1 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Deadly 60: Gabon Jungle
Steve travels to Gabon for the first time. Exploring Loango National Park, Steve goes in search of crocodiles, surprisingly deadly chimpanzees and feisty forest elephants.
06:30 Baby Chimp Rescue: Miracles Can Happen
Jim and Jenny Desmond never planned to become surrogate parents to 21 chimpanzees, but now their home is bursting at the seams with rescued baby chimps.
07:25 Baby Chimp Rescue: Breaking Point
At a chimpanzee orphanage in Liberia, a deadly cold breaks out among the babies, and the arrival of an eight-week-old infant and an adult male chimp brings new challenges.
08:25 Baby Chimp Rescue: A New Beginning
At Liberia’s only home for rescued chimpanzees, new arrivals keep flooding in. Jimmy and Jenny Desmond and their team are now at breaking point.
09:20 A Perfect Planet: Making Of
What does it take to make a major natural history series like Perfect Planet? This Making Of follows the crews as they capture some of the most memorable scenes.
10:10 Sue Perkins and the Chimp Sanctuary: Episode 1
Sue Perkins travels to America to meet the newly retired female chimpanzees at Chimp Haven, the US national chimpanzee sanctuary. After a recent change in US law, decades of medical testing on chimpanzees has been brought to an end and we follow the chimps as they settle in.
11:05 Fatal Forecast: Hurricanes
Known as “hurricanes” in the North Atlantic Ocean, “typhoons” in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, and “cyclones” in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, they are all the same thing: tropical storms. Every year, there seems to be an ever-increasing number of news stories about them.
12:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Arkansas
Ben journeys to the Ozark National Forest, to live with master craftsman Robert, learning why this 70-year-old former medical student ditched his education for America’s counterculture 20 years ago and raised a family of six children.
12:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand
Ben travels to New Zealand’s North Island, where he meets a young nomadic family led by Amber and Andy, who spend their life exploring the country’s wild landscapes.
13:40 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge our flagging natural defences. But which of these so-called miracle products, superfoods and supplements should we be spending our cash on?
14:40 Life Below Zero: Young Guns
Jessie Holmes heads to the high country on the quest for food. Ricko DeWilde takes his children out on the open waters for a vital lesson in bush survival.
15:30 Life Below Zero: Lost and Found
Now in the midst of the fall season, Alaskans work tirelessly to prepare for winter’s return. Andy Bassich and Denise Becker set out for a key harvest.
16:15 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 1
Intimate stories get inside the lives of the people affected by climate change, and those fighting it. And world-leading experts reveal the developments that are redefining our horizons.
17:10 Big Animal Surgery: Lion
We travel to a sanctuary in South Africa to witness an extraordinary operation inside the jaws of Ricci, a nine-year-old rescued lion.
18:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 9
In Nepal, heavy snow creates a treacherous situation for trekkers in the Himalayan mountains, when an earthquake triggered avalanche sweeps into a busy base camp. In Pennsylvania, good Samaritans rush to save three children trapped inside a semi-submerged car.
19:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
20:00 Inside the Factory: Pasties
Gregg Wallace is in Cornwall at an enormous bakery where they produce 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. He follows the production of the pastry snacks from the arrival of two tonnes of swedes right through to dispatch.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Egypt
Ben journeys to North Africa to live with American widow Maryanne on the farm she’s built on the edge of the Sahara. He discovers why she swapped her city abode for a simpler and tougher way of life in the Egyptian desert.
22:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 2
Brian Cox looks at our attempts to answer one of the most profound questions we can ask – are we alone in the universe? With scientists sending space probes to the furthest reaches of our solar system and beyond, the scientific search for alien life has begun.
23:00 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 1
Intimate stories get inside the lives of the people affected by climate change, and those fighting it. And world-leading experts reveal the developments that are redefining our horizons.
00:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 9
In Nepal, heavy snow creates a treacherous situation for trekkers in the Himalayan mountains, when an earthquake triggered avalanche sweeps into a busy base camp. In Pennsylvania, good Samaritans rush to save three children trapped inside a semi-submerged car.
00:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
01:40 Inside the Factory: Pasties
Gregg Wallace is in Cornwall at an enormous bakery where they produce 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. He follows the production of the pastry snacks from the arrival of two tonnes of swedes right through to dispatch.
02:35 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 2
Brian Cox looks at our attempts to answer one of the most profound questions we can ask – are we alone in the universe? With scientists sending space probes to the furthest reaches of our solar system and beyond, the scientific search for alien life has begun.
03:25 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 1
Intimate stories get inside the lives of the people affected by climate change, and those fighting it. And world-leading experts reveal the developments that are redefining our horizons.
04:20 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 9
In Nepal, heavy snow creates a treacherous situation for trekkers in the Himalayan mountains, when an earthquake triggered avalanche sweeps into a busy base camp. In Pennsylvania, good Samaritans rush to save three children trapped inside a semi-submerged car.
05:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
2 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Fatal Forecast: Tsunamis
The ocean is a mighty force with destructive potential. Fueled by an off shore earthquake or underwater volcanic eruption, a tsunami can surge from the ocean’s confines, wreaking death and destruction when it crashes onto shore.
06:55 How to Lose Weight Well: Series 4, Episode 4
Jonno and Alfie have two weeks to slim down for a family barbecue, Sonal and Surekha go on six-week dieting plans, and Xand finds out which alcoholic drink is worst for calories.
07:45 How to Lose Weight Well: Series 4, Episode 5
In this one-off special ordinary Brits trial popular diets looking to shape up for a wedding, a pool party and a beach holiday. Also, can you sleep your way to weight loss?
08:35 How to Lose Weight Well: Episode 1
Laura and Gellner have two weeks to slim down, Aishia and Karlette go on six week diets to lose weight before their joint birthday, and Adain and Gerry want to slim down for a hot tub party in four months.
09:25 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 1
Intimate stories get inside the lives of the people affected by climate change, and those fighting it. And world-leading experts reveal the developments that are redefining our horizons.
10:20 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 2
We’re just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we’ll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 years. But we have the power to prevent it.
11:15 Fatal Forecast: Tsunamis
The ocean is a mighty force with destructive potential. Fueled by an off shore earthquake or underwater volcanic eruption, a tsunami can surge from the ocean’s confines, wreaking death and destruction when it crashes onto shore.
12:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Thailand
Deep into the jungle mountains of Thailand on the border with Myanmar and far off any conventional map, Ben spends time with 40-year-old French-Canadian Julien, who has been a Buddhist monk for almost half his life.
13:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Norway
Adventurer Randi was the first Norwegian woman to climb Everest. She’s also among a select few solo female subjects in New Lives. Ben joins her within the Arctic Circle, on her 8.5-acre island set in the ice-blue fjords.
13:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
14:35 Life Below Zero: Unfamiliar Territory
With the last of the longer days coming to an end, the Alaskans must travel through unfamiliar territories and stockpile resources before the waterways freeze and winter’s brutal conditions overtake the land.
15:25 Life Below Zero: Howl of the Wild
From scouting for resources in sub-zero temperatures to hiking the countryside in search of food, those who dwell on the frontier of the Arctic must do whatever is in their power to secure their homesteads for the cold that lies ahead.
16:15 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 2
We’re just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we’ll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 years. But we have the power to prevent it.
17:10 Big Animal Surgery: Chimpanzee
We travel to a sanctuary in Sierra Leone to witness a lifesaving operation on a chimpanzee. A vet uses techniques from human medicine to diagnose and remove a lump.
18:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 10
Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the dramatic rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips.
19:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
20:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: On Thin Ice
Becky braves sub-zero temperatures to fish a remote, frozen lake; “Pike” Mike searches for a precious source of “bush medicine”; Kim and Pierre break camp and begin their winter trapping season. Bentley heads cross-county with a fishing boat in tow.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand
Ben journeys off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island to Great Barrier Island, where he meets a man who gave up his promising scientific career to embrace life in an off-grid, secluded world.
22:00 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge our flagging natural defences. But which of these so-called miracle products, superfoods and supplements should we be spending our cash on?
23:05 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 2
We’re just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we’ll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 years. But we have the power to prevent it.
00:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 10
Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the dramatic rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips.
00:50 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
01:40 Life Below Zero: Canada: On Thin Ice
Becky braves sub-zero temperatures to fish a remote, frozen lake; “Pike” Mike searches for a precious source of “bush medicine”; Kim and Pierre break camp and begin their winter trapping season. Bentley heads cross-county with a fishing boat in tow.
02:25 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge our flagging natural defences. But which of these so-called miracle products, superfoods and supplements should we be spending our cash on?
03:25 Climate Change: The Facts: Episode 2
We’re just two degrees away from a climate catastrophe. If the rate of global warming continues, we’ll reach the threshold for permanent environmental damage within 40 years. But we have the power to prevent it.
04:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 10
Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the dramatic rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips.
05:05 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
3 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Fatal Forecast: Thunderstorms
There are about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place on Planet Earth at any given time. Despite their exhilarating beauty, they can be deadly.
06:55 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 1
Detonations at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan fail to do the job, and in Ohio a smokestack falls in the wrong direction onto power lines.
07:45 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 2
Spectators are injured as tower blocks in Glasgow are demolished. And when the German island of Heligoland is used to blow up unused WWII munitions, problems soon arise.
08:30 Secrets Of The World’s Super Skyscrapers: Series 1, Episode 1
Starting with the tallest, the Burj Kalifa in Dubai, standing at some 828 m, Rob discovers what it takes to build high. He uncovers what lies under the ground beneath these giant structures and meets the woman responsible for the foundations of the Shard.
09:20 Life Below Zero: Unfamiliar Territory
With the last of the longer days coming to an end, the Alaskans must travel through unfamiliar territories and stockpile resources before the waterways freeze and winter’s brutal conditions overtake the land.
10:10 Life Below Zero: Howl of the Wild
From scouting for resources in sub-zero temperatures to hiking the countryside in search of food, those who dwell on the frontier of the Arctic must do whatever is in their power to secure their homesteads for the cold that lies ahead.
11:00 Fatal Forecast: Thunderstorms
There are about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place on Planet Earth at any given time. Despite their exhilarating beauty, they can be deadly.
11:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Bulgaria
Ben travels to the vast forests of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria to join Miriam and Peter, a couple who have chosen life as nomads, hiking through some of the world’s most striking wildernesses.
12:45 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Canada
The adventurer meets Jeff and Rose and their five daughters who live in the vast wilderness of north-west Canada. It’s late autumn, and before long the family will be locked in by two metres of snow.
13:35 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
14:30 Life Below Zero: The 11th Hour
As the days grow shorter, the Alaskans struggle to accomplish daily tasks, including trapping, sled dog racing, and hunting sheep. In conditions such as these, adaptation is the key to success, and survival.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Burn the Midnight Oil
In the darkest and coldest time of the year in the Arctic, Alaskans must burn the midnight oil and use the brief hours of daylight to build vital tools, maintain their land, hunt for needed food, and sharpen their survival skills.
16:10 Extinction – The Facts: Episode 1
Sir David Attenborough focuses on endangered species and the fast-looming extinction crisis that so many animals have fallen victim to.
17:05 Big Animal Surgery: Elephant
We travel to Tbilisi in Georgia to witness a life-saving operation on a magnificent Asian elephant named Grande, who has a badly infected tusk.
18:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 11
In the Philippines, the Taal volcano violently erupts, blasting ash and spewing debris over nearby towns and villages. In Queensland, Australia, a freak hail storm unleashes a destructive assault on residents. In British Columbia, a snowmobile rider narrowly escapes death.
19:00 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
20:00 Joanna Lumley’s India: Series 1, Episode 3
Joanna’s explores Rajasthan, Delhi, and the mountainous North West ending in Kashmir, the place of her birth. She re-visits her modelling past by attending a photo shoot with Indian models and has a personal meeting with the Dalai Lama.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Spain
Ben heads to a remote corner of Spain’s Andalucían mountains to meet British couple Alan and Lorna, who have left their respective careers in Brighton to become alpaca farmers.
22:00 China: Nature’s Ancient Kingdom: Episode 3
Final part of the series exploring the Chinese government’s national park pilot project that has been especially set up across 10 sites to protect the country’s rarest species and delicate ecosystems.
23:00 Extinction – The Facts: Episode 1
Sir David Attenborough focuses on endangered species and the fast-looming extinction crisis that so many animals have fallen victim to.
00:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 11
In the Philippines, the Taal volcano violently erupts, blasting ash and spewing debris over nearby towns and villages. In Queensland, Australia, a freak hail storm unleashes a destructive assault on residents. In British Columbia, a snowmobile rider narrowly escapes death.
00:50 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
01:45 Joanna Lumley’s India: Series 1, Episode 3
Joanna’s explores Rajasthan, Delhi, and the mountainous North West ending in Kashmir, the place of her birth. She re-visits her modelling past by attending a photo shoot with Indian models and has a personal meeting with the Dalai Lama.
02:30 China: Nature’s Ancient Kingdom: Episode 3
Final part of the series exploring the Chinese government’s national park pilot project that has been especially set up across 10 sites to protect the country’s rarest species and delicate ecosystems.
03:25 Extinction – The Facts: Episode 1
Sir David Attenborough focuses on endangered species and the fast-looming extinction crisis that so many animals have fallen victim to.
04:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 11
In the Philippines, the Taal volcano violently erupts, blasting ash and spewing debris over nearby towns and villages. In Queensland, Australia, a freak hail storm unleashes a destructive assault on residents. In British Columbia, a snowmobile rider narrowly escapes death.
05:05 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
4 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Got Science?: Inside Your Body
This episode reveals how different parts of our body are constantly and silently at work all the time and capable of amazing things. The stories highlight this superior machine in all its glory by featuring the science behind some everyday habits and events.
06:30 Baby Chimp Rescue: Breaking Point
At a chimpanzee orphanage in Liberia, a deadly cold breaks out among the babies, and the arrival of an eight-week-old infant and an adult male chimp brings new challenges.
07:25 Baby Chimp Rescue: A New Beginning
At Liberia’s only home for rescued chimpanzees, new arrivals keep flooding in. Jimmy and Jenny Desmond and their team are now at breaking point.
08:20 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 10
Police officers form a human chain as they attempt the dramatic rescue of a family of four during Tropical Storm Imelda, which unleashed record-breaking floods on Texas. A hike goes horribly wrong in Hawaii, when a sightseer slips.
09:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 11
In the Philippines, the Taal volcano violently erupts, blasting ash and spewing debris over nearby towns and villages. In Queensland, Australia, a freak hail storm unleashes a destructive assault on residents. In British Columbia, a snowmobile rider narrowly escapes death.
10:05 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 12
In Texas and Mexico, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season makes landfall, creating dangerous flooding and widespread destruction. A tornado outbreak unleashes carnage on Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. In Utah, a brushfire threatens to engulf drivers as flames lick the freeway.
11:00 Life Below Zero: Unfamiliar Territory
With the last of the longer days coming to an end, the Alaskans must travel through unfamiliar territories and stockpile resources before the waterways freeze and winter’s brutal conditions overtake the land.
11:50 Life Below Zero: Howl of the Wild
From scouting for resources in sub-zero temperatures to hiking the countryside in search of food, those who dwell on the frontier of the Arctic must do whatever is in their power to secure their homesteads for the cold that lies ahead.
12:45 Life Below Zero: The 11th Hour
As the days grow shorter, the Alaskans struggle to accomplish daily tasks, including trapping, sled dog racing, and hunting sheep. In conditions such as these, adaptation is the key to success, and survival.
13:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Guatemala
Ben ventures deep into the jungles of Guatemala, once home to an ancient Mayan civilisation but also the ‘new life’ of Mike Merrill; a former sound engineer from Texas who is building a backpackers’ hostel in this land of rivers.
14:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Missouri
Ben travels to the Ozark Plateau in Missouri to meet Bo Brown, a wilderness expert who teaches Stone Age skills to modern day man. Ben learns how to make a spear and prepare foods like squirrels and insects.
15:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Cambodia
Ben Fogle travels to Cambodia to live with a fellow Brit who is raising his own castaway tribe on a tropical island. Ben sleeps in a hammock, drinks rainwater and experiences how fragile life is for this family on their tiny island.
16:00 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge our flagging natural defences. But which of these so-called miracle products, superfoods and supplements should we be spending our cash on?
17:05 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
18:00 Extinction – The Facts: Episode 1
Sir David Attenborough focuses on endangered species and the fast-looming extinction crisis that so many animals have fallen victim to.
19:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
19:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: Walking With Elephants
Ray Mears explores the tropical rainforests of South West Yunnan – a region known as China’s Amazon that is home to some of China’s smallest insects and largest animals.
20:00 The Silk Road: Episode 3
The Silk Road reaches Persepolis, Iran, the heart of the first Persian Empire, before heading to Istanbul and finally back to Venice.
21:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: On Thin Ice
Becky braves sub-zero temperatures to fish a remote, frozen lake; “Pike” Mike searches for a precious source of “bush medicine”; Kim and Pierre break camp and begin their winter trapping season. Bentley heads cross-county with a fishing boat in tow.
22:00 This World: 54 Days: China and the Pandemic: Episode 1
A year ago, Beijing stunned the world when it locked down Wuhan. For weeks, Chinese officials had maintained that the outbreak was under control; just a few dozen cases linked to a live animal market. 54 Days tells the story of the gulf between what Chinese officials knew and what they told the world.
23:00 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge our flagging natural defences. But which of these so-called miracle products, superfoods and supplements should we be spending our cash on?
00:10 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
01:05 Extinction – The Facts: Episode 1
Sir David Attenborough focuses on endangered species and the fast-looming extinction crisis that so many animals have fallen victim to.
01:55 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
02:20 Wild China with Ray Mears: Walking With Elephants
Ray Mears explores the tropical rainforests of South West Yunnan – a region known as China’s Amazon that is home to some of China’s smallest insects and largest animals.
02:50 The Silk Road: Episode 3
The Silk Road reaches Persepolis, Iran, the heart of the first Persian Empire, before heading to Istanbul and finally back to Venice.
03:40 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System
Due to the coronavirus, the health market has exploded with products promising to boost, support or supercharge our flagging natural defences. But which of these so-called miracle products, superfoods and supplements should we be spending our cash on?
04:40 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
05:35 Got Science?: It’s Not Just You
This episode handpicks a bunch of experiences that are common to human beings, no matter what age, lifestyle or cultural background they come from. It makes a great case to prove that – you are not the only one and there are others just like you.
5 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 1
Detonations at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan fail to do the job, and in Ohio a smokestack falls in the wrong direction onto power lines.
06:50 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 2
Spectators are injured as tower blocks in Glasgow are demolished. And when the German island of Heligoland is used to blow up unused WWII munitions, problems soon arise.
07:40 Secrets Of The World’s Super Skyscrapers: Series 1, Episode 1
Starting with the tallest, the Burj Kalifa in Dubai, standing at some 828 m, Rob discovers what it takes to build high. He uncovers what lies under the ground beneath these giant structures and meets the woman responsible for the foundations of the Shard.
08:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Guatemala
Ben ventures deep into the jungles of Guatemala, once home to an ancient Mayan civilisation but also the ‘new life’ of Mike Merrill; a former sound engineer from Texas who is building a backpackers’ hostel in this land of rivers.
09:20 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Missouri
Ben travels to the Ozark Plateau in Missouri to meet Bo Brown, a wilderness expert who teaches Stone Age skills to modern day man. Ben learns how to make a spear and prepare foods like squirrels and insects.
10:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Cambodia
Ben Fogle travels to Cambodia to live with a fellow Brit who is raising his own castaway tribe on a tropical island. Ben sleeps in a hammock, drinks rainwater and experiences how fragile life is for this family on their tiny island.
10:55 Life Below Zero: Burn the Midnight Oil
In the darkest and coldest time of the year in the Arctic, Alaskans must burn the midnight oil and use the brief hours of daylight to build vital tools, maintain their land, hunt for needed food, and sharpen their survival skills.
11:50 Life Below Zero: Arctic Super Moon
Finding the essentials needed to survive the Arctic is a never-ending quest that requires Alaskans to explore remote locations unfit for normal human existence, but the beauty of the landscape provides rewards unlike any other place on Earth.
12:40 Life Below Zero: Winter’s Grip
The Alaskans battle unusually low snowfall and lack of precipitation in the dark of winter to protect resources and cross uncertain terrain. As Andy prepares to break a new trail on the ice of the Yukon, Glenn protects his meat cache from predators.
13:30 A Perfect Planet: Oceans
There are not five separate oceans, but one. Its waters linked by powerful forces that keep them on the move. This constant mixing is vital for the health of oceans and marine life.
14:25 A Perfect Planet: Humans
Humans are changing our planet so rapidly, it’s affecting earth’s life support systems: our weather, our oceans and the living world.
15:20 A Perfect Planet: Making Of
What does it take to make a major natural history series like Perfect Planet? This Making Of follows the crews as they capture some of the most memorable scenes.
16:10 Feast to Save the Planet: Episode 1
Gregg Wallace and mathematician Hannah Fry invite five special guests to a unique dinner party where they are scored on the environmental impact of every dish they choose.
17:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
18:00 Inside the Factory: Pasties
Gregg Wallace is in Cornwall at an enormous bakery where they produce 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. He follows the production of the pastry snacks from the arrival of two tonnes of swedes right through to dispatch.
19:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Out in the Cold
Kim and Pierre’s trapping season is complicated by a troublesome local resident; Becky enlists her dog team to help secure a supply of firewood. “Pike” Mike hunts for small game; Bentley teaches his young nephew the tricks of the trapping trade.
20:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
21:00 Feast to Save the Planet: Episode 1
Gregg Wallace and mathematician Hannah Fry invite five special guests to a unique dinner party where they are scored on the environmental impact of every dish they choose.
22:00 The Silk Road: Episode 3
The Silk Road reaches Persepolis, Iran, the heart of the first Persian Empire, before heading to Istanbul and finally back to Venice.
23:00 How Did They Build That?: Episode 7
In Singapore, The Pinnacle at Duxton is a stunning seven tower, 50 story, apartment complex. And in Brighton the i360 forced engineers to think outside the box.
23:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
00:45 Feast to Save the Planet: Episode 1
Gregg Wallace and mathematician Hannah Fry invite five special guests to a unique dinner party where they are scored on the environmental impact of every dish they choose.
01:40 Life Below Zero: Canada: Out in the Cold
Kim and Pierre’s trapping season is complicated by a troublesome local resident; Becky enlists her dog team to help secure a supply of firewood. “Pike” Mike hunts for small game; Bentley teaches his young nephew the tricks of the trapping trade.
02:25 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
03:15 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 2
It’s the hottest time of year and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. But hyena lurk in the shadows.
04:10 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 3
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
05:05 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
6 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 The World’s Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera: Series 3, Episode 1
This eye-opening programme features incredible stories and awe-inspiring footage of some of the world’s wildest weather events, told and filmed by Brits living and holidaying abroad.
06:50 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 13
A daring Swedish skier captures the horrifying moment he is buried alive by a tsunami of snow in Verbier, Switzerland. In California, blazing bushfires tear through communities and a good Samaritan in Sacramento saves panicked drivers as flames take over the freeway.
07:45 Deadly Disasters: Earthquakes
Many of our most densely populated cities are built on seismically active fault lines. Using survivor testimony and expert insights, we investigate two catastrophic Earthquakes: Haiti and Mexico City.
08:35 Deadly Disasters: Hurricanes
We investigate two of the most devastating Hurricanes of modern times: Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of America in 2005, and Hurricane Maria which hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
09:30 Life Below Zero: The 11th Hour
As the days grow shorter, the Alaskans struggle to accomplish daily tasks, including trapping, sled dog racing, and hunting sheep. In conditions such as these, adaptation is the key to success, and survival.
10:20 Life Below Zero: Burn the Midnight Oil
In the darkest and coldest time of the year in the Arctic, Alaskans must burn the midnight oil and use the brief hours of daylight to build vital tools, maintain their land, hunt for needed food, and sharpen their survival skills.
11:10 The World’s Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera: Series 3, Episode 1
This eye-opening programme features incredible stories and awe-inspiring footage of some of the world’s wildest weather events, told and filmed by Brits living and holidaying abroad.
12:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben journeys to Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coastline in the bleak midwinter. He stays with Judith, an 80-year-old who rejected a modern way of life for one closer to nature. Ben learns how she and her late husband created a unique utopia.
12:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Brazil
Ben Fogle travels to Brazil to meet Chris, a Scotsman who has chosen to make his home in one of the most remote areas of the jungle near the Amazon river.
13:35 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 4
In the final episode, Simon looks at his journeys through some of the world’s most spectacular and unspoilt wildernesses, and reflects on the huge challenges faced when trying to protect them.
14:30 Life Below Zero: Arctic Super Moon
Finding the essentials needed to survive the Arctic is a never-ending quest that requires Alaskans to explore remote locations unfit for normal human existence, but the beauty of the landscape provides rewards unlike any other place on Earth.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Winter’s Grip
The Alaskans battle unusually low snowfall and lack of precipitation in the dark of winter to protect resources and cross uncertain terrain. As Andy prepares to break a new trail on the ice of the Yukon, Glenn protects his meat cache from predators.
16:10 Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole
This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.
17:05 Spy in the Wild: The Tropics
The spy creatures infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.
18:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 12
In Texas and Mexico, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season makes landfall, creating dangerous flooding and widespread destruction. A tornado outbreak unleashes carnage on Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. In Utah, a brushfire threatens to engulf drivers as flames lick the freeway.
19:00 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 3
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
20:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
20:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: Walking With Elephants
Ray Mears explores the tropical rainforests of South West Yunnan – a region known as China’s Amazon that is home to some of China’s smallest insects and largest animals.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Guatemala
Ben ventures deep into the jungles of Guatemala, once home to an ancient Mayan civilisation but also the ‘new life’ of Mike Merrill; a former sound engineer from Texas who is building a backpackers’ hostel in this land of rivers.
22:00 Inside the Factory: Pasties
Gregg Wallace is in Cornwall at an enormous bakery where they produce 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. He follows the production of the pastry snacks from the arrival of two tonnes of swedes right through to dispatch.
23:00 Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole
This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.
23:55 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 12
In Texas and Mexico, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season makes landfall, creating dangerous flooding and widespread destruction. A tornado outbreak unleashes carnage on Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. In Utah, a brushfire threatens to engulf drivers as flames lick the freeway.
00:50 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 3
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
01:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
02:05 Wild China with Ray Mears: Walking With Elephants
Ray Mears explores the tropical rainforests of South West Yunnan – a region known as China’s Amazon that is home to some of China’s smallest insects and largest animals.
02:30 Inside the Factory: Pasties
Gregg Wallace is in Cornwall at an enormous bakery where they produce 180,000 Cornish pasties a day. He follows the production of the pastry snacks from the arrival of two tonnes of swedes right through to dispatch.
03:25 Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole
This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.
04:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 12
In Texas and Mexico, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season makes landfall, creating dangerous flooding and widespread destruction. A tornado outbreak unleashes carnage on Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. In Utah, a brushfire threatens to engulf drivers as flames lick the freeway.
05:05 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 3
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
7 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 2
We hear from a man buried alive for 16 hours in the 2011 Brazil mudslides, a woman rescued from her own roof during Cyclone Debbie and a community who formed a human chain to pull a fellow resident to safety in the 2016 Maryland Floods.
06:50 Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago: Series 1, Episode 1
In this first episode, the pilgrims face one of the most gruelling parts of the Camino de Santiago route. It sorts the seasoned walkers, like Ed and JJ, from the strollers, such as Neil, who soon realises he might not be prepared for the task ahead.
07:40 Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago: Series 1, Episode 2
In the second episode, the seven pilgrims continue along the famous Camino de Santiago. Their eventual destination will be the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
08:40 Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago: Series 1, Episode 3
The seven pilgrims are on the final stretch of the famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage. As the temperature heats up, they have to walk every step, getting their pilgrim passport stamped twice a day to prove they have gone the distance.
09:35 Life Below Zero: Arctic Super Moon
Finding the essentials needed to survive the Arctic is a never-ending quest that requires Alaskans to explore remote locations unfit for normal human existence, but the beauty of the landscape provides rewards unlike any other place on Earth.
10:25 Life Below Zero: Winter’s Grip
The Alaskans battle unusually low snowfall and lack of precipitation in the dark of winter to protect resources and cross uncertain terrain. As Andy prepares to break a new trail on the ice of the Yukon, Glenn protects his meat cache from predators.
11:15 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 2
We hear from a man buried alive for 16 hours in the 2011 Brazil mudslides, a woman rescued from her own roof during Cyclone Debbie and a community who formed a human chain to pull a fellow resident to safety in the 2016 Maryland Floods.
12:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Peru
After six years globetrotting, Scott and Casey gambled their life savings on a kite-surfing school in a remote stretch of the Peruvian coast. Ben learns what led them to this decision.
12:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Morocco
Deep in the heart of the Sahara desert in Morocco, Ben visits a mud brick oasis, where he meets British-born Karen, who has built a guest house and artists’ retreat in this inhospitable location.
13:35 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 3
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
14:30 Life Below Zero: Shelter from the Storm
As the darkness wanes in the Arctic, the Alaskans must develop new skills for their survival as they make the final push through the remainder of winter. This episode sees Glenn build an igloo to protect himself from the weather during caribou hunts.
15:20 Life Below Zero: False Start
With the thawing of the land drawing near, the Alaskans must remain determined to overcome the final obstacles of the gruelling winter season. As Jess removes the snowfall from around his dogs’ houses, Glenn takes to the lake with his new wing!
16:10 Planet Earth: Mountains
A tour around some of the most amazing mountains on the planet, including the first footage of a Snow Leopard hunting in the peaks of Pakistan and grizzlies building winter dens inside the avalanche-prone slopes of the Rockies.
17:05 Spy in the Wild: The North
The Spy Creatures travel to the temperate lands north of the tropics, where life is governed by the rhythm of the seasons. Their destinations include Japan, Mexico and Alaska.
18:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 13
A daring Swedish skier captures the horrifying moment he is buried alive by a tsunami of snow in Verbier, Switzerland. In California, blazing bushfires tear through communities and a good Samaritan in Sacramento saves panicked drivers as flames take over the freeway.
18:55 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
20:00 This World: 54 Days: America and the Pandemic: Episode 1
Through moving and intimate interviews with public health officials and scientists, this film chronicles 54 days in which the United States made crucial decisions about the spread of Covid-19.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Missouri
Ben travels to the Ozark Plateau in Missouri to meet Bo Brown, a wilderness expert who teaches Stone Age skills to modern day man. Ben learns how to make a spear and prepare foods like squirrels and insects.
22:00 Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed The Planet: Episode 1
In a provocative documentary, environmental campaigner George Monbiot argues that the biggest problem driving us towards global disaster is how we feed ourselves, particularly on meat.
22:55 Planet Earth: Mountains
A tour around some of the most amazing mountains on the planet, including the first footage of a Snow Leopard hunting in the peaks of Pakistan and grizzlies building winter dens inside the avalanche-prone slopes of the Rockies.
23:55 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 13
A daring Swedish skier captures the horrifying moment he is buried alive by a tsunami of snow in Verbier, Switzerland. In California, blazing bushfires tear through communities and a good Samaritan in Sacramento saves panicked drivers as flames take over the freeway.
00:45 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
01:45 This World: 54 Days: America and the Pandemic: Episode 1
Through moving and intimate interviews with public health officials and scientists, this film chronicles 54 days in which the United States made crucial decisions about the spread of Covid-19.
02:40 Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed The Planet: Episode 1
In a provocative documentary, environmental campaigner George Monbiot argues that the biggest problem driving us towards global disaster is how we feed ourselves, particularly on meat.
03:25 Planet Earth: Mountains
A tour around some of the most amazing mountains on the planet, including the first footage of a Snow Leopard hunting in the peaks of Pakistan and grizzlies building winter dens inside the avalanche-prone slopes of the Rockies.
04:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 4, Episode 13
A daring Swedish skier captures the horrifying moment he is buried alive by a tsunami of snow in Verbier, Switzerland. In California, blazing bushfires tear through communities and a good Samaritan in Sacramento saves panicked drivers as flames take over the freeway.
05:10 Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed The Planet: Episode 1
In a provocative documentary, environmental campaigner George Monbiot argues that the biggest problem driving us towards global disaster is how we feed ourselves, particularly on meat.
8 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 3
We hear from the storm chasers who turned rescuers during the 2013 super typhoon Haiyan, those caught up in the record breaking UK floods of 2015 and those personally affected by the 2017 Kansas wildfires.
06:50 Animal Impossible: Cats
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that cats always land on their feet?
