BBC Earth South Africa – September 2022 Schedule

1 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 How to Lose Weight Well: Episode 2

Two mates try the coffee and chocolate diets, a father and son give the Mexican and Korean K-pop diets a go, and two girlfriends try the macro and smart app diets. Plus: biohacking and gym bikes.

06:50 Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley: Series 1, Episode 1

Michael finds out how lockdown has affected his volunteers’ health, and creates their bespoke diet plans. He also tests our misconception of what a healthy BMI looks like.

07:40 Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley: Series 1, Episode 2

The volunteers start doing high-intensity work-outs and yoga, and Michael explores the role that obesity and inflammation are thought to have in almost every major disease and illness

08:35 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 1

Sue starts her journey at the western end of the border, in the Mexican city of Tijuana, where she discovers an unexpected invasion of migrants: American retirees who have settled south of the border to enjoy the good life and an ocean view at an affordable price. Over on the US side of the border, Sue spends a day with Mark Lamb, sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, who is engaged in an ongoing battle with the Mexican drugs cartels that traffic people and drugs over the border.

09:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama

On an island off the coast of Panama, Ben spends time with Ian Usher, a Brit who ‘sold’ his life on eBay and bought his own island for £30,000.

10:20 Life Below Zero: Creature of The Night

In the midst of dark winter, Arctic residents must brace for the dangers that lurk in the constant darkness.

11:10 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 1

Join Ryan and his team as they explore the city of Zurich, and then set out from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to embark on this mammoth trek towards Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

12:00 Inside the Factory: Socks

Gregg Wallace gets to grips with socks at a factory in Leicester, Cherry finds out which socks best tackle smelly feet, and Ruth Goodman steps back into the 1980s, when socks were at the height of fashion.

12:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Namibia

Ben heads to Africa to meet a master bushman who quit a city career for the dry and dusty desert.

13:45 Life Below Zero: Whiteout

With limited daylight, Alaskans must brave cruel temperatures to secure their survival. Storms make essentials like finding water supplies and pelts urgent.

14:35 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

15:25 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 5, Episode 12

Hurricane Ida unleashes terror in New York City, leaving families trapped in flooded basement. A lakeside resort turns into a pool of flames as wildfires engulf Northern California and an adventurer braves winter storms and hungry wolves in the Canadian Artic.

16:20 Deadly 60: Bali

Steve sets sail to Bali for a diving adventure to find a giant ocean sunfish. He rescues fish trapped in an abandoned net and meets the teenagers fighting to ban plastic bags on the island.

16:45 Arctic Vets: Series 2, Episode 10

The new leaders of the Polar Bear Alert team intercept a polar bear mom and her two cubs, helicopter-lifting them to safety. Dr. Chris rushes to treat and release an injured great horned owl.

17:10 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 2

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, which adjoins El Paso, Texas. She meets Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso as her husband, who is not legal in America, is stuck in Juarez.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Yogurt

Gregg Wallace visits a factory in rural Somerset that produces one million pots of yogurt every 24 hours, while Cherry Healey helps out with the UK’s biggest blackcurrant harvest.

19:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 5, Episode 13

In Canada, there’s nowhere to go as homes are washed down river. An ice skater is on thin ice in New Jersey and a cliff edge in Brazil collapses after heavy rain.

20:00 Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time: What is Gravity?

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.

21:00 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.

21:55 Life Below Zero: Taking Chances

Andy Bassich and Denise Becker attempt a harvest that isn’t usually available this time of year. Iriqtaiq Hailstone sets out to help her sisters and to teach her son a native skill.

22:40 Inside the Factory: Yogurt

Gregg Wallace visits a factory in rural Somerset that produces one million pots of yogurt every 24 hours, while Cherry Healey helps out with the UK’s biggest blackcurrant harvest.

23:40 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 2

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, which adjoins El Paso, Texas. She meets Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso as her husband, who is not legal in America, is stuck in Juarez.

00:35 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 5, Episode 13

In Canada, there’s nowhere to go as homes are washed down river. An ice skater is on thin ice in New Jersey and a cliff edge in Brazil collapses after heavy rain.

01:25 Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time: What is Gravity?

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.

02:15 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.

03:00 Life Below Zero: Taking Chances

Andy Bassich and Denise Becker attempt a harvest that isn’t usually available this time of year. Iriqtaiq Hailstone sets out to help her sisters and to teach her son a native skill.

03:45 Inside the Factory: Yogurt

Gregg Wallace visits a factory in rural Somerset that produces one million pots of yogurt every 24 hours, while Cherry Healey helps out with the UK’s biggest blackcurrant harvest.

04:35 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 2

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, which adjoins El Paso, Texas. She meets Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso as her husband, who is not legal in America, is stuck in Juarez.

05:30 Deadly 60: Bali

Steve sets sail to Bali for a diving adventure to find a giant ocean sunfish. He rescues fish trapped in an abandoned net and meets the teenagers fighting to ban plastic bags on the island.

2 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Building The Ultimate: Episode 2 – The Mega Cruise Ship

This episode unlocks the secrets of MSC Bellissima to reveal what technologies allow one of the world’s largest cruise ships to carry 7,000 people between some of the Mediterranean’s most iconic cities.

06:50 Building The Ultimate: Episode 3 – The Mega Plane

This episode unlocks the engineering secrets of the Antonov 124 Ruslan – one of the biggest cargo aircraft in the world – to reveal how it transports the bulkiest, heaviest freight thousands of miles to any point on the planet.

07:45 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 1

Sue starts her journey at the western end of the border, in the Mexican city of Tijuana, where she discovers an unexpected invasion of migrants: American retirees who have settled south of the border to enjoy the good life and an ocean view at an affordable price. Over on the US side of the border, Sue spends a day with Mark Lamb, sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, who is engaged in an ongoing battle with the Mexican drugs cartels that traffic people and drugs over the border.

08:40 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 2

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, which adjoins El Paso, Texas. She meets Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso as her husband, who is not legal in America, is stuck in Juarez.

09:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Namibia

Ben heads to Africa to meet a master bushman who quit a city career for the dry and dusty desert.

10:25 Life Below Zero: Whiteout

With limited daylight, Alaskans must brave cruel temperatures to secure their survival. Storms make essentials like finding water supplies and pelts urgent.

11:15 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

12:05 Inside the Factory: Yogurt

Gregg Wallace visits a factory in rural Somerset that produces one million pots of yogurt every 24 hours, while Cherry Healey helps out with the UK’s biggest blackcurrant harvest.

13:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Alaska

Ben Fogle is in Alaska battling mosquitoes and eating bear.

13:50 Life Below Zero: Fast Food

As winter’s chill grips the Arctic, the path forward will require trial and error. Living in the secluded state of Alaska means one wrong decision could cost you your life.

14:40 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

15:25 Joanna Lumley’s Britain: Series 1, Episode 3

This episode takes Joanna from North Wales to St Michael’s Mount and the West Country, ending in her home town of London.

16:15 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.

16:45 Deadly 60: Norway

Steve heads to Norway to dive with the planet’s ultimate predator – the orca. He also witnesses the northern lights and gets up close to the mighty mouth of a humpback whale.

17:10 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Havana

Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean – Cuba and Haiti. Joanna kicks off her adventure in the back of a classic car in Havana, outlining her 1500-mile Caribbean adventure.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Denby (Mugs)

Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. The British drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory’s best sellers, the Halo Heritage mug.

19:00 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria. With its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres, the Lake District is one of the great natural wonders of our country.

20:00 The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan: Romania

Comedian and presenter Romesh Ranganathan travels beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfasts to some of the most unlikely holiday places on earth.

21:00 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.

21:55 Life Below Zero: The Other Side

Ricko DeWilde travels to cursed lands to finally lay his brother’s spirit to rest. Sue Aikens ventures into the tundra to map the shifting landscape.

22:45 Inside the Factory: Denby (Mugs)

Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. The British drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory’s best sellers, the Halo Heritage mug.

23:45 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Havana

Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean – Cuba and Haiti. Joanna kicks off her adventure in the back of a classic car in Havana, outlining her 1500-mile Caribbean adventure.

00:35 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria. With its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres, the Lake District is one of the great natural wonders of our country.

01:30 The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan: Romania

Comedian and presenter Romesh Ranganathan travels beyond his comfort zone and the world of complimentary breakfasts to some of the most unlikely holiday places on earth.

02:20 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.

03:05 Life Below Zero: The Other Side

Ricko DeWilde travels to cursed lands to finally lay his brother’s spirit to rest. Sue Aikens ventures into the tundra to map the shifting landscape.

03:50 Inside the Factory: Denby (Mugs)

Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. The British drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory’s best sellers, the Halo Heritage mug.

04:45 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Havana

Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean – Cuba and Haiti. Joanna kicks off her adventure in the back of a classic car in Havana, outlining her 1500-mile Caribbean adventure.

05:30 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.

3 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly 60: Norway

Steve heads to Norway to dive with the planet’s ultimate predator – the orca. He also witnesses the northern lights and gets up close to the mighty mouth of a humpback whale.

06:25 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 1

Join Ryan and his team as they explore the city of Zurich, and then set out from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to embark on this mammoth trek towards Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

07:15 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

08:05 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

08:55 Life Below Zero: Cold Harvest

As the deep freeze sets in, Alaskans brave cruel temperatures to complete vital tasks.

09:45 Life Below Zero: Cold Rage

Brutal storms threaten the lives of those living in the Arctic as they enter the start if the long dark winter.

10:35 Life Below Zero: Creature of The Night

In the midst of dark winter, Arctic residents must brace for the dangers that lurk in the constant darkness.

11:20 Life Below Zero: Whiteout

With limited daylight, Alaskans must brave cruel temperatures to secure their survival. Storms make essentials like finding water supplies and pelts urgent.

12:10 Life Below Zero: Fast Food

As winter’s chill grips the Arctic, the path forward will require trial and error. Living in the secluded state of Alaska means one wrong decision could cost you your life.

13:00 Planet Earth II: Islands

From adorable pygmy sloths to huge living dragons, islands offer a refuge for the planet’s strangest creatures. But life on these isolated lands is full of unexpected challenges.

14:00 Planet Earth II: Mountains

Great mountain ranges may provide some spectacular landscapes, but they are difficult habitats to live in. This film offers an intimate look at the secretive lives of mountain animals.

15:05 Planet Earth II: Jungles

Jungles offer mysterious worlds with surprising animal characters – follow some of them in the forests of Madagascar as they struggle to survive in this competitive habitat.

16:10 Planet Earth II: Deserts

The world’s deserts are lands of extremes that force animals to adapt in clever ways to cope with the hostile conditions, producing some incredible survival stories.

17:10 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough tunes in to the remarkable sounds of the natural world, an open-air festival of songs of procreation and survival. But will they soon be heard no more?

18:05 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 1

Join Ryan and his team as they explore the city of Zurich, and then set out from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to embark on this mammoth trek towards Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

19:00 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 1

Actors Robson Green and Jim Murray are in Iceland on the fishing trip of a lifetime. Their journey starts at the airport – and continues around the island.

20:00 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria. With its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres, the Lake District is one of the great natural wonders of our country.

21:00 Life Below Zero: Canada: Down to the Wire

Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

21:55 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 5, Episode 13

In Canada, there’s nowhere to go as homes are washed down river. An ice skater is on thin ice in New Jersey and a cliff edge in Brazil collapses after heavy rain.

22:50 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough tunes in to the remarkable sounds of the natural world, an open-air festival of songs of procreation and survival. But will they soon be heard no more?

23:50 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 1

Join Ryan and his team as they explore the city of Zurich, and then set out from Vaduz in Liechtenstein to embark on this mammoth trek towards Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

00:35 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 1

Actors Robson Green and Jim Murray are in Iceland on the fishing trip of a lifetime. Their journey starts at the airport – and continues around the island.

01:25 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria. With its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres, the Lake District is one of the great natural wonders of our country.

02:20 Life Below Zero: Canada: Down to the Wire

Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

03:05 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 5, Episode 13

In Canada, there’s nowhere to go as homes are washed down river. An ice skater is on thin ice in New Jersey and a cliff edge in Brazil collapses after heavy rain.

03:55 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough tunes in to the remarkable sounds of the natural world, an open-air festival of songs of procreation and survival. But will they soon be heard no more?

04:45 Life Below Zero: Canada: Down to the Wire

Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

05:30 Deadly 60: Norway

Steve heads to Norway to dive with the planet’s ultimate predator – the orca. He also witnesses the northern lights and gets up close to the mighty mouth of a humpback whale.

4 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 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.

06:25 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.

07:15 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.

08:05 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.

08:55 The Ganges with Sue Perkins: The Gangetic Plain

The Gangetic Plain is where the ancient and modern collide – from the sacred city of Varanasi to Patna, a city fast becoming India’s Silicon Valley. It’s here also that the Ganges faces its greatest threats from dams, pollution, industry and agriculture.

09:50 The Ganges with Sue Perkins: The Delta

Sue visits the beautiful mangroves of the Sundarbans, home of the Bengal tiger, and meets the villagers who live in fear of an attack. She discovers a world defined by water and the devastating impact of climate change.

10:45 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 1

Sue starts her journey at the western end of the border, in the Mexican city of Tijuana, where she discovers an unexpected invasion of migrants: American retirees who have settled south of the border to enjoy the good life and an ocean view at an affordable price. Over on the US side of the border, Sue spends a day with Mark Lamb, sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, who is engaged in an ongoing battle with the Mexican drugs cartels that traffic people and drugs over the border.

11:40 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border: Episode 2

Sue visits the Mexican city of Juarez, which adjoins El Paso, Texas. She meets Gabriela, who is bringing up her kids alone in El Paso as her husband, who is not legal in America, is stuck in Juarez.

12:35 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Havana

Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean – Cuba and Haiti. Joanna kicks off her adventure in the back of a classic car in Havana, outlining her 1500-mile Caribbean adventure.

13:25 Planet Earth II: Grasslands

Grasslands cover a quarter of all land and support vast gatherings of wildlife – but to survive here animals must endure the most hostile seasonal changes on Earth.

14:25 Planet Earth II: Cities

Cities are the fastest growing habitat on Earth, but life in the man-made world is not easy for animals. Will the future see cities designed for wildlife too?

