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Science

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Animals Including Humans

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S1E15: Digestion | Brain Freeze

S1E15: Digestion | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'38''

Knowles and McCork explore the digestive system of Colin the floor manager.

S3E14: Taste | Brain Freeze

S3E14: Taste | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'19''

Knowles and McCork ask 'Why do we make saliva while we eat?'

S3E5: Teeth | Brain Freeze

S3E5: Teeth | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'16''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'Why do we have baby teeth?'

S3E3: Invisible | Brain Freeze

S3E3: Invisible | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'03''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'Which animal can turn invisible?'

S3E1: Blood | Brain Freeze

S3E1: Blood | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'15''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'How does my heart keep beating?'

S2E14: Goldfish | Brain Freeze

S2E14: Goldfish | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'08''

Knowles and McCork ask if goldfish have bad memories and find out what makes them tick.

S2E15: Largest | Brain Freeze

S2E15: Largest | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'04''

Knowles and McCork ask what is the largest animal of all time?

S2E13: Beards | Brain Freeze

S2E13: Beards | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 3'59''

Knowles and McCork find out why girls can't grow beards and what would happen if a man never shaved.

S2E12: Eyesight | Brain Freeze

S2E12: Eyesight | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 3'59''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'Which animal has the best eyesight?'

S2E11: Cats | Brain Freeze

S2E11: Cats | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'04''

Knowles and McCork ask 'Why do cats purr?'

S2E6: Venom | Brain Freeze

S2E6: Venom | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'08''

Knowles and McCork ask 'What is the world's most venomous animal?'

S2E1: Jumping | Brain Freeze

S2E1: Jumping | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'04''

Knowles and McCork ask 'Which animal can jump the farthest?'

S1E11: Love | Brain Freeze

S1E11: Love | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2014 | 4'11''

Knowles and McCork ask, what happens when we fall in love?

S1E2: Haircut | Brain Freeze

S1E2: Haircut | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2014 | 4'16''

Knowles and McCork ask why a haircut doesn't hurt.

S1E14: Why Is My Tongue Wet? | Nina and the Neurons

S1E14: Why Is My Tongue Wet? | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'18''

Corin asks Nina why tongues are wet, and with a few experiments they discover the reason.

S1E9: Nina Needs A Wee | Nina and the Neurons

S1E9: Nina Needs A Wee | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'26''

Nina goes to Spain to meet Jessica and to find out how we know when we need to use the toilet.

S1E8: All Bunged Up | Nina and the Neurons

S1E8: All Bunged Up | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'18''

Lucy from Edinburgh wants to know why people cannot taste when they have a cold.

S1E6: Eyebrows | Nina and the Neurons

S1E6: Eyebrows | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'20''

Nina helps Sam from Morecambe find out what eyebrows are for, and what eyebrows can tell us about what people are feeling.

S1E3: Amazing Maze | Nina and the Neurons

S1E3: Amazing Maze | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'28''

Nina travels to Spain to help Ella and her friends find their way through a maze using their different senses.

S1E2: Do We All Smell Different? | Nina and the Neurons

S1E2: Do We All Smell Different? | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'32''

Roddy wants to know if we all smell different.

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Earth and Space

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13: Earth and Space Special | Horrible Science

13: Earth and Space Special | Horrible Science

CBBC | 2025 | 25'06''

Rapping science teacher Matt Green becomes the first human being ever to visit Quark when he joins Pipette on her home planet ...

Seasons | Get Set Galactic

Seasons | Get Set Galactic

CBeebies | 2024 | 1'29''

Learn about the seasons with a helpful graphic of the earths tilt and its orbit and hemispheres.

S1E20: You Try to Catch a Falling Star? | Hey You, What If?

S1E20: You Try to Catch a Falling Star? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

What happens if you try to catch a falling star? Spoiler alert - probably best not to try!

S1E18: The Earth Was Shaped Like a Doughnut? | Hey You, What If?

S1E18: The Earth Was Shaped Like a Doughnut? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

Would it be possible to live on an Earth shaped like a doughnut? You might be surprised!

S1E16: You Could Actually Reach for the Stars? | Hey You, What If?

S1E16: You Could Actually Reach for the Stars? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 4'59''

Want to reach for the stars? It would be the journey of a lifetime - literally.

S1E14: You Could Live on the Moon? | Hey You, What If?

S1E14: You Could Live on the Moon? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 4'59''

Some day people will live on the moon - find out just what they are in for.

S1E10: The Earth Was Flat? | Hey You, What If?

