BBC Earth HD Stanley Tucci returns to Tuscany, his former home, alongside his parents Stan and Joan. Tuscany is the birthplace of the Renaissance and world-class art, architecture and culture. 2026-05-23 Paddy McGuinness visits a factory in Wales that makes more than four billion biscuits a year. 2026-05-23 Sue finds her true calling as a mermaid, bathes in a tub of beer, and takes up Bavarian dancing for Munich Pride. 2026-05-23 Ben Fogle returns to Bulgaria to meet up with nomads Miriam and Peter after four years. 2026-05-23 Stanley Tucci returns to Tuscany, his former home, alongside his parents Stan and Joan. Tuscany is the birthplace of the Renaissance and world-class art, architecture and culture. 2026-05-23 In this first episode, Samira journeys to places rarely seen by western audiences to reveal how the Persian Empire was born, the mysterious writing of its early people and how Iran's powerful kings built a vast empire that became the envy of the ancient world. 2026-05-23 Three trailblazing women, Ruby Wax, Mel B and Emily Atack, retrace the famous footsteps of intrepid Victorian explorer Isabella Bird through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 2026-05-23