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		07/13/2022 4:00 am	Vikings
	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.
Localized series title: Vikings Localized description: 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.
		07/13/2022 4:50 am	Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle
	Ben is on a unique and tiny island in the Scottish Hebrides, with his host,ex-social care worker Philip, 46. Ben finds out how Philip became a custodian of this coastal island and how he has embraced a new quality of life.

		07/13/2022 5:35 am	World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
	A ride on Novos Rail's luxury train that meanders at a leisurely pace from Pretoria to Durban in South Africa.

		07/13/2022 6:20 am	The Mating Game
	The grasslands of our planet are some of the most challenging habitats for playing the mating game. They are an open stage where potential partners and jealous rivals can witness your every move and every failure. To win here, a player must give everything. Strategies used by animals here are as plentiful as they are unique, there are show-offs, fighters, scoundrels and cheats, and all are competing for their chance to mate.

		07/13/2022 7:20 am	Life Below Zero
	Alaskans are on edge as they prepare for the oncoming freeze. In Kiwalik, the Hailstone's battle high winds to acquire a much needed fish haul.

		07/13/2022 8:05 am	Civilisations
	Simon Schama goes both east and west, to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanbul and Mughal Lahore and Agra, exploring their connections and rivalries, and examining how the role of artists from the different traditions of West and East developed in the years following the Renaissances. Their rivalry unfolded most spectacularly in the creation of domes: in Ottoman Istanbul Mimar Sinan builds the light-flooded Süleymaniye mosque, while in Rome Michelangelo designs the dome of St Peter's Basilica.

		07/13/2022 9:00 am	World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
	A ride on Novos Rail's luxury train that meanders at a leisurely pace from Pretoria to Durban in South Africa.

		07/13/2022 9:45 am	The Mating Game
	The grasslands of our planet are some of the most challenging habitats for playing the mating game. They are an open stage where potential partners and jealous rivals can witness your every move and every failure. To win here, a player must give everything. Strategies used by animals here are as plentiful as they are unique, there are show-offs, fighters, scoundrels and cheats, and all are competing for their chance to mate.

		07/13/2022 10:40 am	Life Below Zero
	Alaskans are on edge as they prepare for the oncoming freeze. In Kiwalik, the Hailstone's battle high winds to acquire a much needed fish haul.

		07/13/2022 11:25 am	Civilisations
	Simon Schama goes both east and west, to Papal Rome but also to Ottoman Istanbul and Mughal Lahore and Agra, exploring their connections and rivalries, and examining how the role of artists from the different traditions of West and East developed in the years following the Renaissances. Their rivalry unfolded most spectacularly in the creation of domes: in Ottoman Istanbul Mimar Sinan builds the light-flooded Süleymaniye mosque, while in Rome Michelangelo designs the dome of St Peter's Basilica.

		07/13/2022 12:20 pm	World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
	A ride on Novos Rail's luxury train that meanders at a leisurely pace from Pretoria to Durban in South Africa.

		07/13/2022 1:05 pm	The Mating Game
	The grasslands of our planet are some of the most challenging habitats for playing the mating game. They are an open stage where potential partners and jealous rivals can witness your every move and every failure. To win here, a player must give everything. Strategies used by animals here are as plentiful as they are unique, there are show-offs, fighters, scoundrels and cheats, and all are competing for their chance to mate.

		07/13/2022 2:05 pm	Life Below Zero
	Chip and Agnes Hailstones teach their youngest daughters, Carol and Qutan, how to hunt for flightless birds along the ponds in Kiwalik.

		07/13/2022 2:50 pm	Civilisations
	In the 15th and 16th centuries distant and disparate cultures met, often for the first time. These encounters provoked wonder, awe, bafflement and fear. As historian of empire David Olusoga shows, art was always on the frontline. Each cultural contact at this time left a mark on both sides: the magnificent Benin bronzes record the meeting of an ancient West African kingdom and Portuguese voyagers in a spirit of mutual respect and exchange.

