A look at how without volcanoes, there would be no life on Earth. Although destructive, magma from the planet's molten core builds land, and mineral-rich ash from eruptions fertilises the surface.
From the frozen poles to the searing deserts, this is an exploration of how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sunlight that fall on Earth.
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit- and nut-packed treats a day. Gregg follows production from the arrival of two tonnes of macadamia nuts all the way through to dispatch.
High in the mountains of Morocco lives a descendant of a long line of macaque rulers. She has been in charge of this troupe for many winters - one of the longest recorded reigns of an alpha - but this year is likely to be her last.
The second leg of Simon Reeve's journey around the Caribbean Sea takes him from the beautiful islands and along the coast of South America. On the beautiful and wealthy island of Barbados he meets the owner of a traditional chattel house.
Arctic residents must adapt to the changing climate patterns to survive in the wild.
A magical mid-summer railway journey through central Sweden starts in Mora on the Inlandsbanan. This traditional town is in the county of Dalarna, the heart of Swedish traditional culture and often known as`Sweden in miniature'.
Away from the busy resorts of Ibiza is a side of this popular Mediterranean island that the partying holidaymakers have no idea exists. Ben travels into the wild, untamed interior to live in an ecological commune founded by a former merchant sailor.
Ben revisits a former fighter pilot who turned his back on Indian high society to live a simple life in the foothills of the Himalayas. A motorcycle accident hampered Steve's plans, but his children help him preserve a small piece of paradise.
Gregg Wallace is in Essex at an enormous cereal bar factory, which produces 400,000 fruit- and nut-packed treats a day. Gregg follows production from the arrival of two tonnes of macadamia nuts all the way through to dispatch.
High in the mountains of Morocco lives a descendant of a long line of macaque rulers. She has been in charge of this troupe for many winters - one of the longest recorded reigns of an alpha - but this year is likely to be her last.
The changeover is underway in the Arctic, and Alaskans must prepare for the winter ahead.
Our journey begins in Anchorage, Alaska, where we board a luxury passenger train. Later, we head north to enter the vast wilderness of Alaska, which is America's largest and remotest state.
Simon begins his journey on the remote Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, travels to the beautiful Honduran island of Roatán and encounters extreme violence on the mainland of Honduras before finishing his adventure on the iconic island of Jamaica.
Ben meets Micky and Trina Cofer, who along with their four children, left behind the comforts of America to become missionaries in the freezing tundra of Outer Mongolia. In temperatures of below minus 20, Ben builds his own ger to sleep in, uses a freezing outhouse, attempts ice-fishing, joins a wolf-hunt and learns how to wrestle.
Clare discovers how vets in China keep baby pandas alive, we see a pioneering operation in Cameroon that could transform the life of Shufai the gorilla, and an elephant in Laos with a gunshot wound has to have an X-ray at a human hospital.
In Wigan, Gregg Wallace visits an enormous soup factory, which produces two million tins a day. He follows the production of vegetable soup, from a pea harvest in Yorkshire right through to the finished soup going into cans and being dispatched.
Every animal is on an extraordinary journey through life with one goal, to produce the next generation, life's great story. This is a diarised account of the making of the natural history series Dynasties.
Hurricane Michael hits Florida, a group of fishermen capsize in rough seas and a police officer is hurt by a car careering out of control in the snow.
After a close-up encounter with a cobra, Alexander travels north to Tamil country. Once there, he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years in the region.
Dan discovers a series of curious anomalies in Tutankhamun's burial, and spots that the faces on his coffins and canopic jars do not match that of the famous golden mask. Raksha looks at Seti's tomb, which shows how low quality and hurried Tutankhamun's was in comparison. John learns how to dance like an Egyptian at a funeral, and investigates the truth of the `Curse of Tutankhamun'.
Ben Fogle revisits Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen and her husband Clive and experiences the magic of their home and their wholesome way of life. Ben tries his hand at shepherding and discovers that Clive sees life on the farm as almost timeless.
The journey begins in the far south, in the most hostile place on earth, the frozen continent of Antarctica. After being raised on the ice in winter, emperor penguin chicks find themselves abandoned by their parents in spring. To survive, they must find their own way across the treacherous sea ice to the rich waters of the Southern Ocean.
In Eagle, Andy's apprentice makes a costly mistake and he runs out of the wood that heats his tent and keeps him alive.
Hurricane Michael hits Florida, a group of fishermen capsize in rough seas and a police officer is hurt by a car careering out of control in the snow.
After a close-up encounter with a cobra, Alexander travels north to Tamil country. Once there, he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years in the region.
Dan discovers a series of curious anomalies in Tutankhamun's burial, and spots that the faces on his coffins and canopic jars do not match that of the famous golden mask. Raksha looks at Seti's tomb, which shows how low quality and hurried Tutankhamun's was in comparison. John learns how to dance like an Egyptian at a funeral, and investigates the truth of the `Curse of Tutankhamun'.
Ben Fogle revisits Yorkshire shepherdess Amanda Owen and her husband Clive and experiences the magic of their home and their wholesome way of life. Ben tries his hand at shepherding and discovers that Clive sees life on the farm as almost timeless.
The journey begins in the far south, in the most hostile place on earth, the frozen continent of Antarctica. After being raised on the ice in winter, emperor penguin chicks find themselves abandoned by their parents in spring. To survive, they must find their own way across the treacherous sea ice to the rich waters of the Southern Ocean.