ARCTIC ASCENT WITH ALEX HONNOLD (3 x 60)
Mondays and Wednesdays at 19:00 from 5 February (ends 12 February)
Greenland. The world’s last great climbing frontier and the crucible of the climate crisis. In 2020, 300 billion tons of Greenland ice disappeared, the biggest annual melt in recorded history. Alex Honnold (the star of FREE SOLO) has always wanted to explore the huge island and summit its most dangerous and remote peaks. As well as pushing himself to his physical limits, he wants to meet the scientists working on the frontline of climate change and see the impacts of rapid melting for himself.
GENIUS: MLK/X (8 x 60)
Mondays at 19:50 from 5 February (ends 26 February, double billed each week)
The fourth season of GENIUS will explore the lives, legacies and dueling philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Under King’s visionary leadership. A frequent critic of King’s civic-minded approach, Malcolm X argued forcefully for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. Though they came from markedly different backgrounds and met only once, King and Malcolm X are synonymous with the Civil Rights era they came to define, two sides of the same coin.
AIR CRASH INVESTIGATION S23 (8 x 60)
Thursdays at 20:00 from 15 February (ends 18 April)
Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Air Crash Investigation investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why.
THE SPACE RACE (1 x 90)
Premiers Saturday 17 February at 19:00
THE SPACE RACE uncovers the little-known story behind the race to put the first black man into space, a complex web of Cold War propaganda and Civil Rights mishaps that span the United States, Russia, and Cuba. Referred to by historians as “the last battle of the cold war,” we’ll hear from three men who were championed and often used by each country as tokens in an ideological war that shaped our history.
CONTINUING SHOWS
REWIND THE ‘90S (10 x 60)
Wednesdays at 21:00 from 10 January (ends 13 March)
Celebrities, eyewitnesses and pop culture pundits relive the most memorable moments of the decade that ushered in the new millennium. From Y2K to Weird Al Yankovic, Tupac to Titanic and Madonna to the Matrix, Rewind the ‘90s explores the forces that shaped the decade that changed the world forever.
TO CATCH A SMUGGLER S6 (8 x 60)
Thursdays at 19:00 from 18 January (ends 7 March)
Homeland Security agencies relentlessly combat drug trafficking at America’s busiest airports and along the southern border from San Diego to the Rio Grande Valley. Together, CBP and HSI seize illicit contraband, intercept priceless artifacts, pursue cartel money launderers, rescue victims of trafficking, and work internationally to eradicate illegal gold mining in Colombia.
EGYPT’S GREATEST MYSTERIES (STUNT) (6 x 60)
Fridays at19:00 from 19 January (ends 23 February)
Cameras follow the world’s top teams of archaeologists, working across Egypt, as they race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.
SCIENCE FAIR: THE SERIES (3 x 60)
Sundays at 21:00 from 21 January (ends 4 February)
Nearly 2,000 of the most brilliant teenage minds from over 80 countries work to solve the world’s most complex and pressing issues using science. Follow the high schoolers’ journeys as they compete to qualify for the chance to participate in the most prestigious international science fair there is – all while handling the joys and heartache of being a teen.
LEGENDS OF THE LOST CITIES WITH ALBERT LIN (6 x 60)
Saturdays at 21:00 from 30 December (ends 3 February)
National Geographic Explorer, Albert Lin, is on an extraordinary mission to unlock the secrets of our lost cities and the mysterious people who created them. Using cutting edge technology to strip back the layers of time, Albert, pushes himself and his team to the edge, in some of the most remote and hostile environments on earth.
