Schedules
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05/09/2023 3:50 am |
Blue Planet II: The Making Of |
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| An exploration of how the crew behind the Blue Planet II series manage to capture their spectacular footage. | |||||
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05/09/2023 4:00 am |
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities |
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| Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals. David looks at the zebra's stripes and the wings of the butterfly. | |||||
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05/09/2023 4:25 am |
The Mating Game |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/09/2023 5:25 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue gets sidelined by technical issues. The Hailstones buckle down in the face of mother nature. Jessie and Glen find food and resources. | |||||
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05/09/2023 6:10 am |
The Lakes with Simon Reeve |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/09/2023 7:05 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| An insight into the West Highland Line that winds its way from Glasgow, Scotland, all the way to the Isle of Skye. | |||||
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05/09/2023 7:50 am |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/09/2023 8:35 am |
Coast |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/09/2023 9:25 am |
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/09/2023 10:25 am |
The Mating Game |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/09/2023 11:25 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| The Hailstones cross the ocean to pick up equipment to help them harvest salmon, and Jessie Holmes rushes to get his fish wheel ready for summer salmon run. | |||||
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05/09/2023 12:10 pm |
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures |
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| Starting in the Far East on the frozen Japanese sea of Okhotsk, Joanna travels across China and Mongolia and ends at Lake Baikal in Siberia, where she meets some amazing seals. | |||||
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05/09/2023 12:55 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| A trip through the Bavarian Alps, with stopping points including a former Olympic village, Germany's highest mountain, and a quick tipple with a beer-brewing monk. | |||||
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05/09/2023 1:40 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben visits the rugged island of Rathlin, off the coast of Northern Ireland, where he stays with a former HR executive who turned his back on corporate life to move into an ancient family heirloom. | |||||
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05/09/2023 2:25 pm |
Coast |
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| Nick Crane digs deep to discover what it is like to live on Britain's most unusual beach, the eerily beautiful, vast shingle spit at Dungeness in Kent. In Scotland, zoologist and ex-soldier Andy Torbet braves one of the most dangerous beaches in Britain. In Jersey, Hermione Cockburn joins the world's best beach artists as they create massive art installations along some of the UK's most spectacular shoreline. | |||||
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05/09/2023 3:20 pm |
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World |
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| Greta Thunberg travels from the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to Poland, where she speaks with miners who have lost their jobs. She also meets with a figure who has been an inspiration to her, Sir David Attenborough. | |||||
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05/09/2023 4:15 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| Freshwater covers only a tiny fraction of the earth's surface, but it is a vital meeting place for many animals - the stage on which millions gather to find a mate. Yet with so little of it available, and often only briefly, the challenge for most individuals is how to overcome intense competition when your rivals are just as dependent on the precious freshwater for their success. | |||||
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05/09/2023 5:15 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| In New South Wales, Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns, overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists at a lake front caravan park. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines catches everyone off-guard. In England, it's a fight for survival as a group of cavers attempt to rescue their colleague from the flooded section of an active cave. And in Kansas, two tornado chasers intercept a terrifying twister. | |||||
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05/09/2023 6:05 pm |
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor |
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| Michael Mosley investigates whether turmeric can protect us against cancer, and also tries out acupuncture and hypnosis to discover whether these hugely popular alternative therapies really work. | |||||
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05/09/2023 7:05 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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05/09/2023 8:00 pm |
Deadly Disasters |
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| In 2004 and 2011, two incredible tsunamis hit South and East Asia. Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, this is an investigation into these two unimaginable modern tragedies. | |||||
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05/09/2023 8:50 pm |
Life Story |
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| Sir David Attenborough examines how animals try to gain a position of power in their worlds. The most powerful have the best access to food and water, and they are also the most attractive to the opposite sex. | |||||
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05/09/2023 9:50 pm |
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet |
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| Prince William, founder of the Earthshot Prize, is joined by Sir David Attenborough, a member of his Earthshot Prize Council, explore the best way to protect and restore nature. Sir David explains exactly what about the approach to modern life is causing a global decline in biodiversity. | |||||
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05/09/2023 10:50 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| In New South Wales, Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns, overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists at a lake front caravan park. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines catches everyone off-guard. In England, it's a fight for survival as a group of cavers attempt to rescue their colleague from the flooded section of an active cave. And in Kansas, two tornado chasers intercept a terrifying twister. | |||||
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05/09/2023 11:40 pm |
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor |
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| Michael Mosley investigates whether turmeric can protect us against cancer, and also tries out acupuncture and hypnosis to discover whether these hugely popular alternative therapies really work. | |||||
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05/10/2023 12:40 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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05/10/2023 1:30 am |
Deadly Disasters |
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| In 2004 and 2011, two incredible tsunamis hit South and East Asia. Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, this is an investigation into these two unimaginable modern tragedies. | |||||
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05/10/2023 2:20 am |
Life Story |
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| Sir David Attenborough examines how animals try to gain a position of power in their worlds. The most powerful have the best access to food and water, and they are also the most attractive to the opposite sex. | |||||
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05/10/2023 3:20 am |
David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities |
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| Sir David Attenborough shines the spotlight on nature's most amazing animals. David looks at the zebra's stripes and the wings of the butterfly. | |||||