Case Studies

03: South Africa | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch discovers new art, music and theatre in South Africa's townships as she explores creativity emerging in amapian...

02: Nigeria | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

Afua Hirsch explores the energy and ambition of Nigerian fashion, film and music, asking what drives young Nigerians to succeed ...

01: Morocco | Africa Rising with Afua Hirsch

Afua explores how a younger generation of Moroccan creatives are transforming old traditions into thrilling new music, art, weav...

2: Western Sahara to Libya | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

The second leg of Simon Reeve's journey sees him dodge the Moroccan secret police in Western Sahara and travel...

Episode 3 | Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve embarks on the third leg of his four-part journey around the Mediterranean, travelling through Libya, Tunisia and acro...

1: Africa | Equator

Documentary series in which Simon Reeve travels around the equator. In Africa, he catches malaria in Gabon, goes rafting on the Nile and witnesses a bull...

Collecting Water in Mali | Little Human Planet

In Mali, Africa, three-year-old Edjongon helps her mother collect water from a well.

Collecting Water in Samburu Land | Little Human Planet

We meet five-year-old Nintujigwa, who lives in Samburu Land in Kenya, Africa.

Living in Ethiopia and North Canada | Little Human Planet

We meet two six-year-old girls living in Ethiopia and North Canada.

Helping in Mali | Little Human Planet

In Mali, Africa, four-year-old Mama Kayentan and his dad mend their home using mud.

Slash and Burn | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve explores the problem of deforestation in Madagascar, where 90% of the forest has been slashed and burned.

Mining for sapphires in Madagascar | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve meets men who work in dangerous conditions mining sapphires in Madagascar.

Luxury Tourism and Local People in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simone Reeve visits islands in the Bazaruto Archipelago, where money from luxury resorts...

Landmine Detecting Rats | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

In Mozambique, Simone Reeve meets rats trained to search for landmines which still pose a danger after the war.

Evictions for wildlife parks in Mozambique | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

In Mozambique, Simon Reeve meets people who live in newly designated wildlife parks and now...

Modern meets traditional in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve meets a healer in Botswana, where traditional healers are being incorporated into the...

Elephant Population Debate in South Africa | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Following the Tropic of Capricorn, Simon Reeve visits wildlife parks in the Limpopo Region ...

Displaced People in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve meets nomadic San people who were relocated, or evicted against their will, from the Central ...

Keeping Roads Safe in Botswana | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve meets a team of people in Botswana who work keeping cows off the roads, in order to prevent...

Botswana's Sparkle | Tropic of Capricorn with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve travels along the Tropic of Capricorn, stopping in Gaborone, Botswana to explore a major source of Bots...

6: Laos to Hawaii | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

In the last episode of the series, he samples local delicacies in Laos and meets high achieving children in Taiwan.

3: Hokkaido | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

This episode of the documentary series looks at Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost and wildest island. It takes tough animals and ...

2: The Southwest Islands | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

This episode explores the extraordinary wildlife in the south west of Japan, where a chain of small islands stret...

1: Honshu | Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

Japan's central island of Honshu is home to over 100 million people, but it has a wild heart, and an astonishing range of wildli...

1: Hong Kong | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan reveal the hidden systems and armies of people running Hong Kong - one of the most densely popula...

My Life in Mongolia | Little Human Planet

In Mongolia, four-year-old Shoree is a very busy girl, helping her family build a brand new home, called a ger.

Preparing for the Eagle Festival | Little Human Planet

In Mongolia, six-year-old Aisana is looking forward to dressing up in a beautiful outfit for a very special occasion i...

China and Hong Kong | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow investigates Hong Kong's precarious relationship with China.

Hong Kong's growth | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow views Hong Kong from the sky and witnesses how the city's growth is slowly connecting it to mainland China.

Globalisation and Immigration | World's Busiest Cities

Anita Rani visits Chungking Mansions, a culturally diverse location in Hong Kong, where people from over hundred count...

Migrant Workers | World's Busiest Cities

The experience of live-in domestic workers in Hong Kong.

Free Trade | World's Busiest Cities

The history of HSBC and banking in Hong Kong.

Accommodation in the City | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan visits a type of shared accommodation in Hong Kong that many are forced to live in due to extortionate housin...

Overcrowding | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan investigates the extortionate real estate prices of central Hong Kong.

South China Sea Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Hong Kong's busy port is a vital gateway to trade in the South China Sea.

Trade | World's Busiest Cities

Global trade in Hong Kong's busy harbour.

Vietnamese coffee | This World

Simon Reeve talks to an coffee consultant about the reasons why Vietnam does not benefit from the profits of the coffee industry.

Protecting wildlife | This World

Vietnam has lost nearly 40,000 square miles of forest since 1972. Simon Reeve visits Yok Don National Park, where wildlife is being protecte...