07:40 Animal Impossible: Eagles
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Can an eagle lift a child?
08:35 Animal Impossible: Sharks
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Are sharks mindless maneaters?
09:25 Life Below Zero: Shelter from the Storm
As the darkness wanes in the Arctic, the Alaskans must develop new skills for their survival as they make the final push through the remainder of winter. This episode sees Glenn build an igloo to protect himself from the weather during caribou hunts.
10:15 Life Below Zero: False Start
With the thawing of the land drawing near, the Alaskans must remain determined to overcome the final obstacles of the gruelling winter season. As Jess removes the snowfall from around his dogs’ houses, Glenn takes to the lake with his new wing!
11:05 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 3
We hear from the storm chasers who turned rescuers during the 2013 super typhoon Haiyan, those caught up in the record breaking UK floods of 2015 and those personally affected by the 2017 Kansas wildfires.
11:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama
In Boquete, Ben joins Andi and Rick and their son Cole, from Oregon, USA. He learns why they left their comfortable lives in the States behind to develop a unique coffee plantation.
12:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sri Lanka
Ben travels to Sri Lanka where he meets Janey, a vet from the North-East of England, who runs a charitable clinic focused on helping the street dogs that roam the island.
13:30 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
14:30 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Homecoming
As the frozen landscape of the Arctic melts away, the Alaskans enjoy easier travel and more resources. They take advantage by heading out to hunt migrating birds and secure their camps to protect them from flooding.
15:20 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: New Territory
During the Arctic spring, Alaskans take advantage of the warm weather and complete tasks that are impossible in the winter months. Birds present an opportunity for the first fresh meat of the season.
16:10 Planet Earth: Freshwater
In an epic river journey following the descent of the planet’s mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea, this episode features swimming monkeys, giant salamanders and Amazonian river dolphins.
17:05 Spy in the Wild: The Islands
The spy creatures explore the islands of the southern seas. Some of the most unique animals on earth have evolved in these isolated places, far from any mainland.
18:00 Tide: Understanding the Tide
The tide’s mystery is revealed through stories and science from Ireland and around the world. Featuring the world’s highest tides, largest tidal bores and most dramatic whirlpools.
19:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
20:00 Inside the Factory: Cereal Bars
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit and nut-packed treats a day.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Cambodia
Ben Fogle travels to Cambodia to live with a fellow Brit who is raising his own castaway tribe on a tropical island. Ben sleeps in a hammock, drinks rainwater and experiences how fragile life is for this family on their tiny island.
22:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
23:00 Planet Earth: Freshwater
In an epic river journey following the descent of the planet’s mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea, this episode features swimming monkeys, giant salamanders and Amazonian river dolphins.
00:00 Tide: Understanding the Tide
The tide’s mystery is revealed through stories and science from Ireland and around the world. Featuring the world’s highest tides, largest tidal bores and most dramatic whirlpools.
00:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
01:40 Inside the Factory: Cereal Bars
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit and nut-packed treats a day.
02:35 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 3
Brian explores a simple question that is causing a big stir today: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He recalls some highlights from his TV series that observe aspects of this physics conundrum, and also explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.
03:30 Planet Earth: Freshwater
In an epic river journey following the descent of the planet’s mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea, this episode features swimming monkeys, giant salamanders and Amazonian river dolphins.
04:20 Tide: Understanding the Tide
The tide’s mystery is revealed through stories and science from Ireland and around the world. Featuring the world’s highest tides, largest tidal bores and most dramatic whirlpools.
05:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
9 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 4
A storm chaser finds himself caught up in the eye of the widest tornado in recorded history, we hear from those affected by the floods that ravaged through the small town of Braunsbach, Germany. Plus, shocked locals wake up to find snow instead of sun on their beaches in Italy.
06:50 How to Lose Weight Well: Episode 2
Drag queens Jordan and Thomas have one week to drop a dress size, while best friends Earl and Vince go on six week faith-based diets. And mums Maria and Jules want to lose weight within three months.
07:40 How to Lose Weight Well: Episode 3
Newlyweds Steven and Eamonn have 8 days to trim down ahead of a holiday, friends Valetta and Paulette go on six week diets to slim before a wedding, and Sian and Keighlee want to lose weight for a girls’ holiday in four months.
08:30 How to Lose Weight Well: Episode 4
Colleagues Sheila and Syrika have 1 week to diet ahead of a party. Partners Greg and Nath go on 6-week diets to slim before Lincoln Pride. Pals Becci and Cassie have 4 months to diet before a wedding.
09:20 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Homecoming
As the frozen landscape of the Arctic melts away, the Alaskans enjoy easier travel and more resources. They take advantage by heading out to hunt migrating birds and secure their camps to protect them from flooding.
10:10 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: New Territory
During the Arctic spring, Alaskans take advantage of the warm weather and complete tasks that are impossible in the winter months. Birds present an opportunity for the first fresh meat of the season.
11:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 4
A storm chaser finds himself caught up in the eye of the widest tornado in recorded history, we hear from those affected by the floods that ravaged through the small town of Braunsbach, Germany. Plus, shocked locals wake up to find snow instead of sun on their beaches in Italy.
11:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden
Ben travels to Sweden to meet Annalisa, the Italian chose a life on the streets of Europe as a teenager, and now is developing a forest hideaway on the fringes of Swedish society for her and her toddler.
12:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ethiopia
Native Glaswegian Susan rejected retirement for a remote region of Africa, where she has set up both a school and a mountain-top restaurant.
13:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
14:20 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Facing Fears
From the construction of buildings that aid the growing of food, to the exploration of new territory, these pioneers must take full advantage of the endless daylight to thrive during the Arctic summer.
15:15 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: To Catch a King
Throughout the summer months the Alaskans make use of the flowing rivers to catch fish. Meanwhile, others take the opportunity to innovate new ways of harvesting resources more efficiently.
16:05 Planet Earth: Caves
Caves contain some of the most dramatic and unusual phenomena in nature, including birds’ nests made from saliva and fish that cling to walls.
17:00 Spy in the Wild: The Poles
The Spy Creatures travel to the lands of ice and snow beyond the Arctic and Antarctic circles, observing the hardiest and most charismatic animals in the polar world.
18:00 Tide: Living with the Tide
Fishermen on the Xiapu mudflats make an unexpected income from the tide, while at Strangford Lough, Brent geese depend on the tide to eat. And we follow surfer Al Mennie’s tidal training.
19:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
20:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Out in the Cold
Kim and Pierre’s trapping season is complicated by a troublesome local resident; Becky enlists her dog team to help secure a supply of firewood. “Pike” Mike hunts for small game; Bentley teaches his young nephew the tricks of the trapping trade.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Arkansas
Ben journeys to the Ozark National Forest, to live with master craftsman Robert, learning why this 70-year-old former medical student ditched his education for America’s counterculture 20 years ago and raised a family of six children.
22:00 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
23:05 Planet Earth: Caves
Caves contain some of the most dramatic and unusual phenomena in nature, including birds’ nests made from saliva and fish that cling to walls.
00:00 Tide: Living with the Tide
Fishermen on the Xiapu mudflats make an unexpected income from the tide, while at Strangford Lough, Brent geese depend on the tide to eat. And we follow surfer Al Mennie’s tidal training.
00:50 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
01:40 Life Below Zero: Canada: Out in the Cold
Kim and Pierre’s trapping season is complicated by a troublesome local resident; Becky enlists her dog team to help secure a supply of firewood. “Pike” Mike hunts for small game; Bentley teaches his young nephew the tricks of the trapping trade.
02:25 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
03:25 Planet Earth: Caves
Caves contain some of the most dramatic and unusual phenomena in nature, including birds’ nests made from saliva and fish that cling to walls.
04:15 Tide: Living with the Tide
Fishermen on the Xiapu mudflats make an unexpected income from the tide, while at Strangford Lough, Brent geese depend on the tide to eat. And we follow surfer Al Mennie’s tidal training.
05:05 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
10 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 5
We hear from a homeowner in Wylie as he shares the horror filled moments that golf-ball sized hail stones shattered his home. Plus, an amateur storm chaser takes us through the ‘craziest night of his life’ as he found himself saving victims in the wake of a destructive tornado.
06:50 Secrets Of The World’s Super Skyscrapers: Series 1, Episode 2
From the vanity peaks of the globe’s tallest spires, to the hidden voids perched on the very tops of our cities skylines, Rob reveals how super skyscraper’s loftiest levels are reserved for the crucial machinery that keep these buildings running.
07:35 World’s Most Extreme: Buildings
This first episode looks at 10 of the most remarkable buildings ever constructed. Mexico City is frequently savaged by earthquakes, but the Torre Mayor skyscraper barely moves thanks to 98 specially engineered shock absorbers.
08:25 World’s Most Extreme: Nature
This episode reveals a countdown of the deadliest natural forces that shape the world. A 16,000-foot-deep underwater canyon funnels some of the largest waves in the world onto the shores of Nazare in Portugal.
09:20 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Facing Fears
From the construction of buildings that aid the growing of food, to the exploration of new territory, these pioneers must take full advantage of the endless daylight to thrive during the Arctic summer.
10:10 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: To Catch a King
Throughout the summer months the Alaskans make use of the flowing rivers to catch fish. Meanwhile, others take the opportunity to innovate new ways of harvesting resources more efficiently.
11:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 5
We hear from a homeowner in Wylie as he shares the horror filled moments that golf-ball sized hail stones shattered his home. Plus, an amateur storm chaser takes us through the ‘craziest night of his life’ as he found himself saving victims in the wake of a destructive tornado.
11:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama
Ben meets Jaimie, an eccentric inventor originally from Vermont who lives with his family on a group of islands he has bought off the coast of Panama.
12:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Iceland
Ben journeys to the freezing coastal waters of Iceland to live with Hakon, a former carpenter who overcame alcohol and embraced a clean, solo life in the wilderness on an private island.
13:30 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
14:25 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Intruder
Heading out into the wild and scouting for areas to hunt and fish is a priority at this time of year, despite the dangers of the currents or the threats from hungry predators. This time of year, coming home empty-handed is not an option.
15:15 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Heavy Load
With autumn approaching, the race is on to complete crucial tasks in Alaska. While the king salmon run provides an opportunity to stockpile food for winter, gardening and building projects must be accomplished before the impending freeze.
16:10 Planet Earth: Deserts
Desert covers 30 per cent of the Earth’s surface, but lack of rain does not lead to a dull existence as flowers bloom in the most unexpected places.
17:00 Spy in the Snow
The Spy Creatures are dressed up in their winter coats and heading for the snow for a fun packed adventure, to reveal how some of the world’s most adorable Arctic animals survive and thrive, in nature’s magical winter wonderlands.
18:00 Tide: Harnessing the Tide
A seaweed farm harnesses the strong tides off Rathlin, while in County Down tidal power has a surprisingly long history. And the Arctic tide reveals a story with global reverberations.
19:00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
20:00 Japan with Sue Perkins: Episode 1
Sue Perkins starts her journey in Tokyo, home to 36 million people. She trains with a female sumo wrestling team and meets a family who live with robots.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand
Ben travels to New Zealand’s North Island, where he meets a young nomadic family led by Amber and Andy, who spend their life exploring the country’s wild landscapes.
22:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
22:25 Wild China with Ray Mears: Walking With Elephants
Ray Mears explores the tropical rainforests of South West Yunnan – a region known as China’s Amazon that is home to some of China’s smallest insects and largest animals.
22:55 Planet Earth: Deserts
Desert covers 30 per cent of the Earth’s surface, but lack of rain does not lead to a dull existence as flowers bloom in the most unexpected places.
23:50 Tide: Harnessing the Tide
A seaweed farm harnesses the strong tides off Rathlin, while in County Down tidal power has a surprisingly long history. And the Arctic tide reveals a story with global reverberations.
00:40 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
01:30 Japan with Sue Perkins: Episode 1
Sue Perkins starts her journey in Tokyo, home to 36 million people. She trains with a female sumo wrestling team and meets a family who live with robots.
02:20 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
02:45 Wild China with Ray Mears: Walking With Elephants
Ray Mears explores the tropical rainforests of South West Yunnan – a region known as China’s Amazon that is home to some of China’s smallest insects and largest animals.
03:10 Planet Earth: Deserts
Desert covers 30 per cent of the Earth’s surface, but lack of rain does not lead to a dull existence as flowers bloom in the most unexpected places.
03:55 Tide: Harnessing the Tide
A seaweed farm harnesses the strong tides off Rathlin, while in County Down tidal power has a surprisingly long history. And the Arctic tide reveals a story with global reverberations.
04:50 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
05:35 Wild China with Ray Mears: Beijing and The Great Wall
Ray Mears begins in the country’s capital Beijing. He discovers a massive planting scheme has transformed Beijing into one of the world’s greenest cities, and learns about China’s unusual looking deer.
11 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Got Science?: Inside Your Body
This episode reveals how different parts of our body are constantly and silently at work all the time and capable of amazing things. The stories highlight this superior machine in all its glory by featuring the science behind some everyday habits and events.
06:30 Animal Impossible: Eagles
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Can an eagle lift a child?
07:20 Animal Impossible: Sharks
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Are sharks mindless maneaters?
08:15 Deadly Disasters: Earthquakes
Many of our most densely populated cities are built on seismically active fault lines. Using survivor testimony and expert insights, we investigate two catastrophic Earthquakes: Haiti and Mexico City.
09:10 Deadly Disasters: Hurricanes
We investigate two of the most devastating Hurricanes of modern times: Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of America in 2005, and Hurricane Maria which hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
10:05 Life Below Zero: Shelter from the Storm
As the darkness wanes in the Arctic, the Alaskans must develop new skills for their survival as they make the final push through the remainder of winter. This episode sees Glenn build an igloo to protect himself from the weather during caribou hunts.
10:55 Life Below Zero: False Start
With the thawing of the land drawing near, the Alaskans must remain determined to overcome the final obstacles of the gruelling winter season. As Jess removes the snowfall from around his dogs’ houses, Glenn takes to the lake with his new wing!
11:45 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Homecoming
As the frozen landscape of the Arctic melts away, the Alaskans enjoy easier travel and more resources. They take advantage by heading out to hunt migrating birds and secure their camps to protect them from flooding.
12:30 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Blue Planet
This episode looks at the complexity of oceans, which support a huge range of life, influence our weather, and are an integral part of our lives.
13:25 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Deep
From glow-in-the-dark creatures to a fish whose mate is conveniently fused to her nose, this is an adventure into the Earth’s mysterious deep waters.
14:20 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Open Ocean
When there is nothing but the scorching sun above, and a pitch black abyss eight kilometres deep below, how does life exist in the ocean?
15:15 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Frozen Seas
Life on the edge of a frozen sea is tough. Discover how birds, whales, polar bears and walruses make the most of spring in order to survive there.
16:05 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
17:10 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
18:00 Feast to Save the Planet: Episode 1
Gregg Wallace and mathematician Hannah Fry invite five special guests to a unique dinner party where they are scored on the environmental impact of every dish they choose.
19:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
19:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Valley of the Cats
Ray Mears is in Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province. It is ear-marked to become the country’s first national park: China’s Yellowstone! On his journey Ray meets a family of yak herders who still live a nomadic existence.
20:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 1 – The Legacy of War
Levison’s journey begins on the edge of Arabia in war-torn Syria, where he runs the gauntlet into an even more dangerous Iraq. Dodging ISIS bullets and under constant threat, he braves the legacy of decades of instability to make it to the relative safety of the Gulf.
21:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Out in the Cold
Kim and Pierre’s trapping season is complicated by a troublesome local resident; Becky enlists her dog team to help secure a supply of firewood. “Pike” Mike hunts for small game; Bentley teaches his young nephew the tricks of the trapping trade.
22:00 This World: 54 Days: America and the Pandemic: Episode 1
Through moving and intimate interviews with public health officials and scientists, this film chronicles 54 days in which the United States made crucial decisions about the spread of Covid-19.
23:00 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
00:00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
00:50 Feast to Save the Planet: Episode 1
Gregg Wallace and mathematician Hannah Fry invite five special guests to a unique dinner party where they are scored on the environmental impact of every dish they choose.
01:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
02:10 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Valley of the Cats
Ray Mears is in Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province. It is ear-marked to become the country’s first national park: China’s Yellowstone! On his journey Ray meets a family of yak herders who still live a nomadic existence.
