BBC Earth HD In northern Asia, life defies hostile extremes. In Russia's Lake Baikal, a seal pup must take evasive action when its ice den starts to melt. Hokkaido's thermal springs are a haven for dancing red-crowned cranes. On the Tibetan Plateau, a lone Himalayan wolf hunts antelope. Fish owls thrive in the forests where Russia and China meet. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, brown bears hunt salmon to prepare f 2026-08-17 Volcan del Fuego in Guatemala is one of the most 'explosive' volcanoes of them all. To reveal what's happening within the volcano, visit the 'new' Island of Surtsey, flamingos flocking in Kenya, and a boiling geyser in Iceland. Witness the daring attempt to lower a data gathering probe right into the crater of a volcano just before it erupts. 2026-08-17 Beginning in Java's royal city, Yogyakarta, Michael Portillo visits the Sultan's Palace and witnesses the ancient art of shadow puppetry, known as wayang. 2026-08-17 Florida faces the fury of Hurricane Ian as it hammers the coast, bringing destructive downpours and a wild storm surge, while a wildfire rages across Portugal, forcing families to flee. 2026-08-17 The leader of a great Painted Wolf family is growing old. Her power to keep the peace is waning. A feud with an ambitious daughter threatens to bring the dynasty down. 2026-08-17 As Lucy and her Indigenous team begin their unique 50-day journey into virgin Amazon rainforest, they can hear the whistling of the deadly bushmaster snake... 2026-08-17 Beginning in Java's royal city, Yogyakarta, Michael Portillo visits the Sultan's Palace and witnesses the ancient art of shadow puppetry, known as wayang. 2026-08-17 Florida faces the fury of Hurricane Ian as it hammers the coast, bringing destructive downpours and a wild storm surge, while a wildfire rages across Portugal, forcing families to flee. 2026-08-17 Deep in the dark waters of the Amazon jungle lives a fanged creature that could have been born in your worst nightmares - the vampire fish. 2026-08-17 In northern Asia, life defies hostile extremes. In Russia's Lake Baikal, a seal pup must take evasive action when its ice den starts to melt. Hokkaido's thermal springs are a haven for dancing red-crowned cranes. On the Tibetan Plateau, a lone Himalayan wolf hunts antelope. Fish owls thrive in the forests where Russia and China meet. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, brown bears hunt salmon to prepare f 2026-08-17 An injured wild dog, Flint, needs the support of his pack more than ever before, but in return he helps to care for Storm's largest litter of puppies to date - revealing a new and surprising side to wild dogs. 2026-08-17 Cyril goes to Senegal to try and catch a marlin with a hand line in the open ocean. 2026-08-17 North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies. To reach his destination, he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in earth's history: a land crawling with ferocious predators. At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits - if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else' 2026-08-17 Ash Dykes and his team push into the unknown to find the source of the Coppename River. After a brutal trek, battling rapids, dense jungle and wildlife - including hauling kayaks, traversing a waterfall and hacking through forest - they finally reach the hidden spring. But with the source found, a far tougher journey to the ocean still lies ahead. 2026-08-17 Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year. 2026-08-17 Cyril goes to Senegal to try and catch a marlin with a hand line in the open ocean. 2026-08-17 North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies. To reach his destination, he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in earth's history: a land crawling with ferocious predators. At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits - if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else' 2026-08-17 Ash Dykes and his team push into the unknown to find the source of the Coppename River. After a brutal trek, battling rapids, dense jungle and wildlife - including hauling kayaks, traversing a waterfall and hacking through forest - they finally reach the hidden spring. But with the source found, a far tougher journey to the ocean still lies ahead. 2026-08-17 Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year. 2026-08-17 North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies. To reach his destination, he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in earth's history: a land crawling with ferocious predators. At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits - if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else' 2026-08-17 Ash Dykes and his team push into the unknown to find the source of the Coppename River. After a brutal trek, battling rapids, dense jungle and wildlife - including hauling kayaks, traversing a waterfall and hacking through forest - they finally reach the hidden spring. But with the source found, a far tougher journey to the ocean still lies ahead. 2026-08-17 Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year. 2026-08-17 In northern Asia, life defies hostile extremes. In Russia's Lake Baikal, a seal pup must take evasive action when its ice den starts to melt. Hokkaido's thermal springs are a haven for dancing red-crowned cranes. On the Tibetan Plateau, a lone Himalayan wolf hunts antelope. Fish owls thrive in the forests where Russia and China meet. