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    11/08/2024 5:00 am

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace joins a human production line in the largest sports shoe factory in the UK to see how they produce three and a half thousand pairs of trainers every 24 hours by sewing 32 million individual stitches and using 140 miles of thread. He'll make his own pair of shoes and discover how they put together 27 different pieces made from 8 different materials which require auto and manual stitching and finishing with a roughening robot and a hot oven.

    11/08/2024 6:10 am

    The Lakes with Simon Reeve

    Simon explores the wild and rugged coast of Cumbria and learns how central the county is to many of the challenges facing Britain. The Lake District National Park includes a beautiful stretch of Cumbria's coast, where rare Natterjack Toads inhabit a spectacular sand dune landscape.

    11/08/2024 7:15 am

    Life Below Zero

    Sue repairs her cabin in Chena. The DeWildes set a net. Jessie spends time with his young dogs. Chip receives medical attention after an accident.

    11/08/2024 8:20 am

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben ventures deep into the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee to live with a young `wild' man.

    11/08/2024 9:15 am

    Primates

    They have the most complex social lives of any animal group on the planet. From dusky leaf monkeys who compete to babysit an infant to gibbons who learn dare-devil treetop acrobatics with their playmates, friends and family are at the heart of primate life. In the Amazon we meet a female spider monkey elder, who leads her troop to a unique food resource: aquatic plants brought within reach on raging floodwaters.

    11/08/2024 10:25 am

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace joins a human production line in the largest sports shoe factory in the UK to see how they produce three and a half thousand pairs of trainers every 24 hours by sewing 32 million individual stitches and using 140 miles of thread. He'll make his own pair of shoes and discover how they put together 27 different pieces made from 8 different materials which require auto and manual stitching and finishing with a roughening robot and a hot oven.

    11/08/2024 11:30 am

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Cameras focus on the island of Taiwan, and three extraordinary railways. The journey begins in the eastern port city of Hualien, from where it travels north along the rugged Pacific coast.

    11/08/2024 12:30 pm

    Life Below Zero

    Sue continues to restore her cabin. Ricko travels with his son to the family cabin. Jessie gathers firewood. The Hailstones go muskox hunting.

    11/08/2024 1:30 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben visits 47-year-old `sea gypsy' Rick, who meanders around French Polynesia on a sailing boat.

    11/08/2024 2:30 pm

    Primates

    Today, more than half of the world's primates are under threat of extinction. Now they need our help. Meet the scientists making groundbreaking discoveries about this remarkable animal family, and the dedicated people going to extraordinary lengths to safeguard their future. Only by truly understanding primates can we protect them. Researcher Dr Cat Hobaiter has spent 13 years studying chimpanzees in the jungles of Uganda.

    11/08/2024 3:35 pm

    Inside the Factory

    Gregg Wallace receives a load of tea leaves from Kenya and follows their journey through the factory that produces one quarter of all the tea drunk in Britain. Gregg turns his 20 tonne batch into 6.9 million bags.

    11/08/2024 4:50 pm

    Big Cats 24/7

    A flood brings new challenges for the big cats; for the first time, the lion cubs experience water and the danger it brings.

    11/08/2024 6:00 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.

    11/08/2024 7:00 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben travels to an island off the New Zealand coast to meet a man who gave up a promising career in medicine to live off grid in a secluded forest. Ben's host is an escapee from the Iran-Iraq war who has embraced a rugged new life in the bush.

    11/08/2024 8:00 pm

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Adventurer Ben Fogle meets Vanessa Forero deep in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an isolated mountain range in the north of Columbia. He discovers her magical home, a once overgrown cow pasture but now an idyllic mountain sanctuary.

    11/08/2024 9:00 pm

    Earth

    Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world, a 4.5-billion year-saga of extraordinary highs and lows that almost wiped out all life on the planet.

    11/08/2024 10:15 pm

    World's Most Scenic Railway Journeys

    Cameras focus on the island of Taiwan, and three extraordinary railways. The journey begins in the eastern port city of Hualien, from where it travels north along the rugged Pacific coast.

    11/08/2024 11:15 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.

    11/09/2024 12:15 am

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Ben travels to an island off the New Zealand coast to meet a man who gave up a promising career in medicine to live off grid in a secluded forest. Ben's host is an escapee from the Iran-Iraq war who has embraced a rugged new life in the bush.

    11/09/2024 1:10 am

    Earth

    Chris Packham tells the miraculous story of how plant life turned Earth from a barren rock into a vibrant green world, a 4.5-billion year-saga of extraordinary highs and lows that almost wiped out all life on the planet.

    11/09/2024 2:10 am

    Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle

    Adventurer Ben Fogle meets Vanessa Forero deep in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, an isolated mountain range in the north of Columbia. He discovers her magical home, a once overgrown cow pasture but now an idyllic mountain sanctuary.

    11/09/2024 2:55 am

    Big Cats 24/7

    A flood brings new challenges for the big cats; for the first time, the lion cubs experience water and the danger it brings.

    11/09/2024 3:50 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.

    11/09/2024 4:30 am

    Deadly 60

    Setting sail to the magical island of Bali, Steve and the team are out to find the elusive ocean sunfish. These deep ocean giants feed on poisonous jellyfish and ascend to the shallows for a spa session at a cleaner fish station.

    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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