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05/11/2023 4:00 am |
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World |
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| The pandemic reveals the enormity of the challenge that tackling climate change poses as Greta learns the drop in emissions caused by the 2020 lockdowns is not enough to put the world on track to meet its climate goals. | |||||
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05/11/2023 4:55 am |
The Mating Game |
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| One basic need connects all life on earth - the need to breed. But for a few creatures, the odds of success are overwhelmingly stacked against them. Some must find a partner when there are none to be found, while others must find a way to succeed without breeding at all. And some must try and adapt in a world unrecognisable from when they were born. These are animals that have evolved some of the most extraordinary mating strategies of all. | |||||
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05/11/2023 5:55 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| In Kavik, Sue heads to a nearby fishing hole to try and replenish her food supply and, in Nenana, Jessie does squirrel maintenance around camp to protect his dog food supply. | |||||
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05/11/2023 6:40 am |
Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures |
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| Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem-making. | |||||
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05/11/2023 7:25 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| A trip through Devon to the tip of Cornwall, going back in time to recapture the golden age of luxury train travel. From Dawlish, it heads to Cornwall and across the Royal Albert Bridge, a masterpiece of railway engineering. | |||||
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05/11/2023 8:10 am |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben journeys to the Scottish Cairngorms and the edge of the mystical Clashindarroch Forest to spend a week with 70-year-old Jake Williams, reputedly one of Britain's only hermits. | |||||
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05/11/2023 8:55 am |
Egyptian Tomb Hunting |
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| Tony enters tombs that have been sealed shut for thousands of years, meets mummies, holds an Ancient Egyptian prime minister's heart and discovers hieroglyphs only ever seen by the ancient Egyptians who created them. | |||||
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05/11/2023 9:40 am |
Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World |
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| The pandemic reveals the enormity of the challenge that tackling climate change poses as Greta learns the drop in emissions caused by the 2020 lockdowns is not enough to put the world on track to meet its climate goals. | |||||
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05/11/2023 10:35 am |
The Mating Game |
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| One basic need connects all life on earth - the need to breed. But for a few creatures, the odds of success are overwhelmingly stacked against them. Some must find a partner when there are none to be found, while others must find a way to succeed without breeding at all. And some must try and adapt in a world unrecognisable from when they were born. These are animals that have evolved some of the most extraordinary mating strategies of all. | |||||
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05/11/2023 11:35 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Unable to shoot from her right side due to injury, Sue Aitkens travels to Fairbanks to invest in some left-handed weaponry, while the Hailstones hunt for moulting ducks. | |||||
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05/11/2023 12:20 pm |
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor |
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| Michael Mosley tests if trees could be the answer to air pollution, Gabriel Weston is tracking down a novel cure to Migraines that has been found in a beauty clinic and Saleyha Ahsan is on a mission to teach us all how to revive a drowning casualty. | |||||
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05/11/2023 1:05 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| All aboard the luxury heritage train The Northern Belle as it makes a grand tour of England's glorious rural northwest. Beginning in Preston, its passengers are soon travelling through Cumbria and the landscapes of the Lake District. | |||||
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05/11/2023 1:50 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben travels to Galway in Ireland to meet Mark, an author who is documenting his experiences as he tries to live a 'money-free' life. Ben embraces Mark's frugal lifestyle: collecting water, sparse winter foraging, fishing, sheep-wrangling and more. | |||||
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05/11/2023 2:35 pm |
Egyptian Tomb Hunting |
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| Actor, comedian and history fanatic Tony Robinson travels across Egypt where are series of new tomb discoveries are being made. He travels the length of the Nile meeting the archaeologists unearthing extraordinary wonders. | |||||
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05/11/2023 3:20 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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05/11/2023 4:20 pm |
A Perfect Planet |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/11/2023 5:20 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| In New Zealand, the White Island volcano erupts, with deadly consequences. A major storm pounds the city of Perth, triggering flash flooding, hail and a near-fatal road accident when a tree is blown on top of a driver. | |||||
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05/11/2023 6:10 pm |
Serengeti |
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| The drama now centres around the river where enchanting new characters, such as an adorable baby hippo, meet old favourites. Bonds of kinship are tested as adventures continue. | |||||
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05/11/2023 7:10 pm |
Fatal Forecast |
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| The ravages of floodwaters can render any location unrecognisable. Whether dry land becomes a river, or a river becomes a nightmare, floods let nothing get in their way. They are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disaster. | |||||
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05/11/2023 8:00 pm |
Science's Greatest Mysteries |
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| The American physicist Dr Carl Anderson took the first picture of antimatter in 1932. The destructive power of the particles makes researchers doubt the beginning of the universe. | |||||
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05/11/2023 8:50 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals upwards in the Alps into Switzerland and St Moritz to pick up the Glacier Express, which crosses the Landvasser Viaduct. Finally at Disentis, the track becomes a cog railway to climb the steep mountain route. | |||||
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05/11/2023 9:35 pm |
E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? |
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| E-cigarettes are everywhere these days, but are they really better for you than cigarettes and what is actually in them? Michael Mosley takes up 'vaping' himself to investigate. | |||||
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05/11/2023 10:30 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| In New Zealand, the White Island volcano erupts, with deadly consequences. A major storm pounds the city of Perth, triggering flash flooding, hail and a near-fatal road accident when a tree is blown on top of a driver. | |||||
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05/11/2023 11:20 pm |
Serengeti |
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| The drama now centres around the river where enchanting new characters, such as an adorable baby hippo, meet old favourites. Bonds of kinship are tested as adventures continue. | |||||
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05/12/2023 12:15 am |
Fatal Forecast |
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| The ravages of floodwaters can render any location unrecognisable. Whether dry land becomes a river, or a river becomes a nightmare, floods let nothing get in their way. They are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disaster. | |||||
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05/12/2023 1:10 am |
Science's Greatest Mysteries |
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| The American physicist Dr Carl Anderson took the first picture of antimatter in 1932. The destructive power of the particles makes researchers doubt the beginning of the universe. | |||||
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05/12/2023 2:00 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals upwards in the Alps into Switzerland and St Moritz to pick up the Glacier Express, which crosses the Landvasser Viaduct. Finally at Disentis, the track becomes a cog railway to climb the steep mountain route. | |||||
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05/12/2023 2:45 am |
E-Cigarettes: Miracle or Menace? |
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| E-cigarettes are everywhere these days, but are they really better for you than cigarettes and what is actually in them? Michael Mosley takes up 'vaping' himself to investigate. | |||||
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05/12/2023 3:35 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. | |||||