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    03/02/2023 5:00 am

    Mummies Unwrapped

    A dusty exhibit from an oddities museum in Niagara Falls could be a genuine long-lost pharaoh from Egypt's most iconic dynasty; a team of experts reexamine the evidence to reveal how a legendary king ended up on the other side of the world.

    03/02/2023 5:45 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.

    03/02/2023 6:40 am

    Exploration Volcano

    An inconspicuous hill on the Spanish Island of La Palma bursts open, releasing an avalanche of lava. In its path are the homes of seven thousand residents and the emergency services rush to evacuate.

    03/02/2023 7:30 am

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Pike tries one last hunting trip before catching the plane back. Becky and Denenize continue looking for a moose. Bentley and Felicia begin work on building a new dock. Pierre looks for something he can eat.

    03/02/2023 8:15 am

    Inside the Factory

    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.

    03/02/2023 9:10 am

    Mummies Unwrapped

    A dusty exhibit from an oddities museum in Niagara Falls could be a genuine long-lost pharaoh from Egypt's most iconic dynasty; a team of experts reexamine the evidence to reveal how a legendary king ended up on the other side of the world.

    03/02/2023 9:55 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.

    03/02/2023 10:50 am

    Exploration Volcano

    An inconspicuous hill on the Spanish Island of La Palma bursts open, releasing an avalanche of lava. In its path are the homes of seven thousand residents and the emergency services rush to evacuate.

    03/02/2023 11:35 am

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Pike tries one last hunting trip before catching the plane back. Becky and Denenize continue looking for a moose. Bentley and Felicia begin work on building a new dock. Pierre looks for something he can eat.

    03/02/2023 12:25 pm

    Inside the Factory

    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.

    03/02/2023 1:20 pm

    Mummies Unwrapped

    A dusty exhibit from an oddities museum in Niagara Falls could be a genuine long-lost pharaoh from Egypt's most iconic dynasty; a team of experts reexamine the evidence to reveal how a legendary king ended up on the other side of the world.

    03/02/2023 2:05 pm

    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.

    03/02/2023 3:00 pm

    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.

    03/02/2023 4:00 pm

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Pike tries one last hunting trip before catching the plane back. Becky and Denenize continue looking for a moose. Bentley and Felicia begin work on building a new dock. Pierre looks for something he can eat.

    03/02/2023 4:45 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace is in Derbyshire, at an enormous coffee factory where they produce 175,000 jars of instant coffee every day. He follows the production of freeze-dried instant coffee, from the arrival of 27 tonnes of Brazilian green coffee beans right through to dispatch.

    03/02/2023 5:35 pm

    Mummies Unwrapped

    A dusty exhibit from an oddities museum in Niagara Falls could be a genuine long-lost pharaoh from Egypt's most iconic dynasty; a team of experts reexamine the evidence to reveal how a legendary king ended up on the other side of the world.

    03/02/2023 6:25 pm

    Inside the Factory

    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.

    03/02/2023 7:15 pm

    Animal Impossible

    Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time, is it true that piranhas can strip you to the bone in seconds?

    03/02/2023 8:05 pm

    Horizon

    The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity, where some form of alien life might exist.

    03/02/2023 9:00 pm

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Hannah Fry tucks into the tech behind food delivery apps like Deliveroo and Just Eat, which are now used by 24 million people in the UK. Hannah meets the R&D team behind food delivery titan Deliveroo, finds out how pensioners ordering Greggs revolutionised food delivery, and discovers how pizza made us fall in love with the internet in the 1990s.

    03/02/2023 10:00 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that touch upon different sides of this physics conundrum.

    03/02/2023 10:50 pm

    Inside the Factory

    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.

    03/02/2023 11:45 pm

    Animal Impossible

    Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time, is it true that piranhas can strip you to the bone in seconds?

    03/03/2023 12:35 am

    Horizon

    The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity, where some form of alien life might exist.

    03/03/2023 1:25 am

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Hannah Fry tucks into the tech behind food delivery apps like Deliveroo and Just Eat, which are now used by 24 million people in the UK. Hannah meets the R&D team behind food delivery titan Deliveroo, finds out how pensioners ordering Greggs revolutionised food delivery, and discovers how pizza made us fall in love with the internet in the 1990s.

    03/03/2023 2:25 am

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that touch upon different sides of this physics conundrum.

    03/03/2023 3:20 am

    Inside the Factory

    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.

    03/03/2023 4:10 am

    Animal Impossible

    Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Is it true that a giant squid can sink a ship?

    BBC Earth

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: Central European Time (CET) UTC +1 Country: United States Language: English

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