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    07/05/2023 4:00 am

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Hannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car revolution and how a breakthrough in camcorder batteries led to Elon Musk's electric empire, as well as demonstrating how not to drive a multimillion dollar prototype car of the future.

    07/05/2023 4:55 am

    Dynasties

    Tigress Raj Bhera lives in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in India. She holds the perfect territory, with dense jungle, spring-fed ponds and rich grasslands teeming with prey, and now has four tiny newborn cubs to care for. They are the future of her dynasty, but the idyllic world that she inhabits is changing.

    07/05/2023 5:55 am

    Japan with Sue Perkins

    Sue Perkins spends an enjoyable evening in Kyoto. There she meets Japan's geishas, goes free diving with ama divers, visits Hiroshima, and explores how the Japanese are tackling the future in Tokyo.

    07/05/2023 6:45 am

    Life Below Zero

    Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator.

    07/05/2023 7:35 am

    Frozen Planet: The Making Of

    To capture footage of the volcano's molten heart, the aerial team must deal with ferocious winds and clouds of volcanic gas: this is aerial filming at its most extreme. Meanwhile, the cave team is dropped close to the summit.

    07/05/2023 7:45 am

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben heads to the cliffs of Cornwall where he meets a couple who left the city to become farmers. Ben learns about the five years the couple have spent turning their seven-acre empty plot into an off-grid farm, and he gets stuck in with their animals.

    07/05/2023 8:30 am

    Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    Liz Bonnin joins a team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a dinosaur graveyard. The team tries to figure out if the Jurassic's most vicious predator was involved in the deaths of super-sized beasts, like the iconic Diplodocus, that are buried at the site, helping to reveal why so many dinosaurs came here and what killed them in such great numbers 150 million years ago.

    07/05/2023 9:30 am

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Hannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car revolution and how a breakthrough in camcorder batteries led to Elon Musk's electric empire, as well as demonstrating how not to drive a multimillion dollar prototype car of the future.

    07/05/2023 10:25 am

    Dynasties

    Tigress Raj Bhera lives in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in India. She holds the perfect territory, with dense jungle, spring-fed ponds and rich grasslands teeming with prey, and now has four tiny newborn cubs to care for. They are the future of her dynasty, but the idyllic world that she inhabits is changing.

    07/05/2023 11:25 am

    Life Below Zero

    At the edge of the warm season, Alaskans prepare to pay winter's cost; Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt to aid a village elder; Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway; Jessie Holmes works to finish his dream cabin before conditions worsen.

    07/05/2023 12:15 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    The Norwegian Dovre line runs from Oslo to the northern wonderland of Trondheim, passing through the Gudbrandsdal valley and the Dovrefjell mountain plateau. The Rauma line showcases the famous fjords, before the Nordland crosses the Arctic Circle.

    07/05/2023 1:00 pm

    Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti

    Joanna kicks off her adventure in Havana in a boxing gym, with one of Cuba's rising female boxing stars. She visits the stars of the cabaret at the National Hotel that pre-dates the revolution, and entertains the cigar workers while they roll cigars in their factory. She visits the small town of Hershey, built on the success of the sugar industry, and visits the tomb of Che Guevara before heading off to Hemingway's favourite beach that is being turned into a five-star luxury complex.

    07/05/2023 1:45 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben journeys to one of Britain's furthest outposts, the Shetland Islands, to meet Helen and Jason - a couple just a few years into their new life on the edge of the weather-beaten island of Yell.

    07/05/2023 2:30 pm

    The Last Battle of the Vikings

    Marine archeologist Dr Jon Henderson tells the incredible story of the Norsemen in Scotland. Visiting fascinating archeological sites across Scotland and Norway, he reveals that, although the battle at Largs marked the end of an era for the Norsemen, their presence continued to shape the identity and culture of the Scottish nation to the present day.

    07/05/2023 3:25 pm

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Hannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps, why WWII dog-fights led to a crucial health monitor and how fitness trackers are even being used to catch killers.

    07/05/2023 4:25 pm

    Dynasties

    A young meerkat queen, living in the harsh beauty of the Madgadikgadi salt pans. If her new pups are to survive, she must unite her family in the face of rivals, predators and immense dust storms.

    07/05/2023 5:25 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    A tornado traps teachers in America, wildfires rip across England, a landslide hits hikers in Argentina, and a man descends into a deadly volcano.

    07/05/2023 6:15 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    In Tuscany, Ben meets British couple George and Sophie. George's desire to live self-sufficiently saw him embark on a lifelong project that has culminated in them breathing new life into a farmhouse.

    07/05/2023 7:00 pm

    Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    Liz Bonnin joins a team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a dinosaur graveyard. The team tries to figure out if the Jurassic's most vicious predator was involved in the deaths of super-sized beasts, like the iconic Diplodocus, that are buried at the site, helping to reveal why so many dinosaurs came here and what killed them in such great numbers 150 million years ago.

    07/05/2023 8:00 pm

    Robson Green: Coastal Fishing

    Robson Green begins by travelling around the southwest of England as he goes on a mission to find the conger eel.

    07/05/2023 8:45 pm

    Universe

    A space mission discovers the dramatic history of the Milky Way. Prof Brian Cox reveals how the galaxy endured multiple collisions as rival galaxies fought for survival.

    07/05/2023 9:45 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.

    07/05/2023 10:40 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    A tornado traps teachers in America, wildfires rip across England, a landslide hits hikers in Argentina, and a man descends into a deadly volcano.

    07/05/2023 11:30 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    In Tuscany, Ben meets British couple George and Sophie. George's desire to live self-sufficiently saw him embark on a lifelong project that has culminated in them breathing new life into a farmhouse.

    07/06/2023 12:15 am

    Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    Liz Bonnin joins a team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a dinosaur graveyard. The team tries to figure out if the Jurassic's most vicious predator was involved in the deaths of super-sized beasts, like the iconic Diplodocus, that are buried at the site, helping to reveal why so many dinosaurs came here and what killed them in such great numbers 150 million years ago.

    07/06/2023 1:15 am

    Robson Green: Coastal Fishing

    Robson Green begins by travelling around the southwest of England as he goes on a mission to find the conger eel.

    07/06/2023 2:00 am

    Universe

    A space mission discovers the dramatic history of the Milky Way. Prof Brian Cox reveals how the galaxy endured multiple collisions as rival galaxies fought for survival.

    07/06/2023 3:00 am

    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.

    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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