02:35 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 1 – The Legacy of War
Levison’s journey begins on the edge of Arabia in war-torn Syria, where he runs the gauntlet into an even more dangerous Iraq. Dodging ISIS bullets and under constant threat, he braves the legacy of decades of instability to make it to the relative safety of the Gulf.
03:30 The Truth About Improving Your Mental Health: Episode 1
Clinical psychologist Professor Tanya Byron teams up with former England footballer Alex Scott, who has suffered from depression, to discover how the latest science can help us gain greater control over our state of mind and improve our mental health and wellbeing.
04:25 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
05:15 Life Below Zero: Canada: Out in the Cold
Kim and Pierre’s trapping season is complicated by a troublesome local resident; Becky enlists her dog team to help secure a supply of firewood. “Pike” Mike hunts for small game; Bentley teaches his young nephew the tricks of the trapping trade.
12 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Peru
After six years globetrotting, Scott and Casey gambled their life savings on a kite-surfing school in a remote stretch of the Peruvian coast. Ben learns what led them to this decision.
06:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Morocco
Deep in the heart of the Sahara desert in Morocco, Ben visits a mud brick oasis, where he meets British-born Karen, who has built a guest house and artists’ retreat in this inhospitable location.
07:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama
In Boquete, Ben joins Andi and Rick and their son Cole, from Oregon, USA. He learns why they left their comfortable lives in the States behind to develop a unique coffee plantation.
08:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sri Lanka
Ben travels to Sri Lanka where he meets Janey, a vet from the North-East of England, who runs a charitable clinic focused on helping the street dogs that roam the island.
09:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden
Ben travels to Sweden to meet Annalisa, the Italian chose a life on the streets of Europe as a teenager, and now is developing a forest hideaway on the fringes of Swedish society for her and her toddler.
10:00 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: New Territory
During the Arctic spring, Alaskans take advantage of the warm weather and complete tasks that are impossible in the winter months. Birds present an opportunity for the first fresh meat of the season.
10:50 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Facing Fears
From the construction of buildings that aid the growing of food, to the exploration of new territory, these pioneers must take full advantage of the endless daylight to thrive during the Arctic summer.
11:40 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: To Catch a King
Throughout the summer months the Alaskans make use of the flowing rivers to catch fish. Meanwhile, others take the opportunity to innovate new ways of harvesting resources more efficiently.
12:30 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Seasonal Seas
A look at how green, temperate sea is the richest of all habitats; home to sea otters, brilliantly-coloured anemones and exquisite leafy dragons.
13:25 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coral Seas
Bathed in warm, clear tropical waters and sunlight, coral reefs are home to a whole wealth of colourful sealife which must stand out to survive.
14:20 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Tidal Seas
Tidal marshes are rich in plants and animals, but life there is not easy. The animals rely on the crashing waves to protect them from predators.
15:15 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coasts
Coasts are exciting places which support sea eagles, marine mammals, turtles, sea-lions and brutal killer whales.
16:10 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
17:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
18:00 Inside the Factory: Cereal Bars
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit and nut-packed treats a day.
19:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
20:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
21:00 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
22:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 1 – The Legacy of War
Levison’s journey begins on the edge of Arabia in war-torn Syria, where he runs the gauntlet into an even more dangerous Iraq. Dodging ISIS bullets and under constant threat, he braves the legacy of decades of instability to make it to the relative safety of the Gulf.
23:05 How Did They Build That?: Episode 8
How did a team of engineers nicknamed the ”extreme team” build a futuristic research station in the world’s most extreme climate, and how do you made a 3.5 tonne concrete arch appear to levitate?
00:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
00:45 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
01:40 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
02:25 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
03:20 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 1 – The Legacy of War
Levison’s journey begins on the edge of Arabia in war-torn Syria, where he runs the gauntlet into an even more dangerous Iraq. Dodging ISIS bullets and under constant threat, he braves the legacy of decades of instability to make it to the relative safety of the Gulf.
04:15 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
05:05 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
13 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 6
A man sees his life flash before his eyes as he is struck in the head by lightning… and lives to tell the tale. In Australia unsuspecting tourists drive straight into the path of a raging bushfire, a storm chaser risks it all to come to a family’s aid during a hurricane.
06:50 Deadly Disasters: Tornadoes
This episode focuses on a part of the world which has been popularly known as “Tornado Alley” – a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.
07:40 Deadly Disasters: Tsunamis
In 2011, a huge Tsunami killed more than 15,000 people off the coast of Japan. But the worst tsunami of all occurred in 2004, just a day after Christmas, when a Tsunami delivered truly unprecedented chaos and destruction to South Asia. We investigate these unimaginable tragedies.
08:35 Deadly Disasters: Blizzards
This episode focuses on blizzards all over the world, including a pair of historic blizzards that hit the mid-Atlantic coast of America in 2010, and a shocking storm that struck Central Europe in 2017.
09:25 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Intruder
Heading out into the wild and scouting for areas to hunt and fish is a priority at this time of year, despite the dangers of the currents or the threats from hungry predators. This time of year, coming home empty-handed is not an option.
10:15 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Heavy Load
With autumn approaching, the race is on to complete crucial tasks in Alaska. While the king salmon run provides an opportunity to stockpile food for winter, gardening and building projects must be accomplished before the impending freeze.
11:05 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 1, Episode 6
A man sees his life flash before his eyes as he is struck in the head by lightning… and lives to tell the tale. In Australia unsuspecting tourists drive straight into the path of a raging bushfire, a storm chaser risks it all to come to a family’s aid during a hurricane.
11:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Siberia
Maverick scientist Nikita was a former maths student living in the city, when hhis father asked for help with an extraordinary experiment in one of the most remote places on the planet.
12:45 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand
While many of the new lives Ben dives into feel like a gritty struggle against the elements, Lucy and Tim’s relocation to New Zealand looks more like something from an aspirational blog or YouTube channel.
13:35 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 1
In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.
14:25 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Widowmaker
As temperatures begin to plummet, the Alaskans brave dangerous encounters with hungry predators in the remote mountains, harvest resources along the waterways and gather life-enhancing foods in the surrounding wilderness.
15:15 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Close Encounter
With the warm season drawing to a close, Alaskans travel by boat and by foot to stockpile enough resources to sustain them through winter. They take advantage of the migrating moose and fish, but caution is paramount.
16:05 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Blue Planet
This episode looks at the complexity of oceans, which support a huge range of life, influence our weather, and are an integral part of our lives.
16:55 Cheetah Family & Me: Episode 1
Renowned wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan gets close to wild cheetah in the stunning Kalahari, experiencing first-hand the very real dangers these beautiful big cats face.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Earthquakes
Many of our most densely populated cities are built on seismically active fault lines. Using survivor testimony and expert insights, we investigate two catastrophic Earthquakes: Haiti and Mexico City.
19:00 Animal Einsteins: Masterminds
Using innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
20:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
20:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Valley of the Cats
Ray Mears is in Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province. It is ear-marked to become the country’s first national park: China’s Yellowstone! On his journey Ray meets a family of yak herders who still live a nomadic existence.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Thailand
Deep into the jungle mountains of Thailand on the border with Myanmar and far off any conventional map, Ben spends time with 40-year-old French-Canadian Julien, who has been a Buddhist monk for almost half his life.
22:00 Inside the Factory: Cereal Bars
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit and nut-packed treats a day.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Blue Planet
This episode looks at the complexity of oceans, which support a huge range of life, influence our weather, and are an integral part of our lives.
23:55 Deadly Disasters: Earthquakes
Many of our most densely populated cities are built on seismically active fault lines. Using survivor testimony and expert insights, we investigate two catastrophic Earthquakes: Haiti and Mexico City.
00:50 Animal Einsteins: Masterminds
Using innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
01:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
02:05 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Valley of the Cats
Ray Mears is in Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province. It is ear-marked to become the country’s first national park: China’s Yellowstone! On his journey Ray meets a family of yak herders who still live a nomadic existence.
02:35 Inside the Factory: Cereal Bars
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit and nut-packed treats a day.
03:25 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Blue Planet
This episode looks at the complexity of oceans, which support a huge range of life, influence our weather, and are an integral part of our lives.
04:15 Deadly Disasters: Earthquakes
Many of our most densely populated cities are built on seismically active fault lines. Using survivor testimony and expert insights, we investigate two catastrophic Earthquakes: Haiti and Mexico City.
05:10 Animal Einsteins: Masterminds
Using innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
14 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 1
In this episode of World’s Wildest Weather, we hear from the Ferguson family of Canton, Texas, whose home was destroyed by a tornado as they cowered under a mattress inside, and Hank Schyma the storm chaser who came to their aid.
06:45 Earth’s Tropical Islands: Madagascar
Journey across Madagascar, the oldest island on Earth. Over time, it has given rise to more unique plants and animals – from its famed lemurs to colourful chameleons – than any other island.
07:40 Earth’s Tropical Islands: Borneo
A journey from Borneo’s rich coral reefs, through lush jungles to its mountainous heart, revealing why this island is home to a greater variety of life than almost any other.
08:35 Earth’s Tropical Islands: Hawaii
Exploring Hawaii, a tropical sanctuary for any wildlife that can reach its remote shores. From humpback whales to waterfall-climbing fish, it is home to a treasure trove of wildlife.
09:25 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Widowmaker
As temperatures begin to plummet, the Alaskans brave dangerous encounters with hungry predators in the remote mountains, harvest resources along the waterways and gather life-enhancing foods in the surrounding wilderness.
10:15 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Close Encounter
With the warm season drawing to a close, Alaskans travel by boat and by foot to stockpile enough resources to sustain them through winter. They take advantage of the migrating moose and fish, but caution is paramount.
11:05 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 1
In this episode of World’s Wildest Weather, we hear from the Ferguson family of Canton, Texas, whose home was destroyed by a tornado as they cowered under a mattress inside, and Hank Schyma the storm chaser who came to their aid.
11:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Croatia
As one of the world’s most in-demand sporting coaches, 43-year-old Nikola Boric once travelled the world, welcomed everywhere he went. Now, he lives in a wooden cabin without electricity, water or heating.
12:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oregon
Ben meets a photographer living out his childhood dream. Dan Price gave up his job as a photographer to live the remotest of lifestyles in a meadow in Oregon, USA.
13:25 Animal Einsteins: Masterminds
Using innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
14:20 Life Below Zero: Changing of the Guard
For the Hailstones, the window to hunt big game animals grows shorter with each passing day. Sue Aikens must stay alert and aware of predator presence in Kavik.
15:10 Life Below Zero: End of the Rope
To survive the quickly worsening conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans must finish the tasks that will keep them ahead of winter’s wrath. Glenn Villeneuve hunts caribou to keep his family fed for the remainder of winter.
16:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Deep
From glow-in-the-dark creatures to a fish whose mate is conveniently fused to her nose, this is an adventure into the Earth’s mysterious deep waters.
16:55 Cheetah Family & Me: Episode 2
We follow Savannah and her four cubs in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, and Chili and her five kittens in the Great Karoo Wilderness – as they navigate a harsh environment, dangerous wildlife and dwindling prey.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Hurricanes
We investigate two of the most devastating Hurricanes of modern times: Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of America in 2005, and Hurricane Maria which hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
19:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
20:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: The Longest Day
The first episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life goes beyond the theatre doors at QEHB, where surgeons push the boundaries to remove a life-threatening facial cancer.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Norway
Adventurer Randi was the first Norwegian woman to climb Everest. She’s also among a select few solo female subjects in New Lives. Ben joins her within the Arctic Circle, on her 8.5-acre island set in the ice-blue fjords.
22:00 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Deep
From glow-in-the-dark creatures to a fish whose mate is conveniently fused to her nose, this is an adventure into the Earth’s mysterious deep waters.
23:55 Deadly Disasters: Hurricanes
We investigate two of the most devastating Hurricanes of modern times: Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of America in 2005, and Hurricane Maria which hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
00:50 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
01:40 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: The Longest Day
The first episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life goes beyond the theatre doors at QEHB, where surgeons push the boundaries to remove a life-threatening facial cancer.
02:30 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
03:25 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: The Deep
From glow-in-the-dark creatures to a fish whose mate is conveniently fused to her nose, this is an adventure into the Earth’s mysterious deep waters.
04:15 Deadly Disasters: Hurricanes
We investigate two of the most devastating Hurricanes of modern times: Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast of America in 2005, and Hurricane Maria which hit Puerto Rico in 2017.
05:05 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
15 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 2
In this episode of World’s Wildest Weather, we hear from survivors of hurricane Harvey’s distruction of the state of Texas, and how to live through a 100 meter high Haboob or dust storm.
06:50 Animal Impossible: Bears
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that if attacked by a bear you should play dead?
07:40 Animal Impossible: Spiders
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Is spider silk stronger than steel?
08:40 Animal Impossible: Bulls
Tim and Adam travel to Wyoming to discover if bulls are angered by the colour red. It turns out that they can’t see red and that it’s movement that they react to. They test this out by Tim standing stationary in a red onesie with a bull in pen and he’s not attacked.
09:30 Life Below Zero: Changing of the Guard
For the Hailstones, the window to hunt big game animals grows shorter with each passing day. Sue Aikens must stay alert and aware of predator presence in Kavik.
10:20 Life Below Zero: End of the Rope
To survive the quickly worsening conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans must finish the tasks that will keep them ahead of winter’s wrath. Glenn Villeneuve hunts caribou to keep his family fed for the remainder of winter.
11:10 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 2
In this episode of World’s Wildest Weather, we hear from survivors of hurricane Harvey’s distruction of the state of Texas, and how to live through a 100 meter high Haboob or dust storm.
12:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Pembrokeshire
Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain, where they catch and forage for their own food and salvage junk for homemade inventions.
12:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Iceland
Ben Fogle meets Denni Karlsson, a former film-maker who has made a home in the highlands of eastern Iceland, and set up a wilderness centre exploring 200 years of local history.
13:40 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
14:30 Life Below Zero: No Guarantees
As conditions worsen during the grueling arctic winter, Alaskans risk their lives to prepare for months of total darkness. Andy Bassich braves unsafe conditions on the Yukon River to hunt for needed meat.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Arctic Harvest
In the clutches of Dark winter, Alaskans face uncertain conditions caused by unseasonably warm temperatures. But the warmth won’t last, and opportunities must be seized. Sue Aikens braves the unstable tundra to replenish her water supply.
16:10 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Open Ocean
When there is nothing but the scorching sun above, and a pitch black abyss eight kilometres deep below, how does life exist in the ocean?
17:05 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 1
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Tornadoes
This episode focuses on a part of the world which has been popularly known as “Tornado Alley” – a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.
19:00 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
20:00 Inside the Factory: Soup
In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day, Cherry Healey is measuring the vitamin content of vegetables, and Ruth Goodman is cooking up a batch of ‘soop of buttered spinach’ from the 17th-century.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Bulgaria
Ben travels to the vast forests of the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria to join Miriam and Peter, a couple who have chosen life as nomads, hiking through some of the world’s most striking wildernesses.
22:00 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Open Ocean
When there is nothing but the scorching sun above, and a pitch black abyss eight kilometres deep below, how does life exist in the ocean?
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Tornadoes
This episode focuses on a part of the world which has been popularly known as “Tornado Alley” – a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.
00:50 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
01:40 Inside the Factory: Soup
In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day, Cherry Healey is measuring the vitamin content of vegetables, and Ruth Goodman is cooking up a batch of ‘soop of buttered spinach’ from the 17th-century.
02:35 Life, The Universe and Everything with Brian Cox: Episode 4
Brian takes us on a tour of gravity, explaining how Sir Isaac Newton devised a simple formula to describe gravity as a force that governs both how apples fall and how planets move in the heavens. Brian also explains our contemporary study of one of gravity’s strangest creations, black holes.
03:30 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Open Ocean
When there is nothing but the scorching sun above, and a pitch black abyss eight kilometres deep below, how does life exist in the ocean?
04:20 Deadly Disasters: Tornadoes
This episode focuses on a part of the world which has been popularly known as “Tornado Alley” – a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.
05:10 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
16 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 3
In 2017, in southern California, a tinder box of dangerous conditions produced terrifying threat to life and property. Plus a super cyclone brings a trail of terror to Taiwan.
06:50 How to Lose Weight Well: Episode 5
Friends Sophie and Zoe have one week to trim down ahead of their Awards Show, pals Barbara and Denise go on six-week diets to slim down for a trip to Ibiza, and footballing friends Theo and Ervis want to lose weight for a pool party in three months.