15:27 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 1

Actors Robson Green and Jim Murray are in Iceland on the fishing trip of a lifetime. Their journey starts at the airport – and continues around the island.

16:20 Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains. Could the Neanderthals have killed these Ice Age giants?

17:15 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

18:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Northumberland

Ben travels to England’s most northerly coastline, Northumberland, to stay with Kezz and Nathalie, a couple who gave up a rock’n’roll lifestyle to be caretakers of a secluded wood.

19:00 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.

20:00 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

21:00 The Search for the Last Unicorn: Episode 1

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

21:55 Rise of the Clans: A Queen Betrayed

Neil Oliver reveals how the clans plotted against Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, ultimately leading to the beheading of the most charismatic queen in Scottish history.

22:55 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

23:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Northumberland

Ben travels to England’s most northerly coastline, Northumberland, to stay with Kezz and Nathalie, a couple who gave up a rock’n’roll lifestyle to be caretakers of a secluded wood.

00:40 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.

01:25 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

02:15 The Search for the Last Unicorn: Episode 1

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

03:05 Rise of the Clans: A Queen Betrayed

Neil Oliver reveals how the clans plotted against Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, ultimately leading to the beheading of the most charismatic queen in Scottish history.

03:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Northumberland

Ben travels to England’s most northerly coastline, Northumberland, to stay with Kezz and Nathalie, a couple who gave up a rock’n’roll lifestyle to be caretakers of a secluded wood.

04:45 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

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.

5 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 3, Episode 10

Tornadoes tear through Texas, rip tides trap swimmers in Florida, a storm hits holiday makers in Greece and a wave crashes through a restaurant in Italy.

06:55 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 3, Episode 11

Wildfires ravage California, a tornado terrorises people trapped in a gas station, daredevils skydive over Antarctica, and a microburst causes chaos.

07:45 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 3, Episode 12

Devastating floods trap residents in Australia, a base jumper gets stranded in freezing temperatures and a destructive hail storm batters Texas.

08:40 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Havana

Joanna Lumley travels across two of the most enigmatic countries in the Caribbean – Cuba and Haiti. Joanna kicks off her adventure in the back of a classic car in Havana, outlining her 1500-mile Caribbean adventure.

09:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Alaska

Ben Fogle is in Alaska battling mosquitoes and eating bear.

10:15 Life Below Zero: Fast Food

As winter’s chill grips the Arctic, the path forward will require trial and error. Living in the secluded state of Alaska means one wrong decision could cost you your life.

11:05 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

11:55 Inside the Factory: Denby (Mugs)

Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. The British drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory’s best sellers, the Halo Heritage mug.

12:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Utah

Ben Fogle meets two brothers who live in the wilds of Utah.

13:40 Life Below Zero: Cold Crusade

In the depths of winter, the off-grid Alaskans work tirelessly to combat the deep cold.

14:25 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 1

Five teams set off from Mexico City – a gargantuan metropolis and the largest Spanish speaking city in the world – in a race to reach the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina.

15:25 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough tunes in to the remarkable sounds of the natural world, an open-air festival of songs of procreation and survival. But will they soon be heard no more?

16:20 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.

17:10 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Haiti

Before leaving Cuba, Joanna gets as close as possible to Guantanamo Bay, before taking a short boat trip to Haiti, a nation born from slave revolution with a strong tradition of voodoo.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Chairs

Gregg Wallace and the team look inside a furniture factory making chair, following it from carving wood to making the finish product.

19:00 Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall: Making Friends

While work is underway on the three new paradise islands that’ll soon house over 100 chimps, back at the sanctuary the baby group goes on their daily forest school trip, to learn how to live in the wild.

20:00 What Killed the Whale?: Episode 1

Extreme weather, noise pollution, shipping traffic, toxic compounds and micro-plastics are among the shocking discoveries causing damage to these giants of the ocean. It’s a clear warning.

21:00 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.

21:55 Life Below Zero: Into the Night

Sue Aikens must protect Kavik from the dangers that lurk in the shadows. The Hailstones use the cover of night to search for food under the ice.

22:45 Inside the Factory: Chairs

Gregg Wallace and the team look inside a furniture factory making chair, following it from carving wood to making the finish product.

23:40 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Haiti

Before leaving Cuba, Joanna gets as close as possible to Guantanamo Bay, before taking a short boat trip to Haiti, a nation born from slave revolution with a strong tradition of voodoo.

00:30 Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall: Making Friends

While work is underway on the three new paradise islands that’ll soon house over 100 chimps, back at the sanctuary the baby group goes on their daily forest school trip, to learn how to live in the wild.

01:25 What Killed the Whale?: Episode 1

Extreme weather, noise pollution, shipping traffic, toxic compounds and micro-plastics are among the shocking discoveries causing damage to these giants of the ocean. It’s a clear warning.

02:20 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.

03:05 Life Below Zero: Into the Night

Sue Aikens must protect Kavik from the dangers that lurk in the shadows. The Hailstones use the cover of night to search for food under the ice.

03:50 Inside the Factory: Chairs

Gregg Wallace and the team look inside a furniture factory making chair, following it from carving wood to making the finish product.

04:45 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Haiti

Before leaving Cuba, Joanna gets as close as possible to Guantanamo Bay, before taking a short boat trip to Haiti, a nation born from slave revolution with a strong tradition of voodoo.

05:30 Deadly 60: Ecuador Oceans

Steve heads to Ecuador to dive with the giant manta ray. He also gets a unique view of the biggest baby on earth and rescues a turtle caught in a fishing line.

6 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 The Ganges with Sue Perkins: The Delta

Sue visits the beautiful mangroves of the Sundarbans, home of the Bengal tiger, and meets the villagers who live in fear of an attack. She discovers a world defined by water and the devastating impact of climate change.

06:55 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.

07:45 Judi Dench’s Wild Borneo Adventure: Episode 2

Dame Judi Dench travels down the Kinabatangan river to discover how the jungle and its wildlife is under pressure from our insatiable appetite for rainforest timber and palm oils and discovers how people and animals are fighting back to restore the forest.

08:35 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Haiti

Before leaving Cuba, Joanna gets as close as possible to Guantanamo Bay, before taking a short boat trip to Haiti, a nation born from slave revolution with a strong tradition of voodoo.

09:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Utah

Ben Fogle meets two brothers who live in the wilds of Utah.

10:15 Life Below Zero: Cold Crusade

In the depths of winter, the off-grid Alaskans work tirelessly to combat the deep cold.

11:00 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 1

Five teams set off from Mexico City – a gargantuan metropolis and the largest Spanish speaking city in the world – in a race to reach the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina.

12:00 Inside the Factory: Chairs

Gregg Wallace and the team look inside a furniture factory making chair, following it from carving wood to making the finish product.

12:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden

Ben Fogle meets a Brit who now lives in the Arctic Circle.

13:45 Life Below Zero: Winter Reigns

As the cold season wanes in the Arctic, winter does not go quietly into the night.

14:30 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 2

The teams head out of Copan Ruinas in western Honduras to their next checkpoint – Panama City. Having raced hard in the previous leg, leaders Jo and Sam are keen to experience more this time.

15:25 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

16:20 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.

17:10 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.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Maltloaf

Gregg Wallace sees how maltloaf is produced on a mass-scale.

19:00 Impossible Engineering: Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record breaking proportions with cutting edge naval and aerial engineering. Find out how pioneering historic designs made the seemingly impossible, possible.

20:00 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: Series 4, Episode 6

Addenbrooke’s major trauma team and surgeons treat some of the country’s most critically injured patients. Multiple teams must decide whether a man’s damaged arm can be saved.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben learns to oyster pick, brew beer, trade fish and dance with the locals with voluntary castaway Dave Glasheen on a remote Australian island.

21:55 Life Below Zero: Bone Cold

The Hailstones brave the freeze to seek new land for the expanding family. Sue Aikens must replenish her resources in Chena to survive the brutal cold.

22:45 Inside the Factory: Maltloaf

Gregg Wallace sees how maltloaf is produced on a mass-scale.

23:40 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.

00:35 Impossible Engineering: Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record breaking proportions with cutting edge naval and aerial engineering. Find out how pioneering historic designs made the seemingly impossible, possible.

01:20 Surgeons: At the Edge of Life: Series 4, Episode 6

Addenbrooke’s major trauma team and surgeons treat some of the country’s most critically injured patients. Multiple teams must decide whether a man’s damaged arm can be saved.

02:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben learns to oyster pick, brew beer, trade fish and dance with the locals with voluntary castaway Dave Glasheen on a remote Australian island.

03:00 Life Below Zero: Bone Cold

The Hailstones brave the freeze to seek new land for the expanding family. Sue Aikens must replenish her resources in Chena to survive the brutal cold.

03:45 Inside the Factory: Maltloaf

Gregg Wallace sees how maltloaf is produced on a mass-scale.

04:40 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.

05:30 Deadly 60: Borneo

In Borneo, Steve gets strangled by a python on a night-time river expedition, climbs a 40-metre tree and finds out why our thirst for palm oil is threatening bears and orangutans.

7 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Primates: Secrets of Survival

Revealing the extraordinary strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs use to survive in the most unexpected places, from snow-capped mountains to the open savannah.

06:55 Primates: Family Matters

For primates, family is everything. Complex social lives are key to their success.

07:50 Primates: Protecting Primates

Today, more than half of the world’s primates are under threat of extinction. Meet the scientists making groundbreaking discoveries about this remarkable animal family.

08:45 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.

09:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden

Ben Fogle meets a Brit who now lives in the Arctic Circle.

10:20 Life Below Zero: Winter Reigns

As the cold season wanes in the Arctic, winter does not go quietly into the night.

11:10 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 2

The teams head out of Copan Ruinas in western Honduras to their next checkpoint – Panama City. Having raced hard in the previous leg, leaders Jo and Sam are keen to experience more this time.

12:05 Inside the Factory: Maltloaf

Gregg Wallace sees how maltloaf is produced on a mass-scale.

13:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Laos

Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

13:50 Life Below Zero: Bad Break

The Alaskans are faced with adversity as they confront the unknown in the dead of winter.

14:40 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 3

Setting off from Panama City, the remaining four teams take to the Caribbean Sea, but there are complications when a state of emergency is declared in the destination of their next checkpoint.

15:35 Life Below Zero: Canada: Down to the Wire

Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

16:20 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.

17:10 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.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Boots

Gregg Wallace visits a boot factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to follow the production of a pair of Dr. Martens, while Cherry Healey gets to grips with the machines that make shoelaces.

19:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oxfordshire

Ben is closer to home than he’s ever been in rural Oxfordshire where he spends the week with a multi-generational family, who surrendered their conventional life.

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: Alaska

Ben learns grizzly bear protection and storm navigation with a couple who live in a Mongolian-style yurt in the Alaskan wilderness.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Man Down

The Hailstones are forced into action when one of their own suffers a critical injury on the ice. Jessie Holmes braves icy conditions to procure key resources.

22:35 Inside the Factory: Boots

Gregg Wallace visits a boot factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to follow the production of a pair of Dr. Martens, while Cherry Healey gets to grips with the machines that make shoelaces.

23:35 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.

00:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oxfordshire

Ben is closer to home than he’s ever been in rural Oxfordshire where he spends the week with a multi-generational family, who surrendered their conventional life.

01:10 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.

01:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Alaska

Ben learns grizzly bear protection and storm navigation with a couple who live in a Mongolian-style yurt in the Alaskan wilderness.

02:40 Life Below Zero: Man Down

The Hailstones are forced into action when one of their own suffers a critical injury on the ice. Jessie Holmes braves icy conditions to procure key resources.

03:25 Inside the Factory: Boots

Gregg Wallace visits a boot factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to follow the production of a pair of Dr. Martens, while Cherry Healey gets to grips with the machines that make shoelaces.

04:15 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.

05:05 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 3

Setting off from Panama City, the remaining four teams take to the Caribbean Sea, but there are complications when a state of emergency is declared in the destination of their next checkpoint.

8 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Earth’s Hidden Volcanos

Spewing super-heated water up to 400oC, deep sea vents seem too hostile for life, but incredibly they are home to over 750 species found nowhere else on Earth.

06:05 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Fire & Feast

Natural grass fires in the Serengeti cause disaster for some animals but also food for others.

06:10 Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley: Series 1, Episode 3

A look at the links between the brain and comfort eating, and snoring and weight. And a sustainable low-calorie, low-carb, high-protein diet with recipes and tips.

07:05 Lose a Stone in 21 Days with Michael Mosley: Series 1, Episode 4

Doctor Michael Mosley devises a lifestyle intervention and diet to help five volunteers get their health back on track, post-lockdown.

07:55 The Science of Sleep: How to Sleep Better: Episode 1

Gaby Roslin and Amir Khan present the first of two programmes in which they apply the latest science to some of Britain’s worst sleepers.

08:40 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.

09:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Laos

Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

10:20 Life Below Zero: Bad Break

The Alaskans are faced with adversity as they confront the unknown in the dead of winter.

11:05 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 3

Setting off from Panama City, the remaining four teams take to the Caribbean Sea, but there are complications when a state of emergency is declared in the destination of their next checkpoint.

12:05 Inside the Factory: Boots

Gregg Wallace visits a boot factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to follow the production of a pair of Dr. Martens, while Cherry Healey gets to grips with the machines that make shoelaces.

13:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben hand-rears rescue animals and finds out about the invasive cane-toad when he meets Barbara Walker, a photographer from Switzerland who settled in one of the world’s most challenging places.

13:45 Life Below Zero: The Beast

The final days of winter force Alaskans to push through the cold.

14:30 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 4

As the 25,000km race to Ushuaia approaches the half-way mark, the four teams compete not just with each other but with the extreme altitudes of Peru.

15:30 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 5, Episode 13

In Canada, there’s nowhere to go as homes are washed down river. An ice skater is on thin ice in New Jersey and a cliff edge in Brazil collapses after heavy rain.

16:20 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.

17:10 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.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Vacuum Cleaners

Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale. This time they discover how a humble but hardy ‘Henry’ the vacuum cleaner is produced.

19:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 1

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

20:00 Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time: What is Time?

