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    05/02/2023 4:00 am

    Inside the Factory

    Malt loaf has been a popular teatime treat for more than 80 years, we get through 130 million of them every year. So to get to grips with how this sweet and squidgy cake-cum-bread is made, Gregg Wallace is rolling up his sleeves to get stuck in.

    05/02/2023 4:55 am

    Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

    Chris Packham looks at social intelligence in the animal kingdom, and finds out why it is that, for animals, being together means being clever. He looks at how lions hunt in teams, in which each holds a very specific position.

    05/02/2023 5:45 am

    Life Below Zero

    The Alaskans look to the coming spring months as the Winter finally fades. In Kiwalik, the Hailstones begin their annual fur trapping expedition.

    05/02/2023 6:25 am

    The Ganges with Sue Perkins

    Sue travels from the sacred summit of Shivling, source of the Ganges, to the beautiful mountain town of Rishikesh. Along the way, she meets some Hindu holy men known as sadhus, wealthy tycoons, as well as local families to find out what the future holds for this great river.

    05/02/2023 7:20 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Beginning in the coastal city of Colombo, the train soon leaves the bustling metropolis far behind as it heads high into the heart of Sri Lanka, to one of the most spectacular viaducts in the world - the Nine Arch Bridge.

    05/02/2023 8:05 am

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Maverick scientist Nikita was a former maths student living in the city, when his father asked for help with an extraordinary experiment in one of the most remote places on the planet.

    05/02/2023 8:50 am

    Ancient Egypt's Darkest Hour

    The archaeologists continue their quest into ancient Egypt, looking to discover the true story behind a mass grave near Luxor containing the bones of nearly 60 people.

    05/02/2023 9:35 am

    Inside the Factory

    Malt loaf has been a popular teatime treat for more than 80 years, we get through 130 million of them every year. So to get to grips with how this sweet and squidgy cake-cum-bread is made, Gregg Wallace is rolling up his sleeves to get stuck in.

    05/02/2023 10:30 am

    A Perfect Planet

    A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet's molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface.

    05/02/2023 10:40 am

    Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

    Chris Packham looks at social intelligence in the animal kingdom, and finds out why it is that, for animals, being together means being clever. He looks at how lions hunt in teams, in which each holds a very specific position.

    05/02/2023 11:30 am

    Life Below Zero

    Spring is on the horizon for the Alaskans. Sue Aikens' snow machine crash leaves her with an uncertain future and she heads into town to get a diagnosis on her injury.

    05/02/2023 12:15 pm

    The Ganges with Sue Perkins

    The Gangetic Plain is where the ancient and modern collide. From the sacred city of Varanasi to Patna, a city fast becoming India's Silicon Valley. It's here also that the Ganges faces its greatest threats from dams, pollution, industry and agriculture.

    05/02/2023 1:05 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Bill Nighy narrates an epic train journey through stunning scenery with a 200-mile rail journey through a beautiful area of France.

    05/02/2023 1:50 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben joins fellow Brit Lucy, her husband Tim and their two daughters, a family who traded in their comfortable South London home for a yurt on a woodland river on New Zealand's North Island.

    05/02/2023 2:35 pm

    Coast

    Neil Oliver and the team journey around the British Isles as they investigate just what it means to be an island people.

    05/02/2023 3:25 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace visits a factory tucked away amongst thatched cottages in the village of Wollaston, Northamptonshire. It may be a tranquil setting, but this factory has been making boots for 120 years.

    05/02/2023 4:20 pm

    A Perfect Planet

    From the frozen poles to the searing deserts, this is an exploration of how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on Earth.

    05/02/2023 4:30 pm

    Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

    Chris Packham reveals the intelligent cons and deceitful behaviour that animals use to survive and prosper in the game of life, from disguising themselves to outwit predators to kidnapping babies to save their own offspring.

    05/02/2023 5:20 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    Devastating floods trap residents in Australia, a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures and a destructive hail storm batters Texas.

    05/02/2023 6:10 pm

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

    Michael Mosley and the doctors test whether the spice turmeric could help protect us against cancer, with the help of nearly 100 volunteers, several UK universities and some brand new technology. Gabriel Weston learns how one of these methods, based on a new understanding of the very beginnings of cancer, could soon provide us all with personalised cancer tests.

    05/02/2023 7:10 pm

    Science's Greatest Mysteries

    A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.

    05/02/2023 8:00 pm

    Deadly Disasters

    A look at a part of the world which has been popularly known as Tornado Alley, a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.

    05/02/2023 8:50 pm

    Life Story

    Animals must find somewhere to live, a place that provides shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Good homes are rare and competition can be intense, finding a home is one thing, but defending it is quite another.

    05/02/2023 9:45 pm

    Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

    For the final leg of his journey, Ade heads to Scandinavia. Starting in the frozen islands of Svalbard and heading through Sweden and Denmark, he sees how winter temperatures have risen by an astonishing amount in the Arctic.

    05/02/2023 10:35 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    Devastating floods trap residents in Australia, a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures and a destructive hail storm batters Texas.

    05/02/2023 11:25 pm

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

    Michael Mosley and the doctors test whether the spice turmeric could help protect us against cancer, with the help of nearly 100 volunteers, several UK universities and some brand new technology. Gabriel Weston learns how one of these methods, based on a new understanding of the very beginnings of cancer, could soon provide us all with personalised cancer tests.

    05/03/2023 12:25 am

    Science's Greatest Mysteries

    A dagger entombed alongside the mummy of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun was made with iron that came from a meteorite, researchers say.

    05/03/2023 1:15 am

    Deadly Disasters

    A look at a part of the world which has been popularly known as Tornado Alley, a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.

    05/03/2023 2:05 am

    Life Story

    Animals must find somewhere to live, a place that provides shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies. Good homes are rare and competition can be intense, finding a home is one thing, but defending it is quite another.

    05/03/2023 2:55 am

    Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

    For the final leg of his journey, Ade heads to Scandinavia. Starting in the frozen islands of Svalbard and heading through Sweden and Denmark, he sees how winter temperatures have risen by an astonishing amount in the Arctic.

    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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