After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
A journey through the magical wilderness of India, witnessing the day-to-day lives and challenges of some its most iconic species and the many other creatures with which they share their home.
Through beautiful photography and the extraordinary stories of the animals and people that live there, this series celebrates Latin America's most iconic and dramatic locations. Trek across the mountainous peaks and volcanic slopes of the Andes; explore the windswept plains of the Patagonian wilderness; journey into the teeming forests of the Amazon, and wade through the giant swamps of Venezuela, as this beautiful five- part series celebrates the region's most iconic and dramatic locations.
Explore the resurgence of iconic wildlife and natural processes across Europe's most breathtaking landscapes, from the Arctic Circle to rich river wetlands, from deep forests to rugged mountain peaks.
The islands of Indonesia remain a wild paradise. This series explores the incredible wildlife of this extraordinary environment and reveals the remarkable ways in which life has been created, adapted, and reborn over millions of years.
This spectacular documentary series invites us to visit Chile. Traveling behind the tracks of its great animal diversity, Chile also offers impressive geographical variations, from the cold coasts of the south to the Andes mountain range and its fantastic landscapes. Chile, a magical and captivating country where the sky embraces the sea while it unites with the earth.
An exciting series that explores history through the unique angle of criminal psychology and forensic anthropology, to re-tell the stories of infamous and little-known murders and possibly solve some of the mysteries surrounding them.
Untamed Romania provides insight into the stunning natural wonders of Romania, with the Carpathian Mountains, the Danube Delta, and Transylvania as its major areas of interest.
The mission to power the future is underway. World-leading solutions from supersized renewables to redesigning the grid, and the quest for a potentially limitless energy source.
From the Taiga to the Tundra to the Arctic Ocean, this series immerses the viewer in the nature of the northern extremities of Europe, beyond the Arctic Circle and into a land of ice and fire. Wildest Arctic captures the awesome cinematic range of the Arctic region, from the creaks, crashes of vast glaciers, to the howls of the wildest wolves and the haunting remoteness of this true wilderness.
The 17,000 islands that comprise the nation of Indonesia stretch more than 3,000 miles along the equator, bridging Asia and Australasia. Indonesia’s natural habitats vary widely. On some islands, tropical forests climb from steamy lowlands to mountain slopes. On others, parched savannah thrives. Coral reefs line thousands of tranquil atolls, while relentless waves batter rocky cliffs on other shores. In Papua, the mountains reach so high that permanent ice caps top their peaks, surrounded by barren alpine tundra. These wildly ranging habitats are home to an incredible number and diversity of living creatures - this iconic and landmark series is a celebration of Indonesia’s most spectacular locations and incredible wildlife.
Winter pushes wildlife to the extreme. For some, it is a chance to thrive; for others, the only way to escape the icy hold of winter is to shut down every physical system. When spring finally comes, it is a time for celebration for those who managed to survive the most brutal of seasons.
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From the Arctic Islands being forged by volcanoes, and the punishing frozen landscape of the tundra, to the vast snow forests of the Taiga, this series captures the planet's toughest creatures, in it's most spectacular habitats.
Europe is the second smallest continent, yet is incredibly diverse. It's temperatures range from 40 degrees to minus 40 degrees across several ecoregions. It is home to the most northerly feline species as well as the only spider to live entirely underwater. Its hectares of forests are on the increase and it boasts off shore islands deep within the Arctic Circle and far out in the Atlantic Ocean. Europe's Great Wilderness is a three part series exploring its wildlife and the mosaic of habitats in which they live: Life Below Zero- discovering the life that the arctic supports, characterised by hardiness and an amazing ability to survive at the very edge of the world. Green Heart - charting life across the seasons in Europe’s most ancient and enigmatic forests. Living Waters - exploring the major waterways that provide home to a myriad of life forms.
For wild animals, life is all about survival. And in this daily battle, many species have adapted in amazing ways. By evolving unique behaviours, abilities and anatomical mutations, these animals have learned to survive, in every corner of the earth. Wildest Survival explores this rich and varied world of animal behaviour. From sophisticated animal communication to extraordinary sexual selection, bizarre animal mating to epic migrations; this series explores the most important themes in nature. Each episode of Wildest Survival features incredible, action packed sequences of creatures struggling to survive, revealing the most incredible ways that animals find food, a mate, avoid death and even take revenge.
In the mountains of Peru, an environmental scientist discovers ancient artifacts submerged beneath the headwaters of the Amazon; his findings could save this sacred landscape from mining devastation.
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens was the deadliest in U.S. history. Survivor testimonies and rare images reveal the cataclysms it unleashed.
The incredible, true-life story of a baby elephant born into a rescue camp in the wilderness of Botswana. When she's suddenly orphaned at one month of age, it's up to the men who look after her herd to save her life.
The Arctic is accessible to man only because of ice dogs. As hunters, haulers, and guardians, they have been our vital link to nature for thousands of years. Dogs led the Sarqaq people out of Siberia and, a millennium later, led explorers to the North Pole. As the light returns to Greenland, we arrive in Scoresbysund with a troop of the only companions worth having in this harsh environment.
Interviews with extraterrestrial abductees.
Historian William Dalrymple travels to Hyderabad in India to explore the remarkable 18th-century love affair between a British diplomat and the Muslim princess he married. Tensions ran high when an Englishman fell for a Mughal ruler's daughter.
Tracking the exotic pet trade of otters across the globe, is a story of gangsters and guns, mammals and middlemen.
Feature-length documentary following award-winning wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet as he documents a gruelling but vital mission to ‘habituate’ a notoriously protective 450lb silverback, in a last-ditch effort to save the critically endangered eastern lowland gorillas from extinction.
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