S1E10: The Earth Was Flat? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 4'59''

Find out why a flat Earth would feel very unflat indeed!

S1E9: The Moon Was Made of Cheese? | Hey You, What If?

S1E9: The Moon Was Made of Cheese? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

Things don't quite go to plan when the moon turns into cheese.

S1E8: The Earth Stopped Spinning? | Hey You, What If?

S1E8: The Earth Stopped Spinning? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

Find out why stopping the earth from spinning isn't such a good idea.

S1E5: You Could Go on Holiday to Mars? | Hey You, What If?

S1E5: You Could Go on Holiday to Mars? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

Experience the ultimate in long-distance travel - a holiday on Mars!

S1E3: You Could Take a Lift to Space? | Hey You, What If?

S1E3: You Could Take a Lift to Space? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

What would happen if there really was a lift that took you all the way up to space?

S1E1: You Fell Into a Black Hole? | Hey You, What If?

S1E1: You Fell Into a Black Hole? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 5'01''

Experience the most extraordinary ride in the universe - falling into a black hole.

S3E12: Walk | Brain Freeze

S3E12: Walk | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'09''

McCork and Knowles ask 'How long would it take to walk the Earth?'

S3E10: Time Zone | Brain Freeze

S3E10: Time Zone | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'11''

In this time zone special, Knowles and McCork ask 'Why does the Earth spin on its axis?'

S3E6: Salty | Brain Freeze

S3E6: Salty | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'11''

Live from the seaside, Knowles and McCork ask the question 'Why is the sea salty?'

S3E4: Space Food | Brain Freeze

S3E4: Space Food | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'10''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'Could pineapples grow on the moon?'

S2E16: Space | Brain Freeze

S2E16: Space | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'24''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'What is a black hole?'

S2E2: Shooting Star | Brain Freeze

S2E2: Shooting Star | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2016 | 4'12''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'What is a shooting star?'

S1E13: The Sun | Brain Freeze

S1E13: The Sun | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2014 | 4'05''

Knowles and McCork ask, when will the sun stop shining?

S1E4: Deep Ocean | Brain Freeze

S1E4: Deep Ocean | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2014 | 4'30''

Knowles and McCork ask, what is the deepest part of the ocean?

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Evolution and Inheritence

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S3E9: Ancestors | Brain Freeze

S3E9: Ancestors | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'04''

Dr Knowles and Professor McCork ask the question 'Are we all related?'

S1E12: Dinosaurs | Brain Freeze

S1E12: Dinosaurs | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2014 | 4'01''

Knowles and McCork ask why the dinosaurs became extinct.

Charles Dickens - Miserable (Song) | Horrible Histories

Charles Dickens - Miserable (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 3'03''

Charles Dickens on life, novels and inspiration from his experiences in the Victorian Era.

Darwin's Natural Selection (Song) | Horrible Histories

Darwin's Natural Selection (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2012 | 2'47''

Charles Darwin explains his theory of evolution via song, oh, and there's a dancing gorilla!

The Beginning of Life | Life on Earth

The Beginning of Life | Life on Earth

BBC Two | 1979 | 3'53''

David Attenborough explains the origins of life on earth, starting over three and a half thousand million years ago.

The Weddell seal's adaptations | Life

The Weddell seal's adaptations | Life

BBC Two | 2021 | 4'11''

The Weddell seal is perfectly adapted to survive in the environment it must endure.

Over land and sea | Penguins: Meet the Family

Over land and sea | Penguins: Meet the Family

BBC One | 2021 | 6'45''

Penguins are adapted to survive and thrive both in the sea and on land.

Penguin chicks | Penguins: Meet the Family

Penguin chicks | Penguins: Meet the Family

BBC One | 2021 | 3'33''

Penguin chicks are extraordinarily adapted to survive in harsh environments.

Echolocation | Secrets of Bones

Echolocation | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2019 | 2'56''

Sperm whales have extraordinary sensory capabilities, and use echolocation to hunt and locate their prey.

Sensory Hub | Secrets of Bones

Sensory Hub | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2019 | 6'39''

While skulls evolved in order to protect the brain, they've since adapted to become a sensory hub.

Soar and glide | Secrets of Bones

Soar and glide | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2015 | 5'60''

While pigeons have adapted to be all rounders, other birds have adapted to be able to execute specialised forms of flight.

Pentadactyl limb | Secrets of Bones

Pentadactyl limb | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2015 | 4'39''

The pentadactyl limb adaptation, first seen over 300 million years ago, has helped a variety of animals to fly, from dinosaurs to bats.

