BBC Earth

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters to survive and a couple hunker down at home.

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.

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.

Power through the Peak District at full steam, pulled by the Royal Scot, one of the finest locomotives ever built. In the Peak District, climb the famous Stanage Edge and meet the man who dedicated his life to restoring heather to the moors, local farmer Geoff Ayre, aka the heather doctor.

During the Arctic spring, Alaskans take advantage of the warm weather and 24-hour daylight to complete tasks that are impossible in the winter months.

Ben Fogle visits a man who has turned his back on the rat-race to live an isolated life in Oregon.

Animals attempt to rear their offspring. This takes extraordinary commitment, and a parent may even need to risk its own life for its offspring. A female turtle hauls herself up the beach to lay her eggs in a safe place above the tide line.

Gregg Wallace visits the Ercol factory in Buckinghamshire, an area associated with furniture making since the 19th century. Brits spend a staggering £300 million pounds each week on furniture.

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.

Sue goes adventuring for a bucket load of coal. The Hailstones sail back to Kiwalik with a string of new boats. Jessie chops down some trees to get him through the winter and Ricko lines out some fishing nets.

Ben ventures to Central America and a remote island off the coast of Panama. His host Jaimie is an inventor, who has built a unique home and an unconventional family to create his own wild utopia. Ben gets stuck into island life.

A patient with throat cancer needs a new windpipe to save his voice. A rare cancer means Melissa's entire reproductive system must be removed for her to stay alive.

An intense area of low pressure that forms over warm tropical waters, tropical cyclones are responsible for some of the most catastrophic extreme weather events. Their deadly winds and torrential rain wreak destruction on an unprecedented scale.

Power through the Peak District at full steam, pulled by the Royal Scot, one of the finest locomotives ever built. In the Peak District, climb the famous Stanage Edge and meet the man who dedicated his life to restoring heather to the moors, local farmer Geoff Ayre, aka the heather doctor.

Sue goes adventuring for a bucket load of coal. The Hailstones sail back to Kiwalik with a string of new boats. Jessie chops down some trees to get him through the winter and Ricko lines out some fishing nets.

Ben ventures to Central America and a remote island off the coast of Panama. His host Jaimie is an inventor, who has built a unique home and an unconventional family to create his own wild utopia. Ben gets stuck into island life.

A patient with throat cancer needs a new windpipe to save his voice. A rare cancer means Melissa's entire reproductive system must be removed for her to stay alive.

An intense area of low pressure that forms over warm tropical waters, tropical cyclones are responsible for some of the most catastrophic extreme weather events. Their deadly winds and torrential rain wreak destruction on an unprecedented scale.

Power through the Peak District at full steam, pulled by the Royal Scot, one of the finest locomotives ever built. In the Peak District, climb the famous Stanage Edge and meet the man who dedicated his life to restoring heather to the moors, local farmer Geoff Ayre, aka the heather doctor.