onsdag den 31 maj
En TV-kanal från BBC som visar vetenskap, historia, teknik och äventyr i en salig blandning.
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.
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.
Dr Chris van Tulleken teams up with Nottingham University to see whether high intensity exercise is as good for us as is claimed, guest presenter Dr Zoe Williams gets a group of volunteers to help put some home fitness monitors to the test and Michael Mosley investigates whether acupuncture really does have a scientific basis.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Heading out into the wild and scouting for areas to hunt and fish is a priority at this time of year, despite the dangers of the currents or the threats from hungry predators. This time of year, coming home empty-handed is not an option.
Joanna Lumley visits Berlin and heads for the Festival of Lights, meets an all-female motorcycle club and visits a replica of a western town. Her travels also take her to a famous photographer who documented life in Soviet-controlled East Berlin and finally she meets Holocaust survivor, Frau Friedlander.
Beginning near Leon, part of the famous north Spanish Pilgrimage, in the Picos de Europa mountains, this railway journey then runs through the Basque country before arriving in Bilbao.
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.
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.
With unique access to a pristine, unspoiled corner of the Serengeti, the drama of the daily lives of Savannah animals and the emotional moments they face can be witnessed.
Featuring fires in California that wreak havoc and threaten tourists, a tornado in the Czech Republic and a lonely swimmer in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Chris Horsley journeys to another volcanic hotspot when he joins a large scientific effort to inspect the island of Stromboli off the coast of Italy and install monitoring systems near its explosive craters.
Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice, where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's `San Zaccaria' altarpiece and Titian's `Bacchus and Ariadne' contested the assumption that drawing was superior to colouring. As the Baroque took hold in enlightenment Europe Giambattista Tiepolo created a ceiling fresco: `Apollo and the Four Continents' at the Bishop's palace in Würzburg.
Alexander continues his journey around South Korea, exploring its bustling capital Seoul. He takes a water taxi across the great River Han, then heads for its historical centre, and marvels at the splendour of the 14th century Gyeongbokgung Palace.
A look into the British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Detailing his childhood, education, marriage, family life, and his work on the Big Bang and black holes.
It is the hottest time of year, and the waterhole becomes busier in the cool of the night. With remote cameras able to get closer than ever before to the action, the team uncovers the new dynamics of night-time at the waterhole. The shift to nocturnal activity also brings a new predator out of the shadows: hyena.
Featuring fires in California that wreak havoc and threaten tourists, a tornado in the Czech Republic and a lonely swimmer in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
Chris Horsley journeys to another volcanic hotspot when he joins a large scientific effort to inspect the island of Stromboli off the coast of Italy and install monitoring systems near its explosive craters.
Simon Schama starts his meditation on colour and civilisation with the Gothic cathedrals of Amiens and Chartres. He then moves to 16th century Venice, where masterpieces such as Giovanni Bellini's `San Zaccaria' altarpiece and Titian's `Bacchus and Ariadne' contested the assumption that drawing was superior to colouring. As the Baroque took hold in enlightenment Europe Giambattista Tiepolo created a ceiling fresco: `Apollo and the Four Continents' at the Bishop's palace in Würzburg.
Alexander continues his journey around South Korea, exploring its bustling capital Seoul. He takes a water taxi across the great River Han, then heads for its historical centre, and marvels at the splendour of the 14th century Gyeongbokgung Palace.
A look into the British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. Detailing his childhood, education, marriage, family life, and his work on the Big Bang and black holes.