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    04/30/2024 4:00 am

    Life Below Zero

    As conditions worsen during the grueling arctic winter, Alaskans risk their lives to prepare for months of total darkness. Andy Bassich braves unsafe conditions on the Yukon River to hunt for needed meat.

    04/30/2024 4:50 am

    Exploration Volcano

    Volcano expert Chris Horsley returns to La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands to witness how the Cumbre Vieja eruption's destructive lava flow has ruined thousands of homes and lives.

    04/30/2024 5:35 am

    The Truth About...

    Brits now eat 3 million takeaways a day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores University to run a unique experiment. Fifteen volunteers eat nothing but takeaways for two weeks, and undergo a barrage of tests, from blood sugar and body fat to gut bacteria and mental sharpness.

    04/30/2024 6:30 am

    Eden: Untamed Planet

    In southeast Alaska, there's an ice-bound Eden that harbours possibly the richest temperate rainforests of all.

    04/30/2024 7:20 am

    Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve

    Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world's most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses and reflects on the huge challenges we face in trying to protect them.

    04/30/2024 8:10 am

    Life Below Zero

    To survive the worsening conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans must finish the tasks that will keep them ahead of winter's wrath. Glenn Villeneuve hunts caribou to keep his family fed.

    04/30/2024 9:00 am

    Life Below Zero

    As conditions worsen during the grueling arctic winter, Alaskans risk their lives to prepare for months of total darkness. Andy Bassich braves unsafe conditions on the Yukon River to hunt for needed meat.

    04/30/2024 9:45 am

    Exploration Volcano

    Volcano expert Chris Horsley returns to La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands to witness how the Cumbre Vieja eruption's destructive lava flow has ruined thousands of homes and lives.

    04/30/2024 10:30 am

    The Truth About...

    Brits now eat 3 million takeaways a day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores University to run a unique experiment. Fifteen volunteers eat nothing but takeaways for two weeks, and undergo a barrage of tests, from blood sugar and body fat to gut bacteria and mental sharpness.

    04/30/2024 11:25 am

    Eden: Untamed Planet

    In southeast Alaska, there's an ice-bound Eden that harbours possibly the richest temperate rainforests of all.

    04/30/2024 12:15 pm

    Life Below Zero

    In the clutches of Dark winter, Alaskans face uncertain conditions caused by unseasonably warm temperatures. But the warmth won't last, and opportunities must be seized. Sue Aikens braves the unstable tundra to replenish her water supply.

    04/30/2024 1:00 pm

    Life Below Zero

    Sue tries out a primitive hunting method while Andy adjusts the new puppies to his sled team, and the Hailstones take baby Wade to snare rabbits.

    04/30/2024 1:50 pm

    New Zealand: Earth's Mythical Islands

    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.

    04/30/2024 2:50 pm

    Ben Fogle & The Lost City

    Ben Fogle spends 10 days in an off-the-grid community, Slab City, an isolated commune in the California desert, whose residents are nearly completely cut-off from events in the outside world.

    04/30/2024 3:35 pm

    What Are We Feeding Our Kids?

    Asking whether ultra-processed food is causing obesity in children, and if could it even be addictive. Dr Chris van Tulleken investigates as he undergoes a gruelling self-experiment that even shocks the scientists. Across the world, childhood obesity rates have risen tenfold in 50 years. In the UK, 21 per cent of children are living with obesity when they leave primary school, which is the highest it has ever been.

    04/30/2024 4:30 pm

    The Mating Game

    The grasslands of our planet are some of the most challenging habitats for playing the mating game. They are an open stage where potential partners and jealous rivals can witness your every move and every failure. To win here, a player must give everything. Strategies used by animals here are as plentiful as they are unique, there are show-offs, fighters, scoundrels and cheats, and all are competing for their chance to mate.

    04/30/2024 5:30 pm

    Life Below Zero

    The Alaskans look to the coming spring months as the Winter finally fades. In Kiwalik, the Hailstones begin their annual fur trapping expedition.

    04/30/2024 6:10 pm

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'.

    04/30/2024 7:00 pm

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Becky braves sub-zero temperatures to fish a remote, frozen lake, Pike Mike searches for a precious source of bush medicine, Kim and Pierre break camp and begin their winter trapping season, and Bentley heads cross-county with a fishing boat in tow.

    04/30/2024 7:50 pm

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks how far humanity can go in their exploration of the cosmos. Brian begins in Russia's cosmonaut training facility in the outskirts of Moscow.

    04/30/2024 8:40 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.

    04/30/2024 9:25 pm

    Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve

    Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world's most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses and reflects on the huge challenges we face in trying to protect them.

    04/30/2024 10:20 pm

    Life Below Zero

    The Alaskans look to the coming spring months as the Winter finally fades. In Kiwalik, the Hailstones begin their annual fur trapping expedition.

    04/30/2024 11:05 pm

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'.

    04/30/2024 11:55 pm

    Life Below Zero Canada

    Becky braves sub-zero temperatures to fish a remote, frozen lake, Pike Mike searches for a precious source of bush medicine, Kim and Pierre break camp and begin their winter trapping season, and Bentley heads cross-county with a fishing boat in tow.

    05/01/2024 12:40 am

    Brian Cox's Adventures in Space and Time

    Brian explores the latest science and takes a new look at his old films and asks how far humanity can go in their exploration of the cosmos. Brian begins in Russia's cosmonaut training facility in the outskirts of Moscow.

    05/01/2024 1:35 am

    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.

    05/01/2024 2:20 am

    Life Below Zero

    The Alaskans look to the coming spring months as the Winter finally fades. In Kiwalik, the Hailstones begin their annual fur trapping expedition.

    05/01/2024 3:05 am

    The Secret Genius of Modern Life

    Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'.

    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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