Numbats | Australia: Earth’s Magical Kingdom

2: Water | How Earth Made Us

Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. He investigates how water has influenced the r...

Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change: The Facts

A discussion of the devastating impact of burning fossil fuels.

Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

From colossal farms in America to the destruction of the Amazon, Liz Bonnin investigates how our hunger for meat is killing our planet.

6: Cities | Planet Earth II

Cities can be worlds of surprising opportunity for animals, from the leopards prowling the streets of Mumbai to the peregrine falcons hunting amo...

4: Deserts | Planet Earth II

The world's deserts force animals to come up with ingenious ways of coping with hostile conditions, giving rise to the most incredible survival ...

Volcanoes and the carbon cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Professor Chris Jackson explains the important role that volcanoes play in the carbon cycle.

3: Deserts and Grasslands | Planet Earth III

David Attenborough explores earth's greatest wildernesses, where extraordinary life survives in unexpected ways, and nature puts...

9: The Rise Of The Mammals | Life On Earth

Mammals have proved to be one of the most adaptable products of evolution. David Attenborough looks at their evolution from reptil...

Carbon in the ocean | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Dr Helen Czerski explains how carbon is incorporated into the ocean and how the increase in carbon intake is impac...

Nutrients from decay support new life | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Spec references J247: . Showing how plant is broken down by animals and microorganisms into ...

3: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.

4: Big Blue | Blue Planet II

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough explores a vast ocean desert where sperm whales must dive 1,000 metres just to feed.

5: Deserts | Planet Earth

David Attenborough looks at deserts around the world from Namibia to Chile, unravelling the secrets behind desert survival and revealing their ephe...

5: Forests | Planet Earth III

Sir David Attenborough journeys into the forests, where dogs communicate with whistles, treehoppers fight assassin bugs, 'spirit bears' fish, a...

6: Ice Worlds | Planet Earth

Documentary series which celebrates earth in its natural glory. How the advance and retreat of the ice in the polar regions becomes a real chall...

Cattle feedyard | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin visits a cattle feedyard, a mass factory farm, that contains about 50,000 cows.

Cotton production and the Aral Sea crisis | Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley visits the Aral Sea Basin in Kazakhstan, which has almost entirely dried up due to cotton production.

Piling on pounds | Life

Brown bears take advantage of a salmon run to fatten up for the winter.

Sustainable meat production | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin discusses the importance of understanding the process behind the meat we eat (warning: this clip conta...

The Carbon Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Naturalist David Bellamy examines the six elemental cycles vital to life. This episode covers carbon, on whose cycle the earth's futur...