The Living Forest looks at all the animals & plants that live in the forest on the ground to the forest canopy, & shows how they live in ba...
People of the Forest looks at the Baka of the Cameroon & the Kayapo of South America & how their lives work in balance with the rainforest.
By the next century, the rainforests of the world could have disappeared for ever, destroyed by outside influences and economic pressur...
Despite the destruction, there are ways to save the forest, by careful harvesting, protecting, learning, replanting, policing - and campaig...
Andrew Marr goes on a journey through a day in the life of Britain as seen from the skies.
Documentary in which Andrew Marr looks at how people live in five of the world's biggest megacities: London, Dhaka, To...
Sir David explains exactly what aspect of our approach to modern life is causing a global declin...
Bruce Parry meets the Sakha horse people and Eveny reindeer herders in Siberia's Verkhoyansk Mountains to see how they are embracing the...
Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse, peeling back the layers o...
Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of planet Earth. Although they appear to be destructive, volcanoes have been crucial to the devel...
Iain Stewart investigates the highest Tsunami wave ever recorded in history.
Dr Iain Stewart reveals the natural forces that shaped the earth. He traces the history of the atmosphere, from the ozone laye...
Andrew Marr takes a look at safety and security, two of the biggest challenges faced by each and every metropolis, vis...
Alan Titchmarsh uncovers how the British Isles were formed and looks back to a time when dinosaurs roa...
Looking at ideas like creating diamonds from the air and protecting the great whales, the programme examines t...
Bruce Parry journeys to the far north of Greenland, home to the last traditional Inuit hunters, and learns how climate change is threa...
Comparing exhaustive footage of London in the 40s with the city of today.
Demonstrations of what happened to cause the earthquake and then tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004.
A visual demonstration of what happened underwater to cause the Boxing Day tsunami.
Experts examine the seabed following the 2004 Tsunami and discover an underwater cliff, the evidence of a ...
Steve's journey finally comes to an end at the land of extremes - the least inhabited, remotest, highest, driest, coldest and windiest c...
Bruce travels to Alaska, America's last great wilderness, where modern-day pioneers are harvesting the vast natural wealth of the seas.
This episode explores the global issue of air pollution and the toll it is taking on our health.
Documentary series in which Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of the earth's development. Ice isn't just something to put in a gin and ...
Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse, beautiful and extreme. He looks back to the last Ic...
Andrew Marr discovers how some of Britain's greenest landscapes were shaped by humans.
Andrew Marr looks at transport routes and finds out how the world's megacities stay fed, and he joins Mexico City's t...
The team manage to make a 3D model of Erte Ale, from scans taken inside the volcano's crater.
Bruce travels to the far north of Canada to live with the Caribou people and witness their annual spring hunt. He then heads south to the...
Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. When the Ice Age ended and the se...
Iain travels to surfers' paradise Hawaii to learn more about oceans, explaining the difference between waves, tides and currents.
This episode explores how we might stop damaging the oceans and begin to enable their revival.
Comparing exhaustive footage of East Anglia in the 1940s with the countryside of today.
Exploring the extent of our careless approach to producing waste, both non-biodegradable and biodegra...
The final stage of Bruce Parry's six-month journey is through Arctic Europe. He travels to a remote Russian village where life h...
Life on Earth prospers because it enjoys the right amount of heat from the sun, and the atmosphere prevents meteorite bombardm...
Armed with stone axes and grim determination, a few thousand people turned our islands from forest to farm. Alan Titchm...
Andrew Marr microlights and paraglides to get a bird's eye view of our untamed landscape.
Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. He explores a time when industry cha...
Comparing footage of Britain's industrial landscape in the 1940s with today.
Close encounters with rare red squirrels and bats hiding in the silos at Greenham Common - Alan Titchmarsh reveals a hundr...
Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse and extreme. He concludes his journey and asks wh...
Food is plentiful amongst the flower heads but this mouse must be vigilant for p...
The Findhorn Foundation provides an alternative to normality, with safe spaces for young people and humble, low-stress lives for working adults.
Ade Adepitan visits a type of shared accommodation in Hong Kong that many are forced to live in due to extortionate ...
Sarah Keith-Lucas visits a farm in Kent that has adapted its activities in response to the challenges of climate change.
Aerofilms was the first company to offer aerial photography for business using the military technology.
Dan Snow investigates the history of residents of Mexico City since the Aztecs.
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