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, brown bears hunt salmon to prepare f 2026-08-17 Ash Dykes and his team push into the unknown to find the source of the Coppename River. After a brutal trek, battling rapids, dense jungle and wildlife - including hauling kayaks, traversing a waterfall and hacking through forest - they finally reach the hidden spring. But with the source found, a far tougher journey to the ocean still lies ahead. 2026-08-17 Cyril goes to Senegal to try and catch a marlin with a hand line in the open ocean. 2026-08-17 Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year. 2026-08-18 North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies. To reach his destination, he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in earth's history: a land crawling with ferocious predators. At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits - if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else' 2026-08-18 In northern Asia, life defies hostile extremes. In Russia's Lake Baikal, a seal pup must take evasive action when its ice den starts to melt. Hokkaido's thermal springs are a haven for dancing red-crowned cranes. On the Tibetan Plateau, a lone Himalayan wolf hunts antelope. Fish owls thrive in the forests where Russia and China meet. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, brown bears hunt salmon to prepare f 2026-08-18 Ash Dykes and his team push into the unknown to find the source of the Coppename River. After a brutal trek, battling rapids, dense jungle and wildlife - including hauling kayaks, traversing a waterfall and hacking through forest - they finally reach the hidden spring. But with the source found, a far tougher journey to the ocean still lies ahead. 2026-08-18 A tigress, Raj Bhera, has 4 new cubs. She must protect them while battling rivals who want to steal her lands and overthrow her. Will she hold on and raise her cubs to adulthood? 2026-08-18 North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies. To reach his destination, he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in earth's history: a land crawling with ferocious predators. At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits - if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else' 2026-08-18 Paddy McGuinness visits a factory to explore the surprising process of turning potato starch into 500 million packs of Quavers cheese curls every year. 2026-08-18 In northern Asia, life defies hostile extremes. In Russia's Lake Baikal, a seal pup must take evasive action when its ice den starts to melt. Hokkaido's thermal springs are a haven for dancing red-crowned cranes. On the Tibetan Plateau, a lone Himalayan wolf hunts antelope. Fish owls thrive in the forests where Russia and China meet. On the Kamchatka Peninsula, brown bears hunt salmon to prepare f 2026-08-18 Cyril goes to Senegal to try and catch a marlin with a hand line in the open ocean. 2026-08-18 North Africa, 100 million years ago. A Spinosaurus father must embark on a dangerous voyage to feed his babies. To reach his destination, he must lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in earth's history: a land crawling with ferocious predators. At the end of their journey, an extraordinary feast awaits - if he can run the gauntlet without his babies becoming someone else' 2026-08-18 Ash Dykes and his team push into the unknown to find the source of the Coppename River. After a brutal trek, battling rapids, dense jungle and wildlife - including hauling kayaks, traversing a waterfall and hacking through forest - they finally reach the hidden spring. But with the source found, a far tougher journey to the ocean still lies ahead. 2026-08-18 After swimming out of a dangerous current, Cyril explores the Indian Ocean with local fishermen. 2026-08-18 Steve Backshall is taking ten novice divers on one Deadly mission - to dive with sharks in Bimini, the shark capital of the world, with the ultimate goal being to qualify as scuba divers. 2026-08-18 Some of the team explores the mangroves, which are essential for the survival of some sharks. While there, they come face to face with baby lemon sharks. 2026-08-18 Actor Mark Benton joins Robson on a Scottish road trip to East Lothian. Robson introduces Mark to bird watching, cookery and highland games. The pair stay in a double-decker bus. 2026-08-18 Robson joins up with Sheli McCoy, aka Gladiator Sabre, to explore Fife. They take a paddleboard tour of the coast, stay on a farm overnight and make a boat trip to the Isle of May. 2026-08-18 The largest of all of Earth's displays stretches across thousands of kilometres in the night sky: the Aurora Borealis. The arctic wilderness of Northern Sweden is one of the best places to witness the aurora. Discover how it is created, by witnessing the beauty of total eclipses, a mass turtle migration in Costa Rica and powerful tidal whirlpools off the west coast of Scotland. 2026-08-18 After swimming out of a dangerous current, Cyril explores the Indian Ocean with local fishermen. 2026-08-18 Steve Backshall is taking ten novice divers on one Deadly mission - to dive with sharks in Bimini, the shark capital of the world, with the ultimate goal being to qualify as scuba divers. 2026-08-18