Schedules
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07/26/2023 4:00 am |
A Perfect Planet |
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| A look at how the planet's limited fresh water is distributed around the globe thanks to storms, and how animals manage in the driest habitats on Earth. | |||||
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07/26/2023 4:10 am |
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor |
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| Michael Mosley experiments to find out which foods are best for providing a crucial but neglected nutrient: iodine. Geneticist Dr Giles Yeo discovers why stress can make people put on weight, and GP Dr Zoe Williams looks at the safety of x-rays. | |||||
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07/26/2023 5:05 am |
The Green Planet |
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| Water plants create some of the most beautiful, bizarre and important habitats on earth. To hold on in torrents, plants use a kind of superglue. Some are armed with vicious weapons to fight titanic battles for space. Others form perfect spheres and escape from animal enemies by rolling. Where nutrients are washed away, plants turn into hunters of animals, laying traps and even counting to ensure their success. | |||||
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07/26/2023 6:00 am |
Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild |
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| Ben revisits a former fighter pilot who turned his back on Indian high society to live a simple life in the foothills of the Himalayas. A motorcycle accident hampered Steve's plans, but his children help him preserve a small piece of paradise. | |||||
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07/26/2023 6:50 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue fixes her Nodwell, Andy and Denise install solar panels, Jessie repairs his boat, and the Hailstones go fishing. | |||||
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07/26/2023 7:35 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| In the Italian province of Liguria, a journey along the Mediterranean's most spectacular stretch of coastline into the Apennine Mountains aboard a lovingly restored vintage train. | |||||
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07/26/2023 8:20 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben Fogle visits an ex-photographer who has turned his back on the rat-race to live an isolated life in the wilds of Oregon. | |||||
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07/26/2023 9:05 am |
Foxy's Fearless 48 Hours with... |
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| Comedian Rob Delaney joins Jason Fox, Foxy from SAS: Who Dares Wins, in rural Wales, to take on three petrifying challenges, including a jump off a 40-metre viaduct and crossing a 300-foot-long highline spanning a 250-foot drop. | |||||
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07/26/2023 9:55 am |
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor |
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| Michael Mosley experiments to find out which foods are best for providing a crucial but neglected nutrient: iodine. Geneticist Dr Giles Yeo discovers why stress can make people put on weight, and GP Dr Zoe Williams looks at the safety of x-rays. | |||||
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07/26/2023 10:50 am |
The Green Planet |
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| Water plants create some of the most beautiful, bizarre and important habitats on earth. To hold on in torrents, plants use a kind of superglue. Some are armed with vicious weapons to fight titanic battles for space. Others form perfect spheres and escape from animal enemies by rolling. Where nutrients are washed away, plants turn into hunters of animals, laying traps and even counting to ensure their success. | |||||
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07/26/2023 11:45 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue cleans up her river and goes fishing, Andy and Denise repair a Jeep, Jessie falls trees and prepares wood and the Hailstones build a trapping cabin. | |||||
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07/26/2023 12:35 pm |
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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07/26/2023 1:20 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben travels to New Zealand to revisit the Long Family to see how they have been getting on. | |||||
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07/26/2023 2:05 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Lifestyle series in which Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the Pembrokeshire coast to live with Matthew (43) and Charis (35) Watkinson. | |||||
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07/26/2023 2:50 pm |
Foxy's Fearless 48 Hours with... |
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| TV star and model Maya Jama joins Foxy for a 48-hour experience in Wales she'll never forget. Maya faces three petrifying challenges, each one designed by Foxy to push her boundaries, including a a 75-metre-high bungee jump. | |||||
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07/26/2023 3:40 pm |
Trust Me, I'm a Vet |
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| The team investigate which foods are best for pets, demonstrate what can be done to save an injured animal, and witness a pioneering operation that could save thousands of cats across the country. | |||||
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07/26/2023 4:35 pm |
The Green Planet |
