Schedules
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05/12/2023 4:00 am |
Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore |
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| How does connecting with the images and sounds of the natural world help us gain a greater sense of ease, perspective and connection? This first episode is about breathing. By immersing ourselves in images of jellyfish floating, elephants swimming and lemurs swinging through the rainforest, we learn to focus on our breathing and are reminded that we are not separate from the world around us. What is the relationship between each breath and mindfulness, and why is breathing so important. | |||||
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05/12/2023 4:25 am |
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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05/12/2023 5:25 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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05/12/2023 6:10 am |
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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05/12/2023 7:00 am |
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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05/12/2023 7:45 am |
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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05/12/2023 8:30 am |
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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05/12/2023 9:15 am |
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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05/12/2023 10:15 am |
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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05/12/2023 11:15 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans get a brief respite from winter's fury with the end of the thaw. | |||||
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05/12/2023 12:00 pm |
Japan with Sue Perkins |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/12/2023 12:55 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Cameras focus on Austria's stunning Transalpine railway, which crosses the snowy peaks of the Tirol. The journey begins in the historic city of Graz and heads west through famous alpine beauty spots, including Zell am Zee. | |||||
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05/12/2023 1:40 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben ventures deep into the Scottish Highlands, home to Iona and her young family, on their near 10,000-acre wilderness estate. | |||||
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05/12/2023 2:25 pm |
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy |
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| Dan meets the mummies of Tutankhamun's parents at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and discovers that they were actually brother and sister. CT scans reveal how this incestuous relationship could have been responsible for Tutankhamun's poor health. Raksha heads underground to a rare tomb excavation in the Valley of the Kings which has never been seen before on television. | |||||
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05/12/2023 3:15 pm |
The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet |
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| Prince William, Sir David Attenborough and Christiana Figueres, the inspirational diplomat who led negotiations for the Paris Agreement on climate change, highlight inspiring and often unexpected solutions to the climate challenge. Looking at ideas like creating diamonds from the air and protecting the great whales, the programme examines the causes of climate change. | |||||
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05/12/2023 4:15 pm |
A Perfect Planet |
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| 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. | |||||
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05/12/2023 5:15 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| Firefighters battle through apocalyptic scenes on Australia's Kangaroo Island as it is besieged by deadly bushfires. In Kansas, two hard-core tornado chasers allow a tourist to ride along with them as they intercept a monster tornado. | |||||
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05/12/2023 6:05 pm |
Simon Reeve's South America |
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| Simon Reeve journeys through the remote and little-visited northeast of the continent, from the tabletop mountain Mount Roraima in Venezuela through Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. | |||||
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05/12/2023 7:00 pm |
Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs |
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| Packed with over a dozen skeletons, including predators such as the fearsome Allosaurus and iconic giants like Diplodocus, as well as fossilised plants and footprints, the site is a treasure trove. | |||||
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05/12/2023 8:00 pm |
Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild |
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| Ben revisits John who swapped New York for the Texas desert. Ben discovers that John experienced a severe accident that nearly cost him everything. | |||||
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05/12/2023 8:45 pm |
Eden: Untamed Planet |
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| Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. Six thousand of them are unique, and more are discovered almost daily. But this `paradise' is an illusion, the lush forest is effectively growing on a desert, with the soil shallow and poor in nutrients, having been leeched by eons of incessant rain. | |||||
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05/12/2023 9:35 pm |
Life Below Zero Canada |
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| Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood. | |||||
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05/12/2023 10:20 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| Firefighters battle through apocalyptic scenes on Australia's Kangaroo Island as it is besieged by deadly bushfires. In Kansas, two hard-core tornado chasers allow a tourist to ride along with them as they intercept a monster tornado. | |||||
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05/12/2023 11:10 pm |
Simon Reeve's South America |
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| Simon Reeve journeys through the remote and little-visited northeast of the continent, from the tabletop mountain Mount Roraima in Venezuela through Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. | |||||
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05/13/2023 12:00 am |
Robson Green: Coastal Fishing |
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| Robson is in his home county of Northumberland in search of the great British staple - scampi. He starts at Fish Quay in North Shields, the busiest prawn port in the UK. He meets skipper John and boards his boat, the Tori Allana. | |||||
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05/13/2023 12:45 am |
Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild |
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| Ben revisits John who swapped New York for the Texas desert. Ben discovers that John experienced a severe accident that nearly cost him everything. | |||||
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05/13/2023 1:30 am |
Eden: Untamed Planet |
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| Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. Six thousand of them are unique, and more are discovered almost daily. But this `paradise' is an illusion, the lush forest is effectively growing on a desert, with the soil shallow and poor in nutrients, having been leeched by eons of incessant rain. | |||||
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05/13/2023 2:20 am |
Life Below Zero Canada |
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| Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood. | |||||
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05/13/2023 3:05 am |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| Firefighters battle through apocalyptic scenes on Australia's Kangaroo Island as it is besieged by deadly bushfires. In Kansas, two hard-core tornado chasers allow a tourist to ride along with them as they intercept a monster tornado. | |||||