07:40 The Secret Lives of Slim People: Series 1, Episode 1
Hayley is an unashamed chocaholic. Rinia has a takeaway diet. So why are they both slim?
08:05 The Secret Lives of Slim People: Series 1, Episode 2
Karl from Essex is puzzled about why he’s never gained weight. Sabrina also meets Gaby from south London. Could her digestive system hold the secret to her keeping trim?
08:30 The Secret Lives of Slim People: Series 1, Episode 3
James struggles to put on weight, in spite of what he eats. Sabrina also meets Margaret and looks for tips on staying slim in her routine.
08:55 The Secret Lives of Slim People: Series 1, Episode 4
Sabrina learns how busy teacher Kirk keeps his weight in check, and also meets Ria, who has a diet that most people would envy. Last in the series.
09:25 Life Below Zero: No Guarantees
As conditions worsen during the grueling arctic winter, Alaskans risk their lives to prepare for months of total darkness. Andy Bassich braves unsafe conditions on the Yukon River to hunt for needed meat.
10:15 Life Below Zero: Arctic Harvest
In the clutches of Dark winter, Alaskans face uncertain conditions caused by unseasonably warm temperatures. But the warmth won’t last, and opportunities must be seized. Sue Aikens braves the unstable tundra to replenish her water supply.
11:05 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 3
In 2017, in southern California, a tinder box of dangerous conditions produced terrifying threat to life and property. Plus a super cyclone brings a trail of terror to Taiwan.
11:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Nothern Ireland
Ben ventures off the wild coast of Northern Ireland to the remote and rugged island of Rathlin. He stays with 41-year-old Rauri Morgan, a former HR executive who turned his back on corporate life.
12:45 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
13:35 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
14:25 Life Below Zero: Home Again
Sue experiments with a primitive hunting method for ptarmigan. Andy adjusts the new puppies to his sled team. Ricko discovers bear sign in his cabin. The Hailstones take baby Wade to snare rabbits.
15:20 Life Below Zero: The Great Unknown
Sue assesses the conditions of her new property at Chena River. Ricko traps for beaver. Jessie trains new puppies for the dog team. Agnes, Edward, and Idi embark on a wood gathering trip.
16:10 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Frozen Seas
Life on the edge of a frozen sea is tough. Discover how birds, whales, polar bears and walruses make the most of spring in order to survive there.
17:05 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 2
It’s the hottest time of year and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. But hyena lurk in the shadows.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Tsunamis
In 2011, a huge Tsunami killed more than 15,000 people off the coast of Japan. But the worst tsunami of all occurred in 2004, just a day after Christmas, when a Tsunami delivered truly unprecedented chaos and destruction to South Asia. We investigate these unimaginable tragedies.
19:00 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
20:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Canada
The adventurer meets Jeff and Rose and their five daughters who live in the vast wilderness of north-west Canada. It’s late autumn, and before long the family will be locked in by two metres of snow.
22:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Frozen Seas
Life on the edge of a frozen sea is tough. Discover how birds, whales, polar bears and walruses make the most of spring in order to survive there.
23:50 Deadly Disasters: Tsunamis
In 2011, a huge Tsunami killed more than 15,000 people off the coast of Japan. But the worst tsunami of all occurred in 2004, just a day after Christmas, when a Tsunami delivered truly unprecedented chaos and destruction to South Asia. We investigate these unimaginable tragedies.
00:40 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
01:35 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
02:20 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
03:10 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Frozen Seas
Life on the edge of a frozen sea is tough. Discover how birds, whales, polar bears and walruses make the most of spring in order to survive there.
04:00 Deadly Disasters: Tsunamis
In 2011, a huge Tsunami killed more than 15,000 people off the coast of Japan. But the worst tsunami of all occurred in 2004, just a day after Christmas, when a Tsunami delivered truly unprecedented chaos and destruction to South Asia. We investigate these unimaginable tragedies.
04:50 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
05:35 Got Science?: Your Health and More
One could be mildly interested in the topic of health or a bracketed health conscious cookie – this episode has something for everyone. It has a bouquet of stories that are current and relevant, curated to pique interest.
17 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 4
In this episode of World’s Wildest Weather; Canada’s costliest ever wild fire, the worst cyclone in 40 years hits Darwin Australia and monsoon rains destroy Manila’s neighbourhoods.
06:50 World’s Most Extreme: Living on the Edge
This episode examines how humans survived and thrived in some of the harshest terrains. In the Andes, the inhabitants of the world’s highest town defy sub-zero temperatures and little oxygen to venture deep into dangerous gold mines.
07:40 World’s Most Extreme: On the Road
World’s Most Extreme ‘On the Road’ is a high-octane episode that counts down through the most incredible vehicles across the globe.
08:30 World’s Most Extreme: In the Air
One of the riskiest jobs in the world involves mustering cattle and even camels by helicopter in the Australian outback. In the Norweigan mountains, daredevil Scotty Bob dons a wingsuit to fly only inches from sheer rock in the most hair-raising proximity flying journey.
09:20 Life Below Zero: Home Again
Sue experiments with a primitive hunting method for ptarmigan. Andy adjusts the new puppies to his sled team. Ricko discovers bear sign in his cabin. The Hailstones take baby Wade to snare rabbits.
10:10 Life Below Zero: The Great Unknown
Sue assesses the conditions of her new property at Chena River. Ricko traps for beaver. Jessie trains new puppies for the dog team. Agnes, Edward, and Idi embark on a wood gathering trip.
11:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 4
In this episode of World’s Wildest Weather; Canada’s costliest ever wild fire, the worst cyclone in 40 years hits Darwin Australia and monsoon rains destroy Manila’s neighbourhoods.
11:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben Fogle meets an author in Co Galway on Ireland’s west coast who has turned his back on both money and technology, experimenting with living using only what he can source from the land.
12:40 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
13:30 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
14:25 Life Below Zero: A Lesson Learned
Sue gathers resources at her property in Chena. Ricko must repair a vital communications tool in Huslia. Jessie goes on a rabbit hunting trip. Chip and Carol hunt ptarmigan.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Into the Storm
Sue must build new furniture from scratch. Ricko traps a dangerous foe. Jessie constructs a new workshop. The Hailstones journey through a treacherous storm.
16:10 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Seasonal Seas
A look at how green, temperate sea is the richest of all habitats; home to sea otters, brilliantly-coloured anemones and exquisite leafy dragons.
17:00 Waterhole: Africa’s Animal Oasis: Episode 3
The rains hit the waterhole and for the first time in half a year grass begins to grow and water is everywhere, dramatically changing the fortunes for the wild residents.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Blizzards
This episode focuses on blizzards all over the world, including a pair of historic blizzards that hit the mid-Atlantic coast of America in 2010, and a shocking storm that struck Central Europe in 2017.
19:00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
20:00 Japan with Sue Perkins: Episode 2
Sue Perkins enjoys a night out with Kyoto’s geishas, goes free diving with some ama divers and visits Hiroshima. In Tokyo, she explores how the Japanese are tackling the future.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland
Ben journeys to Ireland’s rugged Atlantic coastline in the bleak midwinter. He stays with Judith, an 80-year-old who rejected a modern way of life for one closer to nature. Ben learns how she and her late husband created a unique utopia.
22:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
22:25 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Valley of the Cats
Ray Mears is in Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province. It is ear-marked to become the country’s first national park: China’s Yellowstone! On his journey Ray meets a family of yak herders who still live a nomadic existence.
22:55 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Seasonal Seas
A look at how green, temperate sea is the richest of all habitats; home to sea otters, brilliantly-coloured anemones and exquisite leafy dragons.
23:50 Deadly Disasters: Blizzards
This episode focuses on blizzards all over the world, including a pair of historic blizzards that hit the mid-Atlantic coast of America in 2010, and a shocking storm that struck Central Europe in 2017.
00:40 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
01:25 Japan with Sue Perkins: Episode 2
Sue Perkins enjoys a night out with Kyoto’s geishas, goes free diving with some ama divers and visits Hiroshima. In Tokyo, she explores how the Japanese are tackling the future.
02:15 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
02:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Valley of the Cats
Ray Mears is in Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province. It is ear-marked to become the country’s first national park: China’s Yellowstone! On his journey Ray meets a family of yak herders who still live a nomadic existence.
03:05 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Seasonal Seas
A look at how green, temperate sea is the richest of all habitats; home to sea otters, brilliantly-coloured anemones and exquisite leafy dragons.
03:55 Deadly Disasters: Blizzards
This episode focuses on blizzards all over the world, including a pair of historic blizzards that hit the mid-Atlantic coast of America in 2010, and a shocking storm that struck Central Europe in 2017.
04:45 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
05:35 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Pandas
Natural world enthusiast Ray Mears explores the land locked province of Sichuan in South West China. A region of mountains and bamboo forests and home to China’s wild Giant Pandas.
18 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Got Science?: It’s Not Just You
This episode handpicks a bunch of experiences that are common to human beings, no matter what age, lifestyle or cultural background they come from. It makes a great case to prove that – you are not the only one and there are others just like you.
06:25 Animal Impossible: Bulls
Tim and Adam travel to Wyoming to discover if bulls are angered by the colour red. It turns out that they can’t see red and that it’s movement that they react to. They test this out by Tim standing stationary in a red onesie with a bull in pen and he’s not attacked.
07:20 Deadly Disasters: Tornadoes
This episode focuses on a part of the world which has been popularly known as “Tornado Alley” – a vast stretch of the Central United States that experiences an unusually high frequency of strong to violent tornadoes each year.
08:15 Deadly Disasters: Tsunamis
In 2011, a huge Tsunami killed more than 15,000 people off the coast of Japan. But the worst tsunami of all occurred in 2004, just a day after Christmas, when a Tsunami delivered truly unprecedented chaos and destruction to South Asia. We investigate these unimaginable tragedies.
09:10 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Intruder
Heading out into the wild and scouting for areas to hunt and fish is a priority at this time of year, despite the dangers of the currents or the threats from hungry predators. This time of year, coming home empty-handed is not an option.
10:00 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Heavy Load
With autumn approaching, the race is on to complete crucial tasks in Alaska. While the king salmon run provides an opportunity to stockpile food for winter, gardening and building projects must be accomplished before the impending freeze.
10:50 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Widowmaker
As temperatures begin to plummet, the Alaskans brave dangerous encounters with hungry predators in the remote mountains, harvest resources along the waterways and gather life-enhancing foods in the surrounding wilderness.
11:40 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Close Encounter
With the warm season drawing to a close, Alaskans travel by boat and by foot to stockpile enough resources to sustain them through winter. They take advantage of the migrating moose and fish, but caution is paramount.
12:30 Blue Planet II: One Ocean
From tropical coral reefs, where baby dolphins are taught the medicinal secrets of their surroundings, to chilly Norwegian fjords, where pods of orcas use dramatic tail slaps to stun herring, this episode reveals new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.
13:25 Blue Planet II: The Deep
A ground-breaking journey to the Deep, our final frontier and home to real-life aliens; from monstrous sharks to shrimps in glass cages and perhaps the origin of all life on Earth.
14:20 Blue Planet II: Coral Reefs
Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. They are complex, infinitely varied structures where there is fierce rivalry for space, food and partners, but the reef is also a place full of opportunity.
15:15 Blue Planet II: Big Blue
The big blue is the world’s greatest wilderness, far from shore and many kilometres deep. It’s a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide. Yet it’s home to some of the biggest and most spectacular creatures on earth.
16:10 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
17:05 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
18:00 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
19:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
19:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
20:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 2 – Into the Sands
Levison continues his journey through the oil-rich megacities of the Gulf before embarking on a traverse of the infamous barren sands of Oman’s empty quarter. Once he’s ascended the remote Dhofar mountains, Levison attempts to cross the deadly warzone of Yemen.
21:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
22:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: The Longest Day
The first episode of Surgeons: At the Edge of Life goes beyond the theatre doors at QEHB, where surgeons push the boundaries to remove a life-threatening facial cancer.
23:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
00:05 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
00:50 7.7 Billion People and Counting
Naturalist Chris Packham investigates the impact a growing human population is having on the planet, asking whether the earth can sustain predictions of ten billion people by 2050.
01:45 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
02:10 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
02:40 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 2 – Into the Sands
Levison continues his journey through the oil-rich megacities of the Gulf before embarking on a traverse of the infamous barren sands of Oman’s empty quarter. Once he’s ascended the remote Dhofar mountains, Levison attempts to cross the deadly warzone of Yemen.
03:35 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
04:25 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
05:15 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine
Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.
19 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ethiopia
Native Glaswegian Susan rejected retirement for a remote region of Africa, where she has set up both a school and a mountain-top restaurant.
06:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama
Ben meets Jaimie, an eccentric inventor originally from Vermont who lives with his family on a group of islands he has bought off the coast of Panama.
07:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Iceland
Ben journeys to the freezing coastal waters of Iceland to live with Hakon, a former carpenter who overcame alcohol and embraced a clean, solo life in the wilderness on an private island.
08:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Siberia
Maverick scientist Nikita was a former maths student living in the city, when hhis father asked for help with an extraordinary experiment in one of the most remote places on the planet.
09:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand
While many of the new lives Ben dives into feel like a gritty struggle against the elements, Lucy and Tim’s relocation to New Zealand looks more like something from an aspirational blog or YouTube channel.
10:05 Life Below Zero: Changing of the Guard
For the Hailstones, the window to hunt big game animals grows shorter with each passing day. Sue Aikens must stay alert and aware of predator presence in Kavik.
10:50 Life Below Zero: End of the Rope
To survive the quickly worsening conditions in the Arctic, Alaskans must finish the tasks that will keep them ahead of winter’s wrath. Glenn Villeneuve hunts caribou to keep his family fed for the remainder of winter.
11:40 Life Below Zero: No Guarantees
As conditions worsen during the grueling arctic winter, Alaskans risk their lives to prepare for months of total darkness. Andy Bassich braves unsafe conditions on the Yukon River to hunt for needed meat.
12:30 Blue Planet II: Green Seas
From enchanted kelp forests to undersea prairies, the planet’s green seas teem with life. They are the most abundant but fiercely competitive places in the ocean to live.
13:30 Blue Planet II: Coasts
Coasts are the most changeable and challenging of ocean habitats, but along with great danger they also offer great riches. The extraordinary animals that live here must find ingenious ways to cope with two very different worlds.
14:20 Blue Planet II: Our Blue Planet
Human life has had a devastating impact on our oceans, but is it too late to save them? In this companion film, dedicated scientists from around the world share their latest discoveries and reveal what the future holds for our oceans.
15:20 Animal Einsteins: Masterminds
Using innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
16:15 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
17:10 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
18:00 Inside the Factory: Soup
In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day, Cherry Healey is measuring the vitamin content of vegetables, and Ruth Goodman is cooking up a batch of ‘soop of buttered spinach’ from the 17th-century.
19:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
20:00 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
21:00 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
22:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 2 – Into the Sands
Levison continues his journey through the oil-rich megacities of the Gulf before embarking on a traverse of the infamous barren sands of Oman’s empty quarter. Once he’s ascended the remote Dhofar mountains, Levison attempts to cross the deadly warzone of Yemen.
23:00 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 1
Detonations at the Pontiac Silverdome in Michigan fail to do the job, and in Ohio a smokestack falls in the wrong direction onto power lines.
23:50 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
00:40 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
01:25 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
02:10 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
03:05 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 2 – Into the Sands
Levison continues his journey through the oil-rich megacities of the Gulf before embarking on a traverse of the infamous barren sands of Oman’s empty quarter. Once he’s ascended the remote Dhofar mountains, Levison attempts to cross the deadly warzone of Yemen.
03:55 Animal Einsteins: Masterminds
Using innovative techniques, Chris Packham investigates how nature’s masterminds measure up against human brainpower.
04:50 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
05:35 Got Science?: Science of Sport
This episode features the million questions we tend to ask ourselves every time we watch an excellent game of sport, bringing the science behind sporting action!
20 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Brazil
Ben Fogle travels to Brazil to meet Chris, a Scotsman who has chosen to make his home in one of the most remote areas of the jungle near the Amazon river.
06:50 Deadly Disasters: Landslides
Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, we examine three of the most terrifying mudslides in recent history: In California, Venezuela, and a small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, where a calamitous mudslide overtook an entire school of young children.
07:45 Deadly Disasters: Volcanoes
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. We’ll hear from some of the world’s leading volcanologists and discover the deadly secrets of the volcano.
