BBC Earth

Native Italian Annalisa is developing a forest hideaway on the fringes of society.

Gregg Wallace is in France at an enormous foundry where they produce a cast iron pot every five seconds. He follows production of casserole dishes from the arrival of 20 tonnes of crude iron right through to brightly coloured orange pots.

The Scottish rail journey starts in Kyle of Lochalsh, a tiny fishing village on the far west coast, and continues east across the breathtaking Highlands, before turning south towards Aberdeen.

Alaskans get a brief respite from winter's fury with the end of the thaw.

Ben visits Bette in the wilds of northern Queensland, where she's been dealing with snakes, floods and isolation since moving to the harsh Australian wilderness thirty years ago.

Sir David Attenborough examines how animals try to gain a position of power in their worlds. The most powerful have the best access to food and water, and they are also the most attractive to the opposite sex.

Gregg Wallace is in France at an enormous foundry where they produce a cast iron pot every five seconds. He follows production of casserole dishes from the arrival of 20 tonnes of crude iron right through to brightly coloured orange pots.

This journey runs from the Mexican border at San Diego, following the Californian coast north to the city of San Luis Obispo,aboard the aptly named Pacific Surfliner. On the way, there's a stop in Carlsbad, a city that originated from a snackbar.

The arrival of longer days and warmer temperatures makes for easier travel, and Alaskans take advantage by heading out to hunt migrating birds and harvest meat and fur, securing their camps to protect them from flooding in the meantime.

A couple from Salt Lake City moves to the mountainous coast of Shelter Cove, California. Ben accompanies them.

Sir David Attenborough looks at the techniques that animals use in their attempts to win a mate. The competition to breed has created both the most extraordinary beauty and the most violent battles seen in nature.

Gregg Wallace visits the Denby factory in Derbyshire, which has been making pottery since 1809. Brits drink a staggering 195 million mugs of tea and coffee every day, so Gregg is following production of one of the factory's best sellers.

The important and ultimately hopeful story of the future of the greatest wildlife continent on earth.

Jessie collects logs in anticipation of the coming winter. The Hailstones prepare themselves for the coming fish run. Ricko teaches his younger children to hunt and fish. Sue tests her mettle against the capricious, flooding tundra.

In the mountains of northern Ethiopia, Ben meets native Glaswegian Susan, who rejected an ordinary retirement for a remote region of Africa. Susan has had a huge impact on the local community, and now runs a restaurant on top of a mountain.

Ben visits Bette in the wilds of northern Queensland, where she's been dealing with snakes, floods and isolation since moving to the harsh Australian wilderness thirty years ago.

Nazaré in Portugal is the site of the biggest ocean waves ever recorded on Earth. To understand what creates these monsters, plunge beneath the waves to reveal the sprawling landscapes of the seabed, travel to South Africa to witness the Sardine Run.

This journey runs from the Mexican border at San Diego, following the Californian coast north to the city of San Luis Obispo,aboard the aptly named Pacific Surfliner. On the way, there's a stop in Carlsbad, a city that originated from a snackbar.

Jessie collects logs in anticipation of the coming winter. The Hailstones prepare themselves for the coming fish run. Ricko teaches his younger children to hunt and fish. Sue tests her mettle against the capricious, flooding tundra.

In the mountains of northern Ethiopia, Ben meets native Glaswegian Susan, who rejected an ordinary retirement for a remote region of Africa. Susan has had a huge impact on the local community, and now runs a restaurant on top of a mountain.

Nazaré in Portugal is the site of the biggest ocean waves ever recorded on Earth. To understand what creates these monsters, plunge beneath the waves to reveal the sprawling landscapes of the seabed, travel to South Africa to witness the Sardine Run.

Ben visits Bette in the wilds of northern Queensland, where she's been dealing with snakes, floods and isolation since moving to the harsh Australian wilderness thirty years ago.

This journey runs from the Mexican border at San Diego, following the Californian coast north to the city of San Luis Obispo,aboard the aptly named Pacific Surfliner. On the way, there's a stop in Carlsbad, a city that originated from a snackbar.