Schedules
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06/17/2022 4:00 am |
Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time |
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| 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. | |||||
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06/17/2022 4:50 am |
Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time |
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| 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. | |||||
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06/17/2022 5:40 am |
8 Days: To the Moon and Back |
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| After just 22 hours spent on the Moon's surface, the crew of Apollo 11 begin the nail-biting journey home. | |||||
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06/17/2022 6:25 am |
Deadly Disasters |
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| Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. Some of the world's leading volcanologists reveal the deadly secrets of the volcano. | |||||
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06/17/2022 7:20 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Chip and Agnes try to hunt down a wolf whose fur they can use to barter for items that they need to survive. | |||||
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06/17/2022 8:05 am |
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure |
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| As Joanna's Silk Road Adventure draws to a close, she travels across the stunning yet little-known Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Starting in the Kyzl-Kum desert she explores the Silk Road citadel of Khiva, a town infamous for its history of slavery. In the capital, Tashkent, she marvels at the splendid Soviet-built Metro system and attends a high society wedding as the guest of a famous pop star. | |||||
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06/17/2022 8:55 am |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits a family-run factory in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, which churns out more than 49 tonnes of dairy ice cream every day. Gregg is delighted to learn he's following the entire production of their one-litre tub of honeycomb flavour. Cherry Healey heads to an ice rink in Hull with headache expert Dr Fayyaz Ahmed and enlists an ice hockey team to test the best methods of stopping brain freeze. | |||||
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06/17/2022 9:45 am |
Vikings |
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| Neil Oliver heads out from the Scandinavian homelands to Russia, Turkey and Ireland to trace the beginnings of a vast trading empire that handled Chinese silks as adeptly as Pictish slaves. Neil discovers a world of `starry-eyed maidens' and Buddhist statues that are a world away from our British experience of axe-wielding warriors, although it turns out that there were quite a few of those as well. | |||||
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06/17/2022 10:40 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Chip and Agnes try to hunt down a wolf whose fur they can use to barter for items that they need to survive. | |||||
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06/17/2022 11:25 am |
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure |
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| As Joanna's Silk Road Adventure draws to a close, she travels across the stunning yet little-known Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Starting in the Kyzl-Kum desert she explores the Silk Road citadel of Khiva, a town infamous for its history of slavery. In the capital, Tashkent, she marvels at the splendid Soviet-built Metro system and attends a high society wedding as the guest of a famous pop star. | |||||
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06/17/2022 12:15 pm |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits a family-run factory in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, which churns out more than 49 tonnes of dairy ice cream every day. Gregg is delighted to learn he's following the entire production of their one-litre tub of honeycomb flavour. Cherry Healey heads to an ice rink in Hull with headache expert Dr Fayyaz Ahmed and enlists an ice hockey team to test the best methods of stopping brain freeze. | |||||
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06/17/2022 1:05 pm |
Vikings |
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| Neil Oliver heads out from the Scandinavian homelands to Russia, Turkey and Ireland to trace the beginnings of a vast trading empire that handled Chinese silks as adeptly as Pictish slaves. Neil discovers a world of `starry-eyed maidens' and Buddhist statues that are a world away from our British experience of axe-wielding warriors, although it turns out that there were quite a few of those as well. | |||||
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06/17/2022 2:00 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue travels to Fairbanks to officially buy her Kavik River Camp, and Andy and Kate must move their dogs to save them from a flood. | |||||
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06/17/2022 2:45 pm |
Mummies Unwrapped |
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| The mangled mummy of Pharaoh Seqenenre Taa is a murder mystery that endures to this day; a team of the world's leading Egyptologists and crime experts embark on a journey to discover the truth behind his brutal and humiliating death. | |||||
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06/17/2022 3:30 pm |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits the biggest tortilla factory in Europe. The Coventry site covers more than 21,000 square meters, the size of three football pitches, and makes 60,000 tonnes of snacks every year. | |||||
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06/17/2022 4:25 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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06/17/2022 5:20 pm |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits the biggest cider factory in the world, which produces more than 350 million litres each year. The scale of production blows his mind, as at each turn he's confronted with huge machinery and incredible processes. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey explores how the factory is creating new orchards of a sweet apple variety called Scrumptious, and historian Ruth Goodman traces a Victorian apple-breeding boom. | |||||
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06/17/2022 6:15 pm |
Earth's Natural Wonders |
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| In many of the world's most extraordinary natural wonders there is an abundance of animals. These can be a devastating threat to the people who live there, or they can provide a means of survival, but often at a high price. | |||||
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06/17/2022 7:10 pm |
Deadly Disasters |
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| A look at a part of the world which has been popularly known as Tornado Alley, a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year. | |||||
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06/17/2022 8:00 pm |
Exploration Volcano |
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| Volcano expert Chris Horsley is called back to the Congo to investigate a potentially lethal threat to over two-million people. After a recent eruption, a huge 10-mile-long fracture has appeared in the ground. | |||||
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06/17/2022 8:45 pm |
Exploration Volcano |
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| Volcano expert Chris Horsley is still in Iceland to check out Katla, one of Europe's largest and most deadly volcanoes, which is overdue an eruption. | |||||
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06/17/2022 9:30 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| Heat wave Lucifer burns though Europe, triggering some of the worst wildfires in Portugal's history. A Mojave mudslide traps motorists in a raging torrent of sludge, North Carolina holidaymakers flee a waterspout, and extraordinary Australian floods. | |||||
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06/17/2022 10:15 pm |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits the biggest cider factory in the world, which produces more than 350 million litres each year. The scale of production blows his mind, as at each turn he's confronted with huge machinery and incredible processes. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey explores how the factory is creating new orchards of a sweet apple variety called Scrumptious, and historian Ruth Goodman traces a Victorian apple-breeding boom. | |||||
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06/17/2022 11:10 pm |
Earth's Natural Wonders |
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| In many of the world's most extraordinary natural wonders there is an abundance of animals. These can be a devastating threat to the people who live there, or they can provide a means of survival, but often at a high price. | |||||
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06/18/2022 12:00 am |
Deadly Disasters |
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| A look at a part of the world which has been popularly known as Tornado Alley, a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year. | |||||
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06/18/2022 12:50 am |
Exploration Volcano |
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| Volcano expert Chris Horsley is called back to the Congo to investigate a potentially lethal threat to over two-million people. After a recent eruption, a huge 10-mile-long fracture has appeared in the ground. | |||||
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06/18/2022 1:35 am |
Exploration Volcano |
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| Volcano expert Chris Horsley is still in Iceland to check out Katla, one of Europe's largest and most deadly volcanoes, which is overdue an eruption. | |||||
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06/18/2022 2:20 am |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits the biggest cider factory in the world, which produces more than 350 million litres each year. The scale of production blows his mind, as at each turn he's confronted with huge machinery and incredible processes. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey explores how the factory is creating new orchards of a sweet apple variety called Scrumptious, and historian Ruth Goodman traces a Victorian apple-breeding boom. | |||||
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06/18/2022 3:15 am |
The Science Of Sleep: How To Sleep Better |
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| Four of Britain's best sleepers begin a major sleep deprivation experiment, in which they complete tests and have their brains analysed. Extreme snorer Yvonne, and Craig, who suffers from night terrors, are both treated at a sleep clinic. | |||||