Brian explores a simple question: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand

Ben goes to New Zealand and spends time with a hunter-gatherer couple who have raised two teenagers in complete isolation.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Bloodlines

Chip and Carol Hailstone combat brutal conditions on a critical hunt to replenish the family’s food supply. Sue Aikens utilizes her time in Chena to upkeep and maintain the property’s structures.

22:40 Inside the Factory: Vacuum Cleaners

Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale. This time they discover how a humble but hardy ‘Henry’ the vacuum cleaner is produced.

23:40 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.

00:35 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 1

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

01:25 Brian Cox’s Adventures in Space and Time: What is Time?

Brian explores a simple question: what is time? Modern science shows it to be far stranger than we think. He explores Chankillo, the oldest and best-preserved astronomical observatory in the Americas.

02:20 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand

Ben goes to New Zealand and spends time with a hunter-gatherer couple who have raised two teenagers in complete isolation.

03:05 Life Below Zero: Bloodlines

Chip and Carol Hailstone combat brutal conditions on a critical hunt to replenish the family’s food supply. Sue Aikens utilizes her time in Chena to upkeep and maintain the property’s structures.

03:50 Inside the Factory: Vacuum Cleaners

Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale. This time they discover how a humble but hardy ‘Henry’ the vacuum cleaner is produced.

04:40 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.

05:30 Deadly 60: Ecuador Jungle

Steve and the team head to Sani Lodge in the Amazon rainforest to find one of the most feared snakes on Earth – the fer de lance. However, finding one won’t be easy in this dense jungle habitat.

9 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Building The Ultimate: Episode 4 – The Super Train

This episode explores under the hood of Europe’s fastest passenger train – the Italo AGV – to unlock the engineering secrets that allow it to shuttle over 450 people between 21 Italian cities at a top speed of 300 kilometres per hour.

06:50 Building The Ultimate: Episode 5 – The Mega Wheel

This episode unlocks the engineering secrets of the Las Vegas High Roller to reveal what tech allows North America’s tallest big wheel to spin over one million people above Sin City each year.

07:45 Building The Ultimate: Episode 6 – The Super Rollercoaster

This episode unlocks the engineering secrets of Valkyria – Europe’s tallest drop coaster – to reveal how it thrills thousands of riders each day by dropping them 50 metres straight down, reaching a speed of 105 kilometres per hour.

08:35 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 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben hand-rears rescue animals and finds out about the invasive cane-toad when he meets Barbara Walker, a photographer from Switzerland who settled in one of the world’s most challenging places.

10:15 Life Below Zero: The Beast

The final days of winter force Alaskans to push through the cold.

11:00 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 4

As the 25,000km race to Ushuaia approaches the half-way mark, the four teams compete not just with each other but with the extreme altitudes of Peru.

12:00 Inside the Factory: Vacuum Cleaners

Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey reveal the secrets behind production on an epic scale. This time they discover how a humble but hardy ‘Henry’ the vacuum cleaner is produced.

12:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Tennessee

Ben ventures deep into the Appalachian Mountains in eastern America to meet 25-year-old Justin Burke, who rejected his privileged upbringing to live in the wilderness.

13:45 Life Below Zero: Swept Away

Spring is coming to Alaska and the break up of the Yukon river brings the threat of flooding, the challenge of reaching fresh water and a teaching opportunity for a man and his young children.

14:30 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 5

The teams have reached the halfway mark in the 25,000km race to Ushuaia. To reach the next checkpoint, they must choose to travel through either Bolivia or Chile.

15:25 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria. With its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres, the Lake District is one of the great natural wonders of our country.

16:20 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.

17:15 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’.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Ice Cream

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at Britain’s history with ice cream, and see it produced on an epic scale.

19:00 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

Simon goes wild swimming in the crystal clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less fortunate Derwent Water, one of the many lakes now clogged with the invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. He also visits England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

20:00 Stephen Fry in Central America: Mexico

Stephen Fry explores Mexico in his yellow American school bus. In Mexico city he takes part in a soap opera, while on the Pacific coast he is entranced by the courage of the Acapulco cliff divers.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Texas

Ben hunts rattlesnakes and meets eccentric desert folk with a former fashion photographer who ditched his New York mansion for the Texan wilderness.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Bare Bones

The Hailstones isolate at their camp in Kiwalik to seize seasonal harvests. Sue Aikens must scour the tundra to secure food to survive.

22:40 Inside the Factory: Ice Cream

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at Britain’s history with ice cream, and see it produced on an epic scale.

23:35 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’.

00:25 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

Simon goes wild swimming in the crystal clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less fortunate Derwent Water, one of the many lakes now clogged with the invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. He also visits England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

01:15 Stephen Fry in Central America: Mexico

Stephen Fry explores Mexico in his yellow American school bus. In Mexico city he takes part in a soap opera, while on the Pacific coast he is entranced by the courage of the Acapulco cliff divers.

02:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Texas

Ben hunts rattlesnakes and meets eccentric desert folk with a former fashion photographer who ditched his New York mansion for the Texan wilderness.

02:50 Life Below Zero: Bare Bones

The Hailstones isolate at their camp in Kiwalik to seize seasonal harvests. Sue Aikens must scour the tundra to secure food to survive.

03:35 Inside the Factory: Ice Cream

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at Britain’s history with ice cream, and see it produced on an epic scale.

04:25 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’.

05:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Texas

Ben hunts rattlesnakes and meets eccentric desert folk with a former fashion photographer who ditched his New York mansion for the Texan wilderness.

10 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 1

Five teams set off from Mexico City – a gargantuan metropolis and the largest Spanish speaking city in the world – in a race to reach the most southerly city in the world, Ushuaia in Argentina.

06:55 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 2

The teams head out of Copan Ruinas in western Honduras to their next checkpoint – Panama City. Having raced hard in the previous leg, leaders Jo and Sam are keen to experience more this time.

07:55 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 3

Setting off from Panama City, the remaining four teams take to the Caribbean Sea, but there are complications when a state of emergency is declared in the destination of their next checkpoint.

08:50 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 4

As the 25,000km race to Ushuaia approaches the half-way mark, the four teams compete not just with each other but with the extreme altitudes of Peru.

09:50 Life Below Zero: Winter Reigns

As the cold season wanes in the Arctic, winter does not go quietly into the night.

10:35 Life Below Zero: Bad Break

The Alaskans are faced with adversity as they confront the unknown in the dead of winter.

11:20 Life Below Zero: The Beast

The final days of winter force Alaskans to push through the cold.

12:10 Life Below Zero: Swept Away

Spring is coming to Alaska and the break up of the Yukon river brings the threat of flooding, the challenge of reaching fresh water and a teaching opportunity for a man and his young children.

13:00 The Green Planet: Tropical Worlds

Tropical rainforests are plant battlegrounds. New filming techniques allow us to enter the world of plants to see it from their perspective and on their timescale.

14:00 The Green Planet: Water Worlds

Water plants create beautiful, bizarre worlds. Flowers smother rivers and lakes. Plants fight and hunt. A river bubbles like champagne as plants create the atmosphere itself.

15:05 The Green Planet: Seasonal Worlds

Seasonal worlds are dominated by relentless change. For plants to survive they must get their timing right.

16:05 The Green Planet: Desert Worlds

Deserts are hostile to life. Temperatures soar and plummet and water is rare. Yet even here plants have found ingenious ways to survive.

17:10 Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains. Could the Neanderthals have killed these Ice Age giants?

18:05 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

19:00 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 2

Today they are looking to find, catch and release the wild Atlantic Salmon.

20:00 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

Simon goes wild swimming in the crystal clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less fortunate Derwent Water, one of the many lakes now clogged with the invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. He also visits England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

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.

21:50 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 1

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

22:50 Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains. Could the Neanderthals have killed these Ice Age giants?

23:45 Extreme Treks: Switzerland via Alpina: Part 2

Join Ryan and his team as they continue the mammoth trek that began in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, meeting a fascinating collection of characters along their path, as they draw ever closer to their goal of arriving in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, in this double episode of Extreme Treks.

00:35 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 2

Today they are looking to find, catch and release the wild Atlantic Salmon.

01:25 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

Simon goes wild swimming in the crystal clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less fortunate Derwent Water, one of the many lakes now clogged with the invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. He also visits England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

02:15 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.

03:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 1

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

03:55 Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains. Could the Neanderthals have killed these Ice Age giants?

04:45 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.

05:30 Deadly 60: Gabon Coast

Steve ventures to the wilds of Gabon in search of the small but deadly dwarf crocodile and infamous forest elephants. He also goes tracking with the Loango Chimpanzee Project.

11 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly 60: Unseen

A special episode featuring some of the best moments from the series. Steve races a cheetah, rescues a king cobra and shares some of those rare times when things go wrong!

06:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben learns to oyster pick, brew beer, trade fish and dance with the locals with voluntary castaway Dave Glasheen on a remote Australian island.

07:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Alaska

Ben learns grizzly bear protection and storm navigation with a couple who live in a Mongolian-style yurt in the Alaskan wilderness.

08:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: New Zealand

Ben goes to New Zealand and spends time with a hunter-gatherer couple who have raised two teenagers in complete isolation.

08:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Texas

Ben hunts rattlesnakes and meets eccentric desert folk with a former fashion photographer who ditched his New York mansion for the Texan wilderness.

09:40 Joanna Lumley’s Hidden Caribbean: Havana to Haiti: Haiti

Before leaving Cuba, Joanna gets as close as possible to Guantanamo Bay, before taking a short boat trip to Haiti, a nation born from slave revolution with a strong tradition of voodoo.

10:25 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.

11:15 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.

12:10 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.

13:00 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’.

13:50 The Green Planet: Human Worlds

Two out of five wild plants are threatened with extinction. Today people are finding remarkable ways to help them, and so make our world a little greener and a little wilder.

14:50 The Green Planet: Making Of

The making of Sir David Attenborough’s series on the magical hidden world of plants. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to look closer at their interconnected world, showcasing over two decades of new discoveries.

15:35 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 2

Today they are looking to find, catch and release the wild Atlantic Salmon.

16:30 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

17:15 Impossible Engineering: Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record breaking proportions with cutting edge naval and aerial engineering. Find out how pioneering historic designs made the seemingly impossible, possible.

18:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oxfordshire

Ben is closer to home than he’s ever been in rural Oxfordshire where he spends the week with a multi-generational family, who surrendered their conventional life.

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 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

20:55 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

21:45 Blood of the Clans: The Year of Victories

Neil Oliver recounts the 17th century civil war between Royalist clans and Parliamentarians.

22:45 Impossible Engineering: Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record breaking proportions with cutting edge naval and aerial engineering. Find out how pioneering historic designs made the seemingly impossible, possible.

23:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oxfordshire

Ben is closer to home than he’s ever been in rural Oxfordshire where he spends the week with a multi-generational family, who surrendered their conventional life.

00:25 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.

01:10 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

02:00 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

02:45 Blood of the Clans: The Year of Victories

Neil Oliver recounts the 17th century civil war between Royalist clans and Parliamentarians.

03:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Oxfordshire

Ben is closer to home than he’s ever been in rural Oxfordshire where he spends the week with a multi-generational family, who surrendered their conventional life.

04:25 Impossible Engineering: Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record breaking proportions with cutting edge naval and aerial engineering. Find out how pioneering historic designs made the seemingly impossible, possible.

05:10 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

12 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Series 3, Episode 13

A volcano eruption in Hawaii destroys a neighbourhood, and good Samaritans rescue residents trapped in Hurricane Harvey’s deadly flood waters.

06:50 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 1

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

07:45 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 2

A 19-year-old girl and her father go face-to-face with a fast-moving inferno as wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In the French Alps, two British skiers are engulfed by an avalanche.

08:40 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’.

09:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Tennessee

Ben ventures deep into the Appalachian Mountains in eastern America to meet 25-year-old Justin Burke, who rejected his privileged upbringing to live in the wilderness.

10:15 Life Below Zero: Swept Away

Spring is coming to Alaska and the break up of the Yukon river brings the threat of flooding, the challenge of reaching fresh water and a teaching opportunity for a man and his young children.

11:05 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 5

The teams have reached the halfway mark in the 25,000km race to Ushuaia. To reach the next checkpoint, they must choose to travel through either Bolivia or Chile.

12:00 Inside the Factory: Ice Cream

Gregg Wallace, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman look at Britain’s history with ice cream, and see it produced on an epic scale.

12:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: French Polynesia

Ben builds hammocks, goes freediving and experiences rough seas when he meets British expat Rick and his girlfriend Jasna, who live a nomadic life on their yacht in the islands of French Polynesia.

13:45 Life Below Zero: Something Out There

The arctic spring season brings open waters, awakened animals, and key opportunities.

14:35 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 6

With three teams already at the checkpoint in Argentina, Dom and Lizzie are over 24 hours behind and must use all their ingenuity to claw their way back into the race.

15:25 Attenborough and The Mammoth Graveyard: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough joins an archaeological dig uncovering Britain’s biggest mammoth discovery in almost 20 years. In 2017, in a gravel quarry near Swindon, two amateur fossil hunters found an extraordinary cache of Ice Age mammoth remains. Could the Neanderthals have killed these Ice Age giants?

16:20 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.

17:10 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 5

Griff tumbles into the humid tropics of Darwin in a historic bi-plane.

18:05 Inside the Factory: Tortilla chips

Gregg Wallace visits the biggest tortilla factory in Europe, while Cherry Healey takes on the hottest chilli in the world and Ruth Goodman reveals how the Elizabethans treated their ruff collars.

19:00 Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall: The Big Move

Dr. Rebeca Atencia releases the first two chimps to their new semi-wild existence on the sanctuary’s new islands, then sets out to rescue an illegally kept pet mandrill, but encounters resistance from angry villagers.

20:00 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Georgia, USA

Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the swamplands of Georgia to live with Colbert, a former city fat cat turned jungle Tarzan.

21:50 Life Below Zero: The Big Catch

Ricko DeWilde teaches his children to survive in the wild as they journey to Huslia. Sue Aikens updates her camp to improve her comfort.

22:40 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 1

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

23:35 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 5

Griff tumbles into the humid tropics of Darwin in a historic bi-plane.

