BBC Earth

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.

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.

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.

From the Quinta de Vargellas, a vineyard that has been making one of Britain's favourite tipples, port, travel down the line that once transported it to the city that gave it its name, Porto. At the seaside city of Aveiro, discover an altogether fishier link. Throughout the Middle Ages, England traded cod caught in the North Sea for salt from the salt marshes of Aveiro.

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.

In Tuscany, Ben meets British couple George and Sophie. George's desire to live self-sufficiently saw him embark on a lifelong project that has culminated in them breathing new life into a farmhouse.

Sir David Attenborough explores the dangerous frontiers created by the world's coasts, where animals fight for survival amidst constant change. On Namibia's Skeleton Coast, as desert meets the cold Atlantic, there are some unexpected residents.

Malt loaf has been a popular teatime treat for more than 80 years, we get through 130 million of them every year. So to get to grips with how this sweet and squidgy cake-cum-bread is made, Gregg Wallace is rolling up his sleeves to get stuck in.

Brits now eat 3 million takeaways a day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores University to run a unique experiment. Fifteen volunteers eat nothing but takeaways for two weeks, and undergo a barrage of tests, from blood sugar and body fat to gut bacteria and mental sharpness.

Andy returns home to pick up the pieces. Jessie must harvest salmon before the close of the fishing season. Sue searches the local waterways for winter food and the Hailstones gather key resources.

Ben journeys to the freezing waters of Iceland to live with a former carpenter.

Through a confluence of violence, crop failure, extreme heat, surges in population, and disastrous governmental policy making, famine is one Mother Nature's disasters whose complex causes are near impossible to tackle.

From crystal-clear waterfalls to baby turtles the size of a thumb nail, explore the magical wonders of the Danube. Branching out across Europe, its tributaries gather water from 19 countries, making it the world's most international river.

From the Quinta de Vargellas, a vineyard that has been making one of Britain's favourite tipples, port, travel down the line that once transported it to the city that gave it its name, Porto. At the seaside city of Aveiro, discover an altogether fishier link. Throughout the Middle Ages, England traded cod caught in the North Sea for salt from the salt marshes of Aveiro.

Andy returns home to pick up the pieces. Jessie must harvest salmon before the close of the fishing season. Sue searches the local waterways for winter food and the Hailstones gather key resources.

Ben journeys to the freezing waters of Iceland to live with a former carpenter.

Brits now eat 3 million takeaways a day. Journalist Nikki Fox teams up with scientists at Liverpool John Moores University to run a unique experiment. Fifteen volunteers eat nothing but takeaways for two weeks, and undergo a barrage of tests, from blood sugar and body fat to gut bacteria and mental sharpness.

Through a confluence of violence, crop failure, extreme heat, surges in population, and disastrous governmental policy making, famine is one Mother Nature's disasters whose complex causes are near impossible to tackle.

Andy returns home to pick up the pieces. Jessie must harvest salmon before the close of the fishing season. Sue searches the local waterways for winter food and the Hailstones gather key resources.

A behind-the-scenes look at the series that explores the most successful animal group on Earth, from the tiny Etruscan shrew to the largest mammal in existence, the blue whale.