		07/13/2022 3:45 pm	World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
	The El Chepe follows miles of spectacular scenery as it winds its way through the Copper Canyon.

		07/13/2022 4:30 pm	The Mating Game
	The ocean is where life first began, and where it first experimented with the mating game. All the creatures living here face the same challenge - how to find a partner in the largest and least-populated habitat on earth. To solve that challenge, marine animals have developed some of the most ingenious breeding strategies of all. The waters off Hawaii are witness to the largest courtship battles on the planet.

		07/13/2022 5:30 pm	Iceland With Alexander Armstrong
	Alexander Armstrong heads to the south of the country, which has epic scenery. He leaves the boiling mud and lava flows of the volcanic island below as he ascends to the breathtaking, freezing roof of Europe's biggest glacier.

		07/13/2022 6:20 pm	Art of Scandinavia
	Andrew looks at the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul, most famous for producing The Scream by Edvard Munch.

		07/13/2022 7:10 pm	Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
	Joanna's Silk Road journey takes her to Iran. Throughout the country she meets people eager to share the culture and innovations of the Persian civilisation which, thanks to the Silk Road, spread far beyond modern-day Iran.

		07/13/2022 8:00 pm	World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
	Following the train route from Bergen to Oslo, through the extraordinary mountains of southern Norway in winter. This super-fast train travels daily to the country's capital, and the first stop is Dale.

		07/13/2022 8:45 pm	Robson Green: Coastal Fishing
	Robson travels around the Welsh Pembrokeshire coast, where he goes in search of Seabass. In Saundersfoot harbour, Robson meets sustainable fisherman Berwyn, who is lucky enough to own one of the rare sea bass fishing licences.

		07/13/2022 9:30 pm	The World's Deadliest Weather
	In Tennessee, a violent tornado touches down in downtown Nashville, interrupting a live news broadcast and raking through the city. At the Hamma Hamma Falls, a kayaker races to rescue his friend from a terrifying ordeal above a 60-foot waterfall. Two weather enthusiasts get more than they bargained for when a bolt of lightning fries their car, with them inside.

		07/13/2022 10:20 pm	Iceland With Alexander Armstrong
	Alexander Armstrong heads to the south of the country, which has epic scenery. He leaves the boiling mud and lava flows of the volcanic island below as he ascends to the breathtaking, freezing roof of Europe's biggest glacier.

		07/13/2022 11:10 pm	Art of Scandinavia
	Andrew looks at the extraordinary art to come out of the dark Norwegian soul, most famous for producing The Scream by Edvard Munch.

		07/14/2022 12:00 am	Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure
	Joanna's Silk Road journey takes her to Iran. Throughout the country she meets people eager to share the culture and innovations of the Persian civilisation which, thanks to the Silk Road, spread far beyond modern-day Iran.

		07/14/2022 12:50 am	World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys
	Following the train route from Bergen to Oslo, through the extraordinary mountains of southern Norway in winter. This super-fast train travels daily to the country's capital, and the first stop is Dale.

		07/14/2022 1:35 am	Robson Green: Coastal Fishing
	Robson travels around the Welsh Pembrokeshire coast, where he goes in search of Seabass. In Saundersfoot harbour, Robson meets sustainable fisherman Berwyn, who is lucky enough to own one of the rare sea bass fishing licences.

		07/14/2022 2:20 am	The World's Deadliest Weather
	In Tennessee, a violent tornado touches down in downtown Nashville, interrupting a live news broadcast and raking through the city. At the Hamma Hamma Falls, a kayaker races to rescue his friend from a terrifying ordeal above a 60-foot waterfall. Two weather enthusiasts get more than they bargained for when a bolt of lightning fries their car, with them inside.

		07/14/2022 3:10 am	Iceland With Alexander Armstrong
	Alexander Armstrong heads to the south of the country, which has epic scenery. He leaves the boiling mud and lava flows of the volcanic island below as he ascends to the breathtaking, freezing roof of Europe's biggest glacier.

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

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