Nestle | This World

Simon Reeve visits a Nestle factory, in Ho Chi Minh City.

Over-farming in the coffee industry | This World

Unregulated farming is threatening the future of the coffee industry in Vietnam.

Huguenots and silk | The Great British Sewing Bee

Claudia Winkleman explains the history of the Huguenots, their fleeing to Britain and how they affected the silk trade.

Episode 2 | Russia on Four Wheels

Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani continue their epic road trips across Russia. Anita meets some drag-racers in Moscow and Justin heads deep in...

Episode 1 | Russia on Four Wheels

Justin Rowlatt and Anita Rani set off across Russia on two road trips starting from Sochi. Anita is out to discover 'new' Russia, while Jus...

Episode 4 | Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve embarks on the fourth and final leg of his journey around the Mediterranean, travelling from Morocco, across the sea t...

Episode 2 | Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

Setting off from a snowy mountain ski resort in Cyprus, Simon Reeve finds an island and a capital city still deeply divided betwee...

Episode 1 | Mediterranean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve embarks on the first leg of an extraordinary four-part journey around the Mediterranean, travelling from Malta across ...

Episode 3 | Russia with Simon Reeve

The third and final leg of Simon's Russian journey takes him from the illegally annexed peninsula of Crimea to the historic Baltic city o...

Episode 2 | Russia with Simon Reeve

The second leg of Simon Reeve's tour of modern-day Russia begins in Siberia and takes him to Russia's far south west and the majestic Cau...

Episode 1 | Russia with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve embarks on the first leg of a three-part journey across Russia. He sets out amongst the volcanoes of Kamchatka and meets indi...

3: Moscow | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan reveal the hidden systems and armies of people that help run Moscow, a city forged by power and poli...

Housing in the City | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow investigates post-war communal living during the Soviet Union.

The Kremlin | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow visits the heart of Russia politics, the Kremlin.

Traffic Solution | World's Busiest Cities

Anita Rani investigates a system that is attempting to find solutions to Moscow's traffic problem.

Traffic Problem | World's Busiest Cities

Anita Rani experiences the worst rush hour traffic in Europe.

The Metro | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow and Anita Rani visit the Moscow Metro and discuss its history.

Soviet Russia | World's Busiest Cities

The social and political history of Moscow.

Albania | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan travels to Albania to get an insider's guide to the country and to find out whether his own pre...

Flightpaths | The Geography Programme

This programme features flightpaths and a birds eye view of geography in France.

S3E3: Romania | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh heads off on a journey to Romania. With the help of activist Angi Serbian, he explores the many amazing things...

Episode 5 | The Americas with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve continues his journey through the Americas. In this fifth leg, Simon travels across Central America from the Caribbean ...

Episode 3 | The Americas with Simon Reeve

In the third leg of his journey, Simon Reeve is in the United States, travelling down the length of California.

Episode 2 | The Americas with Simon Reeve

In the second leg of his journey, Simon Reeve travels down the Rocky Mountains. In Montana, Simon meets a former Silicon Valley exe...

Episode 1 | The Americas with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve begins his most ambitious journey yet - travelling the entire length of the Americas. In this first leg, Simon travels ...

Christmas | The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Romesh Ranganathan heads to one of the coldest environments on earth. He gets an insider's guide of the Canadian Arctic a...

1: Mexico to the Bahamas | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve starts his epic journey around the world following the Tropic of Cancer, the northern border of the ...

4: The Deep South | Brazil with Michael Palin

Michael Palin finds out what makes Brazil tick. He meets Prince Joao de Braganza, heir to the defunct Brazilian throne, and vis...

3: The Road to Rio | Brazil with Michael Palin

Michael Palin explores what makes Brazil tick. He journeys to Minas Gerais, the source of Brazil's great mineral wealth, and c...

2: Into Amazonia | Brazil with Michael Palin

Series in which Michael Palin crosses Brazil to find out what makes it tick. He visits indigenous tribes, rubber tappers and Hen...

1: Out of Africa | Brazil with Michael Palin

Michael Palin crosses Brazil to find out what makes it tick. He starts where modern Brazil was born - the north east.

2: Mexico City | World's Busiest Cities

In Mexico City, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan uncover the hidden systems and armies of people that help run this sprawling me...

In the Jungle of Brazil | Little Human Planet

In a village that lies deep in the Amazon jungle, the Matis children like to help and play.

My Life in Greenland and the Rio Negro | Little Human Planet

Featuring Hanna from Greenland, and Carlos Eduardo who lives on the flooded banks of the Rio Negro, Brazil.

My Life by the Rio Negro River | Little Human Planet

Carlos Eduardo lives on a tiny island in Brazil.

Cuba with Simon Reeve | This World

Simon Reeve heads to Cuba to find a communist country in the middle of a capitalist revolution and asks if the new economic openness could...