08:40 Deadly Disasters: Heatwaves
This episode examines two of the most blistering heatwaves in recent history, discovering why this extreme weather event is one of Mother Nature’s most unrelenting killers.
09:30 Life Below Zero: A Lesson Learned
Sue gathers resources at her property in Chena. Ricko must repair a vital communications tool in Huslia. Jessie goes on a rabbit hunting trip. Chip and Carol hunt ptarmigan.
10:20 Life Below Zero: Into the Storm
Sue must build new furniture from scratch. Ricko traps a dangerous foe. Jessie constructs a new workshop. The Hailstones journey through a treacherous storm.
11:15 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 5
In this episode we see a horrifying hailstorm batter Brisbane, record-breaking waves hitting Portugal, and a bomb-cyclone bringing blizzards to Boston.
12:05 Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild: New Zealand
Ben returns to New Zealand to catch up with the Long family, who live a hunter-gatherer existence on the country’s South Island in an area that is two days hike from the nearest road. So how have the children coped with such an isolated upbringing, and how have the parents maintained their relationship?
12:55 Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild: Georgia
Ben Fogle reunites with a man with a gift for craftsmanship living in the swamplands of Georgia. Ben discovers he has experienced a life-changing accident in the six years since they last met, but remains as competitive as he was on their original encounter.
13:45 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 2
Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.
14:35 Life Below Zero: Trail of Wolves
For Alaskans, utilizing the frozen trails to secure resources is a requirement for survival in dark winter. At the family hunting grounds in Kiwalik, Chip Hailstone follows a trail of wolves to find harvestable game.
15:25 Life Below Zero: Trial by Fire
Jessie runs the race of a lifetime at the Iditarod. Ricko hunts for small game. The Hailstones go on a family rabbit hunt. Sue clears snow from her rooftops.
16:15 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coral Seas
Bathed in warm, clear tropical waters and sunlight, coral reefs are home to a whole wealth of colourful sealife which must stand out to survive.
17:10 The Supervet: Gylly, Albert and Barnley
Pet patients include a pug and beagle cross who’s been dragged under a bus, a Labrador that was trod on as a puppy, and a basset hound with the condition Bony Wobblers.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Landslides
Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, we examine three of the most terrifying mudslides in recent history: In California, Venezuela, and a small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, where a calamitous mudslide overtook an entire school of young children.
19:00 Animal Einsteins: Communicators
Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
20:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
20:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Brazil
Ben Fogle travels to Brazil to meet Chris, a Scotsman who has chosen to make his home in one of the most remote areas of the jungle near the Amazon river.
22:00 Inside the Factory: Soup
In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day, Cherry Healey is measuring the vitamin content of vegetables, and Ruth Goodman is cooking up a batch of ‘soop of buttered spinach’ from the 17th-century.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coral Seas
Bathed in warm, clear tropical waters and sunlight, coral reefs are home to a whole wealth of colourful sealife which must stand out to survive.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Landslides
Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, we examine three of the most terrifying mudslides in recent history: In California, Venezuela, and a small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, where a calamitous mudslide overtook an entire school of young children.
00:50 Animal Einsteins: Communicators
Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
01:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
02:05 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
02:30 Inside the Factory: Soup
In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day, Cherry Healey is measuring the vitamin content of vegetables, and Ruth Goodman is cooking up a batch of ‘soop of buttered spinach’ from the 17th-century.
03:25 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coral Seas
Bathed in warm, clear tropical waters and sunlight, coral reefs are home to a whole wealth of colourful sealife which must stand out to survive.
04:15 Deadly Disasters: Landslides
Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, we examine three of the most terrifying mudslides in recent history: In California, Venezuela, and a small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, where a calamitous mudslide overtook an entire school of young children.
05:10 Animal Einsteins: Communicators
Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
21 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 6
In this episode: living through a direct hit from a powerful tornado, an amazing escape from an alpine avalanche, and Hurricane Matthew brings record flooding to the southern states of America.
06:50 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 1
Griff embarks on an epic adventure across Australia, taking in this majestic country’s sights, wildlife and people. First, Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.
07:40 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 2
Griff Rhys Jones embarks on an epic adventure across Australia, taking in this majestic country’s sights, wildlife and people. On the Spirit of the Outback, Griff travels to Queensland’s west.
08:30 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 3
Comedian, actor and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones journeys from Brisbane to Cairns aboard the Spirit of Queensland railway – and during his various stops, he comes across all manner of things that seem determined to kill him, from jellyfish to dingoes to whitewater rapids and more.
09:25 Life Below Zero: Trail of Wolves
For Alaskans, utilizing the frozen trails to secure resources is a requirement for survival in dark winter. At the family hunting grounds in Kiwalik, Chip Hailstone follows a trail of wolves to find harvestable game.
10:15 Life Below Zero: Trial by Fire
Jessie runs the race of a lifetime at the Iditarod. Ricko hunts for small game. The Hailstones go on a family rabbit hunt. Sue clears snow from her rooftops.
11:10 World’s Wildest Weather: Series 2, Episode 6
In this episode: living through a direct hit from a powerful tornado, an amazing escape from an alpine avalanche, and Hurricane Matthew brings record flooding to the southern states of America.
12:00 Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild: Australia
Ben Fogle reunites with a couple living off the west coast of Australia, and discovers the logistical nightmares they have overcome to make a home for themselves on a desert island, as well as enduring the extremes of the Australian climate. While they have recently had cause to celebrate, their lives are becoming increasingly difficult, which may result in them moving on.
12:45 Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild: Arkansas, USA
Ben Fogle reunites with a former medical student living in the woodlands of Arkansas. Ben discovers the impact a series of injuries have had on his physically demanding wild lifestyle.
13:35 Animal Einsteins: Communicators
Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
14:30 Life Below Zero: Window of Opportunity
Sue settles back into life at Kavik. Ricko replaces the cabin stove. Jessie struggles to free his four-wheeler from the frozen mud. Chip and Agnes hunt an apex predator.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Winds of Change
Glenn pursues caribou as his stores run dry. Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt geese. The Hailstones prepare for an intensifying winter. Sue must withstand a blizzard at Kavik.
16:15 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Tidal Seas
Tidal marshes are rich in plants and animals, but life there is not easy. The animals rely on the crashing waves to protect them from predators.
17:05 The Supervet: Zizi, Suki and Raffa
Noel operates on a golden retriever poodle cross with abnormally developed front legs, a lame labrador, and a dachshund who has suddenly lost the use of her back legs.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Volcanoes
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. We’ll hear from some of the world’s leading volcanologists and discover the deadly secrets of the volcano.
19:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
20:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: Last Chance Saloon
The surgeons take on unpredictable, high risk operations. They need to stop a patient’s heart, chill his body and drain out his blood before they can operate to save his life.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Peru
After six years globetrotting, Scott and Casey gambled their life savings on a kite-surfing school in a remote stretch of the Peruvian coast. Ben learns what led them to this decision.
22:00 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Tidal Seas
Tidal marshes are rich in plants and animals, but life there is not easy. The animals rely on the crashing waves to protect them from predators.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Volcanoes
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. We’ll hear from some of the world’s leading volcanologists and discover the deadly secrets of the volcano.
00:50 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
01:45 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: Last Chance Saloon
The surgeons take on unpredictable, high risk operations. They need to stop a patient’s heart, chill his body and drain out his blood before they can operate to save his life.
02:40 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
03:30 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Tidal Seas
Tidal marshes are rich in plants and animals, but life there is not easy. The animals rely on the crashing waves to protect them from predators.
04:20 Deadly Disasters: Volcanoes
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. We’ll hear from some of the world’s leading volcanologists and discover the deadly secrets of the volcano.
05:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Peru
After six years globetrotting, Scott and Casey gambled their life savings on a kite-surfing school in a remote stretch of the Peruvian coast. Ben learns what led them to this decision.
22 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Morocco
Deep in the heart of the Sahara desert in Morocco, Ben visits a mud brick oasis, where he meets British-born Karen, who has built a guest house and artists’ retreat in this inhospitable location.
06:50 Animal Impossible: Dogs
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Is it true that you can’t fool a sniffer dog?
07:45 Animal Impossible: Squid
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that a giant squid can sink a ship?
08:35 Animal Impossible: Piranhas
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that piranhas can strip you to the bone in seconds?
09:30 Life Below Zero: Window of Opportunity
Sue settles back into life at Kavik. Ricko replaces the cabin stove. Jessie struggles to free his four-wheeler from the frozen mud. Chip and Agnes hunt an apex predator.
10:20 Life Below Zero: Winds of Change
Glenn pursues caribou as his stores run dry. Ricko teaches his daughter to hunt geese. The Hailstones prepare for an intensifying winter. Sue must withstand a blizzard at Kavik.
11:10 The World’s Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera: Series 2, Episode 1
A twister rips through the US city of Tuscaloosa in Alabama, and in Durban, South Africa, a storm with near-hurricane winds breaks the mooring lines of super-tankers.
12:00 Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild: Fiji, Pacific Ocean
Ben Fogle is reunited with seafarer Rick, who has moved on to pastures new since their original encounter. When Rick last appeared on the series, he was living off the coast of French Polynesia, but he has since made a fresh start on the Pacific island of Fiji.
12:50 Ben Fogle: Return to the Wild: British Columbia, Canada
Ben Fogle revisits former war correspondent Julius Strauss and his wife Kristin, who live in British Columbia. Their home is in the middle of a mountainous region that is home to grizzly bears.
13:40 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
14:35 Life Below Zero: The Burning Man
Agnes and Doug go on a traditional seal hunt. Glenn must dispose of a trespass cabin. Jessie hunts along the river for food and medicine. Sue brushes up on her survival skills.
15:25 Life Below Zero: Open Season
The Hailstones bind together for a family hunt. Jessie recuperates from a hard-fought Iditarod. Ricko finds an unexpected treasure. Sue’s rush to clear the runway is interrupted by an unexpected breakdown.
16:15 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coasts
Coasts are exciting places which support sea eagles, marine mammals, turtles, sea-lions and brutal killer whales.
17:05 The Supervet: Olive, Jazz and Remy
A cocker spaniel puppy needs hip replacements. A cat is rushed in with a smashed femur and punctured lung after being hit by a car. And a dachshund has an exploded disc.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Heatwaves
This episode examines two of the most blistering heatwaves in recent history, discovering why this extreme weather event is one of Mother Nature’s most unrelenting killers.
19:00 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
20:00 Inside the Factory: Liqueurs
Gregg is in Ireland at an enormous liqueur factory that produces 540,000 bottles a day. Meanwhile, Cherry is at the plant where 85 per cent of Ireland’s bottles and jars are recycled, and Ruth Goodman is looks at the history of liqueurs.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Morocco
Deep in the heart of the Sahara desert in Morocco, Ben visits a mud brick oasis, where he meets British-born Karen, who has built a guest house and artists’ retreat in this inhospitable location.
22:00 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
23:00 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coasts
Coasts are exciting places which support sea eagles, marine mammals, turtles, sea-lions and brutal killer whales.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Heatwaves
This episode examines two of the most blistering heatwaves in recent history, discovering why this extreme weather event is one of Mother Nature’s most unrelenting killers.
00:50 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
01:45 Inside the Factory: Liqueurs
Gregg is in Ireland at an enormous liqueur factory that produces 540,000 bottles a day. Meanwhile, Cherry is at the plant where 85 per cent of Ireland’s bottles and jars are recycled, and Ruth Goodman is looks at the history of liqueurs.
02:35 Goodbye Cassini – Hello Saturn: Episode 1
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death after exploring Saturn’s gigantic ice geysers, hidden underground oceans and magnificent rings for thirteen years.
03:30 Blue Planet: A Natural History of The Oceans: Coasts
Coasts are exciting places which support sea eagles, marine mammals, turtles, sea-lions and brutal killer whales.
04:20 Deadly Disasters: Heatwaves
This episode examines two of the most blistering heatwaves in recent history, discovering why this extreme weather event is one of Mother Nature’s most unrelenting killers.
05:10 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Morocco
Deep in the heart of the Sahara desert in Morocco, Ben visits a mud brick oasis, where he meets British-born Karen, who has built a guest house and artists’ retreat in this inhospitable location.
23 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 The World’s Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera: Series 3, Episode 1
This eye-opening programme features incredible stories and awe-inspiring footage of some of the world’s wildest weather events, told and filmed by Brits living and holidaying abroad.
06:50 Why Do I Put On Weight?: Episode 1
Experts thought they had the answer: too many calories and not enough exercise means gaining weight. But the latest scientific research is turning those assumptions on their head. Think long-term weight loss is impossible? Think again.
07:40 Easy Ways to Live Well: Episode 1
This week Hugh and Steph challenge a GP surgery to test out easy solutions for their compulsive snacking while they also tackle their own health concerns, from Hugh’s stress to Steph’s dodgy stomach.
08:35 Easy Ways to Live Well: Episode 2
Hugh and Steph challenge a garden centre in the Wirral to test out easy solutions for their aches and pains while they also tackle their own health concerns.
09:30 Life Below Zero: The Burning Man
Agnes and Doug go on a traditional seal hunt. Glenn must dispose of a trespass cabin. Jessie hunts along the river for food and medicine. Sue brushes up on her survival skills.
10:20 Life Below Zero: Open Season
The Hailstones bind together for a family hunt. Jessie recuperates from a hard-fought Iditarod. Ricko finds an unexpected treasure. Sue’s rush to clear the runway is interrupted by an unexpected breakdown.
11:10 The World’s Wildest Weather: Caught on Camera: Series 3, Episode 1
This eye-opening programme features incredible stories and awe-inspiring footage of some of the world’s wildest weather events, told and filmed by Brits living and holidaying abroad.
12:05 Ben Fogle: Return To The Wild UK: Yorkshire
Ben Fogle returns to meet his previous contributors who set up home in remote locations. In this episode, he returns to see the Owens in the Yorkshire Dales.
12:50 Ben Fogle: Return To The Wild UK: Wales
Ben Fogle returns to meet his previous contributors who set up home in remote locations. In this episode, he heads back to a remote part of Wales to see Emma, who lives in an incredibly unique home.
13:40 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
14:35 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Great Changeover
Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one. The Hailstones go picking for vegetables. Ricko takes his kids out for a fishing trip and Jessie goes beaver hunting.
15:25 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Nightmare
The Hailstones pull together to build a footbridge. Meanwhile, Jessie goes fishing while looking out for some good spruce trees and Ricko has his children over to stay plus an extra surprise guest.
16:15 Blue Planet II: One Ocean
From tropical coral reefs, where baby dolphins are taught the medicinal secrets of their surroundings, to chilly Norwegian fjords, where pods of orcas use dramatic tail slaps to stun herring, this episode reveals new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.
17:10 The Supervet: Loki, Hugo and Zahra
A hyperactive ridgeback has ankle problems. A much-adored family dog has issues with hips, elbows and knees. And a Havana kitten suffers a broken leg after a mystery accident.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Pandemics
Looking at the terrifying recent outbreaks of Swine Flu and Ebola in places as diverse as West Africa, Hong Kong and Germany, we’ll gain fascinating insights from some of the world’s leading disease researchers, such as Andreas Wack from London’s Francis Crick Institute.
18:55 Horizon: Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1
The incredible story of Pluto. Featuring first-hand accounts of the incredible discoveries made by New Horizons from many of the scientists involved in the mission.
20:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama
In Boquete, Ben joins Andi and Rick and their son Cole, from Oregon, USA. He learns why they left their comfortable lives in the States behind to develop a unique coffee plantation.
22:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
23:00 Blue Planet II: One Ocean
From tropical coral reefs, where baby dolphins are taught the medicinal secrets of their surroundings, to chilly Norwegian fjords, where pods of orcas use dramatic tail slaps to stun herring, this episode reveals new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Pandemics
Looking at the terrifying recent outbreaks of Swine Flu and Ebola in places as diverse as West Africa, Hong Kong and Germany, we’ll gain fascinating insights from some of the world’s leading disease researchers, such as Andreas Wack from London’s Francis Crick Institute.
00:50 Horizon: Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1
The incredible story of Pluto. Featuring first-hand accounts of the incredible discoveries made by New Horizons from many of the scientists involved in the mission.
01:50 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
02:40 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
03:30 Blue Planet II: One Ocean
From tropical coral reefs, where baby dolphins are taught the medicinal secrets of their surroundings, to chilly Norwegian fjords, where pods of orcas use dramatic tail slaps to stun herring, this episode reveals new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.
