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    08/05/2023 3:55 am

    A Perfect Planet

    Spewing super-heated water up to 400C, deep sea vents seem too hostile for life, but incredibly they are home to over 750 species found nowhere else on Earth.

    08/05/2023 4:00 am

    Caribbean with Simon Reeve

    Simon begins his journey around the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola and its two very different countries. The Dominican Republic is a tourist hotspot, but its neighbour Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

    08/05/2023 4:50 am

    Coast

    Nick Crane explores the exotic Isles of Scilly and joins the locals to attempt one of the most bizarre walks in Britain, as they try to wade on foot through the surging seas from island to island. Nick also visits the last house on the very tip of the most westerly inhabited isle. On precipitous slopes, beyond the edge of Devon, Ruth Goodman follows in the footsteps of the remarkable Branscombe cliff farmers.

    08/05/2023 5:45 am

    The Green Planet

    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.

    08/05/2023 6:45 am

    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.

    08/05/2023 7:45 am

    Life Below Zero

    To survive the worsening conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans must finish the tasks that will keep them ahead of winter's wrath. Glenn Villeneuve hunts caribou to keep his family fed.

    08/05/2023 8:30 am

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben ventures to Central America and a remote island off the coast of Panama. His host Jaimie is an inventor, who has built a unique home and an unconventional family to create his own wild utopia. Ben gets stuck into island life.

    08/05/2023 9:20 am

    Caribbean with Simon Reeve

    Simon begins his journey around the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola and its two very different countries. The Dominican Republic is a tourist hotspot, but its neighbour Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

    08/05/2023 10:10 am

    Coast

    Nick Crane explores the exotic Isles of Scilly and joins the locals to attempt one of the most bizarre walks in Britain, as they try to wade on foot through the surging seas from island to island. Nick also visits the last house on the very tip of the most westerly inhabited isle. On precipitous slopes, beyond the edge of Devon, Ruth Goodman follows in the footsteps of the remarkable Branscombe cliff farmers.

    08/05/2023 11:05 am

    Deadly 60

    Steve and his trusty team head to the frozen north of Norway. He follows the tracks of Europe's largest cat, the elusive lynx, up into the hills in the hope of seeing one, and gets a little nervous when he meets some in captivity. Arctic foxes and musk oxen are also on the menu in this deadly snowy episode.

    08/05/2023 11:30 am

    The Green Planet

    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.

    08/05/2023 12:30 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.

    08/05/2023 1:30 pm

    Life Below Zero

    To survive the worsening conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans must finish the tasks that will keep them ahead of winter's wrath. Glenn Villeneuve hunts caribou to keep his family fed.

    08/05/2023 2:20 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben ventures to Central America and a remote island off the coast of Panama. His host Jaimie is an inventor, who has built a unique home and an unconventional family to create his own wild utopia. Ben gets stuck into island life.

    08/05/2023 3:05 pm

    Caribbean with Simon Reeve

    Simon begins his journey around the Caribbean on the island of Hispaniola and its two very different countries. The Dominican Republic is a tourist hotspot, but its neighbour Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

    08/05/2023 4:00 pm

    The Age of Nature

    Why restoring nature may be the best hope for fighting climate change and slowing down global warming.

    08/05/2023 4:50 pm

    Africa

    In Africa's ancient south-west corner, two extraordinary deserts sit side by side. Water is in short supply, yet these deserts are somehow full of life because the creatures that live here have turned the rules of survival on their head. This film celebrates nature's ingenuity, no matter how tough it gets.

    08/05/2023 5:40 pm

    Operation Wild

    Vets call on a plastic surgeon to give a rhino a skin-graft operation. Rosemary, a blind orang-utan, has microsurgery to try to restore her sight and a seal with a mystery illness is diagnosed using a scanner usually seen in a human hospital.

    08/05/2023 6:35 pm

    Japan with Sue Perkins

    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.

    08/05/2023 7:25 pm

    Coast

    A journey around Britain to experience our surrounding seas' tidal ebb and flow at their most extreme. Nick Crane confronts the terrifying power of the tides head-on as he paddles for dear life in a kayak to conquer the fearsome, tidal rapids that swirl off the island of Anglesey. Then in Liverpool, he discovers a remarkable but forgotten machine used to predict the tides for the D-Day landings.

    08/05/2023 8:15 pm

    Life Below Zero

    A brief window of opportunity opens for Alaskans to make their lives easier when winter returns, and these pioneers take full advantage of the endless daylight to survive and thrive during the Arctic summer.

    08/05/2023 9:05 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    Raging in the state of Louisiana, Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of homes and claimed dozens of lives. In Norway, rough seas forced a captain to abandon ship. And the scale of the fires in California horrified more than just the state's residents.

    08/05/2023 9:55 pm

    The Age of Nature

    Why restoring nature may be the best hope for fighting climate change and slowing down global warming.

    08/05/2023 10:45 pm

    Africa

    In Africa's ancient south-west corner, two extraordinary deserts sit side by side. Water is in short supply, yet these deserts are somehow full of life because the creatures that live here have turned the rules of survival on their head. This film celebrates nature's ingenuity, no matter how tough it gets.

    08/05/2023 11:35 pm

    Operation Wild

    Vets call on a plastic surgeon to give a rhino a skin-graft operation. Rosemary, a blind orang-utan, has microsurgery to try to restore her sight and a seal with a mystery illness is diagnosed using a scanner usually seen in a human hospital.

    08/06/2023 12:30 am

    Japan with Sue Perkins

    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.

    08/06/2023 1:20 am

    Coast

    A journey around Britain to experience our surrounding seas' tidal ebb and flow at their most extreme. Nick Crane confronts the terrifying power of the tides head-on as he paddles for dear life in a kayak to conquer the fearsome, tidal rapids that swirl off the island of Anglesey. Then in Liverpool, he discovers a remarkable but forgotten machine used to predict the tides for the D-Day landings.

    08/06/2023 2:15 am

    Life Below Zero

    A brief window of opportunity opens for Alaskans to make their lives easier when winter returns, and these pioneers take full advantage of the endless daylight to survive and thrive during the Arctic summer.

    08/06/2023 3:00 am

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    Raging in the state of Louisiana, Hurricane Ida destroyed thousands of homes and claimed dozens of lives. In Norway, rough seas forced a captain to abandon ship. And the scale of the fires in California horrified more than just the state's residents.

    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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