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06/12/2022 4:00 am |
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis |
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| The waterhole is built in the middle of an open patch of savannah, to enable wildlife to approach it from all directions. The team excavate one hundred tonnes of soil and lay eight kilometres of fibre optic cable and piping. Sixty thousand litres of sustainable groundwater is pumped in, filling two pools, thus giving more water edges for thirsty animals to access. | |||||
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06/12/2022 4:50 am |
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis |
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| It is the hottest time of year, and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. With remote cameras able to get closer than ever before to the action, the team uncovers the new dynamics of night-time at the waterhole. The shift to nocturnal activity also brings a new predator out of the shadows: hyena. | |||||
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06/12/2022 5:45 am |
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis |
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| The rains return and the waterhole faces its biggest change yet. An explosion of life brings new species flooding to the savannah including the great wildebeest migration. A new generation discovers the waterhole and once again there's a shift in power, putting the hyenas under pressure. | |||||
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06/12/2022 6:35 am |
Stargazing |
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| 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. | |||||
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06/12/2022 8:05 am |
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis |
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| The waterhole is built in the middle of an open patch of savannah, to enable wildlife to approach it from all directions. The team excavate one hundred tonnes of soil and lay eight kilometres of fibre optic cable and piping. Sixty thousand litres of sustainable groundwater is pumped in, filling two pools, thus giving more water edges for thirsty animals to access. | |||||
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06/12/2022 9:00 am |
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis |
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| It is the hottest time of year, and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. With remote cameras able to get closer than ever before to the action, the team uncovers the new dynamics of night-time at the waterhole. The shift to nocturnal activity also brings a new predator out of the shadows: hyena. | |||||
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06/12/2022 9:50 am |
Waterhole: Africa's Animal Oasis |
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| The rains return and the waterhole faces its biggest change yet. An explosion of life brings new species flooding to the savannah including the great wildebeest migration. A new generation discovers the waterhole and once again there's a shift in power, putting the hyenas under pressure. | |||||
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06/12/2022 10:45 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| The Norwegian Dovre line runs from Oslo to the northern wonderland of Trondheim, passing through the Gudbrandsdal valley and the Dovrefjell mountain plateau. The Rauma line showcases the famous fjords, before the Nordland crosses the Arctic Circle. | |||||
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06/12/2022 11:30 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Canada's iconic Rocky Mountaineer train loops from Vancouver to the heart of the Rockies via crystal clear lakes, lush coastal rainforest, and the desert-like splendour of the Fraser Canyon. | |||||
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06/12/2022 12:15 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Starting in Pwllheli, the Cambrian Line travels 200km to Shrewsbury, following lines built in the slate industry's heyday, passing the fairytale village of Portmeiron, through agricultural landscapes and the `ancient capital of Wales', Machynlleth. | |||||
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06/12/2022 12:55 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals upwards in the Alps into Switzerland and St Moritz to pick up the Glacier Express, which crosses the Landvasser Viaduct. Finally at Disentis, the track becomes a cog railway to climb the steep mountain route. | |||||
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06/12/2022 1:40 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| The Northern Spain line begins near Leon, in the Picos de Europa. | |||||
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06/12/2022 2:25 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| 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. | |||||
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06/12/2022 3:10 pm |
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon |
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| On the Jurassic coast of Britain a remarkable 200-million-year-old fossil is discovered: the bones of an ichthyosaur, a giant sea dragon. David Attenborough joins the hunt to bring this ancient creature's story to life. Using state-of-the-art imaging technology and CGI, the team reconstruct the skeleton and create the most detailed animation of an ichthyosaur ever made. | |||||
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06/12/2022 4:00 pm |
A Perfect Planet |
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| A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet's molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. | |||||
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06/12/2022 5:05 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| One basic need connects all life on earth - the need to breed. But for a few creatures, the odds of success are overwhelmingly stacked against them. Some must find a partner when there are none to be found, while others must find a way to succeed without breeding at all. And some must try and adapt in a world unrecognisable from when they were born. These are animals that have evolved some of the most extraordinary mating strategies of all. | |||||
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06/12/2022 6:05 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| Going behind the scenes of `The Mating Game' with Sir David Attenborough to discover the stories behind the missions to mate and leave a lasting legacy. | |||||
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06/12/2022 7:00 pm |
Vikings |
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| Neil Oliver explores how the Viking Age finally ended, tracing the Norse voyages of discovery, the first Danish kings, and the Christian conversions that opened the door to European high society. He also uncovers the truth about England's King Canute - he was not an arrogant leader who thought he could hold back the waves, but the Viking ruler of an entire empire of the north and an early adopter of European standardisation. | |||||
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06/12/2022 7:50 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Lifestyle series in which Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the Pembrokeshire coast to live with Matthew (43) and Charis (35) Watkinson. | |||||
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06/12/2022 8:35 pm |
A Perfect Planet |
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| A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet's molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. | |||||
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06/12/2022 9:35 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| One basic need connects all life on earth - the need to breed. But for a few creatures, the odds of success are overwhelmingly stacked against them. Some must find a partner when there are none to be found, while others must find a way to succeed without breeding at all. And some must try and adapt in a world unrecognisable from when they were born. These are animals that have evolved some of the most extraordinary mating strategies of all. | |||||
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06/12/2022 10:35 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| Going behind the scenes of `The Mating Game' with Sir David Attenborough to discover the stories behind the missions to mate and leave a lasting legacy. | |||||
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06/12/2022 11:30 pm |
Vikings |
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| Neil Oliver explores how the Viking Age finally ended, tracing the Norse voyages of discovery, the first Danish kings, and the Christian conversions that opened the door to European high society. He also uncovers the truth about England's King Canute - he was not an arrogant leader who thought he could hold back the waves, but the Viking ruler of an entire empire of the north and an early adopter of European standardisation. | |||||
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06/13/2022 12:20 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Lifestyle series in which Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the Pembrokeshire coast to live with Matthew (43) and Charis (35) Watkinson. | |||||
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06/13/2022 1:05 am |
A Perfect Planet |
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| A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet's molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface. | |||||
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06/13/2022 2:05 am |
The Mating Game |
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| One basic need connects all life on earth - the need to breed. But for a few creatures, the odds of success are overwhelmingly stacked against them. Some must find a partner when there are none to be found, while others must find a way to succeed without breeding at all. And some must try and adapt in a world unrecognisable from when they were born. These are animals that have evolved some of the most extraordinary mating strategies of all. | |||||
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06/13/2022 3:05 am |
The Mating Game |
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| Going behind the scenes of `The Mating Game' with Sir David Attenborough to discover the stories behind the missions to mate and leave a lasting legacy. | |||||
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Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024
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