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06/20/2024 4:00 am |
The Blue Planet |
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| The fragile ecosystems that have grown around the worlds coral reefs. The reefs take hundreds of years to develop and are adorned with spectacularly colourful life. However, this is not always an idyllic tropical paradise: one big storm can threaten the entire community. | |||||
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06/20/2024 4:55 am |
Deadly Predators |
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| Steve goes in search of Deadly Predators with the greatest super-senses on earth. From echolocating bats to supersonic whales, and a snake that sees its prey in complete darkness. | |||||
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06/20/2024 5:25 am |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| A wildfire tears across California, a mother runs from a tornado, and a rescue team try to reach a canoeist trapped in a tree during a fatal flood. | |||||
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06/20/2024 6:20 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| As the cold season wanes in the Arctic, winter does not go quietly into the night. | |||||
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06/20/2024 7:10 am |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben heads to the cliffs of Cornwall where he meets a couple who left the city to become farmers. Ben learns about the five years the couple have spent turning their seven-acre empty plot into an off-grid farm, and he gets stuck in with their animals. | |||||
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06/20/2024 8:05 am |
The Secret Genius of Modern Life |
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| With over six billion of them across the planet, smartphones have changed the modern world. With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smartphone a reality. | |||||
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06/20/2024 9:10 am |
The Blue Planet |
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| The fragile ecosystems that have grown around the worlds coral reefs. The reefs take hundreds of years to develop and are adorned with spectacularly colourful life. However, this is not always an idyllic tropical paradise: one big storm can threaten the entire community. | |||||
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06/20/2024 10:15 am |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Travelling west from the gelato shops of the seaside town of Pescara, the journey continues across Italy through the remote and wild Apennine Mountains down to the bustling city of Naples. | |||||
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06/20/2024 11:15 am |
The World's Deadliest Weather |
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| A tornado traps teachers in America, wildfires rip across England, a landslide hits hikers in Argentina, and a man descends into a deadly volcano. | |||||
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06/20/2024 12:25 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans are faced with adversity as they confront the unknown in the dead of winter. | |||||
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06/20/2024 1:25 pm |
Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle |
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| Ben journeys to one of Britain's furthest outposts, the Shetland Islands, to meet Helen and Jason - a couple just a few years into their new life on the edge of the weather-beaten island of Yell. | |||||
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06/20/2024 2:25 pm |
The Secret Genius of Modern Life |
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| Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer's pocket that kick-started a kitchen revolution, and puts her life on the line to demonstrate why microwaves zap food but not people! | |||||
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06/20/2024 3:30 pm |
The Blue Planet |
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| All over the world tides create opportunities for marine life. Giant stingrays glide on currents for a rest, the fastest snail of all surfs waves in pursuit of dinner, crabs play football on the beach, and dolphins play a game of catch. | |||||
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06/20/2024 4:35 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans seize the final harvests of summer before dark winter returns to the landscape. | |||||
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06/20/2024 5:40 pm |
The Mating Game |
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| Freshwater covers only a tiny fraction of the earth's surface, but it is a vital meeting place for many animals - the stage on which millions gather to find a mate. Yet with so little of it available, and often only briefly, the challenge for most individuals is how to overcome intense competition when your rivals are just as dependent on the precious freshwater for their success. | |||||
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06/20/2024 7:00 pm |
Universe |
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| It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the very beginning - the origin of the Universe. | |||||
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06/20/2024 8:15 pm |
Ancient Powers |
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| To pay for armies and other costs, the ancient powers had to tax territories and monetise their assets. But in this world of commerce, ancient societies stored their wealth in different ways. | |||||
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06/20/2024 9:25 pm |
Iceland With Alexander Armstrong |
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| Alexander Armstrong leaves Reykjavik for the long drive north, passing through some of Iceland's most stunning scenery. He reaches northern Iceland and the legendary port of Husavik, beloved of whale watchers, Will Ferrell and Eurovision fans. | |||||
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06/20/2024 10:20 pm |
World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys |
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| Travelling west from the gelato shops of the seaside town of Pescara, the journey continues across Italy through the remote and wild Apennine Mountains down to the bustling city of Naples. | |||||
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06/20/2024 11:20 pm |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans seize the final harvests of summer before dark winter returns to the landscape. | |||||
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06/21/2024 12:20 am |
The Mating Game |
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| Freshwater covers only a tiny fraction of the earth's surface, but it is a vital meeting place for many animals - the stage on which millions gather to find a mate. Yet with so little of it available, and often only briefly, the challenge for most individuals is how to overcome intense competition when your rivals are just as dependent on the precious freshwater for their success. | |||||
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06/21/2024 1:15 am |
Universe |
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| It's the ultimate question: why are we here? Cutting-edge space missions take us back 13.8 billion years to the very beginning - the origin of the Universe. | |||||
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06/21/2024 2:20 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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06/21/2024 2:45 am |
Deadly Predators |
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| Steve goes in search of Deadly Predators with the greatest super-senses on earth. From echolocating bats to supersonic whales, and a snake that sees its prey in complete darkness. | |||||
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06/21/2024 3:10 am |
Life Below Zero |
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| Alaskans seize the final harvests of summer before dark winter returns to the landscape. | |||||