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    05/01/2022 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.

    05/01/2022 4:30 am

    Dynasties

    In Senegal, west Africa, lives a group of chimpanzees led by an alpha male named David. He has already been alpha for three years, a time when leaders here are usually overthrown, and he finds himself surrounded by rivals who all want his crown.

    05/01/2022 5:30 am

    Dynasties

    A colony of emperor penguins gather in Atka Bay, on the coast of Antarctica, after three months feeding at sea. They arrive as the sea freezes over and all the other Antarctic animals have left the continent for the relative safety of the sea. The penguins have come here to raise the next generation in their emperor's dynasty, but to do so they will have to work together to keep themselves and their chicks alive through the coming winter: the coldest and cruellest on earth.

    05/01/2022 6:30 am

    Dynasties

    The Marsh Pride of Kenya's Masai Mara is in a unique situation in their history. They have been abandoned by all of the adult males, and just two adult females are left to feed and protect their eight youngsters. The future of the whole family rests entirely on the shoulders of these two mothers, Charm and her cousin Sienna. They need to raise their cubs to adulthood if this great dynasty is to continue, and they all face the great perils of the African savannah.

    05/01/2022 7:30 am

    Dynasties

    The leader of a great painted wolf family is growing old, and her power to keep the peace is waning. Tensions are rising, and a feud with her ambitious daughter whose own pack is running out of space threatens to bring the dynasty down.

    05/01/2022 8:30 am

    Dynasties

    Tigress Raj Bhera lives in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in India. She holds the perfect territory, with dense jungle, spring-fed ponds and rich grasslands teeming with prey, and now has four tiny newborn cubs to care for. They are the future of her dynasty, but the idyllic world that she inhabits is changing.

    05/01/2022 9:30 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Some animals appear to have stretched their natural gifts to the limits. Sir David Attenborough looks at the giraffe, who must reach the tallest branches to find food, and the chameleon, who must use their camouflage to hide from predators.

    05/01/2022 9:55 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Sir David Attenborough reveals nature's evolutionary anomalies. Here he looks at the platypus and the curious case of the male Midwife Toad.

    05/01/2022 10:20 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Sir David Attenborough looks at some amazing quirks of evolution. David encounters two examples where nature has tinkered with the ageing process.

    05/01/2022 10:40 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    David Attenborough reveals nature's most amazing animals. A look at the tusk of the narwhal and the spiral shells found on snails and ammonites.

    05/01/2022 11:05 am

    Universe

    Professor Brian Cox begins his exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. It is estimated that there are two hundred trillion stars in the universe, each playing their part in an epic story of creation, a great saga that stretches from the dawn of time, with the arrival of the first star, through diverse generations until the arrival of our own star, the Sun, and a civilisation that has grown up in its light.

    05/01/2022 12:05 pm

    Universe

    Humans have long gazed up at the night sky, wondering whether other lifeforms and intelligences could be thriving on worlds far beyond our own. Answering that question seemed fated to remain pure speculation.

    05/01/2022 1:00 pm

    Universe

    A space mission discovers the dramatic history of the Milky Way. Prof Brian Cox reveals how the galaxy endured multiple collisions as rival galaxies fought for survival.

    05/01/2022 2:00 pm

    Universe

    Prof Brian Cox journeys into a supermassive black hole, a monster that can destroy worlds, stop time, and is forcing us to reassess our understanding of reality.

    05/01/2022 3:00 pm

    Universe

    It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the very beginning - the origin of the Universe.

    05/01/2022 4:00 pm

    A Perfect Planet

    Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it's affecting earth's life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world.

    05/01/2022 5:00 pm

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals. David looks at the zebra's stripes and the wings of the butterfly.

    05/01/2022 5:25 pm

    Blue Planet II

    Uncovering the impact that modern lives are having on ocean creatures, from albatross parents feeding their chicks discarded plastic, to mother dolphins potentially exposing their calves to pollutants through contaminated milk.

    05/01/2022 6:25 pm

    Spy in the Wild

    A behind-the-scenes view of the extraordinary story behind deploying the Spy Creatures, showing how the concept evolved and became the inspiration for the animatronic animals of the series. Discover the painstaking work behind building the life-like models, from first concept until they become alive for the first time.

    05/01/2022 7:15 pm

    Sacred Wonders

    At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a man who believes the temples are home to his ancestral spirits risks his life to save them from the jungle. At al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, a young Muslim paramedic battles his own hunger and exhaustion to help other fasting worshippers during Ramadan. At the Shaolin Temple in China, a Buddhist warrior monk faces a test that will change the course of his life forever. Discover just what people do for faith in some of the most stunning sacred places on Earth.

    05/01/2022 8:10 pm

    A Perfect Planet

    Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it's affecting earth's life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world.

    05/01/2022 9:10 pm

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals. David looks at the zebra's stripes and the wings of the butterfly.

    05/01/2022 9:30 pm

    Blue Planet II

    Uncovering the impact that modern lives are having on ocean creatures, from albatross parents feeding their chicks discarded plastic, to mother dolphins potentially exposing their calves to pollutants through contaminated milk.

    05/01/2022 10:30 pm

    Spy in the Wild

    A behind-the-scenes view of the extraordinary story behind deploying the Spy Creatures, showing how the concept evolved and became the inspiration for the animatronic animals of the series. Discover the painstaking work behind building the life-like models, from first concept until they become alive for the first time.

    05/01/2022 11:25 pm

    Sacred Wonders

    At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a man who believes the temples are home to his ancestral spirits risks his life to save them from the jungle. At al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, a young Muslim paramedic battles his own hunger and exhaustion to help other fasting worshippers during Ramadan. At the Shaolin Temple in China, a Buddhist warrior monk faces a test that will change the course of his life forever. Discover just what people do for faith in some of the most stunning sacred places on Earth.

    05/02/2022 12:15 am

    A Perfect Planet

    Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it's affecting earth's life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world.

    05/02/2022 1:15 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals. David looks at the zebra's stripes and the wings of the butterfly.

    05/02/2022 1:35 am

    Blue Planet II

    Uncovering the impact that modern lives are having on ocean creatures, from albatross parents feeding their chicks discarded plastic, to mother dolphins potentially exposing their calves to pollutants through contaminated milk.

    05/02/2022 2:35 am

    Spy in the Wild

    A behind-the-scenes view of the extraordinary story behind deploying the Spy Creatures, showing how the concept evolved and became the inspiration for the animatronic animals of the series. Discover the painstaking work behind building the life-like models, from first concept until they become alive for the first time.

    05/02/2022 3:30 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.

    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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