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    10/25/2023 4:00 am

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

    Dr Chris van Tulleken teams up with Nottingham University to see whether high intensity exercise is as good for us as is claimed, guest presenter Dr Zoe Williams gets a group of volunteers to help put some home fitness monitors to the test and Michael Mosley investigates whether acupuncture really does have a scientific basis.

    10/25/2023 5:00 am

    The Green Planet

    Deserts are hostile: temperatures soar, and water is rare. Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage, and surprising alliances with animals.

    10/25/2023 5:55 am

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon meets some of the Cumbrian characters with different visions for the future of England's biggest National Park, including a campaign group trying to protect the remaining red squirrel populations.

    10/25/2023 6:50 am

    Life Below Zero

    The Alaskans are preparing for the transition to winter. Andy hunts for moose in Eagle, as he and Kate need to restock on meat for the winter.

    10/25/2023 7:35 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Jump aboard New Zealand's famous Northern Explorer, the longest running passenger service in the country. The train travels 423 miles along the historic North Island Main Trunk Line on a 12-hour voyage.

    10/25/2023 8:20 am

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben Fogle journeys to the Suffolk countryside and a secretive patch of woodland, to spend the week with the unique character Will Lord, a true British caveman. Ben embraces Will's Stone Age-style existence in the forest.

    10/25/2023 9:05 am

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Joining Ben as he revisits the Watkinson family, who gave up their careers as vets to live a greener existence on a rugged mountainside on the Pembrokeshire coast. On his previous visit, Ben got stuck into catching and foraging food.

    10/25/2023 9:55 am

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

    Dr Chris van Tulleken teams up with Nottingham University to see whether high intensity exercise is as good for us as is claimed, guest presenter Dr Zoe Williams gets a group of volunteers to help put some home fitness monitors to the test and Michael Mosley investigates whether acupuncture really does have a scientific basis.

    10/25/2023 10:50 am

    The Green Planet

    Deserts are hostile: temperatures soar, and water is rare. Desert plants spend decades in suspended animation waiting for rain, or they travel to find it. They survive using weapons, camouflage, and surprising alliances with animals.

    10/25/2023 11:50 am

    Life Below Zero

    Sue Aikens travels 150 miles down the icy roads of Fairbanks to investigate when someone tips her off to potential squatters on her property in central Alaska.

    10/25/2023 12:35 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Following the train route from Bergen to Oslo, through the extraordinary mountains of southern Norway in winter. This super-fast train travels daily to the country's capital, and the first stop is Dale.

    10/25/2023 1:20 pm

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon looks at the impact of humans on England's biggest and most popular national park. He goes wild swimming in the crystal-clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less-fortunate Derwent Water.

    10/25/2023 2:15 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben is on a unique and tiny island in the Scottish Hebrides, with his host,ex-social care worker Philip, 46. Ben finds out how Philip became a custodian of this coastal island and how he has embraced a new quality of life.

    10/25/2023 3:00 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben returns to rural Western Australia to catch up with charismatic widow Barbara. Since he last saw her, she has faced a serious cancer scare and a devastating bush fire that nearly destroyed everything.

    10/25/2023 3:45 pm

    Trust Me, I'm a Doctor

    Michael Mosley reveals a new discovery that could help us all improve our eyesight and Dr Chris van Tulleken carries out an experiment with the University of Worcester to find out whether the fad for going gluten free can be good for us. Surgeon Gabriel Weston witnesses a breakthrough that could cure rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.

    10/25/2023 4:45 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.

    10/25/2023 5:40 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.

    10/25/2023 6:30 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben journeys to the most remote inhabited island in the UK known as Fair Isle. The Island's only inhabitant is Tommy, originally from America he has resided on Fair Isle for 15 years in an off-grid stone cottage.

    10/25/2023 7:15 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals upwards in the Alps into Switzerland and St Moritz to pick up the Glacier Express, which crosses the Landvasser Viaduct. Finally at Disentis, the track becomes a cog railway to climb the steep mountain route.

    10/25/2023 8:00 pm

    Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

    Follow Joanna Lumley on one of her most epic voyages yet, a journey through the world's greatest spice continents to discover the rich tapestry of flavours and cultures which have shaped our world.

    10/25/2023 8:45 pm

    Einstein & Hawking: Masters of our Universe

    A look into the British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Detailing his childhood, education, marriage, family life, and his work on the Big Bang and black holes.

    10/25/2023 9:40 pm

    Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

    In this episode Chris Packham discovers the clever methods that animals use to travel from A to B and how they find their way. Whether it is a local trip to find food or an epic journey to reach a safe place to have young, every traveller must work out where to go and the most energy-efficient way to get there. Now, the latest scientific research is helping uncover just how they do it, from creating mental maps of their environment to planning their route with precision.

    10/25/2023 10:30 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.

    10/25/2023 11:15 pm

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben journeys to the most remote inhabited island in the UK known as Fair Isle. The Island's only inhabitant is Tommy, originally from America he has resided on Fair Isle for 15 years in an off-grid stone cottage.

    10/26/2023 12:00 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals upwards in the Alps into Switzerland and St Moritz to pick up the Glacier Express, which crosses the Landvasser Viaduct. Finally at Disentis, the track becomes a cog railway to climb the steep mountain route.

    10/26/2023 12:45 am

    Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure

    Follow Joanna Lumley on one of her most epic voyages yet, a journey through the world's greatest spice continents to discover the rich tapestry of flavours and cultures which have shaped our world.

    10/26/2023 1:30 am

    Einstein & Hawking: Masters of our Universe

    A look into the British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Detailing his childhood, education, marriage, family life, and his work on the Big Bang and black holes.

    10/26/2023 2:25 am

    Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins

    In this episode Chris Packham discovers the clever methods that animals use to travel from A to B and how they find their way. Whether it is a local trip to find food or an epic journey to reach a safe place to have young, every traveller must work out where to go and the most energy-efficient way to get there. Now, the latest scientific research is helping uncover just how they do it, from creating mental maps of their environment to planning their route with precision.

    10/26/2023 3:15 am

    Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild

    Ben journeys to the most remote inhabited island in the UK known as Fair Isle. The Island's only inhabitant is Tommy, originally from America he has resided on Fair Isle for 15 years in an off-grid stone cottage.

    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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