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    04/26/2023 4:00 am

    David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

    David Attenborough reveals nature's most amazing animals. A look at the tusk of the narwhal and the spiral shells found on snails and ammonites.

    04/26/2023 4:25 am

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The experts attempt to solve the mystery of an empty tomb and a missing Pharaoh as they search for Egypt's most mysterious and controversial ruler Hatshepsut and enter a world of ambition, power and poison.

    04/26/2023 5:10 am

    Blue Planet II

    Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. Their reefs occupy less than one tenth of one per cent of the ocean floor, yet they are home to a quarter of all known marine species.

    04/26/2023 6:10 am

    Life Below Zero

    The difference between life and death in Alaska often depends on being prepared for anything. In Noorvik, the Hailstones stash emergency supplies along their hunting and trapping routes.

    04/26/2023 6:55 am

    Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve

    Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he's found himself in while travelling the globe, from coming under fire in war torn Mogadishu to squaring off with a female wrestler in Mexico City.

    04/26/2023 7:50 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    The El Chepe follows miles of spectacular scenery as it winds its way through the Copper Canyon.

    04/26/2023 8:35 am

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    In the mountains of northern Ethiopia, Ben meets native Glaswegian Susan, who rejected an ordinary retirement for a remote region of Africa. Susan has had a huge impact on the local community, and now runs a restaurant on top of a mountain.

    04/26/2023 9:20 am

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The experts attempt to solve the mystery of an empty tomb and a missing Pharaoh as they search for Egypt's most mysterious and controversial ruler Hatshepsut and enter a world of ambition, power and poison.

    04/26/2023 10:05 am

    Blue Planet II

    Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. Their reefs occupy less than one tenth of one per cent of the ocean floor, yet they are home to a quarter of all known marine species.

    04/26/2023 11:05 am

    Life Below Zero

    The difference between life and death in Alaska often depends on being prepared for anything. In Noorvik, the Hailstones stash emergency supplies along their hunting and trapping routes.

    04/26/2023 11:50 am

    Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve

    Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he's found himself in while travelling the globe, from coming under fire in war torn Mogadishu to squaring off with a female wrestler in Mexico City.

    04/26/2023 12:45 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    The El Chepe follows miles of spectacular scenery as it winds its way through the Copper Canyon.

    04/26/2023 1:30 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    In the mountains of northern Ethiopia, Ben meets native Glaswegian Susan, who rejected an ordinary retirement for a remote region of Africa. Susan has had a huge impact on the local community, and now runs a restaurant on top of a mountain.

    04/26/2023 2:15 pm

    Mummies Unwrapped

    The experts attempt to solve the mystery of an empty tomb and a missing Pharaoh as they search for Egypt's most mysterious and controversial ruler Hatshepsut and enter a world of ambition, power and poison.

    04/26/2023 3:00 pm

    Inside the Factory

    We eat them for breakfast, pack them in our lunch boxes and enjoy them for dessert. Here in the UK we spend £1.4 billion a year on yoghurt. Gregg Wallace visits a factory in rural Somerset that produces one million pots of it every twenty-four hours.

    04/26/2023 3:55 pm

    Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

    Chris Packham investigates how nature's masterminds measure up against human brain power. Looking at a variety of animals, such as ravens, crows, bees and starlings, Chris explores how different animals can use tools and solve complex puzzles.

    04/26/2023 4:45 pm

    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?

    04/26/2023 5:35 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    Flash floods tear through Maryland in the US, a couple get stranded in a Himalayan blizzard, and a boat race is besieged by a rare weather phenomenon.

    04/26/2023 6:20 pm

    Exploration Volcano

    Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupts. It engulfs the nearby city of Goma with lava, taking thirty-three lives and destroying almost four-thousand homes.

    04/26/2023 7:05 pm

    Civilisations

    Professor Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China. Mary seeks answers to fundamental questions at the heart of ideas about civilisations. Why have human beings always made art about themselves? What were these images for? And in what ways do some ancient conventions of representing the body still affect people now?

    04/26/2023 8:00 pm

    Simon Reeve's South America

    Simon visits Brazil, the biggest country on the continent. He starts in one of the remotest regions of the Amazon, with the Waiapi people, who cling on to their traditional way of life, which is under threat from logging and mining interests.

    04/26/2023 8:50 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    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.

    04/26/2023 9:40 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.

    04/26/2023 10:40 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    Flash floods tear through Maryland in the US, a couple get stranded in a Himalayan blizzard, and a boat race is besieged by a rare weather phenomenon.

    04/26/2023 11:30 pm

    Exploration Volcano

    Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupts. It engulfs the nearby city of Goma with lava, taking thirty-three lives and destroying almost four-thousand homes.

    04/27/2023 12:15 am

    Civilisations

    Professor Mary Beard explores images of the human body in ancient art, from Mexico and Greece to Egypt and China. Mary seeks answers to fundamental questions at the heart of ideas about civilisations. Why have human beings always made art about themselves? What were these images for? And in what ways do some ancient conventions of representing the body still affect people now?

    04/27/2023 1:10 am

    Blue Planet II: The Making Of

    An exploration of how the crew behind the Blue Planet II series manage to capture their spectacular footage.

    04/27/2023 1:20 am

    Simon Reeve's South America

    Simon visits Brazil, the biggest country on the continent. He starts in one of the remotest regions of the Amazon, with the Waiapi people, who cling on to their traditional way of life, which is under threat from logging and mining interests.

    04/27/2023 2:10 am

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    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.

    04/27/2023 3:00 am

    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.

    BBC Earth

    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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