BOBI WINE: THE PEOPLE’S PRESIDENT (1 x 90)
Sunday 8 October at 21:00
This gripping documentary charts the unlikely rise of Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-politician seeking to end Uganda’s brutal dictatorship.
Born in the slums of Kampala, Bobi Wine, Ugandan opposition leader, former member of parliament, activist and national superstar musician, risks his life and the lives of his wife, Barbie, and their children to fight the ruthless regime led by Yoweri Museveni. Museveni has been in power since 1986 and changed Uganda’s constitution to enable him to run for yet another five-year term.
Running in the country’s 2021 presidential elections, Bobi Wine uses his music to denounce the dictatorial regime and support his life mission to defend the oppressed and the voiceless people of Uganda. In this fight, he must also take on the country’s police and military, which are not afraid to use violence and torture in a vain attempt to intimidate and silence him and his supporters.
LIFE BELOW ZERO: FIRST ALASKANS S2 (14 x 60)
Mondays at 19:00 from 16 October (ends 15 January)
In Life Below Zero: First Alaskans, this brand-new returnable observational documentary series follows a select few of the original inhabitants who are relying on ancient wisdom, as well as hunting, building and survival techniques, to ensure their survival for the next thousand years. This is a celebration of culture, tradition and incredible strength by an inspirational group of people who always manage to find a way to live another day.
GHOST SHIPS OF THE GREAT LAKES: LOST BENEATH THE WAVES (1 x 60)
Wednesday 18 October at 21:00
The tempestuous Great Lakes are full of wrecks lost to the depths and time. In this update, new science reveals some of the exciting Great Lakes ship discoveries over the last decade, and allows for the exploration and recovery of recently discovered wrecks, including a mysterious group of ships that haven’t been seen since 1914.
ULTIMATE SUPERCAR S2 (6 x 60)
Tuesdays at 19:00 from 24 October (ends 28 November)
Environmental legislation and new technologies are rewriting the rules of high-performance car manufacturing. To survive, the most iconic marques must merge design and science in a quest to go green as they craft the first wave of greener supercars.
EXPLORER: LAKE OF FIRE (1 x 60)
Wednesday 25 October at 19:00
Episode of the “Explorer” franchise: An elite team of adventurers and scientists attempt a daring first ascent up an unexplored volcano on a remote Antarctic island to investigate a mysterious boiling lake of lava that is unexplained by science.
CONTINUING SHOWS
RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS: THE CHALLENGE S2 (8 x 60)
Wednesdays at 21:00 from 27 September (ends 15 November)
World-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls is gearing up for a new season of thrill-seeking, bug-eating adventures in National Geographic’s Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge. Continuing to push superstars’ comfort levels, Bear and his guests will venture from the highest peaks of Scotland to unforgiving terrain in Wyoming for more ultimate, life-changing challenges and adventures.
Guests this season include Russell Brand, Bradley Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daveed Diggs, Cynthia Erivo, Troy Kostur, Tatiana Maslany and Rita Ora. This season, guests will continue to be tested both physically and mentally beyond their limits — like Bradley Cooper spending a night hanging off the side of a cliff, Cynthia Erivo traversing a freezing waterfall, and Troy Kotsur battling raging rivers as Bear’s first deaf guest. Bear teaches each celebrity a key set of survival skills they will then have to master on their own under a high-intensity moment to earn their extraction from the wilderness. Fears will be conquered, and limits will be tested.
WORLD WAR II: SECRETS FROM ABOVE S2 (6 x 60)
Tuesdays at 21:00 from 26 September (ends 31 October)
As we fly above the infamous battle sites of D-Day and Dunkirk, soar over hidden Nazi bunkers, and glide across lost battleships and sunken shipwrecks – this new series exposes secrets of World War Two in a brand-new way. Through a unique aerial perspective with exclusive access to key locations today and by matching them to historic aerial archive imagery we will ‘fly back in time’ to recount daring raids and deadly battles in a way that has never been seen before.
BUILDING IMPOSSIBLE WITH DANIEL ASHVILLE S1 (6 x 60)
Tuesdays at 19:00 from 12 September (ends 17 October)
Daniel Ashville travels the world, joining teams in creating some of the world’s most amazing structures: tunnels, bridges, skyscrapers, transport in the air and on the sea, taking hard work, science, technology, and human ingenuity to new heights.
DRUG LORDS, THE TAKE DOWN (10 x 60)
Thursdays at 21:00 from 17 August (ends 19 October)
Hair-raising first-hand accounts of how the biggest and deadliest drug lords on earth were hunted down and taken out, as told by special agents, investigators and cartel insiders. From the slick, Colombian cocaine CEO “Chupeta”, to the murderous Canadian Hell’s Angel “Mom Boucher”, the series gives an insider’s view of the greatest narco’ investigations of all time.
LAWLESS ISLAND S6 (16 x 60)
Mondays at 19:00 from 26 June (ends 9 October)
On a remote Alaskan Island, 65 people have left normal society behind to choose an off-the-grid, isolated lifestyle. The stakes are high, the land is rugged, and the weather is unforgiving. With no roads or government, Port Protection needs the community to survive.
