tisdag den 30 maj
En TV-kanal från BBC som visar vetenskap, historia, teknik och äventyr i en salig blandning.
Simon Schama looks at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity and its fate in the machine and profit-driven world. He asks whether art should create a realm separate from the modern world, a place where we can escape and pull the ladder up after us, or whether it should plunge headlong into the chaos and cacophony while transforming the way we see it and live in it.
With food in abundance it's a time of plenty in the Serengeti, but a series of unexpected events turns families against each other and stretches relationships to breaking point.
A brief window of opportunity opens for Alaskans to make their lives easier when winter returns, and these pioneers take full advantage of the endless daylight to survive and thrive during the Arctic summer.
Joanna's first view of Paris is from a hot air balloon. She visits the damaged Notre-Dame, meets the heiress Daphne Guinness, buys a vintage Chanel suit and meets Ibrahim, a refugee turned inner-city beekeeper.
Starting in Pwllheli, the Cambrian Line travels 200km to Shrewsbury, following lines built in the slate industry's heyday, passing the fairytale village of Portmeiron, through agricultural landscapes and the `ancient capital of Wales', Machynlleth.
Comedian Rob Delaney joins Jason Fox, Foxy from SAS: Who Dares Wins, in rural Wales, to take on three petrifying challenges, including a jump off a 40-metre viaduct and crossing a 300-foot-long highline spanning a 250-foot drop.
Simon Schama looks at the rise of art as a tradeable commodity and its fate in the machine and profit-driven world. He asks whether art should create a realm separate from the modern world, a place where we can escape and pull the ladder up after us, or whether it should plunge headlong into the chaos and cacophony while transforming the way we see it and live in it.
For the final leg of his journey, Ade heads to Scandinavia. Starting in the frozen islands of Svalbard and heading through Sweden and Denmark, he sees how winter temperatures have risen by an astonishing amount in the Arctic.
With food in abundance it's a time of plenty in the Serengeti, but a series of unexpected events turns families against each other and stretches relationships to breaking point.
In the Arctic, Alaskans rely on the surrounding waterways to provide quick transportation and valuable resources throughout the warm summer months, when Alaskans work tirelessly to prepare for the long winter ahead.
Joanna's visit to Rome includes the Trevi Fountain, a meeting with a famous paparazzo, the privilege of unlocking the Sistine Chapel with its single key, and meeting famous movie star Gina Lollobrigida at Bulgari's flagship store.
From Tirano in Italy, this route spirals upwards in the Alps into Switzerland and St Moritz to pick up the Glacier Express, which crosses the Landvasser Viaduct. Finally at Disentis, the track becomes a cog railway to climb the steep mountain route.
TV star and model Maya Jama joins Foxy for a 48-hour experience in Wales she'll never forget. Maya faces three petrifying challenges, each one designed by Foxy to push her boundaries, including a a 75-metre-high bungee jump.
David Attenborough tells the story of the discovery and reconstruction in Argentina of the world's largest known dinosaur, a brand new species of titanosaur. Measuring 37m long - close to four London buses put end to end - and weighing 70 metric tons, it now holds the record as the biggest animal ever to walk the earth.
In Arizona, lightning strikes from so high above the ground, through such clear air, that it creates the perfect conditions for the most electrifying show on Earth.
As the Serengeti starts to dry out, competition heats up between the families. The strong females take centre stage, dealing with headstrong males and fighting for the survival of their kin.
Personal stories of those caught up in sometimes deadly natural catastrophes, accompanied by camera footage showing meteorological phenomena, including hurricanes, earthquakes, monsoons and more.
Steve Leonard and his team of vets investigate the best way to de-stress cats and reveal why recycling bins are a danger to dogs. They also witness a groundbreaking operation to save the life of a horse suffering from extreme nerve pain.
Professor Brian Cox begins his exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. It is estimated that there are two hundred trillion stars in the universe, each playing their part in an epic story of creation, a great saga that stretches from the dawn of time, with the arrival of the first star, through diverse generations until the arrival of our own star, the Sun, and a civilisation that has grown up in its light.
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. Some of the world's leading volcanologists reveal the deadly secrets of the volcano.
An exploration into new evidence about the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Exploring how to stop damaging the oceans and begin to enable their revival. Prince William, founder of the Earthshot Prize, and Earthshot Prize Council members Sir David Attenborough and singer-songwriter Shakira, who has spent her whole life living by the sea, discover how we are damaging the oceans, and they discuss inspiring people and projects across the world that have found ways to revive ocean life.
Personal stories of those caught up in sometimes deadly natural catastrophes, accompanied by camera footage showing meteorological phenomena, including hurricanes, earthquakes, monsoons and more.
Steve Leonard and his team of vets investigate the best way to de-stress cats and reveal why recycling bins are a danger to dogs. They also witness a groundbreaking operation to save the life of a horse suffering from extreme nerve pain.
Professor Brian Cox begins his exploration of the cosmos with a hymn to the great luminous bodies that bring light and warmth to the universe: the stars. It is estimated that there are two hundred trillion stars in the universe, each playing their part in an epic story of creation, a great saga that stretches from the dawn of time, with the arrival of the first star, through diverse generations until the arrival of our own star, the Sun, and a civilisation that has grown up in its light.
Looking at active and dormant volcanoes from Vesuvius in Italy to Ki-lauea in Hawaii. Some of the world's leading volcanologists reveal the deadly secrets of the volcano.
An exploration into new evidence about the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.