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- A scientist tries to teach a dolphin named Peter to understand and mimic human speech in order to speak to extraterrestrial life.
- David Attenborough explores Charles Darwin's controversial theory of evolution by natural selection.
- The "Earth's Natural Wonders" series tells the stories of some of our planet's most spectacular places and how they have shaped the lives of those who live there.
- Comedy about a touring circus that has become dilapidated and tries to stay afloat despite having rubbish acts and clowns that are dreadful... Erasmus is a petty criminal that has been in prison and has an ongoing feud with the clown 'Geoff' and constantly tries to get rid of him, as well as trying to raise cash in any way. Boyco, the acrobat is eastern European and in love with Lizzie.
- Geologist Ian Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our very planet's physiology and its unique wildlife. Biological evolution is largely driven bu adaptation to conditions such as climate, soil and irrigation, but biotopes were also shaped by wildlife changing earth's surface and climate significantly, even disregarding human activity.
- Through beautiful photography and the extraordinary stories of the animals and people that live there, this series celebrates Latin America's most iconic and dramatic locations. Trek across the mountainous peaks and volcanic slopes of the Andes; explore the windswept plains of the Patagonian wilderness; journey into the teeming forests of the Amazon, and wade through the giant swamps of Venezuela, as this beautiful five- part series celebrates the region's most iconic and dramatic locations.
- Maggie Aderin-Pocock reveals how satellites shape our modern world.
- Come explore exotic India. Discover its animals, peoples and land.
- A team of experts try to reconstruct how our early human ancestors lived and what they looked like.
- A British-Canadian team of scientists mounts an elaborate expedition to investigate more thoroughly then ever the life of an iceberg. They start at the coastal Greenland glaciers, to see which forces creates icebergs. Then they follow one at sea, to see why it lives so long and what ultimately kills it.
- The extraordinary travels of animals migrating to or from Ireland, the challenges they face and the landscapes seen on their journeys.
- In the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara, archaeologist Dr. Ramadan Hussein and his team uncover a unique underground tomb complex. It hides the secrets of ancient Egypt's first fully intact funeral home. Follow the team as they explore the subterranean chambers and open the sealed, 2,600-year-old sarcophagi and sacred burial relics, unlocking secrets forgotten since the age of the pharaohs.
- 202044mTV-147.8 (23)TV EpisodeIn the very deepest level of the tomb complex, Dr. Ramadan Hussein and his team discover two priests buried side by side. The investigation is a roller-coaster ride filled with glittering riches, wealthy priests and the worship of a long-lost serpent goddess. But something doesn't quite add up. Only the latest technology will reveal whether these priests are exactly what - or who - they seem.
- In this first episode Professor Iain Stewart shows how plants first harnessed the life giving power of the sun, and created our atmosphere. He uncovers the epic battle between the dinosaurs and the tallest trees on the planet. He shows plants breathing - and for the first time talking to each other.
- In the Dino age, the earth was covered with pre-flowering plants, notably ferns and conifers. Their primitive methods of pollination were outclassed by a novelty, flowers, designed to attract animals, mainly insects, who soon started specializing in collecting pollen and/or nectar. Together they cerated giant tropical forests on over half of the land. Most species were extinguished by the mega-asteroid which wiped out the Dinos, but enough survived as seeds. Mammals and birds became major seed eaters and propagators. The interaction between flowering plants and animals, specific to all kinds of environments, became the main motor of unprecedented fast evolution and changed most of earth's surface spectacularly.
- The meteor which wiped out the dinosaurs also made room for small plants, especially the grasses, which are better at harvesting CO2. There, nutritious, easily grazed seed and regenerating stems become favorite food of many animals, transforming large tracts of former forest, part of an intricate global food cycle. They also have armies of pollinators and a remarkable relationship with fires, required for prairie rejuvenation. A fluke of nature, easily harvested grains, made cereals ideal for human cultivation, the start of sedentary civilization, which again transformed the globe.
- This episode follows the rebuilding of one of our most iconic ancient ancestors from the bones up - a Neanderthal. To make the reconstructions as accurate as possible, Alice and George have travelled the globe, gathering evidence from the world's leading scientists.
- We are going back 1.5 million years to meet one of the earliest humans. They walked the earth far longer than any other human species and were the first ancestors to look a lot like we do today. The species is Homo erectus and the individual being reconstructed is known as Nariokotome Boy.
- We meet probably the most famous of all our early ancestors. She is Lucy, from the species Australopithecus afarensis and she lived 3.2 million years ago. Lucy's species traded life in the trees for life on the ground, but walking upright came at a price and it is one we are still paying today.
- Tectonic and volcanic activity created the Great Serengeti Rift and the giant Ngorongo crater, which houses an isolated population of species such as wildebeest and lions which normally participate in the greatest land animals migration, but here are prone to excessive incest, especially since Maasai grazing grounds lock out wild relatives. Other lakes with peculiarities house or host such remarkable populations as most of the world's small flamingos.
- Namibia's Namib desert is the result of Atlantic winds eroding ancient mountains. Extremely hot and arid, it requires elaborate adaptations from wildlife and rare tribal populations.
- The Okavango Delta, in northern Botswana, comprises various wetlands, some (river arms and marshes) deep enough for hippopotamuses to live in, many drying out many months, some barely seasonal waterholes. Many species (like buffalo) and people migrate in and out on the flood rhythm, while only the Bushmen survive all year in the neighboring Kalahari desert.
- For 2000 miles, the mighty Zambezi flows from the Zambian highlands trough Angola, Botwsana and Zimbabwe to Mocambique, to end in the Indian Ocean. Its immense water volume has a massive impact on wildlife in its huge flood areas and trough erosion reshapes its own bed, most spectacularly at the Victoria falls, the world's greatest waterfall.
