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Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

Around 12,000 years ago, as the Ice Age finally thawed, humanity made a dramatic shift - abandoning nomadic life for permanent settlements.

Actor Ed Helms faces sheer cliffs, crumbling rock and a cringeworthy dinner menu while atop Colorado mountains; Helms discusses the road to his career in comedy.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

Around 12,000 years ago, as the Ice Age finally thawed, humanity made a dramatic shift - abandoning nomadic life for permanent settlements.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

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

Actor Ed Helms faces sheer cliffs, crumbling rock and a cringeworthy dinner menu while atop Colorado mountains; Helms discusses the road to his career in comedy.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

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.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

As a super-freeze spreads and darkness descends on the poles, the snow and ice become surprising allies for some animals.

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

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.

Venice is under attack from climate change. Flooding is becoming more frequent. With each inundation of seawater, more salt impregnates the city's historic buildings. As it crystallises, it rips the bricks, mortar and stone to shreds. The city is crumbling. Venice's very existence is hanging in the balance. Can scientists and engineers find ways to protect this unique jewel of architecture, beauty

Actor Ed Helms faces sheer cliffs, crumbling rock and a cringeworthy dinner menu while atop Colorado mountains; Helms discusses the road to his career in comedy.

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.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

President Barack Obama and Bear Grylls explore the Alaskan wilderness, where they observe evidence of climate change, sample wild salmon and catkins tea made with water from melting glaciers; Obama discusses his official duties, parenthood and faith.

During the 1950s a young Sir David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo worked to conserve rare and exotic animals by bringing them to the UK. Part 2/2.

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.

British travellers flee a ferocious wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes.

President Barack Obama and Bear Grylls explore the Alaskan wilderness, where they observe evidence of climate change, sample wild salmon and catkins tea made with water from melting glaciers; Obama discusses his official duties, parenthood and faith.

During the 1950s a young Sir David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo worked to conserve rare and exotic animals by bringing them to the UK. Part 2/2.

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.

British travellers flee a ferocious wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes.

During the 1950s a young Sir David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo worked to conserve rare and exotic animals by bringing them to the UK. Part 2/2.

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.

British travellers flee a ferocious wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes.

Nick learns about Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, and paddles on the river at sunset.

During the 1950s a young Sir David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo worked to conserve rare and exotic animals by bringing them to the UK. Part 2/2.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

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.

Nick learns about Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, and paddles on the river at sunset.

During the 1950s a young Sir David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo worked to conserve rare and exotic animals by bringing them to the UK. Part 2/2.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

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.

During the 1950s a young Sir David Attenborough and a team from London Zoo worked to conserve rare and exotic animals by bringing them to the UK. Part 2/2.

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.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

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.

Joanna travels the length of India, showing us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales and gem making.

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.

Venice is under attack from climate change. Flooding is becoming more frequent. With each inundation of seawater, more salt impregnates the city's historic buildings. As it crystallises, it rips the bricks, mortar and stone to shreds. The city is crumbling. Venice's very existence is hanging in the balance. Can scientists and engineers find ways to protect this unique jewel of architecture, beauty

Around 12,000 years ago, as the Ice Age finally thawed, humanity made a dramatic shift - abandoning nomadic life for permanent settlements.

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

Nick learns about Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, and paddles on the river at sunset.

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.

Venice is under attack from climate change. Flooding is becoming more frequent. With each inundation of seawater, more salt impregnates the city's historic buildings. As it crystallises, it rips the bricks, mortar and stone to shreds. The city is crumbling. Venice's very existence is hanging in the balance. Can scientists and engineers find ways to protect this unique jewel of architecture, beauty

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

Nick learns about Civil Rights activist Medgar Evers, and paddles on the river at sunset.

Venice is under attack from climate change. Flooding is becoming more frequent. With each inundation of seawater, more salt impregnates the city's historic buildings. As it crystallises, it rips the bricks, mortar and stone to shreds. The city is crumbling. Venice's very existence is hanging in the balance. Can scientists and engineers find ways to protect this unique jewel of architecture, beauty

All life is driven by the need to breed. Yet for a few, the odds of success are overwhelmingly against them, so these have adopted the most extraordinary mating strategies of all.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.

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.

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.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

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.

In the first instalment Joanna explores the incredible islands of Japan, before jumping on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia.

Joanna's journey begins in the sub-zero temperatures of Hokkaido - Japan's wild north. Known for its rugged terrain, it is home to some of Japan's most endangered wild animals.

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.

Whilst humans are prone to fighting the inevitability of ageing, trees have perfected the art of aging gracefully. In this episode, we will discover how mature trees do incredible things to thrive in an often turbulent world, and may even work together to do so.

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

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

Julianne Hough joins Bear on a trek in Africa, where they encounter a pack of elephants blocking their path. Other challenges include dealing with big cats and a snake.

Whilst humans are prone to fighting the inevitability of ageing, trees have perfected the art of aging gracefully. In this episode, we will discover how mature trees do incredible things to thrive in an often turbulent world, and may even work together to do so.

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

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

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.

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

Julianne Hough joins Bear on a trek in Africa, where they encounter a pack of elephants blocking their path. Other challenges include dealing with big cats and a snake.

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

Whilst humans are prone to fighting the inevitability of ageing, trees have perfected the art of aging gracefully. In this episode, we will discover how mature trees do incredible things to thrive in an often turbulent world, and may even work together to do so.

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.

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

Frozen Planet returns with a spellbinding journey through magical icy lands.

Whilst humans are prone to fighting the inevitability of ageing, trees have perfected the art of aging gracefully. In this episode, we will discover how mature trees do incredible things to thrive in an often turbulent world, and may even work together to do so.

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

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.

Julianne Hough joins Bear on a trek in Africa, where they encounter a pack of elephants blocking their path. Other challenges include dealing with big cats and a snake.

Whilst humans are prone to fighting the inevitability of ageing, trees have perfected the art of aging gracefully. In this episode, we will discover how mature trees do incredible things to thrive in an often turbulent world, and may even work together to do so.

British comedian and travel enthusiast Griff Rhys Jones explores the prairies and vast sprawling plains of both Saskatchewon and Alberta provinces and discovers they reveal riches from fossils to farmland.

After a breath-taking repel from a helicopter, Bear and Hollywood actor Vanessa Hudgens evade a boulder avalanche, summit a massive dormant volcano and come face-to-face with a rattlesnake.

Magical forests wrap around a labyrinth of waterways in Scandinavia's heartlands. Here, lynxes, wolves and reindeer survive the ever-changing seasons through surprising alliances.

The presenter heads for the paradise isle of the Indian Ocean, discovering its golden sands and historic culture, visiting the fortress town of Galle, a mask making factory and an elephant sanctuary.

Professor Brian Cox explores the solar system's wildest weather, encountering powerful lightning, strange metallic frosts and monsoon rains on a moon a billion kilometres from Earth.

After a breath-taking repel from a helicopter, Bear and Hollywood actor Vanessa Hudgens evade a boulder avalanche, summit a massive dormant volcano and come face-to-face with a rattlesnake.