00:25 Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall: The Big Move

Dr. Rebeca Atencia releases the first two chimps to their new semi-wild existence on the sanctuary’s new islands, then sets out to rescue an illegally kept pet mandrill, but encounters resistance from angry villagers.

01:20 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

02:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Georgia, USA

Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the swamplands of Georgia to live with Colbert, a former city fat cat turned jungle Tarzan.

02:50 Life Below Zero: The Big Catch

Ricko DeWilde teaches his children to survive in the wild as they journey to Huslia. Sue Aikens updates her camp to improve her comfort.

03:35 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 1

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

04:25 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

05:10 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 5

Griff tumbles into the humid tropics of Darwin in a historic bi-plane.

13 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Turning The Tide

Discover the story of a baby Seal leaving their mother without being prepared for the dangers at Sea.

06:05 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: An Unsinkable Lizard

For the creatures that live in the Amazon, the constant rain can present a problem, when you’re just 2cm long a single raindrop could prove deadly. But the adorable pygmy gecko has a trick up its sleeve. It is essentially unsinkable.

06:10 Joanna Lumley’s India: Series 1, Episode 1

Joanna travels from the very south of the country all the way to the foothills of the Himalayas. In Madurai she explores the multi-coloured and dazzling Meenakshi temple which comes alive at night with religious celebration.

07:00 Joanna Lumley’s India: Series 1, Episode 2

At the Gateway to India on Mumbai harbour, Joanna faces the beautiful stone archway through which she left India in 1947. She also explores India’s caste system; an illegal classification that segregates people into social groups from birth.

07:50 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.

08:40 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 5

Griff tumbles into the humid tropics of Darwin in a historic bi-plane.

09:30 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: French Polynesia

Ben builds hammocks, goes freediving and experiences rough seas when he meets British expat Rick and his girlfriend Jasna, who live a nomadic life on their yacht in the islands of French Polynesia.

10:20 Life Below Zero: Something Out There

The arctic spring season brings open waters, awakened animals, and key opportunities.

11:05 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 6

With three teams already at the checkpoint in Argentina, Dom and Lizzie are over 24 hours behind and must use all their ingenuity to claw their way back into the race.

12:05 Inside the Factory: Tortilla chips

Gregg Wallace visits the biggest tortilla factory in Europe, while Cherry Healey takes on the hottest chilli in the world and Ruth Goodman reveals how the Elizabethans treated their ruff collars.

13:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Isle Of Rum Scotland

Ben heads to the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland, where he meets Nic and Andy Goddard and their children on the Isle of Rum.

13:50 Life Below Zero: Raging Waters

From Alaska’s north to its southern tip, Alaskans improvise as essential gear breaks down.

14:40 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 7

With two teams at the checkpoint in Ilha Grande in Brazil, the remaining teams are engaged in a frantic race to avoid finishing the leg in last place.

15:35 Impossible Engineering: Aircraft Carrier

The HMS Queen Elizabeth is a ship of record breaking proportions with cutting edge naval and aerial engineering. Find out how pioneering historic designs made the seemingly impossible, possible.

16:25 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.

17:15 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 1

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

19:00 Impossible Engineering: Rion Antirion Bridge

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its record breaking dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe’s most active seismic. Discover how engineers developed revolutionary designs from the past to make the impossible, possible.

20:00 How Healthy Is Your Gut?: Episode 1

A new health obsession is sweeping the nation. The medical world now believes having a healthy gut can improve almost every aspect of your health.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Philippines

Ben joins coconut farmer Neil and his young family in their hill-side bamboo house, where Neil is the ‘only white man’ in his jungle village.

21:45 Life Below Zero: Bad Bones

Jessie Holmes must build a bridge to gain access to the land beyond his home. Sue Aikens makes critical updates to the facilities in Kavik.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 2

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into to previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

23:30 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.

00:25 Impossible Engineering: Rion Antirion Bridge

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its record breaking dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe’s most active seismic. Discover how engineers developed revolutionary designs from the past to make the impossible, possible.

01:10 How Healthy Is Your Gut?: Episode 1

A new health obsession is sweeping the nation. The medical world now believes having a healthy gut can improve almost every aspect of your health.

02:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Philippines

Ben joins coconut farmer Neil and his young family in their hill-side bamboo house, where Neil is the ‘only white man’ in his jungle village.

02:45 Life Below Zero: Bad Bones

Jessie Holmes must build a bridge to gain access to the land beyond his home. Sue Aikens makes critical updates to the facilities in Kavik.

03:30 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 2

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into to previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

04:20 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.

05:10 How Healthy Is Your Gut?: Episode 1

A new health obsession is sweeping the nation. The medical world now believes having a healthy gut can improve almost every aspect of your health.

14 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 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?

06:55 Animal Impossible: Eagles

Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Can an eagle lift a child?

07:45 Animal Impossible: Sharks

Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Are sharks mindless maneaters?

08:40 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.

09:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Isle Of Rum Scotland

Ben heads to the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland, where he meets Nic and Andy Goddard and their children on the Isle of Rum.

10:20 Life Below Zero: Raging Waters

From Alaska’s north to its southern tip, Alaskans improvise as essential gear breaks down.

11:10 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 7

With two teams at the checkpoint in Ilha Grande in Brazil, the remaining teams are engaged in a frantic race to avoid finishing the leg in last place.

12:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 1

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

13:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Down Under: Wilderness Island, Australia

Ben begins his travels in the remote Wilderness Island, off Australia’s north-western cape, to meet a man whose story is as remarkable as the landscape he inhabits.

13:50 Life Below Zero: Open Wounds

The Alaskan residents are either hunting birds to stock up their freezers, training their young families how to fish or training up a puppy to be a hunting dog.

14:40 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 8

After 21,000 kilometres, two continents and 17 countries, the teams embark on the final leg of their epic journey. However, a mammoth 4,800km still stands between them and the finish line of Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world.

15:35 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.

16:20 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.

17:15 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Make Yourself at Home: Cape Reinga to Auckland

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones begin his epic ‘off-highway’ journey of New Zealand from north to south, starting at Cape Reinga and travelling via Russell and Kaipara Harbour to Auckland.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 2

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into to previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

19:00 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.

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: India

Ben Fogle journeys to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas to live with former fighter pilot, Steve Lall, who is now a mountain farmer.

21:45 Life Below Zero: Inside Out

Sue Aikens must take advantage of a rare chance for food that has wandered into Kavik. The Hailstones turn to building a native structure to improve their hygiene in the remote wilderness.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 3

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

23:30 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Make Yourself at Home: Cape Reinga to Auckland

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones begin his epic ‘off-highway’ journey of New Zealand from north to south, starting at Cape Reinga and travelling via Russell and Kaipara Harbour to Auckland.

00:25 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.

01:10 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.

01:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: India

Ben Fogle journeys to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas to live with former fighter pilot, Steve Lall, who is now a mountain farmer.

02:45 Life Below Zero: Inside Out

Sue Aikens must take advantage of a rare chance for food that has wandered into Kavik. The Hailstones turn to building a native structure to improve their hygiene in the remote wilderness.

03:30 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 3

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

04:20 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Make Yourself at Home: Cape Reinga to Auckland

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones begin his epic ‘off-highway’ journey of New Zealand from north to south, starting at Cape Reinga and travelling via Russell and Kaipara Harbour to Auckland.

05:05 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 8

After 21,000 kilometres, two continents and 17 countries, the teams embark on the final leg of their epic journey. However, a mammoth 4,800km still stands between them and the finish line of Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Turning The Tide

Discover the story of a baby Seal leaving their mother without being prepared for the dangers at Sea.

06:05 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: An Unsinkable Lizard

For the creatures that live in the Amazon, the constant rain can present a problem, when you’re just 2cm long a single raindrop could prove deadly. But the adorable pygmy gecko has a trick up its sleeve. It is essentially unsinkable.

06:10 The Science of Sleep: How to Sleep Better: Episode 2

Amir and Gaby look at the cases of a woman who has restless leg syndrome, and a man who has had chronic insomnia for 20 years. Elsewhere, the sleep experiment continues.

07:00 Michael Mosley and Sleep

A comprehensive guide to the science of sleep – and how it impacts everything we do. New research and theories are put to the test in experiments never before shown on TV. And in the UK’s biggest-ever sleep survey, discover how sleeping habits vary across age, lifestyle and location.

07:55 Australia’s Health Revolution with Michael Mosley: Episode 1

Dr. Mosley meets with eight Australians diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes who dream of getting their health back and turning their lives around. Together with Ray, Dr. Mosley will guide the participants through drastic diet and lifestyle adjustments.

08:50 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Make Yourself at Home: Cape Reinga to Auckland

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones begin his epic ‘off-highway’ journey of New Zealand from north to south, starting at Cape Reinga and travelling via Russell and Kaipara Harbour to Auckland.

09:40 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Down Under: Wilderness Island, Australia

Ben begins his travels in the remote Wilderness Island, off Australia’s north-western cape, to meet a man whose story is as remarkable as the landscape he inhabits.

10:30 Life Below Zero: Open Wounds

The Alaskan residents are either hunting birds to stock up their freezers, training their young families how to fish or training up a puppy to be a hunting dog.

11:15 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 8

After 21,000 kilometres, two continents and 17 countries, the teams embark on the final leg of their epic journey. However, a mammoth 4,800km still stands between them and the finish line of Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world.

12:15 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 2

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into to previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

13:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Canada: Freedom Cove

Ben heads to the azure seas and pine-covered mountains of Canada, where artistic couple Catherine and Wayne live on a floating island they built themselves – a home they share with seals, eagles, bears and chihuahuas!

13:55 Life Below Zero: Chasing Ghosts

With Alaska in bloom, its residents must continue to utilize their days to pursue resources and opportunities to enrich their lives.

14:45 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 9

The five teams reunite for the first time to reveal fascinating insights into their different strategies and individual experiences – from their highest highs to their lowest lows.

15:40 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 1

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

16:35 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.

17:25 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Don’t Fall in a Volcano: Auckland to Wellington

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand’s back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 3

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

19:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 2

A 19-year-old girl and her father go face-to-face with a fast-moving inferno as wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In the French Alps, two British skiers are engulfed by an avalanche.

19:55 Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1

The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity – where some form of alien life might exist.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama

On an island off the coast of Panama, Ben spends time with Ian Usher, a Brit who ‘sold’ his life on eBay and bought his own island for £30,000.

21:55 Life Below Zero: Past Lives

Andy Bassich brings Denise Becker to an area rich in resources and fond memories. Ricko DeWilde shows his children how to harvest food from the rivers for an Athabaskan delicacy.

22:50 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 4

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring railway engineering that has conquered our greatest ranges, to create some of the most innovative railways on the planet.

23:45 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Don’t Fall in a Volcano: Auckland to Wellington

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand’s back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

00:25 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 2

A 19-year-old girl and her father go face-to-face with a fast-moving inferno as wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In the French Alps, two British skiers are engulfed by an avalanche.

01:15 Pluto – Back From The Dead: Episode 1

The incredible story of how Pluto has been propelled from an unremarkable ball of ice on the edge of the solar system to a world of unimaginable complexity – where some form of alien life might exist.

02:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama

On an island off the coast of Panama, Ben spends time with Ian Usher, a Brit who ‘sold’ his life on eBay and bought his own island for £30,000.

03:00 Life Below Zero: Past Lives

Andy Bassich brings Denise Becker to an area rich in resources and fond memories. Ricko DeWilde shows his children how to harvest food from the rivers for an Athabaskan delicacy.

03:45 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 4

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring railway engineering that has conquered our greatest ranges, to create some of the most innovative railways on the planet.

04:35 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Don’t Fall in a Volcano: Auckland to Wellington

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand’s back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

05:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama

On an island off the coast of Panama, Ben spends time with Ian Usher, a Brit who ‘sold’ his life on eBay and bought his own island for £30,000.

16 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly Predators: Speed

Steve goes in search of the fastest Deadly Predators on earth. Using the latest CGI, Steve high-dives off a rugged cliff in Wales next to a gannet and tests the speed and accuracy of a gannet dive in a sky-high experiment in his deadly junkyard.

06:25 Great British Landmark Fixers: Canterbury

Canterbury Cathedral is as old as England. Founded around AD 597 by the missionary St Augustine, and now in a state of disrepair, we follow a dedicated team of craftspeople as they work to restore it.

07:15 Great British Landmark Fixers: Edinburgh North Bridge

Spanning Waverley Station in the historic heart of Edinburgh is the North Bridge. But this bridge is falling down, and architectural detective Billy is tasked with delving into the hidden foundations.

08:05 Great British Landmark Fixers: Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall opened its doors to the public in 1871. After playing host to some of the World’s most prestigious acts and events this beloved building is in urgent need of repair.

08:50 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Don’t Fall in a Volcano: Auckland to Wellington

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand’s back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

09:35 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Canada: Freedom Cove

Ben heads to the azure seas and pine-covered mountains of Canada, where artistic couple Catherine and Wayne live on a floating island they built themselves – a home they share with seals, eagles, bears and chihuahuas!

10:20 Life Below Zero: Chasing Ghosts

With Alaska in bloom, its residents must continue to utilize their days to pursue resources and opportunities to enrich their lives.

11:10 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 9

The five teams reunite for the first time to reveal fascinating insights into their different strategies and individual experiences – from their highest highs to their lowest lows.

12:10 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 3

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

13:00 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.

13:50 Life Below Zero: Fire In The Sky

As fall approaches, residents of the arctic take advantage of unseasonably mild conditions.

14:40 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 1

Alexander witnesses a volcanic eruption, visits the original geyser, learns about the Icelandic belief in elves, takes a trip to an unusual museum and meets an Icelandic rock band.

15:25 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

Simon goes wild swimming in the crystal clear lake of Buttermere, before taking a look at the less fortunate Derwent Water, one of the many lakes now clogged with the invasive New Zealand pygmyweed. He also visits England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.

16:20 The Supervet: Ted, Jess and Ruby

Little four-month-old Shih Tzu Ted has been injured on a walk. Nine-year-old Schnauzer Jess is booked in for complex spinal surgery. And two-year-old dachshund Ruby has been hit by a car.

