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    03/06/2023 5:00 am

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The investigators attempt to discover the killer of an infamous Pharaoh and under the secret behind the death of a dynasty.

    03/06/2023 5:45 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    Some animals appear to have stretched their natural gifts to the limits. Sir David Attenborough looks at the giraffe, who must reach the tallest branches to find food, and the chameleon, who must use their camouflage to hide from predators.

    03/06/2023 6:10 am

    Civilisations

    Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice, where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's `San Zaccaria' altarpiece and Titian's `Bacchus and Ariadne' contested the assumption that drawing was superior to colouring. As the Baroque took hold in enlightenment Europe Giambattista Tiepolo created a ceiling fresco: `Apollo and the Four Continents' at the Bishop's palace in Würzburg.

    03/06/2023 7:00 am

    Exploration Volcano

    Chris Horsley heads to Mount Etna, Europe's largest and most active volcano, as it experiences a period of heightened activity and examines the events that led up to the eruptions.

    03/06/2023 7:45 am

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

    03/06/2023 8:30 am

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace explores the Manchester factory that produces 700,000 toilet rolls a day. He begins 940 miles away in Sweden where the raw material, wood, is harvested from a sustainable forest of one billion spruce trees. Most of the wood is used for timber, but the off cuts are turned into sheets of wood pulp. Gregg follows this pulp to Manchester where he learns that two types of wood fibre, long and short, are required for loo roll, to give it strength but also softness.

    03/06/2023 9:20 am

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The investigators attempt to discover the killer of an infamous Pharaoh and under the secret behind the death of a dynasty.

    03/06/2023 10:05 am

    Civilisations

    Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice, where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's `San Zaccaria' altarpiece and Titian's `Bacchus and Ariadne' contested the assumption that drawing was superior to colouring. As the Baroque took hold in enlightenment Europe Giambattista Tiepolo created a ceiling fresco: `Apollo and the Four Continents' at the Bishop's palace in Würzburg.

    03/06/2023 11:00 am

    Exploration Volcano

    Chris Horsley heads to Mount Etna, Europe's largest and most active volcano, as it experiences a period of heightened activity and examines the events that led up to the eruptions.

    03/06/2023 11:45 am

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

    03/06/2023 12:30 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace explores the Manchester factory that produces 700,000 toilet rolls a day. He begins 940 miles away in Sweden where the raw material, wood, is harvested from a sustainable forest of one billion spruce trees. Most of the wood is used for timber, but the off cuts are turned into sheets of wood pulp. Gregg follows this pulp to Manchester where he learns that two types of wood fibre, long and short, are required for loo roll, to give it strength but also softness.

    03/06/2023 1:20 pm

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The investigators attempt to discover the killer of an infamous Pharaoh and under the secret behind the death of a dynasty.

    03/06/2023 2:05 pm

    Civilisations

    Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice, where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's `San Zaccaria' altarpiece and Titian's `Bacchus and Ariadne' contested the assumption that drawing was superior to colouring. As the Baroque took hold in enlightenment Europe Giambattista Tiepolo created a ceiling fresco: `Apollo and the Four Continents' at the Bishop's palace in Würzburg.

    03/06/2023 3:00 pm

    Dynasties

    The Marsh Pride of Kenya's Masai Mara is in a unique situation in their history. They have been abandoned by all of the adult males, and just two adult females are left to feed and protect their eight youngsters. The future of the whole family rests entirely on the shoulders of these two mothers, Charm and her cousin Sienna. They need to raise their cubs to adulthood if this great dynasty is to continue, and they all face the great perils of the African savannah.

    03/06/2023 4:00 pm

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

    03/06/2023 4:45 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace explores the North Yorkshire factory that produces 625,000 sausages a day. Meanwhile Cherry is at the University of Chester getting the scientific lowdown on getting the best from a banger. Historian Ruth Goodman is investigating how a German bratwurst became top dog in America.

    03/06/2023 5:40 pm

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The investigators attempt to discover the killer of an infamous Pharaoh and under the secret behind the death of a dynasty.

    03/06/2023 6:30 pm

    Eden: Untamed Planet

    Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. Six thousand of them are unique, and more are discovered almost daily. But this `paradise' is an illusion, the lush forest is effectively growing on a desert, with the soil shallow and poor in nutrients, having been leeched by eons of incessant rain.

    03/06/2023 7:20 pm

    The Planets

    Professor Brian Cox traces the development of the four rocky worlds closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Born together, they battled the unbelievable violence of the early solar system to become stable planets. For a while each had a moment of hope when they enjoyed almost earth-like conditions.

    03/06/2023 8:10 pm

    China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom

    Eastern China is one of the most densely populated regions on the planet, but even there, humans provide the necessary space for the animals that inhabit it. Some of the rarest animal species will find a home in one of the four new national parks.

    03/06/2023 9:00 pm

    Inside the Factory

    When he was a child, Gregg loved playing with toy trainsets. Now he's got special access to learn how the ultimate model is made: a huge 187 tonne, five carriage electric train. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey travels to Scotland to visit the UK's last remaining factory that produces aluminium via smelting. Historian Ruth Goodman is energised by the history of electric trains as she learns that the UK's first was a tourist train that is still in use along the Brighton seafront.

    03/06/2023 9:55 pm

    54 Days

    A year ago, Beijing stunned the world when it locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million people. For weeks, Chinese officials had maintained that the outbreak was under control, just a few dozen cases linked to a live animal market.

    03/06/2023 10:50 pm

    The Secrets of Your Food

    Michael heads to Spain to search for some of the most powerful tastes on the planet, whilst James travels high in the Peruvian Andes to discover how a bitter potato has been tamed to help the inhabitants survive the extreme altitude.

    03/06/2023 11:40 pm

    The Planets

    Professor Brian Cox traces the development of the four rocky worlds closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Born together, they battled the unbelievable violence of the early solar system to become stable planets. For a while each had a moment of hope when they enjoyed almost earth-like conditions.

    03/07/2023 12:35 am

    China: Nature's Ancient Kingdom

    Eastern China is one of the most densely populated regions on the planet, but even there, humans provide the necessary space for the animals that inhabit it. Some of the rarest animal species will find a home in one of the four new national parks.

    03/07/2023 1:25 am

    Inside the Factory

    When he was a child, Gregg loved playing with toy trainsets. Now he's got special access to learn how the ultimate model is made: a huge 187 tonne, five carriage electric train. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey travels to Scotland to visit the UK's last remaining factory that produces aluminium via smelting. Historian Ruth Goodman is energised by the history of electric trains as she learns that the UK's first was a tourist train that is still in use along the Brighton seafront.

    03/07/2023 2:20 am

    54 Days

    A year ago, Beijing stunned the world when it locked down Wuhan, a city of 11 million people. For weeks, Chinese officials had maintained that the outbreak was under control, just a few dozen cases linked to a live animal market.

    03/07/2023 3:15 am

    The Secrets of Your Food

    Michael heads to Spain to search for some of the most powerful tastes on the planet, whilst James travels high in the Peruvian Andes to discover how a bitter potato has been tamed to help the inhabitants survive the extreme altitude.

    03/07/2023 4:05 am

    The Planets

    Professor Brian Cox traces the development of the four rocky worlds closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Born together, they battled the unbelievable violence of the early solar system to become stable planets. For a while each had a moment of hope when they enjoyed almost earth-like conditions.

    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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