Canopy dweller | Secrets of Bones

Canopy dweller | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2019 | 2'11''

Gibbons are the acrobats of the primate world, perfectly adapted to life in the trees.

Vertebrae evolution | Secrets of Bones

Vertebrae evolution | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2019 | 4'45''

Snakes, cheetahs and gazelles each have specially adapted vertebrae that help them to survive.

Bone evolution | Secrets of Bones

Bone evolution | Secrets of Bones

BBC Four | 2019 | 5'40''

Large land mammals bone structures are perfectly adapted to help them to survive.

Smelly lemurs | Life

Smelly lemurs | Life

BBC One | 2009 | 3'17''

Smell is of particular importance to the primates of Madagascar: the lemurs.

Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow

Finding Food in the snow | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 2'38''

How wolverines have adapted to finding and eating food in the snow.

Adaptation of the Reindeer | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of the Reindeer | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 3'31''

An exploration of how reindeer have adapted to living in freezing climates.

Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of the Owl | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 2'55''

An exploration of how the great grey owl has adapted to catching it's prey.

Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

Adaptation of the Arctic Fox | Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 3'27''

An exploration of how the artic fox's coat has adapted to survival in arctic winters.

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Living Things and Their Habitats

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S2E4: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

S2E4: The Poles | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2020 | 58'04''

The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismatic ...

S2E3: The Islands | Spy in the Wild

S2E3: The Islands | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2020 | 58'03''

The spy creatures explore the islands of the southern seas. Some of the most unique animals on earth have evolved in these isolated place...

S2E2: The North | Spy in the Wild

S2E2: The North | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2020 | 58'05''

The Spy Creatures travel to the temperate lands north of the tropics, where life is governed by the rhythm of the seasons. Their destinatio...

S2E1: The Tropics | Spy in the Wild

S2E1: The Tropics | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2020 | 58'03''

The spy creatures infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

S1E4: Mischief | Spy in the Wild

S1E4: Mischief | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 58'01''

Animatronic spy creatures discover that mischief is rife in nature, but there are still rules that govern the animals' lives.

S1E5: Meet the Spies | Spy in the Wild

S1E5: Meet the Spies | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 57'59''

A behind-the-scenes view of the story behind deploying the Spy Creatures, showing how the concept evolved and became the inspiration f...

S1E3: Friendship | Spy in the Wild

S1E3: Friendship | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 58'01''

Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to discover how friendships are a vital part of animal societies, helping them survive in a danger...

S1E2: Intelligence | Spy in the Wild

S1E2: Intelligence | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 58'08''

Animatronic spy creatures go undercover to explore the world of animal intelligence and reveal their use of tools, self-medication, cult...

S1E1: Love | Spy in the Wild

S1E1: Love | Spy in the Wild

BBC One | 2017 | 57'59''

Documentary in which animatronic spy creatures infiltrate the animal world to explore their complex emotions.

Life In The Snow

Life In The Snow

BBC One | 2016 | 57'46''

Gordon Buchanan meets the animals who live in nature's winter wonderlands, from the polar bear mother helping her cubs to the owl searching for food.

David Attenborough | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

David Attenborough | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

BBC One | 2022 | 1'32''

David Attenborough speaks about the environment. Also, includes footage of the drones that turn into animals.

Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice

BBC Two | 2012 | 59'07''

Professor Alice Roberts on the natural history of the woolly mammoth, revealing adaptations that helped the species evolve from their or...

Yunnan snubnosed monkey | Wild China

Yunnan snubnosed monkey | Wild China

BBC Two | 2008 | 2'13''

High in the mountains of China lives the yunnan snub-nosed monkey.

Rhea war dance | Natural World

Rhea war dance | Natural World

BBC Two | 2015 | 1'40''

Male rheas fight to win a harem of females.

Man-made ant nest | Planet Ant: Life Inside the Colony

Man-made ant nest | Planet Ant: Life Inside the Colony

BBC Four | 2013 | 2'44''

Take a wander into the wondrous world of ant colonies.

Flying spiders | Life in the Undergrowth

Flying spiders | Life in the Undergrowth

BBC One | 2005 | 2'20''

David Attenborough looks at gossamer threads made by baby money spiders. The spiderlings use this gossamer to travel by 'ballooning'.

Big meeting | Elephant Diaries

Big meeting | Elephant Diaries

BBC Two | 2005 | 3'34''

Jonathan Scott meets Emily, matriarch of the orphan elephant herd.

Platypus: An Underwater Perspective | Natural World

Platypus: An Underwater Perspective | Natural World

BBC Two | 2019 | 2'01''

Blind Platypus swims underwater using it's unusual and distinctive bill to locate food.