17:10 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Get Some Number 8 Wire: Wellington to Lake Coleridge

Griff Rhys Jones’ North to South journey of New Zealand’s back roads sees him arrive at the South Island and head deep into the interior to discover the stunning landscapes of the south.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 4

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring railway engineering that has conquered our greatest ranges, to create some of the most innovative railways on the planet.

19:00 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK’s first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield’s aging facilities.

20:00 Stephen Fry in Central America: Belize to Guatemala

Stephen visits Belize where he meets injured manatees and a reformed drug addict. In Guatemala he watches an ancient ceremony and the exhumation of those who ‘disappeared’ during the civil war.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Namibia

Ben heads to Africa to meet a master bushman who quit a city career for the dry and dusty desert.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Full Circle

Sue Aikens tracks the abundance of creatures roaming around her camp. Andy Bassich and Denise Becker hope to build a lasting legacy along the Yukon River.

22:40 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 5

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

23:30 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Get Some Number 8 Wire: Wellington to Lake Coleridge

Griff Rhys Jones’ North to South journey of New Zealand’s back roads sees him arrive at the South Island and head deep into the interior to discover the stunning landscapes of the south.

00:20 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK’s first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield’s aging facilities.

01:15 Stephen Fry in Central America: Belize to Guatemala

Stephen visits Belize where he meets injured manatees and a reformed drug addict. In Guatemala he watches an ancient ceremony and the exhumation of those who ‘disappeared’ during the civil war.

02:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Namibia

Ben heads to Africa to meet a master bushman who quit a city career for the dry and dusty desert.

02:50 Life Below Zero: Full Circle

Sue Aikens tracks the abundance of creatures roaming around her camp. Andy Bassich and Denise Becker hope to build a lasting legacy along the Yukon River.

03:35 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 5

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

04:25 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Get Some Number 8 Wire: Wellington to Lake Coleridge

Griff Rhys Jones’ North to South journey of New Zealand’s back roads sees him arrive at the South Island and head deep into the interior to discover the stunning landscapes of the south.

05:10 Stephen Fry in Central America: Belize to Guatemala

Stephen visits Belize where he meets injured manatees and a reformed drug addict. In Guatemala he watches an ancient ceremony and the exhumation of those who ‘disappeared’ during the civil war.

17 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Life Below Zero: Fire In The Sky

As fall approaches, residents of the arctic take advantage of unseasonably mild conditions.

06:50 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 5

The teams have reached the halfway mark in the 25,000km race to Ushuaia. To reach the next checkpoint, they must choose to travel through either Bolivia or Chile.

07:45 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 6

With three teams already at the checkpoint in Argentina, Dom and Lizzie are over 24 hours behind and must use all their ingenuity to claw their way back into the race.

08:40 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 1

Alexander witnesses a volcanic eruption, visits the original geyser, learns about the Icelandic belief in elves, takes a trip to an unusual museum and meets an Icelandic rock band.

09:30 Life Below Zero: Something Out There

The arctic spring season brings open waters, awakened animals, and key opportunities.

10:15 Life Below Zero: Raging Waters

From Alaska’s north to its southern tip, Alaskans improvise as essential gear breaks down.

11:05 Life Below Zero: Open Wounds

The Alaskan residents are either hunting birds to stock up their freezers, training their young families how to fish or training up a puppy to be a hunting dog.

11:55 Life Below Zero: Chasing Ghosts

With Alaska in bloom, its residents must continue to utilize their days to pursue resources and opportunities to enrich their lives.

12:40 Life Below Zero: Fire In The Sky

As fall approaches, residents of the arctic take advantage of unseasonably mild conditions.

13:25 Blue Planet II: Oceans of Wonder

This extended special of the nature documentary series journeys from the equator to the unexplored depths, meeting the best-loved characters from the series.

14:30 Attenborough and the Sea Dragon: Episode 1

Following David Attenborough as he attempts to animate the life of the ichthyosaur whose 200-million-year-old fossil remains were found on Britain’s Jurassic coast.

15:25 Attenborough’s Wonder of Song: Episode 1

Sir David Attenborough tunes in to the remarkable sounds of the natural world, an open-air festival of songs of procreation and survival. But will they soon be heard no more?

16:20 Attenborough’s Journey: Episode 1

As Sir David Attenborough enters his 94th year, this unique and charming film documents the highlights of his incredible life. We follow Attenborough’s journey from his boyhood days a fossil hunter, through his early days as a presenter on Zoo Quest, to his programs using pioneering technology of the day such as 3D and 4K.

17:20 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

18:05 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

19:00 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 3

Time is running out for actors Robson Green and Jim Murray as their time in Iceland is coming to a close.

20:00 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK’s first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield’s aging facilities.

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.

21:55 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 2

A 19-year-old girl and her father go face-to-face with a fast-moving inferno as wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In the French Alps, two British skiers are engulfed by an avalanche.

22:50 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

23:40 Extreme Treks: Poland – Tatra Mountains

Explore the craggy ridge-lines of the Polish Tatra Mountains as they rise skyward. This precious tract of alpine wilderness is relatively small but power-packed with incredible trekking and scenery.

00:30 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 3

Time is running out for actors Robson Green and Jim Murray as their time in Iceland is coming to a close.

01:20 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK’s first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield’s aging facilities.

02:15 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.

03:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 2

A 19-year-old girl and her father go face-to-face with a fast-moving inferno as wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In the French Alps, two British skiers are engulfed by an avalanche.

03:50 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

04:40 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK’s first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield’s aging facilities.

05:30 Deadly Predators: Speed

Steve goes in search of the fastest Deadly Predators on earth. Using the latest CGI, Steve high-dives off a rugged cliff in Wales next to a gannet and tests the speed and accuracy of a gannet dive in a sky-high experiment in his deadly junkyard.

18 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly Predators: Wild and Weird

In this episode, Steve goes in search of the wildest Deadly Predators and takes a closer look at what makes them weird. He goes diving in Dorset to look for one of the sea’s weirdest deadly fish – seahorses. And we also look at one of our favourite Deadly Predators – the tiger.

06:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Philippines

Ben joins coconut farmer Neil and his young family in their hill-side bamboo house, where Neil is the ‘only white man’ in his jungle village.

07:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: India

Ben Fogle journeys to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas to live with former fighter pilot, Steve Lall, who is now a mountain farmer.

08:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Panama

On an island off the coast of Panama, Ben spends time with Ian Usher, a Brit who ‘sold’ his life on eBay and bought his own island for £30,000.

08:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Namibia

Ben heads to Africa to meet a master bushman who quit a city career for the dry and dusty desert.

09:40 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 5

Griff tumbles into the humid tropics of Darwin in a historic bi-plane.

10:30 Griff’s Great Australian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff takes his first tandem parachute jump to visit an Australian landmark.

11:20 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Make Yourself at Home: Cape Reinga to Auckland

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones begin his epic ‘off-highway’ journey of New Zealand from north to south, starting at Cape Reinga and travelling via Russell and Kaipara Harbour to Auckland.

12:10 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Don’t Fall in a Volcano: Auckland to Wellington

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones journey heads down New Zealand’s back roads sees him travel from Auckland to the Coromandel, on to Taupo and finally Wellington.

12:55 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Get Some Number 8 Wire: Wellington to Lake Coleridge

Griff Rhys Jones’ North to South journey of New Zealand’s back roads sees him arrive at the South Island and head deep into the interior to discover the stunning landscapes of the south.

13:45 Blue Planet II: One Ocean

From tropical coral reefs to chilly Norwegian fjords, this episode reveals new worlds and extraordinary never-before-seen animal behaviours.

14:40 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.

15:35 Robson and Jim’s Icelandic Fly Fishing Adventure: Episode 3

Time is running out for actors Robson Green and Jim Murray as their time in Iceland is coming to a close.

16:30 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

17:15 Impossible Engineering: Rion Antirion Bridge

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its record breaking dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe’s most active seismic. Discover how engineers developed revolutionary designs from the past to make the impossible, possible.

18:05 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.

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 Operation Arctic: The Battle For The Arctic

Simon Reeve travels to an unspoilt corner of Greenland that could become one of the biggest uranium mines in the world, while Kate Humble follows the oil money that has shaped Alaska.

21:00 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

21:50 Blood of the Clans: The Highland Rogue

Neil Oliver turns his attention to a true Scottish legend – a certain Rob Roy MacGregor. For centuries, Rob has been celebrated as a colourful Highland maverick, but what is the true story?

22:50 Impossible Engineering: Rion Antirion Bridge

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its record breaking dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe’s most active seismic. Discover how engineers developed revolutionary designs from the past to make the impossible, possible.

23:40 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.

00:25 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

01:10 Operation Arctic: The Battle For The Arctic

Simon Reeve travels to an unspoilt corner of Greenland that could become one of the biggest uranium mines in the world, while Kate Humble follows the oil money that has shaped Alaska.

02:05 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

02:50 Blood of the Clans: The Highland Rogue

Neil Oliver turns his attention to a true Scottish legend – a certain Rob Roy MacGregor. For centuries, Rob has been celebrated as a colourful Highland maverick, but what is the true story?

03:45 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.

04:30 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

05:15 Impossible Engineering: Rion Antirion Bridge

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its record breaking dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe’s most active seismic. Discover how engineers developed revolutionary designs from the past to make the impossible, possible.

19 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly Predators: Ultimate Predators

In the final episode, Steve looks back at his top Deadly Predators from the series and meets the ultimate predator. He reviews the biggest and best stunts from the series and reveals how the team bought a giant air vortex cannon to the Deadly junkyard to demonstrate the predatory prowess of the sperm whale.

06:30 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 3

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction.

07:20 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 4

In New South Wales, Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns – overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists at a lake front caravan park.

08:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 5

In Tennessee, a violent tornado touches down in downtown Nashville – interrupting a live news broadcast and raking through the city. At the Hamma Hamma Falls, a kayaker races to rescue his friend from a terrifying ordeal above a 60-foot waterfall.

09:05 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Get Some Number 8 Wire: Wellington to Lake Coleridge

Griff Rhys Jones’ North to South journey of New Zealand’s back roads sees him arrive at the South Island and head deep into the interior to discover the stunning landscapes of the south.

09:55 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.

10:45 Life Below Zero: Fire In The Sky

As fall approaches, residents of the arctic take advantage of unseasonably mild conditions.

11:35 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 1

Alexander witnesses a volcanic eruption, visits the original geyser, learns about the Icelandic belief in elves, takes a trip to an unusual museum and meets an Icelandic rock band.

12:20 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 4

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring railway engineering that has conquered our greatest ranges, to create some of the most innovative railways on the planet.

13:15 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.

14:00 Life Below Zero: A Hunt To Remember

As the unseasonably mild conditions continue, hunting takes priority for the Alaskan residents.

14:50 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 2

Alexander Armstrong continues his journey around Iceland where he samples the local delicacy of rotten shark, takes a whale watching trip, plays golf at midnight, learns to ride an Icelandic horse and sings in a farmers’ choir.

15:40 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 1

When Sir David Attenborough was in his mid-eighties, many thought he had retired; instead, he was embarking on a seven-year journey, revisiting some of the most astonishing landscapes and creatures on the planet.

16:25 The Supervet: Saving My Dog – Supervet Special

In one of the most emotional and heart-rending stories ever filmed for the show, we hear the story of Noel’s dog, Keira, who has been by Noel’s side since he began expanding his practice in Surrey.

17:15 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Jump Off a Cliff: Lake Coleridge to Bluff

Griff Rhys Jones’ journey across NZ using only the back roads sees him travel from Queenstown, over The Remarkables, and finishes his trip at the very tip of the country, Bluff.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 5

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

19:00 Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall: Hope

The sanctuary’s islands are now home to nearly a hundred chimps. Due to Tchimpounga’s education campaigns, there are fewer chimps in need of help locally, and when Dr. Rebeca Atencia rescues two chimps from terrible conditions in neighboring Angola, she also finds an infant chimp in a bad way.

20:00 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Alaska

Ben Fogle is in Alaska battling mosquitoes and eating bear.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Sky’s the Limit

The Hailstones work to repair a vital piece of equipment for their hunting grounds. Sue Aikens contends with the dangers of the tundra while hunting for small game.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 6

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that have made these trains go faster than ever thought possible. Trains can now reach previously inconceivable speeds, and record breaking railways cross our world.

23:30 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Jump Off a Cliff: Lake Coleridge to Bluff

Griff Rhys Jones’ journey across NZ using only the back roads sees him travel from Queenstown, over The Remarkables, and finishes his trip at the very tip of the country, Bluff.

00:20 Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall: Hope

The sanctuary’s islands are now home to nearly a hundred chimps. Due to Tchimpounga’s education campaigns, there are fewer chimps in need of help locally, and when Dr. Rebeca Atencia rescues two chimps from terrible conditions in neighboring Angola, she also finds an infant chimp in a bad way.

01:10 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

01:55 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Alaska

Ben Fogle is in Alaska battling mosquitoes and eating bear.

02:40 Life Below Zero: Sky’s the Limit

The Hailstones work to repair a vital piece of equipment for their hunting grounds. Sue Aikens contends with the dangers of the tundra while hunting for small game.

03:25 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 6

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that have made these trains go faster than ever thought possible. Trains can now reach previously inconceivable speeds, and record breaking railways cross our world.

04:15 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

05:00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Jump Off a Cliff: Lake Coleridge to Bluff

Griff Rhys Jones’ journey across NZ using only the back roads sees him travel from Queenstown, over The Remarkables, and finishes his trip at the very tip of the country, Bluff.

05:50 The Universe: Making of: Episode 3

A space mission discovers the dramatic history of the Milky Way and reveals how our galaxy endured multiple collisions as rival galaxies fought for survival.

20 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly 60: Rhino Rescue Special

Steve travels to South Africa where he explores the plight of the rhino. Sought after for their horns, these animals are on the verge of being poached to extinction.

06:25 Joanna Lumley’s Japan: Series 1, Episode 1

Joanna’s journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido – Japan’s wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan’s most endangered wild animals.

07:20 Joanna Lumley’s Japan: Series 1, Episode 2

Joanna catches a bullet train straight into the metropolitan sprawl of Tokyo, before heading to the ancient capital of Kyoto with its stunning temples and shrines.