04:20 Deadly Disasters: Pandemics
Looking at the terrifying recent outbreaks of Swine Flu and Ebola in places as diverse as West Africa, Hong Kong and Germany, we’ll gain fascinating insights from some of the world’s leading disease researchers, such as Andreas Wack from London’s Francis Crick Institute.
05:15 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
24 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Sinkholes: Sucked Underground
Featuring stories from the UK and around the world, this episode tells the stories of people who have seen their houses destroyed by this terrifying phenomenon.
06:50 World’s Most Extreme: In the Water
Smashing through the ice of the artic – Russia’s nuclear ice breakers are the toughest ever made and capable of ploughing through ice 3 metres thick. In Australia David Warby attempts to beat the world water speed record of 317mph, in a home-made boat.
07:35 Inside the Factory: Cereals
This episode follows fresh corn on a boat from Argentina to the largest breakfast cereal factory in Europe – as it is cooked, milled and flavoured to become Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.
08:30 Inside the Factory: Crisps
Follow 27 tonnes of potatoes from a farm in Hampshire to the largest crisp factory on Earth, as they are peeled, sliced and fried to make millions of packets of crisps every 24 hours.
09:30 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Great Changeover
Sue rips out her old kitchen to build a new one. The Hailstones go picking for vegetables. Ricko takes his kids out for a fishing trip and Jessie goes beaver hunting.
10:20 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: The Nightmare
The Hailstones pull together to build a footbridge. Meanwhile, Jessie goes fishing while looking out for some good spruce trees and Ricko has his children over to stay plus an extra surprise guest.
11:10 Sinkholes: Sucked Underground
Featuring stories from the UK and around the world, this episode tells the stories of people who have seen their houses destroyed by this terrifying phenomenon.
12:00 Ben Fogle: Return To The Wild UK: Devon
Ben Fogle returns to meet his previous contributors who set up home in remote locations. In this episode he returns to the wilds of Devon, to see the Mason family.
12:45 Ben Fogle: Return To The Wild UK: Fair Isle
Ben Fogle returns to meet his previous contributors who set up home in remote locations. In this episode, he returns to Fair Isle, an island in Shetland in northern Scotland, where Tommy Hindman lives.
13:35 Horizon: Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1
The incredible story of Pluto. Featuring first-hand accounts of the incredible discoveries made by New Horizons from many of the scientists involved in the mission.
14:35 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Treading Water
Hailstones pull together to fix their fishing net. Sue rushes to clear away a stream gathered on the surface of the airstrip runway and Jessie goes in search of some good wood to make a raft.
15:25 Life Below Zero: Highways Of The Arctic
Sue goes adventuring for a bucket load of coal. The Hailstones sail back to Kiwalik with a string of new boats. Jessie chops down some trees to get him through the winter. Ricko lines out some fishing nets.
16:15 Blue Planet II: The Deep
A ground-breaking journey to the Deep, our final frontier and home to real-life aliens; from monstrous sharks to shrimps in glass cages and perhaps the origin of all life on Earth.
17:10 The Supervet: Apple, Roscoe and Siam
A bull terrier puppy needs a 3D-printed implant for a new lease of life. A Siamese cat has multiple injuries after being hit by a van. And a beloved collie cross, needs a new hip.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Floods
This episode looks at the worst floods to occur along America’s Mississippi River, as well as floods in New York City and from Germany’s Elbe River.
19:00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
20:00 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure: Episode 1
n Borneo, Dame Judi Dench explores one of the oldest and most untouched rainforests in the world when she travels to the Danum Valley to encounter some of the most diverse wildlife and tallest tropical trees in the world.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sri Lanka
Ben travels to Sri Lanka where he meets Janey, a vet from the North-East of England, who runs a charitable clinic focused on helping the street dogs that roam the island.
22:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
22:25 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
22:55 Blue Planet II: The Deep
A ground-breaking journey to the Deep, our final frontier and home to real-life aliens; from monstrous sharks to shrimps in glass cages and perhaps the origin of all life on Earth.
23:50 Deadly Disasters: Floods
This episode looks at the worst floods to occur along America’s Mississippi River, as well as floods in New York City and from Germany’s Elbe River.
00:40 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
01:25 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure: Episode 1
n Borneo, Dame Judi Dench explores one of the oldest and most untouched rainforests in the world when she travels to the Danum Valley to encounter some of the most diverse wildlife and tallest tropical trees in the world.
02:15 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
02:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
03:05 Blue Planet II: The Deep
A ground-breaking journey to the Deep, our final frontier and home to real-life aliens; from monstrous sharks to shrimps in glass cages and perhaps the origin of all life on Earth.
03:55 Deadly Disasters: Floods
This episode looks at the worst floods to occur along America’s Mississippi River, as well as floods in New York City and from Germany’s Elbe River.
04:45 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
05:35 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Land of the Dragon
Ray Mears explores the dramatic hills and caves around the Li River in Guanxi Province. This is China’s unique Karst landscape, a UNESCO world heritage site where on an early morning light the hills look like a dragon in the mist.
25 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Got Science?: Science of Sport
This episode features the million questions we tend to ask ourselves every time we watch an excellent game of sport, bringing the science behind sporting action!
06:25 Animal Impossible: Squid
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that a giant squid can sink a ship?
07:20 Animal Impossible: Piranhas
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that piranhas can strip you to the bone in seconds?
08:15 Deadly Disasters: Landslides
Using survivor testimony and fascinating expert insights, we examine three of the most terrifying mudslides in recent history: In California, Venezuela, and a small Welsh mining village of Aberfan, where a calamitous mudslide overtook an entire school of young children.
09:10 Deadly Disasters: Volcanoes
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. We’ll hear from some of the world’s leading volcanologists and discover the deadly secrets of the volcano.
10:05 Deadly Disasters: Heatwaves
This episode examines two of the most blistering heatwaves in recent history, discovering why this extreme weather event is one of Mother Nature’s most unrelenting killers.
11:00 Life Below Zero: Arctic Harvest
In the clutches of Dark winter, Alaskans face uncertain conditions caused by unseasonably warm temperatures. But the warmth won’t last, and opportunities must be seized. Sue Aikens braves the unstable tundra to replenish her water supply.
11:50 Life Below Zero: Home Again
Sue experiments with a primitive hunting method for ptarmigan. Andy adjusts the new puppies to his sled team. Ricko discovers bear sign in his cabin. The Hailstones take baby Wade to snare rabbits.
12:40 Life Below Zero: The Great Unknown
Sue assesses the conditions of her new property at Chena River. Ricko traps for beaver. Jessie trains new puppies for the dog team. Agnes, Edward, and Idi embark on a wood gathering trip.
13:30 Planet Earth: From Pole to Pole
This episode journeys across the planet, from pole to pole, following the influence of the sun and discovering how its seasonal journey affects the lives of all who live on earth.
14:25 Planet Earth: Mountains
A tour around some of the most amazing mountains on the planet, including the first footage of a Snow Leopard hunting in the peaks of Pakistan and grizzlies building winter dens inside the avalanche-prone slopes of the Rockies.
15:20 Planet Earth: Freshwater
In an epic river journey following the descent of the planet’s mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea, this episode features swimming monkeys, giant salamanders and Amazonian river dolphins.
16:15 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
17:10 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
18:00 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
19:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
19:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Secrets of Shangri-La
Ray Mears explores the magical landscapes of Shangri-La in Yunnan province, which in 2001 was renamed after the legendary kingdom that it had inspired.
20:00 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 3 – Dangerous Shores
After a nerve-wracking diversion through pirate waters and around the Horn of Africa, Levison lands in the secretive kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He travels from wild tribal lands in the south past the spiritual heartland of Mecca, to the progressive metropolis of Jeddah and onwards to the north.
21:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
22:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: Last Chance Saloon
The surgeons take on unpredictable, high risk operations. They need to stop a patient’s heart, chill his body and drain out his blood before they can operate to save his life.
23:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
23:55 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
00:40 Prince William: A Planet For Us All
Prince William explores whether local action can trigger environmental reform.
01:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
01:55 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Secrets of Shangri-La
Ray Mears explores the magical landscapes of Shangri-La in Yunnan province, which in 2001 was renamed after the legendary kingdom that it had inspired.
02:20 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 3 – Dangerous Shores
After a nerve-wracking diversion through pirate waters and around the Horn of Africa, Levison lands in the secretive kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He travels from wild tribal lands in the south past the spiritual heartland of Mecca, to the progressive metropolis of Jeddah and onwards to the north.
03:10 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
04:00 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
04:50 Life Below Zero: Canada: Snowbound
Becky makes a last-ditch effort to harvest a Muskox; Kim and Pierre must upgrade their shelter; desperate for a successful fur season, Bentley works his trapline; and caught in a deep-freeze, Mike searches for a source of water.
05:35 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
26 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Croatia
As one of the world’s most in-demand sporting coaches, 43-year-old Nikola Boric once travelled the world, welcomed everywhere he went. Now, he lives in a wooden cabin without electricity, water or heating.
06:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oregon
Ben meets a photographer living out his childhood dream. Dan Price gave up his job as a photographer to live the remotest of lifestyles in a meadow in Oregon, USA.
07:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Pembrokeshire
Ben meets a Pembrokeshire family living on the side of a rugged mountain, where they catch and forage for their own food and salvage junk for homemade inventions.
08:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Iceland
Ben Fogle meets Denni Karlsson, a former film-maker who has made a home in the highlands of eastern Iceland, and set up a wilderness centre exploring 200 years of local history.
09:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Nothern Ireland
Ben ventures off the wild coast of Northern Ireland to the remote and rugged island of Rathlin. He stays with 41-year-old Rauri Morgan, a former HR executive who turned his back on corporate life.
10:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Scotland
Ben meets Jake Williams, a 70-year-old hermit living on the edge of a forest in the Cairngorms, who has made a home on the site of an ancient settlement and enjoys a diet of roadkill stir fry.
10:55 Life Below Zero: A Lesson Learned
Sue gathers resources at her property in Chena. Ricko must repair a vital communications tool in Huslia. Jessie goes on a rabbit hunting trip. Chip and Carol hunt ptarmigan.
11:45 Life Below Zero: Into the Storm
Sue must build new furniture from scratch. Ricko traps a dangerous foe. Jessie constructs a new workshop. The Hailstones journey through a treacherous storm.
12:35 Life Below Zero: Trail of Wolves
For Alaskans, utilizing the frozen trails to secure resources is a requirement for survival in dark winter. At the family hunting grounds in Kiwalik, Chip Hailstone follows a trail of wolves to find harvestable game.
13:30 Planet Earth: Caves
Caves contain some of the most dramatic and unusual phenomena in nature, including birds’ nests made from saliva and fish that cling to walls.
14:25 Planet Earth: Deserts
Desert covers 30 per cent of the Earth’s surface, but lack of rain does not lead to a dull existence as flowers bloom in the most unexpected places.
15:15 Animal Einsteins: Communicators
Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
16:10 Eden: Untamed Planet: Borneo: Sacred Forest
Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all; home to 40,000 species of plants and animals.
17:10 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
18:05 Inside the Factory: Liqueurs
Gregg is in Ireland at an enormous liqueur factory that produces 540,000 bottles a day. Meanwhile, Cherry is at the plant where 85 per cent of Ireland’s bottles and jars are recycled, and Ruth Goodman is looks at the history of liqueurs.
19:10 Day Zero: Episode 1
Exploring some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis to the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon.
20:00 Horizon: Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1
The incredible story of Pluto. Featuring first-hand accounts of the incredible discoveries made by New Horizons from many of the scientists involved in the mission.
21:10 Eden: Untamed Planet: Borneo: Sacred Forest
Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all; home to 40,000 species of plants and animals.
22:10 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 3 – Dangerous Shores
After a nerve-wracking diversion through pirate waters and around the Horn of Africa, Levison lands in the secretive kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He travels from wild tribal lands in the south past the spiritual heartland of Mecca, to the progressive metropolis of Jeddah and onwards to the north.
23:15 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 2
Spectators are injured as tower blocks in Glasgow are demolished. And when the German island of Heligoland is used to blow up unused WWII munitions, problems soon arise.
00:10 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
01:00 Eden: Untamed Planet: Borneo: Sacred Forest
Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all; home to 40,000 species of plants and animals.
01:50 Day Zero: Episode 1
Exploring some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis to the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon.
02:25 When Demolitions Go Wrong: Episode 2
Spectators are injured as tower blocks in Glasgow are demolished. And when the German island of Heligoland is used to blow up unused WWII munitions, problems soon arise.
03:15 Arabia With Levison Wood: Episode 3 – Dangerous Shores
After a nerve-wracking diversion through pirate waters and around the Horn of Africa, Levison lands in the secretive kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He travels from wild tribal lands in the south past the spiritual heartland of Mecca, to the progressive metropolis of Jeddah and onwards to the north.
04:05 Animal Einsteins: Communicators
Chris Packham reveals the cleverest animal communicators on the planet and learns how scientists are using cutting-edge technology to understand their conversations.
04:55 Day Zero: Episode 1
Exploring some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis to the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon.
05:30 Got Science?: Your Health and More
One could be mildly interested in the topic of health or a bracketed health conscious cookie – this episode has something for everyone. It has a bouquet of stories that are current and relevant, curated to pique interest.
27 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Sinkholes: Cities On the Brink
Follow disasters from around the world, this episode tells how our once stable urban areas are sinking right in front of our eyes.
06:45 Deadly Disasters: Pandemics
Looking at the terrifying recent outbreaks of Swine Flu and Ebola in places as diverse as West Africa, Hong Kong and Germany, we’ll gain fascinating insights from some of the world’s leading disease researchers, such as Andreas Wack from London’s Francis Crick Institute.
07:40 Deadly Disasters: Floods
This episode looks at the worst floods to occur along America’s Mississippi River, as well as floods in New York City and from Germany’s Elbe River.
08:35 Deadly Disasters: Episode 1
This episode looks at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.
09:30 Life Below Zero: The Thaw: Treading Water
Hailstones pull together to fix their fishing net. Sue rushes to clear away a stream gathered on the surface of the airstrip runway and Jessie goes in search of some good wood to make a raft.
10:20 Life Below Zero: Highways Of The Arctic
Sue goes adventuring for a bucket load of coal. The Hailstones sail back to Kiwalik with a string of new boats. Jessie chops down some trees to get him through the winter. Ricko lines out some fishing nets.
11:15 Sinkholes: Cities On the Brink
Follow disasters from around the world, this episode tells how our once stable urban areas are sinking right in front of our eyes.
12:00 Ben Fogle: Return To The Wild UK: Exmoor
Ben Fogle returns to meet his previous contributors who set up home in remote locations. In this episode, he returns to the Exmoor National Park where Simon and Debbie Dawson live.
12:50 Ben Fogle: Return To The Wild UK: Scotland
Ben Fogle returns to meet his previous contributors who set up home in remote locations. In this episode, he returns to Scotland to see the Goddard family who live off-grid.
13:40 Joanna Lumley’s Unseen Adventures: Episode 3
Joanna visits Iran, exploring the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the Silk Road through Azerbaijan, Georgia and on to Venice. Then she’s off to Haiti and Cuba for some unseen adventures in the Caribbean.
14:30 Life Below Zero: Back in the Saddle
Andy returns home to pick up the pieces. Jessie must harvest salmon before the close of the fishing season. Sue searches the local waterways for winter food. The Hailstones gather key resources.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Race Against Time
Sue tracks a lone predator. The Hailstones have a chance at a key resource. Jessie builds a new cabin, and Andy fights the clock.
16:15 Blue Planet II: Coral Reefs
Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. They are complex, infinitely varied structures where there is fierce rivalry for space, food and partners, but the reef is also a place full of opportunity.
17:05 The Supervet: Merida, Elmo and Brodie
Bernese Mountain Dog, six-year-old Brodie, has a painful disc in his back. Merida is a six-month-old Rough Collie with elbow problems. And Elmo the cat has been hit by a car and has complex fractures.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Episode 1
This episode looks at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.
19:00 Animal Einsteins: Builders
Chris reveals some of the best building animals in the world – an incredibly varied group.
20:00 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
20:30 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Secrets of Shangri-La
Ray Mears explores the magical landscapes of Shangri-La in Yunnan province, which in 2001 was renamed after the legendary kingdom that it had inspired.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden
Ben travels to Sweden to meet Annalisa, the Italian chose a life on the streets of Europe as a teenager, and now is developing a forest hideaway on the fringes of Swedish society for her and her toddler.