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| Between the tropics and the frozen poles lies a region dominated by relentless change in the form of the four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each one presents plants with huge challenges, from ice and snow to raging fires, from intense competition to surprising enemies. This is a world of astonishing variety and vibrant colour. To survive here plants must use strategy, deception and remarkable feats of engineering. Most importantly, they must get their timing right. | |||||
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07/26/2023 5:30 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips and takes a plunge down a 50-foot waterfall. And in the English town of Whaley Bridge, thousands of residents are in danger as a damaged dam threatens to unleash 300 million gallons of water through the community. | |||||
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07/26/2023 6:25 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben heads back to the stunning Saharan landscape of Morocco, where he first met Karen, an extraordinary artist who had turned her back on urban life to live in the middle of the desert. Ben learned how Karen had transformed her arid plot of desert into a stunning artist's retreat. They trekked into the sand dunes, built bamboo shelters and embraced Karen's life in her local Berber village. | |||||
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07/26/2023 7:10 pm |
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy |
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| Dan discovers a series of curious anomalies in Tutankhamun's burial, and spots that the faces on his coffins and canopic jars do not match that of the famous golden mask. Raksha looks at Seti's tomb, which shows how low quality and hurried Tutankhamun's was in comparison. John learns how to dance like an Egyptian at a funeral, and investigates the truth of the `Curse of Tutankhamun'. | |||||
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07/26/2023 8:00 pm |
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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07/26/2023 8:45 pm |
Einstein & Hawking: Masters of our Universe |
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| One of 20th century's greatest minds, Einstein, created the theory of relativity, a tool to explore and predict the way the universe works. | |||||
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07/26/2023 9:35 pm |
Spy in the Wild |
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| The spy creatures explore the islands of the Southern Seas. In these isolated places, far from the mainland, some of the most unique animals on earth have evolved. On the Galapagos Islands, spy iguana joins marine iguanas as they bask on ancient lava, before cliff-diving into the sea below. Lava cam films battling females as they fight over the best nesting spots. | |||||
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07/26/2023 10:30 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips and takes a plunge down a 50-foot waterfall. And in the English town of Whaley Bridge, thousands of residents are in danger as a damaged dam threatens to unleash 300 million gallons of water through the community. | |||||
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07/26/2023 11:20 pm |
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild |
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| Ben heads back to the stunning Saharan landscape of Morocco, where he first met Karen, an extraordinary artist who had turned her back on urban life to live in the middle of the desert. Ben learned how Karen had transformed her arid plot of desert into a stunning artist's retreat. They trekked into the sand dunes, built bamboo shelters and embraced Karen's life in her local Berber village. | |||||
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07/27/2023 12:05 am |
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy |
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| Dan discovers a series of curious anomalies in Tutankhamun's burial, and spots that the faces on his coffins and canopic jars do not match that of the famous golden mask. Raksha looks at Seti's tomb, which shows how low quality and hurried Tutankhamun's was in comparison. John learns how to dance like an Egyptian at a funeral, and investigates the truth of the `Curse of Tutankhamun'. | |||||
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07/27/2023 12:55 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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07/27/2023 1:40 am |
Einstein & Hawking: Masters of our Universe |
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| One of 20th century's greatest minds, Einstein, created the theory of relativity, a tool to explore and predict the way the universe works. | |||||
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07/27/2023 2:35 am |
Spy in the Wild |
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| The spy creatures explore the islands of the Southern Seas. In these isolated places, far from the mainland, some of the most unique animals on earth have evolved. On the Galapagos Islands, spy iguana joins marine iguanas as they bask on ancient lava, before cliff-diving into the sea below. Lava cam films battling females as they fight over the best nesting spots. | |||||
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07/27/2023 3:25 am |
Mindful Escapes: Breathe, Release, Restore |
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| Join mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe as he focuses on change and what we can learn from how animals adapt to changes in the world around them. Why is a chameleon's ability to alter its appearance crucial to its survival and what lessons are there from understanding how elephants grieve? Learning to be mindful can help us cope with life's stresses, and Andy shows how focusing on the sights and sounds of the natural world can help us deal with change in our lives. | |||||