The Florida Manatee | Natural World

The Florida Manatee | Natural World

BBC Two | 2019 | 2'17''

The warm, clear waters of Silver Springs attract one of Florida's most magical residents.

In-flight movie | Natural World

In-flight movie | Natural World

BBC Two | 2020 | 1'59''

The team attach a 360 degree camera to the eagle to study the movement of the wings.

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Plants

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S3E7: Plant Life | Brain Freeze

S3E7: Plant Life | Brain Freeze

CBBC | 2017 | 4'15''

Knowles and McCork ask the impossible question 'How many plants are there in the world?'

A resilient forest | Life

A resilient forest | Life

BBC One | 2009 | 4'24''

Two species of tree weather incredibly harsh conditions and seasonal change to ensure their survival.

Cunning Cacti | Life

Cunning Cacti | Life

BBC One | 2009 | 6'12''

This cacti deploys a variety of methods to maximise its chances of successful seed dispersal.

Flower power | Life

Flower power | Life

BBC One | 2009 | 5'15''

Flowers lure pollinators to ensure that plants can reproduce.

Searching for sunlight | Life

Searching for sunlight | Life

BBC One | 2009 | 7'16''

Different species of plants adopt a variety of ingenius techniques to secure much needed sunlight.

9: Plants | Life

9: Plants | Life

BBC HD | 2009 | 58'19''

The nature series turns to plants and looks at the ingenious solutions that they employ to counter life's challenges, such as spring-loaded traps, suckers a...

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Sound

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S1E19: You Could Run at the Speed of Sound? | Hey You, What If?

S1E19: You Could Run at the Speed of Sound? | Hey You, What If?

CBBC | 2020 | 4'59''

A fun run goes wrong when one ambitious runner tries running at the speed of sound.

S1E24: Echoes | Nina and the Neurons

S1E24: Echoes | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'24''

Emma wants to know why some places have echoes.

S1E19: Making Music | Nina and the Neurons

S1E19: Making Music | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'09''

Joel wants to make music, so Nina helps him find household objects that he can use as instruments.

S1E4: Trumpet | Nina and the Neurons

S1E4: Trumpet | Nina and the Neurons

CBeebies | 2007 | 14'17''

Luke from Newcastle has had enough of his dad's trumpet practice, so Nina comes to the rescue.

Thomas Edison invents ''hello'' | Horrible Histories

Thomas Edison invents ''hello'' | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 1'47''

Edison stumbles upon an important development in the way people answer the telephone.

S1E6: Music | Dara O'Briain's Science Club

S1E6: Music | Dara O'Briain's Science Club

BBC HD | 2012 | 59'20''

Dara O Briain and his expert team examine the science behind music. James May explores how music is linked to our emotions and Mar...

S1E15: Everything You Touched Turned to Gold? | Hey You, What If?

S1E15: Everything You Touched Turned to Gold? | Hey You, What If?

Materials | CBBC | 2020 | 5'00''

What if you could turn things to gold? This episode shows that it might not work out that well.

S3E2: Plastic | Brain Freeze

S3E2: Plastic | Brain Freeze

Materials | CBBC | 2017 | 4'12''

Knowles and McCork ask the question 'How much plastic is there in the oceans?'

S2E3: Boxes | Brain Freeze

S2E3: Boxes | Brain Freeze

Materials | CBBC | 2016 | 4'11''

Knowles and McCork ask 'What Is the Strongest Natural Material?'

S1E25: Colours | Nina and the Neurons

S1E25: Colours | Nina and the Neurons

Light | CBeebies | 2007 | 14'12''

Claire from Glasgow asks Nina to help her find out how many different colours there are. Painting a rainbow is a good way to start.

S1E21: Staying Cool | Nina and the Neurons

S1E21: Staying Cool | Nina and the Neurons

Science | CBeebies | 2007 | 14'24''

Joe has written to Nina because whenever he builds a snowman, it melts. Nina visits the mountains of Andorra to learn about stayin...

S1E15: Shadows | Nina and the Neurons

S1E15: Shadows | Nina and the Neurons

Light | CBeebies | 2007 | 14'15''

Nina tries to find out where shadows come from, but isn't having any luck. She heads off to Spain where there's lots of sunshine and ho...

S1E5: Snowballs | Nina and the Neurons

S1E5: Snowballs | Nina and the Neurons

Science | CBeebies | 2007 | 14'13''

Nina travels to Andorra to help Jordan find out why snow is soft but a snowball is hard.

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