08:10 Joanna Lumley’s Japan: Series 1, Episode 3

Joanna’s epic journey comes to an end on the idyllic beaches of Kohama, one of Japan’s most remote pacific islands – and home to a ‘girl band’ with an average age of 84!

09:00 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Jump Off a Cliff: Lake Coleridge to Bluff

Griff Rhys Jones’ journey across NZ using only the back roads sees him travel from Queenstown, over The Remarkables, and finishes his trip at the very tip of the country, Bluff.

09:50 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.

10:40 Life Below Zero: A Hunt To Remember

As the unseasonably mild conditions continue, hunting takes priority for the Alaskan residents.

11:25 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 2

Alexander Armstrong continues his journey around Iceland where he samples the local delicacy of rotten shark, takes a whale watching trip, plays golf at midnight, learns to ride an Icelandic horse and sings in a farmers’ choir.

12:15 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 5

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

13:05 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.

13:55 Life Below Zero: Rite of Passage

The changeover is underway in the Arctic, and Alaskans must prepare for the winter ahead.

14:45 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 3

Alexander Armstrong continues his journey around Iceland with a visit to a glacier, a trip to the island of Heimay which was nearly destroyed by a volcanic eruption in the 1970s, a walk on the most dangerous beach in the country and a night in a capsule hotel.

15:35 Impossible Engineering: Rion Antirion Bridge

Rion Antirion Bridge is awe-inspiring not only due to its record breaking dimensions, but also due to its location in one of Europe’s most active seismic. Discover how engineers developed revolutionary designs from the past to make the impossible, possible.

16:20 The Supervet: Betsy and Angel

A look at some of the cutest puppy patients that Professor Noel Fitzpatrick has performed life-saving treatment on, including a West Highland terrier, bulldog, Rottweiler and dachshund.

17:15 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 1

Griff Rhys Jones starts his Canadian journey in Newfoundland where he goes looking for moose, discovers the iron ore mining history, shoots St John’s time gun and samples both traditional food and a traditional kitchen party.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 6

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that have made these trains go faster than ever thought possible. Trains can now reach previously inconceivable speeds, and record breaking railways cross our world.

19:00 Impossible Engineering: The Shanghai Tower

Soaring 632 m into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. This monument to sheer engineering audacity is constructed within one of the most seismically active corners of the globe, and is built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

20:00 Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry: Episode 1

Mathematician and broadcaster Hannah Fry documents her cancer treatment.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Utah

Ben Fogle meets two brothers who live in the wilds of Utah.

21:55 Life Below Zero: Dead Weight

The Hailstones are faced with a life-or-death decision in high tide. Ricko DeWilde enlists the aid of his children to maintain the family homestead.

22:50 Impossible Railways: Into the Wild

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

23:45 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 1

Griff Rhys Jones starts his Canadian journey in Newfoundland where he goes looking for moose, discovers the iron ore mining history, shoots St John’s time gun and samples both traditional food and a traditional kitchen party.

00:35 Impossible Engineering: The Shanghai Tower

Soaring 632 m into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. This monument to sheer engineering audacity is constructed within one of the most seismically active corners of the globe, and is built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

01:25 Making Sense of Cancer with Hannah Fry: Episode 1

Mathematician and broadcaster Hannah Fry documents her cancer treatment.

02:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Utah

Ben Fogle meets two brothers who live in the wilds of Utah.

03:00 Life Below Zero: Dead Weight

The Hailstones are faced with a life-or-death decision in high tide. Ricko DeWilde enlists the aid of his children to maintain the family homestead.

03:50 Impossible Railways: Into the Wild

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

04:40 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 1

Griff Rhys Jones starts his Canadian journey in Newfoundland where he goes looking for moose, discovers the iron ore mining history, shoots St John’s time gun and samples both traditional food and a traditional kitchen party.

05:30 Deadly 60: Rhino Rescue Special

Steve travels to South Africa where he explores the plight of the rhino. Sought after for their horns, these animals are on the verge of being poached to extinction.

21 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: An Unsinkable Lizard

For the creatures that live in the Amazon, the constant rain can present a problem, when you’re just 2cm long a single raindrop could prove deadly. But the adorable pygmy gecko has a trick up its sleeve. It is essentially unsinkable.

06:05 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Chasing Tuna

Humans have now become a force to rival those of nature causing unprecedented change in the oceans, atmosphere and land habitats.

06:10 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?

07:05 Animal Impossible: Spiders

Incredible facts and myths about the animal kingdom are put to the test. Is spider silk stronger than steel?

08:00 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.

08:55 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 1

Griff Rhys Jones starts his Canadian journey in Newfoundland where he goes looking for moose, discovers the iron ore mining history, shoots St John’s time gun and samples both traditional food and a traditional kitchen party.

09:45 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.

10:35 Life Below Zero: Rite of Passage

The changeover is underway in the Arctic, and Alaskans must prepare for the winter ahead.

11:20 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 3

Alexander Armstrong continues his journey around Iceland with a visit to a glacier, a trip to the island of Heimay which was nearly destroyed by a volcanic eruption in the 1970s, a walk on the most dangerous beach in the country and a night in a capsule hotel.

12:10 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 6

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that have made these trains go faster than ever thought possible. Trains can now reach previously inconceivable speeds, and record breaking railways cross our world.

13:05 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.

13:55 Life Below Zero: Canada: Winter Is Coming

Pike goes foraging for wild berries. Becky and Denenize hunt for a moose before the big move to Lutselk’e. Kim and Pierre cut down trees for their new cabin. Bentley goes fishing in the river.

14:45 Fearless 48 Hours: Rob Delaney

Comedian Rob Delaney joins former Special Forces operative Jason Fox in rural Wales, to take on three daring challenges, including a jump off a 40-metre viaduct.

15:35 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.

16:25 The Supervet: Driver, Dexter and Bailey

Feisty feline Driver is rushed into Fitzpatrick’s as an emergency, suffering from a hip injury and serious trauma having been hit by a car. Seven-year-old Dobermann Dexter has serious spinal problems, collapsing on his back legs and tumbling on his front legs. His owners meet Noel to discuss options for his treatment.

17:15 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 2

Griff Rhys Jones continues his journey across Canada, heading to Quebec and Montreal to experience the French Canadian way of life, which includes sampling poutine, Maple syrup and the obsession with ice hockey.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Into the Wild

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

19:00 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.

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: Sweden

Ben Fogle meets a Brit who now lives in the Arctic Circle.

21:45 Life Below Zero: Second Nature

Under winter’s shadow, Alaskans toil to secure scarce food and opportunity in the final fertile days of summer. Andy Bassich and Denise Becker reckon with the sudden loss of a vital resource.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Crossing Chasms

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

23:30 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 2

Griff Rhys Jones continues his journey across Canada, heading to Quebec and Montreal to experience the French Canadian way of life, which includes sampling poutine, Maple syrup and the obsession with ice hockey.

00:20 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.

01:05 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

01:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden

Ben Fogle meets a Brit who now lives in the Arctic Circle.

02:35 Life Below Zero: Second Nature

Under winter’s shadow, Alaskans toil to secure scarce food and opportunity in the final fertile days of summer. Andy Bassich and Denise Becker reckon with the sudden loss of a vital resource.

03:20 Impossible Railways: Crossing Chasms

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

04:10 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 2

Griff Rhys Jones continues his journey across Canada, heading to Quebec and Montreal to experience the French Canadian way of life, which includes sampling poutine, Maple syrup and the obsession with ice hockey.

05:00 Fearless 48 Hours: Rob Delaney

Comedian Rob Delaney joins former Special Forces operative Jason Fox in rural Wales, to take on three daring challenges, including a jump off a 40-metre viaduct.

05:50 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: An Unsinkable Lizard

For the creatures that live in the Amazon, the constant rain can present a problem, when you’re just 2cm long a single raindrop could prove deadly. But the adorable pygmy gecko has a trick up its sleeve. It is essentially unsinkable.

05:55 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Chasing Tuna

Humans have now become a force to rival those of nature causing unprecedented change in the oceans, atmosphere and land habitats.

22 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Australia’s Health Revolution with Michael Mosley: Episode 2

Doctor and medical journalist Dr. Michael Mosley is back in Australia to tackle the nation’s battle with type 2 diabetes. Working with exercise physiologist Ray Kelly, Mosley puts his own body on the line to demonstrate the latest science.

06:55 Australia’s Health Revolution with Michael Mosley: Episode 3

Dr. Mosley and Ray meet with eight brave Australians diagnosed with type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes who dream of getting their health back and turning their lives around. Together with Ray, Dr. Mosley will guide the participants through drastic diet and lifestyle adjustments rather than medicine.

07:55 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.

08:50 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 2

Griff Rhys Jones continues his journey across Canada, heading to Quebec and Montreal to experience the French Canadian way of life, which includes sampling poutine, Maple syrup and the obsession with ice hockey.

09:45 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.

10:30 Life Below Zero: Canada: Winter Is Coming

Pike goes foraging for wild berries. Becky and Denenize hunt for a moose before the big move to Lutselk’e. Kim and Pierre cut down trees for their new cabin. Bentley goes fishing in the river.

11:20 Fearless 48 Hours: Rob Delaney

Comedian Rob Delaney joins former Special Forces operative Jason Fox in rural Wales, to take on three daring challenges, including a jump off a 40-metre viaduct.

12:10 Impossible Railways: Into the Wild

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

13:00 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.

13:50 Life Below Zero: Canada: The Hunt

Pike tries one last hunting trip before catching the plane back. Becky and Denenize continue looking for a moose. Bentley and Felicia begin work on building a new dock. Pierre looks for something he can eat.

14:40 Fearless 48 Hours: Maya Jama

Jason Fox – Foxy from SAS: Who Dares Wins – takes Maya Jama out of her comfort zone for scary physical challenges and some heart-to-heart chat.

15:30 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 2

A 19-year-old girl and her father go face-to-face with a fast-moving inferno as wildfires rip through Victoria, Australia. In the French Alps, two British skiers are engulfed by an avalanche.

16:20 The Supervet: Rolo, Astrid and Jeff

A 10-year-old Dobermann is treated for an aggressive bone tumour in its leg. And five-year-old labrador Jeff is suffering from developmental elbow disease, which cannot be managed by medication alone. The day of his planned surgery for a full elbow replacement arrives.

17:15 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 3

Griff Rhys Jones begins his exploration of Ontario at Niagara Falls, right on the U.S border, to uncover what it is that makes Canadians so nice.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Crossing Chasms

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

19:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 3

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction.

20:00 Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed: Episode 1

Part 1 of 2. Explore how Hubble has given us breathtaking images of the birth of stars; it has found black holes, and a greater understanding of our universe.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Laos

Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

21:50 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.

22:40 Impossible Railways: Reaching New Heights

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring engineering that has overcome our greatest ranges, to create some of our most innovative railways.

23:35 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 3

Griff Rhys Jones begins his exploration of Ontario at Niagara Falls, right on the U.S border, to uncover what it is that makes Canadians so nice.

00:25 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 3

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction.

01:15 Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed: Episode 1

Part 1 of 2. Explore how Hubble has given us breathtaking images of the birth of stars; it has found black holes, and a greater understanding of our universe.

02:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Laos

Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

02:50 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.

03:35 Impossible Railways: Reaching New Heights

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring engineering that has overcome our greatest ranges, to create some of our most innovative railways.

04:25 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 3

Griff Rhys Jones begins his exploration of Ontario at Niagara Falls, right on the U.S border, to uncover what it is that makes Canadians so nice.

05:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Laos

Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

23 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Deadly 60: Bali

Steve sets sail to Bali for a diving adventure to find a giant ocean sunfish. He rescues fish trapped in an abandoned net and meets the teenagers fighting to ban plastic bags on the island.

06:25 Great British Landmark Fixers: Southend Pier

Stretching 1.3 miles out into the waters of the Thames Estuary stands the world’s longest pier, at Southend. The pier has seen better days; a committed team of specialists is now working to save it.

07:15 Great British Landmark Fixers: Manchester Town Hall

Standing at the heart of Britain’s second city, Manchester Town Hall is a Neo-Gothic masterpiece. After fourteen decades centre stage, the building is showing its age and is now in need of repair.

08:00 Great British Landmark Fixers: London’s Sewers

On the banks of the River Thames stand two beautiful buildings… for sewage. These are the old Victorian pumping stations of Crossness and Abbey Mills, and need to be linked with London’s super sewers.

08:50 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 3

Griff Rhys Jones begins his exploration of Ontario at Niagara Falls, right on the U.S border, to uncover what it is that makes Canadians so nice.

09:40 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.

10:30 Life Below Zero: Canada: The Hunt

Pike tries one last hunting trip before catching the plane back. Becky and Denenize continue looking for a moose. Bentley and Felicia begin work on building a new dock. Pierre looks for something he can eat.

11:15 Fearless 48 Hours: Maya Jama

Jason Fox – Foxy from SAS: Who Dares Wins – takes Maya Jama out of her comfort zone for scary physical challenges and some heart-to-heart chat.

12:05 Impossible Railways: Crossing Chasms

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

13:00 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.

13:45 Life Below Zero: Canada: To Close For Comfort

Kim and Pierre turn their attentions to harvesting big game; Mike returns home to discover a cabin in much need of repair; Now in Lutsel K’e, Becky tries to sort out her “green” team of sled dogs; Bentley accelerates his winter trapping preparations.

14:35 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 1

Steve Backshall is on a mission to explore the Arctic at the most dangerous time of year: the spring melt. Paddling through ever shifting sea ice, they will have to be on constant alert for vast icebergs and hungry polar bears.

15:30 The Lakes with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In the shadows of Sellafield, the most hazardous industrial site in western Europe, Simon meets members of the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, an elite unit of armed police that is the UK’s first line of defence against an attack at a nuclear site. He is also given rare access to Sellafield’s aging facilities.

16:25 The Supervet: Charles, Inca and Nala

Noel treats chocolate Labrador Inca, who has a history of developmental elbow disease and osteoarthritis that has led to her elbow joints becoming worn out. Two-year-old Cavapoo Nala, who has hip dysplasia, and Great Dane Charles, who is unsteady on his feet due to a squashed spinal cord, are also on the patients list.

