BBC Earth (HD)

Paul departs from Tokyo and travels northward by bullet train, pausing to soak in the serene mountain springs of Unazuki Onsen, explore the shimmering gold leaf of Kanazawa and meet the master craftsmen keeping Wajima's lacquerware traditions alive.

Paul explores the remote, thatched villages of Gokayama, through Niigata's rice paddies on a special sake train, to the washi paper mills of Echizen, and the ancient, spiritual waters of Lake Biwa.

One of the several reinforced concrete highway overpasses constructed in the 1960s was Seoullo 7017. This deteriorating liability was transformed into an elevated green park by Dutch architects MVRDV.

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the Frozen Wilds of Manitoba, North Canada, and visits a town that sometimes has more polar bears than people.

Wild and unpredictable, the Scandinavian coast is a place of haunting beauty and dangerous extremes, home to feisty puffins, orcas, eagles, otters and intrepid base jumpers.

Paul departs from Tokyo and travels northward by bullet train, pausing to soak in the serene mountain springs of Unazuki Onsen, explore the shimmering gold leaf of Kanazawa and meet the master craftsmen keeping Wajima's lacquerware traditions alive.

Paul explores the remote, thatched villages of Gokayama, through Niigata's rice paddies on a special sake train, to the washi paper mills of Echizen, and the ancient, spiritual waters of Lake Biwa.

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's hidden realms, between and beyond the planets, where countless worlds lie hiding in the darkness.

Joanna catches a bullet train straight into the metropolitan sprawl of Tokyo, before heading to the ancient capital of Kyoto with its stunning temples and shrines.

Hannah Fry reveals the miraculous technologies that define the modern world.

In this third episode, Simon focuses on some of the incredible wildlife stories he's encountered.

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's hidden realms, between and beyond the planets, where countless worlds lie hiding in the darkness.