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    11/27/2023 5:00 am

    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.

    11/27/2023 5:45 am

    Life Below Zero

    With autumn approaching, the race is on to complete crucial tasks in Alaska. The king salmon run provides an opportunity to stockpile food for winter.

    11/27/2023 6:30 am

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them. In Idaho, a daredevil adventurer decides to swim beneath a frozen lake - but his helpless girlfriend watches on as the wild stunt goes horribly wrong.

    11/27/2023 7:20 am

    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.

    11/27/2023 8:10 am

    Lion: The Rise and Fall of the Marsh Pride

    The Marsh Pride battle for survival in Kenya's famous Maasai Mara Reserve, which has become a magnet for tourists, many of them keen to see the pride for themselves. A tale of shifting loyalties, takeovers and sheer resilience, the lions' story is told by those who filmed them, tried to protect them and lived alongside them, as well as some who ultimately wanted them dead.

    11/27/2023 9:40 am

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. Brits drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory's best sellers.

    11/27/2023 10:30 am

    Wild New Zealand

    The most extreme and wild parts of New Zealand are in the South Island, which lie towards Antarctica, in the path of the tempestuous `roaring forties'. This is home to some of the most rapidly rising mountains in the world, the Southern Alps. From hyper-intelligent parrots, to sinister snails with teeth and magical constellations of glow-worms, this is the story of New Zealand's wildest places and its most resilient pioneers, all of who must embrace radical solutions to survive.

    11/27/2023 11:30 am

    Blue Planet II

    Coasts are the most changeable habitats of the ocean world, but they offer great riches. They bring great rewards but also great danger. Here, sea lions beach large tuna and moray eels crawl over land to catch their prey.

    11/27/2023 12:30 pm

    Life Below Zero

    As the Arctic summer turns to fall and temperatures begin their decline, Alaskan ingenuity assists in securing materials for the coming freeze. To prepare for the winter ahead, bush-dwellers brave dangerous encounters with hungry predators.

    11/27/2023 1:20 pm

    The World's Deadliest Weather

    In New South Wales, Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns, overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists at a lake front caravan park. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines catches everyone off-guard. In England, it's a fight for survival as a group of cavers attempt to rescue their colleague from the flooded section of an active cave. And in Kansas, two tornado chasers intercept a terrifying twister.

    11/27/2023 2:10 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    A trip through the Bavarian Alps, with stopping points including a former Olympic village, Germany's highest mountain, and a quick tipple with a beer-brewing monk.

    11/27/2023 2:55 pm

    Exploration Volcano

    Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupts. It engulfs the nearby city of Goma with lava, taking thirty-three lives and destroying almost four-thousand homes.

    11/27/2023 3:40 pm

    North Atlantic

    Ken O'Sullivan explores the marine life of the northern part of the ocean, beginning with the dark waters off the coast of the north of Ireland in winter and the strange animals that can be found there.

    11/27/2023 4:30 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace visits the Ercol factory in Buckinghamshire, an area associated with furniture making since the 19th century. Brits spend a staggering £300 million pounds each week on furniture.

    11/27/2023 5:20 pm

    Blue Planet II

    Uncovering the impact that modern lives are having on ocean creatures, from albatross parents feeding their chicks discarded plastic, to mother dolphins potentially exposing their calves to pollutants through contaminated milk.

    11/27/2023 6:20 pm

    Life Below Zero

    Despite warmer weather, the work needed to survive in Alaska remains as constant as ever as the team work against the clock.

    11/27/2023 7:05 pm

    Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World

    The pandemic reveals the enormity of the challenge that tackling climate change poses as Greta learns the drop in emissions caused by the 2020 lockdowns is not enough to put the world on track to meet its climate goals.

    11/27/2023 8:05 pm

    Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

    On the Jurassic coast of Britain a remarkable 200-million-year-old fossil is discovered: the bones of an ichthyosaur, a giant sea dragon. David Attenborough joins the hunt to bring this ancient creature's story to life. Using state-of-the-art imaging technology and CGI, the team reconstruct the skeleton and create the most detailed animation of an ichthyosaur ever made.

    11/27/2023 9:00 pm

    Secrets of the Superagers

    Dr Mosley travels the world to meet people who seem to have unlocked the secrets to defying aging. He investigates the science behind their claims and, in doing so, provides viewers with tangible tips on how to live longer, healthier lives.

    11/27/2023 9:50 pm

    Civilisations

    David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century, showing the growing ambivalence with which artists reacted to the idea of progress, both intellectual and scientific, which underpinned the imperial mission and followed the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. As European artists questioned their civilisation's `advance', American painters sought to capture an idea of their new nation's `manifest destiny' in landscapes.

    11/27/2023 10:45 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    A trip through the Bavarian Alps, with stopping points including a former Olympic village, Germany's highest mountain, and a quick tipple with a beer-brewing monk.

    11/27/2023 11:30 pm

    Life Below Zero

    Despite warmer weather, the work needed to survive in Alaska remains as constant as ever as the team work against the clock.

    11/28/2023 12:10 am

    Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World

    The pandemic reveals the enormity of the challenge that tackling climate change poses as Greta learns the drop in emissions caused by the 2020 lockdowns is not enough to put the world on track to meet its climate goals.

    11/28/2023 1:10 am

    Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

    On the Jurassic coast of Britain a remarkable 200-million-year-old fossil is discovered: the bones of an ichthyosaur, a giant sea dragon. David Attenborough joins the hunt to bring this ancient creature's story to life. Using state-of-the-art imaging technology and CGI, the team reconstruct the skeleton and create the most detailed animation of an ichthyosaur ever made.

    11/28/2023 2:05 am

    Secrets of the Superagers

    Dr Mosley travels the world to meet people who seem to have unlocked the secrets to defying aging. He investigates the science behind their claims and, in doing so, provides viewers with tangible tips on how to live longer, healthier lives.

    11/28/2023 2:55 am

    Deadly 60

    Steve and the team head to the remote island of Isla del Plata which has the largest congregation of giant manta rays in the world. Working with one of the world's top manta scientists, Steve heads off to try and dive with these majestic giants.

    11/28/2023 3:20 am

    Civilisations

    David Olusoga explores the artistic reaction to imperialism in the 19th century, showing the growing ambivalence with which artists reacted to the idea of progress, both intellectual and scientific, which underpinned the imperial mission and followed the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. As European artists questioned their civilisation's `advance', American painters sought to capture an idea of their new nation's `manifest destiny' in landscapes.

    11/28/2023 4:15 am

    Life Below Zero

    Despite warmer weather, the work needed to survive in Alaska remains as constant as ever as the team work against the clock.

    BBC Earth

    Available schedules: 03/26/2022 - 12/28/2024 Time zone: Central European Time (CET) UTC +1 Country: United States Language: English

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