17:15 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 4

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the Frozen Wilds of Manitoba, North Canada, and visits a town that sometimes has more polar bears than people.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Reaching New Heights

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring engineering that has overcome our greatest ranges, to create some of our most innovative railways.

19:00 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris

Joanna begins with a trip to Paris. She takes a hot-air balloon ride, visits the fire-damaged Notre-Dame, meets heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit, and meets Ibrahim, refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.

20:00 Stephen Fry in Central America: El Salvador to Nicaragua

Stephen visits two of Central America’s most dangerous countries, El Salvador and Honduras. He also meets a multi-millionaire and a real life incarcerated Sweeney Todd, and learns to Maypole dance.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben hand-rears rescue animals and finds out about the invasive cane-toad when he meets Barbara Walker, a photographer from Switzerland who settled in one of the world’s most challenging places.

21:50 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.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Waterworld

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

23:35 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 4

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the Frozen Wilds of Manitoba, North Canada, and visits a town that sometimes has more polar bears than people.

00:25 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris

Joanna begins with a trip to Paris. She takes a hot-air balloon ride, visits the fire-damaged Notre-Dame, meets heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit, and meets Ibrahim, refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.

01:15 Stephen Fry in Central America: El Salvador to Nicaragua

Stephen visits two of Central America’s most dangerous countries, El Salvador and Honduras. He also meets a multi-millionaire and a real life incarcerated Sweeney Todd, and learns to Maypole dance.

02:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben hand-rears rescue animals and finds out about the invasive cane-toad when he meets Barbara Walker, a photographer from Switzerland who settled in one of the world’s most challenging places.

02:45 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.

03:30 Impossible Railways: Waterworld

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

04:20 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 4

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the Frozen Wilds of Manitoba, North Canada, and visits a town that sometimes has more polar bears than people.

05:10 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris

Joanna begins with a trip to Paris. She takes a hot-air balloon ride, visits the fire-damaged Notre-Dame, meets heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit, and meets Ibrahim, refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.

24 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 7

With two teams at the checkpoint in Ilha Grande in Brazil, the remaining teams are engaged in a frantic race to avoid finishing the leg in last place.

06:55 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 8

After 21,000 kilometres, two continents and 17 countries, the teams embark on the final leg of their epic journey. However, a mammoth 4,800km still stands between them and the finish line of Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southerly city in the world.

07:55 Race Across the World: Series 2, Episode 9

The five teams reunite for the first time to reveal fascinating insights into their different strategies and individual experiences – from their highest highs to their lowest lows.

08:50 Iceland with Alexander Armstrong: Episode 3

Alexander Armstrong continues his journey around Iceland with a visit to a glacier, a trip to the island of Heimay which was nearly destroyed by a volcanic eruption in the 1970s, a walk on the most dangerous beach in the country and a night in a capsule hotel.

09:40 Life Below Zero: A Hunt To Remember

As the unseasonably mild conditions continue, hunting takes priority for the Alaskan residents.

10:25 Life Below Zero: Rite of Passage

The changeover is underway in the Arctic, and Alaskans must prepare for the winter ahead.

11:15 Life Below Zero: Canada: Winter Is Coming

Pike goes foraging for wild berries. Becky and Denenize hunt for a moose before the big move to Lutselk’e. Kim and Pierre cut down trees for their new cabin. Bentley goes fishing in the river.

12:05 Life Below Zero: Canada: The Hunt

Pike tries one last hunting trip before catching the plane back. Becky and Denenize continue looking for a moose. Bentley and Felicia begin work on building a new dock. Pierre looks for something he can eat.

12:55 Life Below Zero: Canada: To Close For Comfort

Kim and Pierre turn their attentions to harvesting big game; Mike returns home to discover a cabin in much need of repair; Now in Lutsel K’e, Becky tries to sort out her “green” team of sled dogs; Bentley accelerates his winter trapping preparations.

13:40 Blue Planet II: Coral Reefs

Corals build themselves homes of limestone in the seas of the tropics. They are complex structures where there is fierce rivalry for space, but the reef is also a place full of opportunity.

14:30 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, yet it’s home to some of the most spectacular creatures on earth.

15:25 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.

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.

17:15 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

18:05 Operation Arctic: The Battle For The Arctic

Simon Reeve travels to an unspoilt corner of Greenland that could become one of the biggest uranium mines in the world, while Kate Humble follows the oil money that has shaped Alaska.

19:00 Chasing Monsters: Besieged By Sharks

Adventurer Cyril Chauquet seeks out the most colossal and dangerous underwater creatures in the world. Cyril heads to Polynesia to catch a legendary fish known to the locals as the Uruati, but he isn’t prepared for the incredible number of sharks lurking below the waters.

20:00 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris

Joanna begins with a trip to Paris. She takes a hot-air balloon ride, visits the fire-damaged Notre-Dame, meets heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit, and meets Ibrahim, refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.

20:55 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

21:50 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 3

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction.

22:45 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

23:35 Operation Arctic: The Battle For The Arctic

Simon Reeve travels to an unspoilt corner of Greenland that could become one of the biggest uranium mines in the world, while Kate Humble follows the oil money that has shaped Alaska.

00:30 Chasing Monsters: Besieged By Sharks

Adventurer Cyril Chauquet seeks out the most colossal and dangerous underwater creatures in the world. Cyril heads to Polynesia to catch a legendary fish known to the locals as the Uruati, but he isn’t prepared for the incredible number of sharks lurking below the waters.

01:20 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris

Joanna begins with a trip to Paris. She takes a hot-air balloon ride, visits the fire-damaged Notre-Dame, meets heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit, and meets Ibrahim, refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.

02:05 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

02:50 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 3

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction.

03:40 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

04:25 Chasing Monsters: Besieged By Sharks

Adventurer Cyril Chauquet seeks out the most colossal and dangerous underwater creatures in the world. Cyril heads to Polynesia to catch a legendary fish known to the locals as the Uruati, but he isn’t prepared for the incredible number of sharks lurking below the waters.

05:15 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

25 SEPTEMBER 2022

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.

06:25 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Utah

Ben Fogle meets two brothers who live in the wilds of Utah.

07:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Sweden

Ben Fogle meets a Brit who now lives in the Arctic Circle.

08:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Laos

Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

08:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Australia

Ben hand-rears rescue animals and finds out about the invasive cane-toad when he meets Barbara Walker, a photographer from Switzerland who settled in one of the world’s most challenging places.

09:40 Griff’s Great Kiwi Adventure: Jump Off a Cliff: Lake Coleridge to Bluff

Griff Rhys Jones’ journey across NZ using only the back roads sees him travel from Queenstown, over The Remarkables, and finishes his trip at the very tip of the country, Bluff.

10:25 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 1

Griff Rhys Jones starts his Canadian journey in Newfoundland where he goes looking for moose, discovers the iron ore mining history, shoots St John’s time gun and samples both traditional food and a traditional kitchen party.

11:20 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 2

Griff Rhys Jones continues his journey across Canada, heading to Quebec and Montreal to experience the French Canadian way of life, which includes sampling poutine, Maple syrup and the obsession with ice hockey.

12:10 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 3

Griff Rhys Jones begins his exploration of Ontario at Niagara Falls, right on the U.S border, to uncover what it is that makes Canadians so nice.

13:00 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 4

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the Frozen Wilds of Manitoba, North Canada, and visits a town that sometimes has more polar bears than people.

13:55 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 episode, scientists share their latest discoveries and reveal what the future holds for our oceans.

14:45 Attenborough’s Wonder of Eggs

David Attenborough explores his passion for birds’ eggs. Piece by piece, from creation to hatching, David reveals the wonder behind these miracles of nature.

15:45 Chasing Monsters: Besieged By Sharks

Adventurer Cyril Chauquet seeks out the most colossal and dangerous underwater creatures in the world. Cyril heads to Polynesia to catch a legendary fish known to the locals as the Uruati, but he isn’t prepared for the incredible number of sharks lurking below the waters.

16:30 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 3

From the ancient tropics of China to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, we continue David’s adventures across the globe.

17:20 Impossible Engineering: The Shanghai Tower

Soaring 632 m into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. This monument to sheer engineering audacity is constructed within one of the most seismically active corners of the globe, and is built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

18:05 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.

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 Operation Arctic: The Changing Arctic

The team broadcast from the tiny Canadian town of Churchill, the polar bear capital of the world, where special police officers are tasked to keep the townspeople safe.

21:00 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 3

From the ancient tropics of China to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, we continue David’s adventures across the globe.

21:50 Blood of the Clans: The Last Rebels

Neil Oliver reveals how Scotland was torn in two by the divided loyalties of the clans in Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebellion in 1745.

22:50 Impossible Engineering: The Shanghai Tower

Soaring 632 m into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. This monument to sheer engineering audacity is constructed within one of the most seismically active corners of the globe, and is built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

23:35 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.

00:25 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.

01:10 Operation Arctic: The Changing Arctic

The team broadcast from the tiny Canadian town of Churchill, the polar bear capital of the world, where special police officers are tasked to keep the townspeople safe.

02:05 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 3

From the ancient tropics of China to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, we continue David’s adventures across the globe.

02:50 Blood of the Clans: The Last Rebels

Neil Oliver reveals how Scotland was torn in two by the divided loyalties of the clans in Bonnie Prince Charlie’s rebellion in 1745.

03:45 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.

04:30 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.

05:15 Impossible Engineering: The Shanghai Tower

Soaring 632 m into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. This monument to sheer engineering audacity is constructed within one of the most seismically active corners of the globe, and is built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

26 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Earth’s Hidden Volcanos

Spewing super-heated water up to 400oC, deep sea vents seem too hostile for life, but incredibly they are home to over 750 species found nowhere else on Earth.

06:05 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Fire & Feast

Natural grass fires in the Serengeti cause disaster for some animals but also food for others.

06:10 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 6

In New Zealand, the White Island volcano erupts – with deadly consequences. A major storm pounds the city of Perth, triggering flash flooding, hail and a near-fatal road accident when a tree is blown on top of a driver.

07:05 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 7

Firefighters battle through apocalyptic scenes on Australia’s Kangaroo Island as it is besieged by deadly bushfires. In Kansas, two hard-core tornado chasers allow a tourist to ride along with them.

08:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 8

In the Grand Canyon, a massive microburst causes a dangerous deluge of mud and rocks to barrel down on a group of kayakers – leaving them in need of urgent medical assistance. In Iowa, a rare derecho storm – similar to an inland hurricane – is caught on camera.

08:55 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 4

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the Frozen Wilds of Manitoba, North Canada, and visits a town that sometimes has more polar bears than people.

09:45 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.

10:30 Life Below Zero: Canada: To Close For Comfort

Kim and Pierre turn their attentions to harvesting big game; Mike returns home to discover a cabin in much need of repair; Now in Lutsel K’e, Becky tries to sort out her “green” team of sled dogs; Bentley accelerates his winter trapping preparations.

11:20 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 1

Steve Backshall is on a mission to explore the Arctic at the most dangerous time of year: the spring melt. Paddling through ever shifting sea ice, they will have to be on constant alert for vast icebergs and hungry polar bears.

12:15 Impossible Railways: Reaching New Heights

In this episode we’ll investigate the daring engineering that has overcome our greatest ranges, to create some of our most innovative railways.

13:05 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.

13:55 Life Below Zero: Canada: Down to the Wire

Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

14:45 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 2

Explorer Steve Backshall leads a team on a mission to summit an unclimbed mountain in the Stauning Alps of Greenland. Climbing this mountain gives Steve and the team a unique insight into an environment that’s changing fast.

15:35 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 2

From the Galapagos Islands to the deepest caves in Borneo; David’s adventures across the globe.

16:25 The Supervet: Angus and Rocky

Noel encounters a goldendoodle who sustained nerve damage to one of his front legs and a smashed wrist on the other side in a 20-metre fall. Distraught owner Zoe brings him to Fitzpatrick’s in the hope that Noel can help. Also receiving attention is irrepressible springer spaniel Rocky, whose failed elbow operation has left him struggling to walk.

17:15 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 5

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Waterworld

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

19:00 Animals with Cameras: Oceans

Wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan leads a team using specially designed on board cameras to film ground-breaking new behaviour in some of the animals who depend on our oceans.

20:00 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 3

From the ancient tropics of China to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, we continue David’s adventures across the globe.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Tennessee

Ben ventures deep into the Appalachian Mountains in eastern America to meet 25-year-old Justin Burke, who rejected his privileged upbringing to live in the wilderness.

21:45 Life Below Zero: Winter’s Surprise

For Alaskans, the return of winter brings new and dangerous challenges.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Urban Adventurers

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

23:30 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 5

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

00:25 Animals with Cameras: Oceans

Wildlife cameraman, Gordon Buchanan leads a team using specially designed on board cameras to film ground-breaking new behaviour in some of the animals who depend on our oceans.

01:15 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 3

From the ancient tropics of China to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, we continue David’s adventures across the globe.

02:05 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Tennessee

Ben ventures deep into the Appalachian Mountains in eastern America to meet 25-year-old Justin Burke, who rejected his privileged upbringing to live in the wilderness.

02:50 Life Below Zero: Winter’s Surprise

For Alaskans, the return of winter brings new and dangerous challenges.

03:35 Impossible Railways: Urban Adventurers

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

04:25 Attenborough’s Global Adventure: Episode 3

From the ancient tropics of China to the depths of the Great Barrier Reef, we continue David’s adventures across the globe.

05:10 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 5

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

27 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Coast Australia: Series 4, Episode 1

A continuation of the Coast series, this time traveling to and exploring the coast of Australia. Presented by Neil Oliver who is joined by local Australian experts.

06:55 Coast Australia: Series 4, Episode 2

Exploring the history, geography and marine life of the Australia’s stunning coastline.

07:50 Coast Australia: Series 4, Episode 3

Exploring the history, geography and marine life of the Australia’s stunning coastline.

08:45 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 5

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

09:40 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.

10:25 Life Below Zero: Canada: Down to the Wire

Bentley goes hunting, determined to find meat for his family; Kim and Pierre set their sights on beaver, an essential source of bait they need for the winter trapping season. Mike comes up with a novel way to procure an ample stock of firewood.

