Schedules
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05/04/2023 4:00 am |
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/04/2023 4:20 am |
Blue Planet II |
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| Following on from the 2001 award-winning show `The Blue Planet', this natural history series is an exploration of the world's vast oceans, capturing footage of animals and other living organisms in their natural habitat. | |||||
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05/04/2023 4:35 am |
A Perfect Planet |
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| Natural grass fires in the Serengeti cause disaster for some animals but also food for others. | |||||
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05/04/2023 4:40 am |
Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins |
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| In this episode Chris Packham discovers the clever methods that animals use to travel from A to B and how they find their way. Whether it is a local trip to find food or an epic journey to reach a safe place to have young, every traveller must work out where to go and the most energy-efficient way to get there. Now, the latest scientific research is helping uncover just how they do it, from creating mental maps of their environment to planning their route with precision. | |||||
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05/04/2023 5:30 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue returns to Kavik after her injury. Glenn goes on a hunt. Jessie preps his fish wheel for summer. The Hailstones set up camp in a new location. | |||||
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05/04/2023 6:15 am |
The Ganges with Sue Perkins |
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| Sue visits the beautiful mangroves of the Sundarbans, home of the Bengal tiger, and meets the villagers who live in fear of an attack. She discovers a world defined by water and the devastating impact of climate change. | |||||
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05/04/2023 7:05 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Jump aboard New Zealand's famous Northern Explorer, the longest running passenger service in the country. The train travels 423 miles along the historic North Island Main Trunk Line on a 12-hour voyage. | |||||
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05/04/2023 7:50 am |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben meets an ex national athletics coach who now lives a hermit life without basics in a remote forest in Croatia. | |||||
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05/04/2023 8:35 am |
Coast |
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| Nick Crane explores the exotic Isles of Scilly and joins the locals to attempt one of the most bizarre walks in Britain, as they try to wade on foot through the surging seas from island to island. Nick also visits the last house on the very tip of the most westerly inhabited isle. On precipitous slopes, beyond the edge of Devon, Ruth Goodman follows in the footsteps of the remarkable Branscombe cliff farmers. | |||||
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05/04/2023 9:30 am |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits a huge vacuum cleaner factory in the heart of Somerset. This 32-acre site is a hive of activity where 1.2 million vacuums are made every year. Gregg is following their biggest seller, the Henry vacuum cleaner in bright red. | |||||
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05/04/2023 10:25 am |
A Perfect Planet |
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| A look at how the planet's limited fresh water is distributed around the globe thanks to storms, and how animals manage in the driest habitats on Earth. | |||||
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05/04/2023 10:35 am |
Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins |
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| In this episode Chris Packham discovers the clever methods that animals use to travel from A to B and how they find their way. Whether it is a local trip to find food or an epic journey to reach a safe place to have young, every traveller must work out where to go and the most energy-efficient way to get there. Now, the latest scientific research is helping uncover just how they do it, from creating mental maps of their environment to planning their route with precision. | |||||
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05/04/2023 11:25 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| In the desolate Arctic of Alaska, the only thing you can depend on is change. And with summer quickly arriving, change is sure to come. | |||||
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05/04/2023 12:10 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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05/04/2023 1:00 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| A journey through Sicily that takes in seven Unesco World Heritage sites, with the first stop being a visit to a castle whose baron was inspired by Hampton Court. There's a meeting in Modica with Sicily's most famous chocolatier, and more. | |||||
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05/04/2023 1:45 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben Fogle visits an ex-photographer who has turned his back on the rat-race to live an isolated life in the wilds of Oregon. | |||||
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05/04/2023 2:30 pm |
Coast |
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| At the Cornish fishing harbour of Newlyn, Nick Crane re-lives an astonishing, unsung feat of heroic British seamanship when, in 1854, a tiny fishing boat set sail from Newlyn to Melbourne. | |||||
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05/04/2023 3:25 pm |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits a family-run factory in the heart of rural Aberdeenshire, which churns out more than 49 tonnes of dairy ice cream every day. Gregg is delighted to learn he's following the entire production of their one-litre tub of honeycomb flavour. Cherry Healey heads to an ice rink in Hull with headache expert Dr Fayyaz Ahmed and enlists an ice hockey team to test the best methods of stopping brain freeze. | |||||
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05/04/2023 4:15 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| The grasslands of our planet are some of the most challenging habitats for playing the mating game. They are an open stage where potential partners and jealous rivals can witness your every move and every failure. To win here, a player must give everything. Strategies used by animals here are as plentiful as they are unique, there are show-offs, fighters, scoundrels and cheats, and all are competing for their chance to mate. | |||||
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05/04/2023 5:15 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters to survive and a couple hunker down at home. | |||||
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05/04/2023 6:05 pm |
Serengeti |
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| A great fire leaves homes destroyed and families separated. The animal characters must find new ways to survive in an unrecognisable and inhospitable landscape. | |||||
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05/04/2023 7:05 pm |
Fatal Forecast |
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| The Polar Vortex, a low-pressure area and wide expanse of swirling cold air that is normally parked in the polar regions. Find out how it was possible that in Chicago in 2019 the vortex could create conditions on Earth that were colder than Mars. | |||||
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05/04/2023 8:00 pm |
Science's Greatest Mysteries |
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| Professor Brian Cox joins the Jet Propulsion laboratory team as they navigate the rover's every move across the floor of the Jezero crater towards the remains of an ancient river delta that may contain the evidence of ancient life on Mars. | |||||
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05/04/2023 8:50 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Starting in Pwllheli, the Cambrian Line travels 200km to Shrewsbury, following lines built in the slate industry's heyday, passing the fairytale village of Portmeiron, through agricultural landscapes and the `ancient capital of Wales', Machynlleth. | |||||
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05/04/2023 9:35 pm |
Horizon |
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| Hannah Fry investigates the questions the British public want answered about the future. Hannah will try to discover whether we could ever live forever or if there will ever be a cure for cancer. | |||||
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05/04/2023 10:25 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters to survive and a couple hunker down at home. | |||||
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05/04/2023 11:15 pm |
Serengeti |
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| A great fire leaves homes destroyed and families separated. The animal characters must find new ways to survive in an unrecognisable and inhospitable landscape. | |||||
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05/05/2023 12:15 am |
Fatal Forecast |
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| The Polar Vortex, a low-pressure area and wide expanse of swirling cold air that is normally parked in the polar regions. Find out how it was possible that in Chicago in 2019 the vortex could create conditions on Earth that were colder than Mars. | |||||
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05/05/2023 1:10 am |
Science's Greatest Mysteries |
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| Professor Brian Cox joins the Jet Propulsion laboratory team as they navigate the rover's every move across the floor of the Jezero crater towards the remains of an ancient river delta that may contain the evidence of ancient life on Mars. | |||||
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05/05/2023 2:00 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Starting in Pwllheli, the Cambrian Line travels 200km to Shrewsbury, following lines built in the slate industry's heyday, passing the fairytale village of Portmeiron, through agricultural landscapes and the `ancient capital of Wales', Machynlleth. | |||||
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05/05/2023 2:45 am |
Horizon |
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| Hannah Fry investigates the questions the British public want answered about the future. Hannah will try to discover whether we could ever live forever or if there will ever be a cure for cancer. | |||||
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05/05/2023 3:35 am |
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities |
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| Sir David Attenborough reveals nature's evolutionary anomalies. Here he looks at the platypus and the curious case of the male Midwife Toad. | |||||