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12/27/2023 5:00 am |
Inside the Factory |
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| In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day. He follows the production of vegetable soup, from a pea harvest in Yorkshire right through to the finished soup going into cans and being dispatched. | |||||
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12/27/2023 5:50 am |
Frozen Planet II |
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| In the far north of the planet lies the largest land habitat on earth, home to snow-covered forests and the icy open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animals to their limits: in winter they are so cold that much of the ground has remained frozen since the last ice age. To stand any chance of survival, animals must adapt in extreme ways: here a super pack of wolves, 25 strong, has come together to take on the only large prey available to them in winter, American bison. | |||||
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12/27/2023 6:50 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Bill Nighy narrates the stories of train journeys through stunning scenery and natural beauty. A 600-mile journey through Finland from Helsinki to Lapland and the Northern Lights. | |||||
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12/27/2023 7:35 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans harvest the last of summer's bounty; Sue Aikens tracks a lone predator; the Hailstones are presented with a key resource; Andy Bassich races the clock to provide food for himself and his sled dogs. | |||||
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12/27/2023 8:25 am |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| In the US, Hurricane Ida reaches land and rips up the east coast. In arctic Canada, an adventurer gets stuck in his tent during a bad snow storm as hungry wolves start to circle outside. | |||||
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12/27/2023 9:10 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben Fogle journeys to the Pembrokeshire coast to live with Matthew and Charis Watkinson. | |||||
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12/27/2023 10:00 am |
Dynasties |
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| In Senegal, west Africa, lives a group of chimpanzees led by an alpha male named David. He has already been alpha for three years, a time when leaders here are usually overthrown, and he finds himself surrounded by rivals who all want his crown. | |||||
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12/27/2023 10:55 am |
Inside the Factory |
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| In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day. He follows the production of vegetable soup, from a pea harvest in Yorkshire right through to the finished soup going into cans and being dispatched. | |||||
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12/27/2023 11:50 am |
Frozen Planet II |
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| In the far north of the planet lies the largest land habitat on earth, home to snow-covered forests and the icy open tundra. These are lands of extremes that push animals to their limits: in winter they are so cold that much of the ground has remained frozen since the last ice age. To stand any chance of survival, animals must adapt in extreme ways: here a super pack of wolves, 25 strong, has come together to take on the only large prey available to them in winter, American bison. | |||||
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12/27/2023 12:50 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans scramble to secure provisions before winter; Andy Bassich must secure clean water to grow vital crops; Sue Aikens stalks a herd of caribou; Jessie Holmes returns to a familiar area to hunt a dangerous predator. | |||||
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12/27/2023 1:35 pm |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| In Canada, there's nowhere to go as homes are washed down river. An ice skater is on thin ice in New Jersey and a cliff edge in Brazil collapses after heavy rain. | |||||
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12/27/2023 2:25 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| A trip on board the countryside route from Inverness to Edinburgh. | |||||
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12/27/2023 3:10 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben journeys to the freezing waters of Iceland to live with a former carpenter. | |||||
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12/27/2023 3:55 pm |
Dynasties |
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| A colony of emperor penguins gather in Atka Bay, on the coast of Antarctica, after three months feeding at sea. They arrive as the sea freezes over and all the other Antarctic animals have left the continent for the relative safety of the sea. The penguins have come here to raise the next generation in their emperor's dynasty, but to do so they will have to work together to keep themselves and their chicks alive through the coming winter: the coldest and cruellest on earth. | |||||
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12/27/2023 4:55 pm |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace is in Ireland at an enormous liqueurs factory that produces 540,000 bottles a day. He follows the production of cream liqueur from the arrival of maize to make Irish whiskey right through to dispatch of the finished liqueur. | |||||
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12/27/2023 5:45 pm |
Frozen Planet II |
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| The frozen planet is changing. Meet the scientists and people dedicating their lives to understanding what these changes mean, not just for the animals and people who live there, but for the world as a whole. | |||||