11:15 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 2

Explorer Steve Backshall leads a team on a mission to summit an unclimbed mountain in the Stauning Alps of Greenland. Climbing this mountain gives Steve and the team a unique insight into an environment that’s changing fast.

12:05 Impossible Railways: Waterworld

In this episode we discover how some of our greatest Railways have challenged engineering’s greatest minds in their efforts to conquer our ‘water world’s’.

13:00 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.

13:50 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.

14:35 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 3

Steve leads a team of elite explorers into the wilds of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Under the vast jungle here is the largest unexplored network of caves in the world.

15:30 Impossible Engineering: The Shanghai Tower

Soaring 632 m into the sky, the Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. This monument to sheer engineering audacity is constructed within one of the most seismically active corners of the globe, and is built to withstand damaging winds of typhoon proportion.

16:20 Programme to be Confirmed

Programme to be confirmed.

17:15 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff Rhys Jones finishes his journey across Canada in the popular, lifestyle province of British Columbia in the Pacific Northwest and discovers what it is about this place that makes people so happy.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Urban Adventurers

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

19:00 Impossible Engineering: Kansai Airport

The construction of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, on the largest man-made island in the world, was one of the most ambitious engineering projects of modern times.

20:00 Super Surgeons: Between Life and Death: Episode 1

A surgeon deploys a robot in a high-risk bid to save a patient’s voice. Dimitrios has sarcoma and his arm is at risk. And new growth in Lizzie’s bowel cancer needs removing from her abdomen.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: French Polynesia

Ben builds hammocks, goes freediving and experiences rough seas when he meets British expat Rick and his girlfriend Jasna, who live a nomadic life on their yacht in the islands of French Polynesia.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Breaking Trail

As winter’s grip in the Arctic strengthens, Alaskans are forced to react to avoid an icy demise.

22:35 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

23:35 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff Rhys Jones finishes his journey across Canada in the popular, lifestyle province of British Columbia in the Pacific Northwest and discovers what it is about this place that makes people so happy.

00:25 Impossible Engineering: Kansai Airport

The construction of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, on the largest man-made island in the world, was one of the most ambitious engineering projects of modern times.

01:15 Super Surgeons: Between Life and Death: Episode 1

A surgeon deploys a robot in a high-risk bid to save a patient’s voice. Dimitrios has sarcoma and his arm is at risk. And new growth in Lizzie’s bowel cancer needs removing from her abdomen.

02:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: French Polynesia

Ben builds hammocks, goes freediving and experiences rough seas when he meets British expat Rick and his girlfriend Jasna, who live a nomadic life on their yacht in the islands of French Polynesia.

02:50 Life Below Zero: Breaking Trail

As winter’s grip in the Arctic strengthens, Alaskans are forced to react to avoid an icy demise.

03:35 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

04:25 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff Rhys Jones finishes his journey across Canada in the popular, lifestyle province of British Columbia in the Pacific Northwest and discovers what it is about this place that makes people so happy.

05:15 Impossible Engineering: Kansai Airport

The construction of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Bay, Japan, on the largest man-made island in the world, was one of the most ambitious engineering projects of modern times.

28 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 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?

06:55 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?

07:50 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?

08:45 Griff’s Great Canadian Adventure: Episode 6

Griff Rhys Jones finishes his journey across Canada in the popular, lifestyle province of British Columbia in the Pacific Northwest and discovers what it is about this place that makes people so happy.

09:35 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.

10:25 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.

11:15 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 3

Steve leads a team of elite explorers into the wilds of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Under the vast jungle here is the largest unexplored network of caves in the world.

12:10 Impossible Railways: Urban Adventurers

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

13:00 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.

13:50 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.

14:40 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 4

Adventurer Steve Backshall travels deep into the Yucatan, Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. He’s leading a team of explorers to a honeycomb of subterranean caves; the ancient Maya.

15:30 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

16:20 Programme to be Confirmed

Programme to be confirmed.

17:15 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

In this first episode, Simon revisits the incredible characters he’s met while travelling the globe and catches up with a ten-year-old boy he met working in terrible conditions in Bangladesh.

18:05 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

19:00 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.

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: Isle Of Rum Scotland

Ben heads to the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland, where he meets Nic and Andy Goddard and their children on the Isle of Rum.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Cold Harvest

As the deep freeze sets in, Alaskans brave cruel temperatures to complete vital tasks.

22:40 How Did They Build That?: Episode 1

Discover the secrets of the New York skyscraper that defies the laws of physics to stay standing; and the thousand foot elevator built on the side of a Chinese mountain.

23:30 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

In this first episode, Simon revisits the incredible characters he’s met while travelling the globe and catches up with a ten-year-old boy he met working in terrible conditions in Bangladesh.

00:20 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.

01:05 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.

01:50 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Isle Of Rum Scotland

Ben heads to the Inner Hebrides off the West Coast of Scotland, where he meets Nic and Andy Goddard and their children on the Isle of Rum.

02:40 Life Below Zero: Cold Harvest

As the deep freeze sets in, Alaskans brave cruel temperatures to complete vital tasks.

03:25 How Did They Build That?: Episode 1

Discover the secrets of the New York skyscraper that defies the laws of physics to stay standing; and the thousand foot elevator built on the side of a Chinese mountain.

04:10 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

In this first episode, Simon revisits the incredible characters he’s met while travelling the globe and catches up with a ten-year-old boy he met working in terrible conditions in Bangladesh.

05:00 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

05:45 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Earth’s Hidden Volcanos

Spewing super-heated water up to 400oC, deep sea vents seem too hostile for life, but incredibly they are home to over 750 species found nowhere else on Earth.

05:50 A Perfect Planet: Minisodes: Fire & Feast

Natural grass fires in the Serengeti cause disaster for some animals but also food for others.

29 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 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.

06:50 The Diagnosis Detectives: Episode 3

Michael Moseley challenges a team of doctors to diagnose a young woman struggling with dramatic weight gain and hair loss, and another who has suddenly lost her sight in one eye.

07:40 The Diagnosis Detectives: Episode 4

A team of top doctors try to diagnose a man suffering multiple seizures every day, and a young woman who has lived with a constant fever for nine years.

08:40 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 1

In this first episode, Simon revisits the incredible characters he’s met while travelling the globe and catches up with a ten-year-old boy he met working in terrible conditions in Bangladesh.

09:35 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.

10:20 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.

11:10 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 4

Adventurer Steve Backshall travels deep into the Yucatan, Mexico on the trail of the ancient Maya. He’s leading a team of explorers to a honeycomb of subterranean caves; the ancient Maya.

12:00 Impossible Railways: Need for Speed

This episode investigates the incredible engineering breakthroughs that allow trains to go faster than ever thought possible.

12:55 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.

13:40 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

14:30 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 5

Steve and his team of expedition kayakers and jungle specialists are venturing into the heart of Suriname, home to one of the largest pristine jungles on the planet.

15:20 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 3

In Arkansas, two storm chasers help warn people that a tornado is barrelling towards them, wreaking havoc on downtown Jonesboro and leaving a trail of destruction.

16:15 Programme to be Confirmed

Programme to be confirmed.

17:05 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

In this second programme, Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he has found himself in while travelling the globe.

18:05 How Did They Build That?: Episode 1

Discover the secrets of the New York skyscraper that defies the laws of physics to stay standing; and the thousand foot elevator built on the side of a Chinese mountain.

19:00 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 4

In New South Wales, Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns – overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists at a lake front caravan park.

20:00 Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed: Episode 2

Part 2 of 2. Explore how Hubble has given us breathtaking images of the birth of stars; it has found black holes, and a greater understanding of our universe.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Portugal

Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the mountains of central Portugal, to live with Alex, a British man who traded in his lucrative retail career for his own mountainside hideaway. Later, Ben lollipops trees to protect them from forest fires.

21:55 Life Below Zero: Cold Rage

Brutal storms threaten the lives of those living in the Arctic as they enter the start if the long dark winter.

22:45 How Did They Build That?: Episode 2

Discover how engineers bent two Manhattan skyscrapers and then connected them with a sky bridge 700 feet in the air, and in Greece the 10,000 square foot canopy designed to withstand hurricane winds on a building engineered to survive earthquakes.

23:35 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

In this second programme, Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he has found himself in while travelling the globe.

00:30 The World’s Deadliest Weather: Episode 4

In New South Wales, Australia, the worst bushfires in recent history attack multiple towns – overwhelming firefighters and trapping tourists at a lake front caravan park.

01:25 Hubble: The Wonders of Space Revealed: Episode 2

Part 2 of 2. Explore how Hubble has given us breathtaking images of the birth of stars; it has found black holes, and a greater understanding of our universe.

02:15 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Portugal

Adventurer Ben Fogle journeys to the mountains of central Portugal, to live with Alex, a British man who traded in his lucrative retail career for his own mountainside hideaway. Later, Ben lollipops trees to protect them from forest fires.

03:05 Life Below Zero: Cold Rage

Brutal storms threaten the lives of those living in the Arctic as they enter the start if the long dark winter.

03:50 How Did They Build That?: Episode 2

Discover how engineers bent two Manhattan skyscrapers and then connected them with a sky bridge 700 feet in the air, and in Greece the 10,000 square foot canopy designed to withstand hurricane winds on a building engineered to survive earthquakes.

04:35 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

In this second programme, Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he has found himself in while travelling the globe.

05:30 Deadly 60: Borneo

In Borneo, Steve gets strangled by a python on a night-time river expedition, climbs a 40-metre tree and finds out why our thirst for palm oil is threatening bears and orangutans.

30 SEPTEMBER 2022

06:00 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 1

In this episode we take a closer look at the planets most incredible metropolitan railways and explore how they help us solve our distinctly urban problems.

06:50 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 2

In this episode we explore the wilderness lines that have pushed the frontiers of human endeavour into to previously unknown territories, solving a set of complex problems along the way.

07:45 Impossible Railways: Series 1, Episode 3

In this episode we investigate how the most incredible bridges from around the world help to solve a series of spanning problems.

08:35 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 2

In this second programme, Simon focuses on some of the dodgiest and most dangerous situations he has found himself in while travelling the globe.

09:35 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.

10:25 Life Below Zero: Canada: Feast or Famine

Alaskans living in remote wilderness face the daily challenge of getting enough food to survive.

11:10 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 5

Steve and his team of expedition kayakers and jungle specialists are venturing into the heart of Suriname, home to one of the largest pristine jungles on the planet.

12:05 How Did They Build That?: Episode 1

Discover the secrets of the New York skyscraper that defies the laws of physics to stay standing; and the thousand foot elevator built on the side of a Chinese mountain.

12:55 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.

13:45 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.

14:35 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Episode 6

Steve and a team of climbers and jungle survival experts head into the ancient and inaccessible landscape of the Guiana Shield. Steve’s mission is to discover the abundance of wildlife and natural wonders.

15:25 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Paris

Joanna begins with a trip to Paris. She takes a hot-air balloon ride, visits the fire-damaged Notre-Dame, meets heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit, and meets Ibrahim, refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.

16:15 Programme to be Confirmed

Programme to be confirmed.

17:10 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In this third episode, Simon focuses on some of the incredible wildlife stories he’s encountered.

18:05 How Did They Build That?: Episode 2

Discover how engineers bent two Manhattan skyscrapers and then connected them with a sky bridge 700 feet in the air, and in Greece the 10,000 square foot canopy designed to withstand hurricane winds on a building engineered to survive earthquakes.

19:00 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Rome

Joanna continues her travels to Rome, a city like no other on earth. She zips into the city on the back of a Vespa to get her first glimpse of the beauty that awaits.

20:00 Stephen Fry in Central America: Costa Rica to Panama

In Costa Rica, Stephen encounters 4 million leaf cutter ants, poison dart frogs, tiny bats and a baby sloth. He also ascends volcanoes, descends rivers and experiences football passion in San Jose.

21:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland

Ben ventures to the ‘Emerald Isle’ to visit Georg and Bettina, an elderly couple from Austria and Germany who made the Irish wilderness their home nearly 40 years ago.

21:50 Life Below Zero: Creature of The Night

In the midst of dark winter, Arctic residents must brace for the dangers that lurk in the constant darkness.

22:40 How Did They Build That?: Episode 3

How can a glass dome be built big enough to house a mountain? What happens when a major railway station is completely taken apart and rebuilt – during the rush hour?

23:35 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In this third episode, Simon focuses on some of the incredible wildlife stories he’s encountered.

00:25 Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World: Rome

Joanna continues her travels to Rome, a city like no other on earth. She zips into the city on the back of a Vespa to get her first glimpse of the beauty that awaits.

01:15 Stephen Fry in Central America: Costa Rica to Panama

In Costa Rica, Stephen encounters 4 million leaf cutter ants, poison dart frogs, tiny bats and a baby sloth. He also ascends volcanoes, descends rivers and experiences football passion in San Jose.

02:00 Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle: Ireland

Ben ventures to the ‘Emerald Isle’ to visit Georg and Bettina, an elderly couple from Austria and Germany who made the Irish wilderness their home nearly 40 years ago.

02:50 Life Below Zero: Creature of The Night

In the midst of dark winter, Arctic residents must brace for the dangers that lurk in the constant darkness.

03:35 How Did They Build That?: Episode 3

How can a glass dome be built big enough to house a mountain? What happens when a major railway station is completely taken apart and rebuilt – during the rush hour?

04:20 Incredible Journeys with Simon Reeve: Episode 3

In this third episode, Simon focuses on some of the incredible wildlife stories he’s encountered.

05:10 Stephen Fry in Central America: Costa Rica to Panama

In Costa Rica, Stephen encounters 4 million leaf cutter ants, poison dart frogs, tiny bats and a baby sloth. He also ascends volcanoes, descends rivers and experiences football passion in San Jose.

By Andrew Germishuys

Founder of SAMDB | Actor | Armourer | Tech Enthusiast With over two decades in the film industry, I'm a seasoned actor and skilled armourer. I hold numerous certifications in acting and filmmaking, complemented by degrees and diplomas in IT and technology, giving me a unique blend of creative and technical expertise. When I'm not on set or in the workshop, you'll find me immersed in the world of gaming and VR, fuelling my passion for cutting-edge technology. Connect with me: X / Twitter Facebook Instagram Mastodon Threads Explore my work on SAMDB IMDb