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    05/08/2023 3:55 am

    A Perfect Planet

    The story of a baby seal leaving their mother without being prepared for the dangers at sea.

    05/08/2023 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.

    05/08/2023 4:20 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.

    05/08/2023 5:20 am

    Life Below Zero

    Glenn prepares for his fall sheep hunt by scouting for the animals and building a camp. Meanwhile, Sue struggles to get her camp up and running and has no choice but to call in for reinforcements.

    05/08/2023 6:05 am

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon looks at the impact of humans on England's biggest and most popular national park. He goes wild swimming in the crystal-clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less-fortunate Derwent Water.

    05/08/2023 7:00 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    In the Italian province of Liguria, a journey along the Mediterranean's most spectacular stretch of coastline into the Apennine Mountains aboard a lovingly restored vintage train.

    05/08/2023 7:45 am

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Lifestyle series in which Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the Pembrokeshire coast to live with Matthew (43) and Charis (35) Watkinson.

    05/08/2023 8:30 am

    Coast

    Nick Crane leads a journey around the wildest shores of the British Isles to explore dramatic untold stories of peril from the seas. Nick tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703, the most devastating weather event ever to hit southern Britain, when lethal winds whipped in from the Atlantic to claim the lives of one in five seamen of the Royal Navy.

    05/08/2023 9:20 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.

    05/08/2023 10:15 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.

    05/08/2023 11:10 am

    Life Below Zero

    Sue gets sidelined by technical issues. The Hailstones buckle down in the face of mother nature. Jessie and Glen find food and resources.

    05/08/2023 11:55 am

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon explores the wild and rugged coast of Cumbria and learns how central the county is to many of the challenges facing Britain. The Lake District National Park includes a beautiful stretch of Cumbria's coast, where rare Natterjack Toads inhabit a spectacular sand dune landscape.

    05/08/2023 12:50 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    An insight into the West Highland Line that winds its way from Glasgow, Scotland, all the way to the Isle of Skye.

    05/08/2023 1:35 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Joining Ben in the highlands of eastern Iceland to stay with 50-year-old Denni Karlsson, a former filmmaker who swapped the bright lights of Hollywood for the northern lights of his homeland.

    05/08/2023 2:20 pm

    Coast

    A journey around Britain to experience our surrounding seas' tidal ebb and flow at their most extreme. Nick Crane confronts the terrifying power of the tides head-on as he paddles for dear life in a kayak to conquer the fearsome, tidal rapids that swirl off the island of Anglesey. Then in Liverpool, he discovers a remarkable but forgotten machine used to predict the tides for the D-Day landings.

    05/08/2023 3:10 pm

    Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World

    Greta travels through North America on her way to a UN climate conference in Chile. To understand the impact of climate change, she stops at three key locations that reveal how the planet is changing.

    05/08/2023 4:10 pm

    The Mating Game

    Jungles and rainforests are home to 80 per cent of all species on earth, but they cover just 2 per cent of our planet's surface. To win the mating game here, you need to be able to stand out from the crowd. For some it's all about putting on a show, whereas others must fight for their chance of victory. And for a few creatures, working together is the key. Chimpanzees are notorious for their brutality and violence, and for most this is the simplest way to secure a mate.

    05/08/2023 5:10 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them. In Idaho, a daredevil adventurer decides to swim beneath a frozen lake - but his helpless girlfriend watches on as the wild stunt goes horribly wrong.

    05/08/2023 6:00 pm

    Extinction: The Facts

    With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how the crisis of biodiversity has consequences for everyone, threatening food and water security, undermining the ability to control the climate and even putting the world at greater risk of pandemic diseases. Extinction is now happening up to 100 times faster than the natural evolutionary rate, but the issue is about more than the loss of individual species.

    05/08/2023 7:00 pm

    The Green Planet

    Water plants create some of the most beautiful, bizarre and important habitats on earth. To hold on in torrents, plants use a kind of superglue. Some are armed with vicious weapons to fight titanic battles for space. Others form perfect spheres and escape from animal enemies by rolling. Where nutrients are washed away, plants turn into hunters of animals, laying traps and even counting to ensure their success.

    05/08/2023 8:00 pm

    The Truth About...

    Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge flagging natural defences. Find out which of these products, superfoods and supplements have the science to back up their claims.

    05/08/2023 8:45 pm

    Japan with Sue Perkins

    Sue Perkins starts her journey in Tokyo, Japan's glittering capital city and home to 36 million people. She trains with a female sumo wrestling team, meets a family who live with robots and attends a solo-wedding.

    05/08/2023 9:35 pm

    Ancient Egypt's Darkest Hour

    The discovery of a mass grave near Luxor with the bones of nearly 60 people sends archaeologists on a quest into ancient Egypt to who the remains belong to, why they were buried the way they were and what could have led to this mass burial.

    05/08/2023 10:20 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them. In Idaho, a daredevil adventurer decides to swim beneath a frozen lake - but his helpless girlfriend watches on as the wild stunt goes horribly wrong.

    05/08/2023 11:10 pm

    Extinction: The Facts

    With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how the crisis of biodiversity has consequences for everyone, threatening food and water security, undermining the ability to control the climate and even putting the world at greater risk of pandemic diseases. Extinction is now happening up to 100 times faster than the natural evolutionary rate, but the issue is about more than the loss of individual species.

    05/09/2023 12:05 am

    The Green Planet

    Water plants create some of the most beautiful, bizarre and important habitats on earth. To hold on in torrents, plants use a kind of superglue. Some are armed with vicious weapons to fight titanic battles for space. Others form perfect spheres and escape from animal enemies by rolling. Where nutrients are washed away, plants turn into hunters of animals, laying traps and even counting to ensure their success.

    05/09/2023 1:05 am

    The Truth About...

    Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge flagging natural defences. Find out which of these products, superfoods and supplements have the science to back up their claims.

    05/09/2023 1:55 am

    Japan with Sue Perkins

    Sue Perkins starts her journey in Tokyo, Japan's glittering capital city and home to 36 million people. She trains with a female sumo wrestling team, meets a family who live with robots and attends a solo-wedding.

    05/09/2023 2:45 am

    Ancient Egypt's Darkest Hour

    The discovery of a mass grave near Luxor with the bones of nearly 60 people sends archaeologists on a quest into ancient Egypt to who the remains belong to, why they were buried the way they were and what could have led to this mass burial.

    05/09/2023 3:25 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.

    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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