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12/27/2023 6:45 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue continues to restore her cabin. Ricko travels with his son to the family cabin. Jessie gathers firewood. The Hailstones go muskox hunting. | |||||
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12/27/2023 7:30 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to remote corners of the globe to experience extreme lifestyles with those who have left modern-day amenities behind. In each episode Ben spends time in an isolated location, meeting people who have realised their dreams of rat-race-free living and being in tune with Mother Nature. Ben immerses himself in their lives to explore their motivations, and discover the truth about subsisting in tough, harsh conditions. It's also a journey of self-discovery for the presenter - would he move his own family from the comforts of London for a new life? | |||||
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12/27/2023 8:15 pm |
Egyptian Tomb Hunting |
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| Actor, comedian and history fanatic Tony Robinson travels across Egypt where are series of new tomb discoveries are being made. He travels the length of the Nile meeting the archaeologists unearthing extraordinary wonders. | |||||
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12/27/2023 9:00 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| From the Quinta de Vargellas, a vineyard that has been making one of Britain's favourite tipples, port, travel down the line that once transported it to the city that gave it its name, Porto. At the seaside city of Aveiro, discover an altogether fishier link. Throughout the Middle Ages, England traded cod caught in the North Sea for salt from the salt marshes of Aveiro. | |||||
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12/27/2023 9:45 pm |
Wonders of the Solar System |
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| Professor Brian Cox reveals how all the beauty and order we see in our cosmic backyard was carved out of nothing more than a chaotic cloud of gas. Chasing tornados in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young solar system, and out of this celestial maelstrom emerged Brian's second wonder - the magnificent rings of Saturn. | |||||
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12/27/2023 10:35 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| A trip on board the countryside route from Inverness to Edinburgh. | |||||
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12/27/2023 11:20 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue continues to restore her cabin. Ricko travels with his son to the family cabin. Jessie gathers firewood. The Hailstones go muskox hunting. | |||||
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12/28/2023 12:05 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to remote corners of the globe to experience extreme lifestyles with those who have left modern-day amenities behind. In each episode Ben spends time in an isolated location, meeting people who have realised their dreams of rat-race-free living and being in tune with Mother Nature. Ben immerses himself in their lives to explore their motivations, and discover the truth about subsisting in tough, harsh conditions. It's also a journey of self-discovery for the presenter - would he move his own family from the comforts of London for a new life? | |||||
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12/28/2023 12:50 am |
Egyptian Tomb Hunting |
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| Actor, comedian and history fanatic Tony Robinson travels across Egypt where are series of new tomb discoveries are being made. He travels the length of the Nile meeting the archaeologists unearthing extraordinary wonders. | |||||
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12/28/2023 1:35 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| From the Quinta de Vargellas, a vineyard that has been making one of Britain's favourite tipples, port, travel down the line that once transported it to the city that gave it its name, Porto. At the seaside city of Aveiro, discover an altogether fishier link. Throughout the Middle Ages, England traded cod caught in the North Sea for salt from the salt marshes of Aveiro. | |||||
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12/28/2023 2:20 am |
Wonders of the Solar System |
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| Professor Brian Cox reveals how all the beauty and order we see in our cosmic backyard was carved out of nothing more than a chaotic cloud of gas. Chasing tornados in Oklahoma, Brian explains how the same physics that creates these spinning storms shaped the young solar system, and out of this celestial maelstrom emerged Brian's second wonder - the magnificent rings of Saturn. | |||||
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12/28/2023 3:10 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue continues to restore her cabin. Ricko travels with his son to the family cabin. Jessie gathers firewood. The Hailstones go muskox hunting. | |||||
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12/28/2023 3:55 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Adventurer Ben Fogle travels to remote corners of the globe to experience extreme lifestyles with those who have left modern-day amenities behind. In each episode Ben spends time in an isolated location, meeting people who have realised their dreams of rat-race-free living and being in tune with Mother Nature. Ben immerses himself in their lives to explore their motivations, and discover the truth about subsisting in tough, harsh conditions. It's also a journey of self-discovery for the presenter - would he move his own family from the comforts of London for a new life? | |||||
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12/28/2023 4:40 am |
Frozen Planet: The Making Of |
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| Filming the spectacular return of the Emperor penguins to Antarctica was a key event for the team, but it required operating in the most dangerous of all polar environments: the edge of the sea ice. | |||||