far humanity can go in their exploration of the cosmos. Brian begins in Russia's cosmonaut training facility in the outskirts of Moscow.

    04/02/2022 1:25 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    With scientists sending space probes to the furthest reaches of the solar system and beyond, the scientific search for alien life has begun. Inspired by a childhood love of science fiction, Brian still hopes to hear from ET. He explains why this search deserves to be taken seriously, and he explores the chances of it happening.

    04/02/2022 2:15 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian takes a fresh look at the concept of gravity, revealing it to be far more than just the force that makes things fall to the ground. Recent scientific breakthroughs are challenging physicists' ideas of the very nature of reality. He recalls some of his most iconic TV moments: being first on the scene to meet a space capsule returning three astronauts from the International Space Station, and demonstrating how a bowling ball and feather fall at the same speed.

    04/02/2022 3:10 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that touch upon different sides of this physics conundrum.

    04/02/2022 4:00 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    The Northern Spain line begins near Leon, in the Picos de Europa.

    04/02/2022 4:45 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Jump aboard New Zealand's famous Northern Explorer, the longest running passenger service in the country. The train travels 423 miles along the historic North Island Main Trunk Line on a 12-hour voyage.

    04/02/2022 5:30 pm

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon explores the wild and rugged coast of Cumbria and learns how central the county is to many of the challenges facing Britain. The Lake District National Park includes a beautiful stretch of Cumbria's coast, where rare Natterjack Toads inhabit a spectacular sand dune landscape.

    04/02/2022 6:25 pm

    Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home: Travels in My Own Land

    Joanna travels from North Wales down to St Michael's Mount and the beautiful West Country, ending in her own home town of London.

    04/02/2022 7:15 pm

    The Ganges with Sue Perkins

    The Gangetic Plain is where the ancient and modern collide. From the sacred city of Varanasi to Patna, a city fast becoming India's Silicon Valley. It's here also that the Ganges faces its greatest threats from dams, pollution, industry and agriculture.

    04/02/2022 8:05 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    The Northern Spain line begins near Leon, in the Picos de Europa.

    04/02/2022 8:50 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Jump aboard New Zealand's famous Northern Explorer, the longest running passenger service in the country. The train travels 423 miles along the historic North Island Main Trunk Line on a 12-hour voyage.

    04/02/2022 9:35 pm

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon explores the wild and rugged coast of Cumbria and learns how central the county is to many of the challenges facing Britain. The Lake District National Park includes a beautiful stretch of Cumbria's coast, where rare Natterjack Toads inhabit a spectacular sand dune landscape.

    04/02/2022 10:30 pm

    Joanna Lumley's Home Sweet Home: Travels in My Own Land

    Joanna travels from North Wales down to St Michael's Mount and the beautiful West Country, ending in her own home town of London.

    04/02/2022 11:20 pm

    The Ganges with Sue Perkins

    The Gangetic Plain is where the ancient and modern collide. From the sacred city of Varanasi to Patna, a city fast becoming India's Silicon Valley. It's here also that the Ganges faces its greatest threats from dams, pollution, industry and agriculture.

    04/03/2022 12:10 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    The Northern Spain line begins near Leon, in the Picos de Europa.

    04/03/2022 12:55 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Jump aboard New Zealand's famous Northern Explorer, the longest running passenger service in the country. The train travels 423 miles along the historic North Island Main Trunk Line on a 12-hour voyage.

    04/03/2022 1:40 am

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon explores the wild and rugged coast of Cumbria and learns how central the county is to many of the challenges facing Britain. The Lake District National Park includes a beautiful stretch of Cumbria's coast, where rare Natterjack Toads inhabit a spectacular sand dune landscape.

    04/03/2022 2:35 am

    The Ganges with Sue Perkins

    The Gangetic Plain is where the ancient and modern collide. From the sacred city of Varanasi to Patna, a city fast becoming India's Silicon Valley. It's here also that the Ganges faces its greatest threats from dams, pollution, industry and agriculture.

    04/03/2022 3:30 am

    Deadly 60

    Setting sail to the magical island of Bali, Steve and the team are out to find the elusive ocean sunfish. These deep ocean giants feed on poisonous jellyfish and ascend to the shallows for a spa session at a cleaner fish station.

    BBC Earth

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST) UTC +2 Country: Language: English

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