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    09/05/2023 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.

    09/05/2023 4:00 am

    Inside the Factory

    When he was a child, Gregg loved playing with toy trainsets. Now he's got special access to learn how the ultimate model is made: a huge 187 tonne, five carriage electric train. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey travels to Scotland to visit the UK's last remaining factory that produces aluminium via smelting. Historian Ruth Goodman is energised by the history of electric trains as she learns that the UK's first was a tourist train that is still in use along the Brighton seafront.

    09/05/2023 4:50 am

    Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family

    One family, 37 faces: from the Arctic wolf to the talkative dhole, the tiny fennec fox to the long-legged maned wolf, this is the definitive celebration of dogs in the wild.

    09/05/2023 5:55 am

    Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

    Joanna begins in Iran by exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great, before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and onwards to Venice. Later, she's off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.

    09/05/2023 6:40 am

    Life Below Zero

    In the midst of Dark Winter, Arctic residents must brace for the dangers that lurk ahead.

    09/05/2023 7:25 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    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.

    09/05/2023 8:10 am

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the mountains of central Portugal, to live with Alex, a British man who traded in his lucrative retail career for his own mountainside hideaway. Later, Ben lollipops trees to protect them from forest fires.

    09/05/2023 8:55 am

    Exploration Volcano

    Volcano expert Chris Horsley is in Iceland to inspect Katla, one of Europe's largest and most dangerous volcanoes. His task is to install an early warning system on this glacier-covered monster.

    09/05/2023 9:45 am

    Inside the Factory

    When he was a child, Gregg loved playing with toy trainsets. Now he's got special access to learn how the ultimate model is made: a huge 187 tonne, five carriage electric train. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey travels to Scotland to visit the UK's last remaining factory that produces aluminium via smelting. Historian Ruth Goodman is energised by the history of electric trains as she learns that the UK's first was a tourist train that is still in use along the Brighton seafront.

    09/05/2023 10:35 am

    Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family

    One family, 37 faces: from the Arctic wolf to the talkative dhole, the tiny fennec fox to the long-legged maned wolf, this is the definitive celebration of dogs in the wild.

    09/05/2023 11:35 am

    Life Below Zero

    With limited daylight, Alaskans must brave cruel temperatures to secure their survival.

    09/05/2023 12:20 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    An insight into the West Highland Line that winds its way from Glasgow, Scotland, all the way to the Isle of Skye.

    09/05/2023 1:05 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.

    09/05/2023 2:00 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    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.

    09/05/2023 2:50 pm

    Exploration Volcano

    Chris Horsley journeys to another volcanic hotspot when he joins a large scientific effort to inspect the island of Stromboli off the coast of Italy and install monitoring systems near its explosive craters.

    09/05/2023 3:35 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace gets exclusive access to a factory that builds red London buses, while Cherry Healey visits a bus windscreen factory and Ruth Goodman learns about London's earliest double-deckers.

    09/05/2023 4:25 pm

    Dogs in the Wild: Meet the Family

    The secrets of canid success and their incredible strategies for survival, from leaping jackals to sneezing African wild dogs, and gray foxes that climb trees.

    09/05/2023 5:25 pm

    Deadly Disasters

    A look at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.

    09/05/2023 6:15 pm

    Spectacular Earth

    Nazaré in Portugal is the site of the biggest ocean waves ever recorded on Earth. To understand what creates these monsters, plunge beneath the waves to reveal the sprawling landscapes of the seabed, travel to South Africa to witness the Sardine Run.

    09/05/2023 7:10 pm

    Space Volcanoes

    An international team of volcanologists draw parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those on other planets, and reveal how they are not just a destructive force but essential to the formation of atmospheres and even life itself.

    09/05/2023 8:00 pm

    Fatal Forecast

    Tornadoes are among the most powerful forces on earth. With swirling winds of more than 300 miles per hour, and the strength to destroy nearly everything in their path, they account for an average of 60 deaths every year.

    09/05/2023 8:50 pm

    Africa: The Future

    The important and ultimately hopeful story of the future of the greatest wildlife continent on earth.

    09/05/2023 9:40 pm

    Our Changing Planet

    Another three presenters visit people fighting to rebalance vulnerable habitats around the world. Liz Bonnin travels to California to learn about the increasingly invasive wildfires hitting the headlines. Scientists can see clear links between the fires, climate change, raised temperatures and an extended drought season. There is one crucial element that is key to a sustainable future in California: biodiversity.

    09/05/2023 10:40 pm

    Deadly Disasters

    A look at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.

    09/05/2023 11:30 pm

    Spectacular Earth

    Nazaré in Portugal is the site of the biggest ocean waves ever recorded on Earth. To understand what creates these monsters, plunge beneath the waves to reveal the sprawling landscapes of the seabed, travel to South Africa to witness the Sardine Run.

    09/06/2023 12:20 am

    Space Volcanoes

    An international team of volcanologists draw parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those on other planets, and reveal how they are not just a destructive force but essential to the formation of atmospheres and even life itself.

    09/06/2023 1:10 am

    Fatal Forecast

    Tornadoes are among the most powerful forces on earth. With swirling winds of more than 300 miles per hour, and the strength to destroy nearly everything in their path, they account for an average of 60 deaths every year.

    09/06/2023 2:05 am

    Africa: The Future

    The important and ultimately hopeful story of the future of the greatest wildlife continent on earth.

    09/06/2023 2:55 am

    Our Changing Planet

    Another three presenters visit people fighting to rebalance vulnerable habitats around the world. Liz Bonnin travels to California to learn about the increasingly invasive wildfires hitting the headlines. Scientists can see clear links between the fires, climate change, raised temperatures and an extended drought season. There is one crucial element that is key to a sustainable future in California: biodiversity.

    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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