22:00 Inside the Factory: Liqueurs
Gregg is in Ireland at an enormous liqueur factory that produces 540,000 bottles a day. Meanwhile, Cherry is at the plant where 85 per cent of Ireland’s bottles and jars are recycled, and Ruth Goodman is looks at the history of liqueurs.
23:00 Blue Planet II: Coral Reefs
Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. They are complex, infinitely varied structures where there is fierce rivalry for space, food and partners, but the reef is also a place full of opportunity.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Episode 1
This episode looks at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.
00:50 Animal Einsteins: Builders
Chris reveals some of the best building animals in the world – an incredibly varied group.
01:40 Wild China with Ray Mears: China’s Brown Bears
Naturalist and wildlife expert Ray Mears is exploring the world’s highest and largest grasslands of the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province – and he’s on a bear hunt.
02:05 Wild China with Ray Mears: The Secrets of Shangri-La
Ray Mears explores the magical landscapes of Shangri-La in Yunnan province, which in 2001 was renamed after the legendary kingdom that it had inspired.
02:35 Inside the Factory: Liqueurs
Gregg is in Ireland at an enormous liqueur factory that produces 540,000 bottles a day. Meanwhile, Cherry is at the plant where 85 per cent of Ireland’s bottles and jars are recycled, and Ruth Goodman is looks at the history of liqueurs.
03:25 Blue Planet II: Coral Reefs
Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the warm, clear, shallow seas of the tropics. They are complex, infinitely varied structures where there is fierce rivalry for space, food and partners, but the reef is also a place full of opportunity.
04:15 Deadly Disasters: Episode 1
This episode looks at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.
05:10 Animal Einsteins: Builders
Chris reveals some of the best building animals in the world – an incredibly varied group.
28 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Sinkholes: Living In The Danger Zone
These terrifying phenomenon can strike at any time causing devastation to those unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this episode we meet survivors who have lived to tell the tale.
06:50 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 4
Comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones continues his journey Down Under. On the Spirit of the Outback, travelling to Queensland’s west, Griff seeks to uncover what makes ‘the good life’.
07:40 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 5
Griff tumbles into the humid tropics of Darwin in a historic bi-plane.
08:30 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 6
Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.
09:25 Life Below Zero: Back in the Saddle
Andy returns home to pick up the pieces. Jessie must harvest salmon before the close of the fishing season. Sue searches the local waterways for winter food. The Hailstones gather key resources.
10:15 Life Below Zero: Race Against Time
Sue tracks a lone predator. The Hailstones have a chance at a key resource. Jessie builds a new cabin, and Andy fights the clock.
11:05 Sinkholes: Living In The Danger Zone
These terrifying phenomenon can strike at any time causing devastation to those unlucky enough to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. In this episode we meet survivors who have lived to tell the tale.
11:55 Extreme Treks: Russia – Mount Elbrus
Located in Russia along the border with Georgia, Mount Elbrus offers true wilderness and some of the most dramatic landscapes on offer. One can never under-estimate its dangers, as weather in the region is famously dangerous.
12:45 Extreme Treks: Iceland – The Volcanic Highlands
The central highlands of Iceland are otherworldly. Situated at an altitude of approx. 450 meters above sea level, the region experiences some of the most inhospitable weather on the planet.
13:35 Animal Einsteins: Builders
Chris reveals some of the best building animals in the world – an incredibly varied group.
14:30 Life Below Zero: No One Fights Alone
Chip Hailstone goes on a duck hunt while Agnes and the girls pick berries. Sue looks out for some caribou meat. Jessie goes looking for a big bear. Andy and Denise collect water with hope of restoring the greenhouse.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Cost of Winter
Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt. Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway. The Hailstones pass down family fishing techniques. Andy Bassich revives his land after his injury.
16:10 Blue Planet II: Big Blue
The big blue is the world’s greatest wilderness, far from shore and many kilometres deep. It’s a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide. Yet it’s home to some of the biggest and most spectacular creatures on earth.
17:05 The Supervet: Hagar, Loki and Nutty
Hagar is a five-year-old French Bulldog, who has suddenly collapsed and is struggling to move. Excitable 5-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier Loki has problems with the bones in his elbows. And wounded cat, Nutty has been shot by an airgun.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Episode 2
This episode looks at droughts. It is not only a lack of rain and high temperatures that causes drought; overuse of existing water supplies by an ever-increasing population only adds to the problem.
19:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 3
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
20:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: The Pioneers
Surgeons and patients venture into uncharted territory with clinical trials, attempting a new kind of liver transplant and gene therapy with a live modified virus.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ethiopia
Native Glaswegian Susan rejected retirement for a remote region of Africa, where she has set up both a school and a mountain-top restaurant.
22:00 Eden: Untamed Planet: Borneo: Sacred Forest
Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all; home to 40,000 species of plants and animals.
23:00 Blue Planet II: Big Blue
The big blue is the world’s greatest wilderness, far from shore and many kilometres deep. It’s a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide. Yet it’s home to some of the biggest and most spectacular creatures on earth.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Episode 2
This episode looks at droughts. It is not only a lack of rain and high temperatures that causes drought; overuse of existing water supplies by an ever-increasing population only adds to the problem.
00:50 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 3
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
01:45 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: The Pioneers
Surgeons and patients venture into uncharted territory with clinical trials, attempting a new kind of liver transplant and gene therapy with a live modified virus.
02:35 Eden: Untamed Planet: Borneo: Sacred Forest
Borneo is the richest rainforest island of all; home to 40,000 species of plants and animals.
03:30 Blue Planet II: Big Blue
The big blue is the world’s greatest wilderness, far from shore and many kilometres deep. It’s a vast marine desert where there is little to eat and nowhere to hide. Yet it’s home to some of the biggest and most spectacular creatures on earth.
04:20 Deadly Disasters: Episode 2
This episode looks at droughts. It is not only a lack of rain and high temperatures that causes drought; overuse of existing water supplies by an ever-increasing population only adds to the problem.
05:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ethiopia
Native Glaswegian Susan rejected retirement for a remote region of Africa, where she has set up both a school and a mountain-top restaurant.
29 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Sinkholes: The Terror Beneath Our Feet
Sinkholes are causing chaos every time they appear. In this episode we hear from people who have had terrifying encounters with abandoned mines or mineshafts – that could collapse into giant sinkholes at any moment!
06:50 Animal Impossible: Eels
Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. This time… Is it true that an electric eel can kill you?
07:40 Nature’s Biggest Beasts: Episode 1
Big beasts have always captured the imagination, but being large comes with sizeable challenges. These are the epic survival stories of the world’s largest animals.
08:35 Nature’s Miniature Miracles: Episode 1
It really is a big bad world out there. So what happens if you’re a little animal? These are the epic survival stories of the world’s smallest animals.
09:30 Life Below Zero: No One Fights Alone
Chip Hailstone goes on a duck hunt while Agnes and the girls pick berries. Sue looks out for some caribou meat. Jessie goes looking for a big bear. Andy and Denise collect water with hope of restoring the greenhouse.
10:20 Life Below Zero: Cost of Winter
Ricko DeWilde heads out on a proxy moose hunt. Sue Aikens builds an arctic entryway. The Hailstones pass down family fishing techniques. Andy Bassich revives his land after his injury.
11:15 Sinkholes: The Terror Beneath Our Feet
Sinkholes are causing chaos every time they appear. In this episode we hear from people who have had terrifying encounters with abandoned mines or mineshafts – that could collapse into giant sinkholes at any moment!
12:00 Extreme Treks: Papua New Guinea – The Kokoda Trail
The Kokoda Trail is a single file footpath that runs in a straight line through Papua New Guinea. As hot days give way to intensely cold nights, it becomes clear why so many have died from the extreme natural elements.
12:50 Extreme Treks: Laos – The Akha People
The Akha people are an indigenous hill tribe who live in villages in the remote mountains of Thailand, Myanmar and Laos. Join Ryan as he treks from village to village, staying with local Akha families.
13:35 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 3
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
14:30 Life Below Zero: Adapt or Die
Sue pursues a bear. Jessie hunts small game. The Hailstones build a sled for baby Wade. Glenn hunts a moose.
15:20 Life Below Zero: Darkness Approaches
Sue wolverine-proofs her camp. Ricko hunts Moose. Jessie rescues his boat. The Hailstones prepare for winter.
16:15 Blue Planet II: Green Seas
From enchanted kelp forests to undersea prairies, the planet’s green seas teem with life. They are the most abundant but fiercely competitive places in the ocean to live.
17:10 The Supervet: Bear, Bluebell and Henry
Gentle giant Bear has come to Fitzpatrick after suffering a ruptured cruciate ligament in his knee. Siamese cat Bluebell has been hit by a car. And Golden Retriever Henry needs surgery to treat a chronically damaged disc in his spine.
18:00 Deadly Disasters: Episode 3
In this episode, we’ll focus on two deadly disease events caused by mosquitoes; The 2015-2016 Zika Virus outbreak, and a 2018 outbreak of malaria throughout parts of Thailand and Myanmar.
19:00 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
20:00 Inside the Factory: Pots and Pans
Cherry Healey is in South Africa visiting one of the largest iron ore mines in the world. Gregg Wallace is in France at a foundry that produces a cast iron pot every five seconds. And historian Ruth Goodman takes a journey through time.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama
Ben meets Jaimie, an eccentric inventor originally from Vermont who lives with his family on a group of islands he has bought off the coast of Panama.
22:00 Horizon: Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1
The incredible story of Pluto. Featuring first-hand accounts of the incredible discoveries made by New Horizons from many of the scientists involved in the mission.
23:10 Blue Planet II: Green Seas
From enchanted kelp forests to undersea prairies, the planet’s green seas teem with life. They are the most abundant but fiercely competitive places in the ocean to live.
00:10 Deadly Disasters: Episode 3
In this episode, we’ll focus on two deadly disease events caused by mosquitoes; The 2015-2016 Zika Virus outbreak, and a 2018 outbreak of malaria throughout parts of Thailand and Myanmar.
01:00 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
01:55 Inside the Factory: Pots and Pans
Cherry Healey is in South Africa visiting one of the largest iron ore mines in the world. Gregg Wallace is in France at a foundry that produces a cast iron pot every five seconds. And historian Ruth Goodman takes a journey through time.
02:45 Horizon: Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1
The incredible story of Pluto. Featuring first-hand accounts of the incredible discoveries made by New Horizons from many of the scientists involved in the mission.
03:45 Blue Planet II: Green Seas
From enchanted kelp forests to undersea prairies, the planet’s green seas teem with life. They are the most abundant but fiercely competitive places in the ocean to live.
04:40 Deadly Disasters: Episode 3
In this episode, we’ll focus on two deadly disease events caused by mosquitoes; The 2015-2016 Zika Virus outbreak, and a 2018 outbreak of malaria throughout parts of Thailand and Myanmar.
05:30 Deadly 60: South Africa
Steve witnesses a serval hunting in the weird surroundings of a power station at night, puts snakes to the test in a chomp-off, and meets a rare spider.
30 SEPTEMBER 2021
06:00 Sinkholes: The Terror on your Doorstep
Sinkholes cause terror and destruction, ravaging our landscapes and destroying people’s lives and properties. This episode follows incredible survival stories from people all over the world who lived to tell the tale.
06:50 Easy Ways to Live Well: Episode 3
This week Hugh and Steph help the Humberside Police to combat their sedentary behaviour while they also meet one family struggling with body confidence and test the power of CBD.
07:45 The Diagnosis Detectives: Episode 1
Dr Michael Mosley assembles 12 of the UK’s leading medical experts to diagnose patients with life-changing symptoms that have baffled other doctors.
08:40 The Diagnosis Detectives: Episode 2
Dr Michael Mosley assembles 12 of the UK’s leading medical experts to diagnose patients with life-changing symptoms that have baffled other doctors.
09:35 Life Below Zero: Adapt or Die
Sue pursues a bear. Jessie hunts small game. The Hailstones build a sled for baby Wade. Glenn hunts a moose.
10:25 Life Below Zero: Darkness Approaches
Sue wolverine-proofs her camp. Ricko hunts Moose. Jessie rescues his boat. The Hailstones prepare for winter.
11:15 Sinkholes: The Terror on your Doorstep
Sinkholes cause terror and destruction, ravaging our landscapes and destroying people’s lives and properties. This episode follows incredible survival stories from people all over the world who lived to tell the tale.
12:05 Extreme Treks: Argentina – Aconcagua Mountain
The Aconcagua is the highest point in the Southern Hemisphere. The weather can cause havoc on climbers, and successful summit rates are estimated around 30-35%. With challenges on every front, join Ryan as he climbs the mighty Aconcagua.
12:55 Extreme Treks: Bolivia – The Choro Trek
The El Choro Trail starts in the lowland jungles of western Bolivia and finishes on the vast Alti-plano plateau that covers much of the country. The journey tracks a historical trading route used by locals for centuries.
13:40 Programme to be Confirmed
Programme to be confirmed.
14:35 Life Below Zero: The Freeze Up
Sue searches for food. Ricko teaches his children to hunt. Jessie packs down a trail for his dogs. The Hailstones go ice fishing.
15:25 Life Below Zero: Weather the Storm
Sue secures her camp before a long trip. Ricko helps repair his uncle’s cabin. Jessie competes in a sled dog race. The Hailstones prepare for an intense storm.
16:20 Blue Planet II: Coasts
Coasts are the most changeable and challenging of ocean habitats, but along with great danger they also offer great riches. The extraordinary animals that live here must find ingenious ways to cope with two very different worlds.
17:10 The Supervet: Brandi, Molly and Lola
Chocolate Labrador Brandi has trouble walking. Bulldog puppy Molly has been hit by a car. And Beagle Lola has possible spinal problems.
18:05 Deadly Disasters: Episode 4
In this episode, we look at the impact of earthquakes. In 2011 the earthquake that struck New Zealand’s South Island became the nation’s fifth-deadliest disaster. And in Italy, a country precariously perched between the Eurasian and African Plates, we see the events of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake.
19:05 Jupiter Revealed: Episode 1
Five years after its launch, Nasa’s spacecraft Juno has entered Jupiter’s orbit and is making remarkable discoveries. This film follows Juno’s mission and finally uncovers some of the planet’s hidden secrets.
20:10 Day Zero: Episode 1
Exploring some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis to the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon.
21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Iceland
Ben journeys to the freezing coastal waters of Iceland to live with Hakon, a former carpenter who overcame alcohol and embraced a clean, solo life in the wilderness on an private island.
22:00 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 3
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
23:00 Blue Planet II: Coasts
Coasts are the most changeable and challenging of ocean habitats, but along with great danger they also offer great riches. The extraordinary animals that live here must find ingenious ways to cope with two very different worlds.
00:00 Deadly Disasters: Episode 4
In this episode, we look at the impact of earthquakes. In 2011 the earthquake that struck New Zealand’s South Island became the nation’s fifth-deadliest disaster. And in Italy, a country precariously perched between the Eurasian and African Plates, we see the events of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake.
00:50 Jupiter Revealed: Episode 1
Five years after its launch, Nasa’s spacecraft Juno has entered Jupiter’s orbit and is making remarkable discoveries. This film follows Juno’s mission and finally uncovers some of the planet’s hidden secrets.
01:40 Day Zero: Episode 1
Exploring some of the most shocking and alarming water shortage issues facing our planet today. From the Cape Town water crisis to the violent impact of deforestation in the Amazon.
02:15 21 Day Body Turnaround with Michael Mosley: Episode 3
Dr Michael Mosley reunites five volunteers, whose health he helped transform in Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley, in a bid to myth-bust some of the common misconceptions around healthy weight management.
03:05 Blue Planet II: Coasts
Coasts are the most changeable and challenging of ocean habitats, but along with great danger they also offer great riches. The extraordinary animals that live here must find ingenious ways to cope with two very different worlds.
03:55 Deadly Disasters: Episode 4
In this episode, we look at the impact of earthquakes. In 2011 the earthquake that struck New Zealand’s South Island became the nation’s fifth-deadliest disaster. And in Italy, a country precariously perched between the Eurasian and African Plates, we see the events of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake.
04:45 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Iceland
Ben journeys to the freezing coastal waters of Iceland to live with Hakon, a former carpenter who overcame alcohol and embraced a clean, solo life in the wilderness on an private island.
05:30 Deadly 60: Shark Rescue Special
Steve dives in the shark capital of the world, meets hammerhead and tiger sharks nose to nose and passionately explains why sharks need friends.
