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01/16/2024 4:50 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. | |||||
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01/16/2024 5:00 am |
Deadly Predators |
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| Steve goes in search of some of the most powerful predators on the planet. At historic Warwick Castle, meet the stellar sea eagle, world's heaviest eagle. Eagle Nikita is an expert at lifting fish up to one third of her body weight out of the ocean to eat. To demonstrate this ability up close, Steve has a time slice rig. | |||||
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01/16/2024 5:25 am |
Animal Impossible |
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| Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time, is it true that cats always land on their feet? | |||||
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01/16/2024 6:15 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| 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. | |||||
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01/16/2024 7:00 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue Aikens must take advantage of a rare chance for food that has wandered into Kavik. The Hailstones turn to building a native structure to improve their hygiene in the remote wilderness. | |||||
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01/16/2024 7:45 am |
Deadly Disasters |
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| We focus on two deadly disease events caused by mosquitoes: the 2015-2016 Zika Virus outbreak, and a 2018 outbreak of malaria throughout parts of Thailand and Myanmar. | |||||
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01/16/2024 8:40 am |
New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands |
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| Isolated since the time of the dinosaurs, New Zealand's wildlife has been left to its own devices, with surprising consequences. Its ancient forests are still stalked by predators from the Jurassic era. It's also one of the most geologically active countries on Earth. From Kiwis with their giant eggs, to forest-dwelling penguins and helicopter-riding sheep dogs, meet the astonishing creatures and resilient people who must rise to the challenges of their beautiful, dramatic and demanding home. | |||||
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01/16/2024 9:40 am |
Spectacular Earth |
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| The largest of all of Earth's displays stretches across thousands of kilometres in the night sky: the Aurora Borealis. The arctic wilderness of Northern Sweden is one of the best places to witness the aurora. | |||||
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01/16/2024 10:35 am |
Inside the Factory |
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| Gregg Wallace visits a factory with a menthol scent - the Polos factory in York, which produces 32 million mints every day and contributes to the 19,000 tonnes of mints per year that the UK consumes. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey visits the largest sugar beet factory in Europe and helps to bring in the harvest on one of the last surviving peppermint farms in the UK. And Ruth Goodman explores the clever marketing that persuaded many people to purchase minty mouthwash. | |||||
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01/16/2024 11:25 am |
Animal Impossible |
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| Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time, is it true that cats always land on their feet? | |||||
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01/16/2024 12:20 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans seize the longer days to survive the harsh summer landscape and make all of their preparations ahead of time. | |||||
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01/16/2024 1:05 pm |
Deadly Disasters |
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| We look at the impact of earthquakes. In 2011 the earthquake that struck New Zealand's South Island became the nation's fifth-deadliest disaster. And in Italy, we see the events of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. | |||||
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01/16/2024 1:55 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Beginning with a coast-to-coast journey through the Australian outback. Onboard the iconic Indian Pacific, cameras focus on the spectacular Blue Mountains. There's also a look at one of the oldest steam railways in Australia, the Zig Zag Railway. | |||||
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01/16/2024 2:40 pm |
Wild New Zealand |
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| 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. | |||||
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01/16/2024 3:40 pm |
North Atlantic |
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| 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. | |||||
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01/16/2024 4:35 pm |
Science's Greatest Mysteries |
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| Explore the mystery of the far side of the Moon. The Chinese Space Agency recently became the first ever to land on the Moon's far side, and NASA released new Apollo samples that have been locked up for over 50 years. | |||||
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01/16/2024 5:25 pm |
Animal Impossible |
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| Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test, including whether an eagle can lift a child. | |||||
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01/16/2024 6:15 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue hunts waterfowl. Andy and Denise fight the river breakup. Ricko and his kids hunt geese. The Hailstones hunt small game. | |||||
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01/16/2024 7:05 pm |
The Secret Genius of Modern Life |
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| Hannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps, why WWII dog-fights led to a crucial health monitor and how fitness trackers are even being used to catch killers. | |||||
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01/16/2024 8:05 pm |
Horizon |
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| To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of the universe and how a team of daring astronauts risked their lives to keep it working. | |||||
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01/16/2024 9:00 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans brave the awakening landscape as the end of Winter nears. | |||||
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01/16/2024 9:45 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben travels to a secret location in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, where forest dweller Tod Kershaw lives in a primitive skills community who have chosen not to live as members of modern society, but as opportunistic outsiders who scavenge other peoples' waste. | |||||
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01/16/2024 10:30 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Beginning with a coast-to-coast journey through the Australian outback. Onboard the iconic Indian Pacific, cameras focus on the spectacular Blue Mountains. There's also a look at one of the oldest steam railways in Australia, the Zig Zag Railway. | |||||
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01/16/2024 11:15 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue hunts waterfowl. Andy and Denise fight the river breakup. Ricko and his kids hunt geese. The Hailstones hunt small game. | |||||
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01/17/2024 12:00 am |
The Secret Genius of Modern Life |
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| Hannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps, why WWII dog-fights led to a crucial health monitor and how fitness trackers are even being used to catch killers. | |||||
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01/17/2024 1:00 am |
Horizon |
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| To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its launch, this film tells the remarkable story of how Hubble revealed the awe and wonder of the universe and how a team of daring astronauts risked their lives to keep it working. | |||||
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01/17/2024 1:50 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans brave the awakening landscape as the end of Winter nears. | |||||
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01/17/2024 2:35 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben travels to a secret location in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, where forest dweller Tod Kershaw lives in a primitive skills community who have chosen not to live as members of modern society, but as opportunistic outsiders who scavenge other peoples' waste. | |||||
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01/17/2024 3:20 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Sue hunts waterfowl. Andy and Denise fight the river breakup. Ricko and his kids hunt geese. The Hailstones hunt small game. | |||||
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01/17/2024 4:10 am |
Deadly Disasters |
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| We look at the impact of earthquakes. In 2011 the earthquake that struck New Zealand's South Island became the nation's fifth-deadliest disaster. And in Italy, we see the events of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. | |||||