- A British-Cavadian team of scientists, including BBC presenter Chris Packham, arrives at Greenland's western coast to study the country's largest glacier and the icebergs it gives birth to, a spectacular process, yet never extensively studied. A former explosives expert takes the lead in most physically dangerous operations, as to plant scientific recording equipment at perilously unstable and inaccessible spots. Combined with observations from a boat on and dangerously close to the surrounding sea, they find the part played by melting water forming lakes on the glacier top, canals to the rock underground and maritime circulation.
- The British-Canadian scientists party boards a ship to follow a mega iceberg broken off from a Greenland glacier. It lives two years, so who so long and what gets to it eventually? Spectacular but also precarious is the surprisingly numerous population of polar pears who swim to it and stay on the iceberg quite a while during the absence of continuous ice on Artcic land.
- On the Zanzibar islands, off the Indian Ocean coast of Tanganyka, mild predation and relatively easy feeding contributed to the development of giant species, as of crabs and bats. Only Pemba, the second largest island, is a regular la,d mass, the others were coral reefs until the sea-level fell. Its coastal waters harbor aquatic giants too, like whale sharks and mantra rays.
- The Caribbean islands, stretching from Vnezuela to Florida, may be popular holiday destinations, life can still be hard for the native wildlife. Most were created by volcanoes, mostly long dormant, and later acquired coral reefs, which creates very different biotopes. the relative isolation and rarity of predation allowed many species to evolve particularly, rather leisurely, even a monkey. A special case is Trinidad, an old coral atoll which rose when the sea-level sank.
- Off India's eastern coast lies Sri Lanka (the former Ceylon), alias Monsoon island, which has a double monsoon climate. Two thirds are relatively dry plains, were largely derelict rice irrigation was the basis of ancient Buddhist kingdoms, but remains crucial to wildlife, including the largest herds of Asian elephants, a slightly larger subspecies, yet Indian relatives with tusks are imported for temple ceremonies. The largest leopard subspecies is the alpha predator, in the absence of larger felines, mainly hunting deer. More unique is the rich wildlife in the central mountains and highlands, where tropical rain is exceptionally abundant. Each has unique species, including monkeys.
- Way off Scotland's western coast are the desolate Hebrides. They are scattered with ruins from wave after wave of failed human settlement, but wildlife adapts well enough to thrive there, especially thanks to some of the richest fishing waters in the world. The abundant bird nests feed various hunters, and at times provide vital nutrients to the few remaining humans.
- Japan is an 6852 islands archipelago situated where three tectonic plates meet, causing major seismic and volcanic activity. Their climates varying from the subtropical mangroves on Okinawa to the Siberian conditions at the sea of Ochotsk. The wildlife is accordingly diverse, with a record number of unique, well-adapted native species and migratory guests like the Siberian swan. Versatile monkeys especially fascinate scientists.
- 2012– 52mTV-PG7.7 (19)TV EpisodeThe Philippines, a multiple chain of over 7000 -mainly small or tiny, men being concentrated on a few large ones- islands, have a combined coast length among the world's largest, like neighbor Indonesia. The wildlife is accordingly rich and diverse, with a number of rare or unique, well-adapted native species and migratory guests like water monitors.
- 2012– 52mTV-PG7.8 (18)TV EpisodeThe Pantanal wetlands, mostly in western central Brazil but extending into Bolivia and Paraguay, flood up to 80% about half of the year, due to tropical rain torrents and even more water descending form the Andes highlands, supporting an extremely rich wildlife, mainly fish and its predators, infested with caymans, with a jaguar subspecies double its cousins' size. May animals migrate or perish when the rivers shrink and large areas turn desert-dry.
- A wilderness of extremes. How do these uniquely diverse, ancient people coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world?
- The world's longest river flows from the heart of Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. What feeds this inexhaustible river to make its waters so fertile?
- In a wilderness of extremes, how do the diverse and ancient people of Ethiopia coexist alongside wildlife found nowhere else in the world?
- Stretching for millions of miles, the world's largest desert receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How do people and animals flourish?
- Reaching high into the sky at Africa's equator, Mount Kenya stretches up into the troposphere. How does life survive on these harsh slopes?
- How is this epic land of fire and ice home to some of the world's most iconic animals and the most mysterious landscapes?
- 2010– 43mTV-PG7.5 (11)TV EpisodeStretching for thousands of square kilometres, the world's largest salt lake receives little rainfall and temperatures fluctuate wildly. How can life flourish in this environment?
- The Galapagos archipelago, way off Chile's coast, is named after the saddle shape of it iconic, century-living giant turtle species. Considered hellish by its Spanish discovers, it became a paradisaic nature reserve. Its uniquely odd land - and aquatic wildlife, evolving at record speed due to the fast emergence and transformation of volcanic islands at a tectonic crack where three major ocean currents meet, greatly inspired Charles Darwin's evolutionary theories.
- 2012– 52mTV-PG7.8 (20)TV EpisodeSome small or larger islands in rivers of the Amazon system are flooded annually for months. While birds can just keep flying, for most of wildlife everything changes, as the lush forest habitat drowns to become a wetland or back. Several species adapted thoroughly, sometimes even into a specialized subspecies.
- 2012– 52mTV-PG8.2 (20)TV EpisodeThe Falklands are 300 miles east of Patagonia in the bleak South Atlantic. Tthe largest plants growing there are wind-resistant shrubs. The native animal population includes penguins, seals, whales and albatrosses.