Crime | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow investigates how Mexico City's police work from the sky.

Pollution Problems | World's Busiest Cities

How Mexico City is tackling pollution.

The Cable Car | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan views Mexico City from the cable car system.

Building upwards | World's Busiest Cities

Earthquake protection in Mexico City's building design.

Earthquake prediction | World's Busiest Cities

The vital importance of earthquake prediction in Mexico City.

Waste Management | World's Busiest Cities

Anita Rani investigates Mexico City's sewage systems.

Earthquake protection | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow investigates the devastating impact that earthquakes are having on the city. He visits an organisation that save peop...

Water Shortage | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan investigates solutions to the Mexico City water crisis.

Agriculture in the City | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow investigates the history of residents of Mexico City since the Aztecs.

Urban sprawl | World's Busiest Cities

Ade Adepitan visits residents of Mexico City that have built their own housing.

5: Bangladesh to Burma | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

In Bangladesh, he sails down the Padma River and visits fishermen who use trained otters to drive fish into their ...

4: India | Tropic of Cancer with Simon Reeve

In India, Simon travels from the coast of Gujarat in the west to Kolkata in the east, via Bhopal and Gandhi's home town of Ahmed...

4: A Camel Called Sanjeev | India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

On the final leg of his journey, Sanjeev Bhaskar goes to the magical state of Rajasthan, where he samples the princely...

3: Mystic River | India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar finds out how India's ancient traditions shape life today. Starting in Calcutta during the Hindu New Year celebr...

2: The Longest Road | India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar takes a trip along the incredible Grand Trunk Road in a quest to find his ancestral home.

1: Bombay Dreams | India with Sanjeev Bhaskar

Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across India, using his trademark humour and insight to get under the skin of an endlessly fascinating ...

S2E3 | Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams

Life in India with his unlikely cricket team pushes Freddie Flintoff to his limit, but he must prepare the boys for their toughest ...

S2E4 | Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams

Freddie Flintoff's unlikely cricket team gear up for the final match of their Indian tour as they face their toughest opponents yet.

S2E2 | Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams

As Freddie Flintoff's cricket team struggle to embrace parts of India's culture, the first training session reveals their new playe...

S2E1 | Freddie Flintoff's Field of Dreams

Sporting legend Freddie faces his toughest challenge yet, taking his team of unlikely lads from Lancashire to India on the most unl...

4: Delhi | World's Busiest Cities

Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Ade Adepitan visit Delhi. Anita discovers how this growing city feeds itself. Ade gets a taste of life as a porter...

6: Indonesia to Australia | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

The last leg of Simon Reeve's journey begins on the northern tip of Sumatra and takes him to the south western corn...

5: Sri Lanka to Bangladesh | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

This stage of Simon Reeve's journey takes him from Sri Lanka to Bangladesh. He starts in Sri Lanka, where Chinese ...

4: Oman to the Maldives | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve journeys from Oman to the Maldives. He starts in the otherworldly Mussandam Peninsular, the most strategi...

3: Kenya to Somaliland | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve travels from the coral coast of Kenya to the troubled Horn of Africa on the third leg of his Indian Ocean ...

2: Madagascar to the Seychelles | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Indian Ocean. On the second leg of his journey, Simon visits Madag...

1: South Africa to Zanzibar | Indian Ocean with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve travels around the edge of the Indian Ocean. This first leg of his journey takes him from South Afric...

The garment industry in Bangladesh | This World

An introduction to the history of the garments industry in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: Life in Bangladesh | Primary Geography

Educational programme for 7- to 11-year-olds, providing an introduction to life in Bangladesh. Presenter Eils Hewitt takes...

Belfast City: Mud, Sweat and 400 Years

Presenter and engineer Dick Strawbridge returns to Belfast to tell the story of one of the world's most important seaports. Using stat...

4: The Lea | Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones meets the Sicilian cucumber-growing community of Essex, sails a gunpowder boat and trains with a team of veteran r...

5: East | Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

The last leg of his journey takes Griff to East Anglia, the part of the country he knows best, as he revisits the romantic sailing boa...

3: West | Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones follows the mighty Severn and its neighbour, the Wye. He also attempts to bog snorkel, meets druids for a ritual wate...

1: Scotland | Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones travels the wild rivers of Scotland. He heads east, upstream from Kinlochleven, then follows the course of the wa...

2: North | Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones

Griff Rhys Jones's exploration of Britain's rivers continues as he travels from Liverpool to the Humber and attempts to swim the almo...

S2E1: Bartholomew's Cycling Map of England and Wales | Map Man

Nicholas Crane travels Britiain using historical maps. He uses Bartholomew's Cycling Map to set a route throug...

Discovering Welsh Towns

Eddie Butler explores the story of his home town of Monmouth, finding out that the most surprising historical facts can be right under your nose.