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    07/06/2023 4:00 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 5:00 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 5:55 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 6:45 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.

    07/06/2023 7:30 am

    Frozen Planet: The Making Of

    To film the entire breeding cycle of the Adelie penguin, a team is sent to one of the world's largest colonies at Cape Crozier, Antarctica. Cameraman Mark Smith and director Jeff Wilson spent four months living amongst the penguins.

    07/06/2023 7:40 am

    Frozen Planet: The Making Of

    Follow the crews behind the spectacular shots of a mother polar bear and her twins in the Arctic, and an orca hunt in the Antarctic.

    07/06/2023 7:55 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 8:40 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 9:30 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 10:30 am

    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.

    07/06/2023 11:30 am

    Life Below Zero

    Sue pursues a bear, Jessie hunts small game, the Hailstones build a sled for baby Wade, and Glenn hunts a moose.

    07/06/2023 12:20 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Canada's iconic Rocky Mountaineer train loops from Vancouver to the heart of the Rockies via crystal clear lakes, lush coastal rainforest, and the desert-like splendour of the Fraser Canyon.

    07/06/2023 1:05 pm

    Joanna Lumley's Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti

    Joanna completes her Cuban journey by visiting the infamous town of Guantanamo. Giving the prison a wide berth, she discovers that the song `Guantanamera' was born in the town, and she meets a talented young singer who is recording the track herself. Fifty-seven miles across the Windward Passage to Haiti, she discovers a very different country, currently the poorest in the western world. She visits the Citadel, a mighty fortress built to deter the colonial powers of France, Spain and England.

    07/06/2023 1:50 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben is much closer to home than usual - he's in rural Oxfordshire with a multi-generational family. Ben learns about the obstacles the family have overcome and how they've spent two decades honing their skills and living off the land.

    07/06/2023 2:35 pm

    Exploration Volcano

    An inconspicuous hill on the Spanish Island of La Palma bursts open, releasing an avalanche of lava. In its path are the homes of seven thousand residents and the emergency services rush to evacuate.

    07/06/2023 3:20 pm

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Hannah Fry visits eBay's authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake trainers. She discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed trainer soles and how an 18th-century tea set led to the use of celebrity endorsement.

    07/06/2023 4:20 pm

    Dynasties

    A mother puma must battle rivals, tackle prey nearly three times her size and endure the wild mountain weather of Patagonia in her bid to raise four cubs, her biggest litter yet.

    07/06/2023 5:20 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    A deadly volcano eruption causes catasphrophic destruction, a tornado flips cars on a highway, and the HMS Coast Guard carry out a daring rescue mission.

    07/06/2023 6:10 pm

    The Green Planet

    We rely on plants for almost everything, including the air we breathe and the food we eat. Two in five wild plants are threatened with extinction, but people are finding new ways to help them, from projects in Africa to reseed the landscape to the rebuilding of a tropical forest in Brazil, tree by tree.

    07/06/2023 7:10 pm

    Deadly Disasters

    A look at droughts. It is not only a lack of rain and high temperatures that causes drought, but also overuse of existing water supplies by an ever-increasing population only adds to the problem.

    07/06/2023 8:00 pm

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Many scientists believe there's a genuine possibility that the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life may be detected soon. This is the story of an encounter with an alien object travelling through the solar system over the course of 12 days.

    07/06/2023 8:45 pm

    Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

    Joanna follows the Silk Road from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, across the post-Soviet states of Georgia and Azerbaijan. On the way she learns not only about the history, but how these two very countries are still finding their identities.

    07/06/2023 9:35 pm

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

    Dr Zoe Williams investigates whether people can boost their metabolism, Michael asks whether people should be worried about air pollution, and Dr Saleyha Ahsan meets survivors of eating disorders to try to identify the signs and symptoms.

    07/06/2023 10:35 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    A deadly volcano eruption causes catasphrophic destruction, a tornado flips cars on a highway, and the HMS Coast Guard carry out a daring rescue mission.

    07/06/2023 11:25 pm

    The Green Planet

    We rely on plants for almost everything, including the air we breathe and the food we eat. Two in five wild plants are threatened with extinction, but people are finding new ways to help them, from projects in Africa to reseed the landscape to the rebuilding of a tropical forest in Brazil, tree by tree.

    07/07/2023 12:25 am

    Deadly Disasters

    A look at droughts. It is not only a lack of rain and high temperatures that causes drought, but also overuse of existing water supplies by an ever-increasing population only adds to the problem.

    07/07/2023 1:15 am

    First Contact: An Alien Encounter

    Many scientists believe there's a genuine possibility that the first evidence of extra-terrestrial life may be detected soon. This is the story of an encounter with an alien object travelling through the solar system over the course of 12 days.

    07/07/2023 2:00 am

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    A deadly volcano eruption causes catasphrophic destruction, a tornado flips cars on a highway, and the HMS Coast Guard carry out a daring rescue mission.

    07/07/2023 2:50 am

    Joanna Lumley's Silk Road Adventure

    Joanna follows the Silk Road from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, across the post-Soviet states of Georgia and Azerbaijan. On the way she learns not only about the history, but how these two very countries are still finding their identities.

    07/07/2023 3:40 am

    Blue Planet II

    Following on from the 2001 award-winning show `The Blue Planet', this natural history series is an exploration of the world's vast oceans, capturing footage of animals and other living organisms in their natural habitat.

    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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