Schedules
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12/04/2022 5:00 am |
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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12/04/2022 5:50 am |
Secrets of the Superfactories |
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| Looking at the incredible superfactories that manufacture Heinz baked beans on one of the world's fastest production lines, the KitKat, the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, and technology for NASA. | |||||
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12/04/2022 6:40 am |
Secrets of the Superfactories |
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| Green car factory VW Chattanooga, nitrogen fresh Illy coffee, classic yellow JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars, we discover why each are a superfactory. | |||||
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12/04/2022 7:25 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Former festival director Karen has set up an artists' retreat in the heart of the Sahara. The impressive project required she learn centuries-old techniques - and the art of patience. | |||||
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12/04/2022 8:10 am |
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure |
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| Joanna follows the Silk Road from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, across the post-Soviet states of Georgia and Azerbaijan. On the way she learns not only about the history, but how these two very countries are still finding their identities. | |||||
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12/04/2022 8:55 am |
Joanna Lumley's Great Cities of the World |
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| Joanna's first view of Paris is from a hot air balloon. She visits the damaged Notre-Dame, meets the heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit and meets Ibrahim, a refugee turned inner-city beekeeper. | |||||
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12/04/2022 9:45 am |
Addicted to Painkillers? Britain's Opioid Crisis |
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| Dr Michael Mosley immerses himself on the frontline of our prescription painkiller habit. In America, it is an epidemic. Now, new evidence raises concern about the UK's use of prescription opioids. | |||||
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12/04/2022 10:35 am |
The Green Planet |
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| Water plants create some of the most beautiful, bizarre and important habitats on earth. To hold on in torrents, plants use a kind of superglue. Some are armed with vicious weapons to fight titanic battles for space. Others form perfect spheres and escape from animal enemies by rolling. Where nutrients are washed away, plants turn into hunters of animals, laying traps and even counting to ensure their success. | |||||
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12/04/2022 11:35 am |
Deadly 60 |
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| Steve heads to the incredible Loango National Park on the western coast of Gabon and home to some awesome Deadly predators. First up, Steve heads out onto the waterways in search of the small but deadly dwarf crocodile. | |||||
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12/04/2022 12:05 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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12/04/2022 12:55 pm |
Secrets of the Superfactories |
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| Looking at the incredible superfactories that manufacture Heinz baked beans on one of the world's fastest production lines, the KitKat, the Victorinox Swiss Army Knife, and technology for NASA. | |||||
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12/04/2022 1:40 pm |
Secrets of the Superfactories |
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| Green car factory VW Chattanooga, nitrogen fresh Illy coffee, classic yellow JCB backhoe loaders and robot-made Strandberg guitars, we discover why each are a superfactory. | |||||
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12/04/2022 2:30 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Former festival director Karen has set up an artists' retreat in the heart of the Sahara. The impressive project required she learn centuries-old techniques - and the art of patience. | |||||
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12/04/2022 3:15 pm |
Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure |
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| Joanna follows the Silk Road from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, across the post-Soviet states of Georgia and Azerbaijan. On the way she learns not only about the history, but how these two very countries are still finding their identities. | |||||
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12/04/2022 4:00 pm |
Dynasties |
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| With the emergence of a young rival, a spotted hyena queen struggles to keep her grip on power, while also trying to raise a family, on Zambia's vast and unforgiving Liuwa Plain grasslands. | |||||
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12/04/2022 5:00 pm |
Frozen Planet II |
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| The frozen planet is changing. Meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole. | |||||
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12/04/2022 6:00 pm |
Serengeti |
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| In the aftermath of the storm, the vast landscape is flooded, everyone is on the move, heading for higher ground, but the flood waters bring danger and the characters experience the terrifying ordeal of being washed away. | |||||
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12/04/2022 7:00 pm |
The Lakes with Simon Reeve |
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| Simon meets some of the Cumbrian characters with different visions for the future of England's biggest National Park, including a campaign group trying to protect the remaining red squirrel populations. | |||||
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12/04/2022 7:55 pm |
Primates |
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| A look at the extraordinary strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs must use to survive in the most unexpected places. Times are hard for a troop of bearded capuchins in Brazil's badlands. With no rain for eight months, food and water are scarce. But these monkeys can do something very few primates can: they use tools, and make them too. | |||||
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12/04/2022 8:45 pm |
Mummies Unwrapped |
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| The mutilated mummy of the Younger Lady has mystified Egyptologists for over a hundred years; new evidence finally reveals who she was and why her brutal death is directly linked to the world-famous Tutankhamun. | |||||
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12/04/2022 9:30 pm |
Frozen Planet II |
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| The frozen planet is changing. Meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole. | |||||
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12/04/2022 10:30 pm |
Serengeti |
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| In the aftermath of the storm, the vast landscape is flooded, everyone is on the move, heading for higher ground, but the flood waters bring danger and the characters experience the terrifying ordeal of being washed away. | |||||
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12/04/2022 11:30 pm |
The Lakes with Simon Reeve |
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| Simon meets some of the Cumbrian characters with different visions for the future of England's biggest National Park, including a campaign group trying to protect the remaining red squirrel populations. | |||||
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12/05/2022 12:25 am |
Primates |
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| A look at the extraordinary strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs must use to survive in the most unexpected places. Times are hard for a troop of bearded capuchins in Brazil's badlands. With no rain for eight months, food and water are scarce. But these monkeys can do something very few primates can: they use tools, and make them too. | |||||
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12/05/2022 1:15 am |
Mummies Unwrapped |
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| The mutilated mummy of the Younger Lady has mystified Egyptologists for over a hundred years; new evidence finally reveals who she was and why her brutal death is directly linked to the world-famous Tutankhamun. | |||||
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12/05/2022 2:05 am |
Frozen Planet II |
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| The frozen planet is changing. Meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole. | |||||
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12/05/2022 3:05 am |
Serengeti |
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| In the aftermath of the storm, the vast landscape is flooded, everyone is on the move, heading for higher ground, but the flood waters bring danger and the characters experience the terrifying ordeal of being washed away. | |||||
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12/05/2022 4:05 am |
The Lakes with Simon Reeve |
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| Simon meets some of the Cumbrian characters with different visions for the future of England's biggest National Park, including a campaign group trying to protect the remaining red squirrel populations. | |||||