BBC Earth Astro

Headphones: these marvels of miniaturisation are worn by 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits Bose to find out how the teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'.

The second year of a definitive seven-year diary, documenting the fight to save our planet's most threatened ecosystems. Six presenters meet the people fighting to restore the balance.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

The best of David Attenborough's early adventures as never seen before - in colour - and with it the story of how the pioneering television series Zoo Quest was made.

Alongside Cuban fishermen Robson searches for sardines, tarpons, bonefish, barracudas and grouper fish.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

Alongside Cuban fishermen Robson searches for sardines, tarpons, bonefish, barracudas and grouper fish.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

Alongside Cuban fishermen Robson searches for sardines, tarpons, bonefish, barracudas and grouper fish.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

Alongside Cuban fishermen Robson searches for sardines, tarpons, bonefish, barracudas and grouper fish.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

The second year of a definitive seven-year diary, documenting the fight to save our planet's most threatened ecosystems. Six presenters meet the people fighting to restore the balance.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

Asia - where rarely seen animals roam the hottest deserts, tallest jungles and highest mountains on Earth.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

The second year of a definitive seven-year diary, documenting the fight to save our planet's most threatened ecosystems. Six presenters meet the people fighting to restore the balance.

Alongside Cuban fishermen Robson searches for sardines, tarpons, bonefish, barracudas and grouper fish.

Steve Backshall explores the evolving understanding of whales, how much they have in common with humans, and how recent discoveries could help to better protect them.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

Robson fishes for some of Japan's famous fish, including the famously poisonous Fugu and other exotic catches.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

Robson fishes for some of Japan's famous fish, including the famously poisonous Fugu and other exotic catches.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

Robson fishes for some of Japan's famous fish, including the famously poisonous Fugu and other exotic catches.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

Robson fishes for some of Japan's famous fish, including the famously poisonous Fugu and other exotic catches.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

South America - the most species-rich continent on earth. From the volcanoes of the Andes to the worlds largest rainforest, animals here must specialise to carve out a niche.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Robson fishes for some of Japan's famous fish, including the famously poisonous Fugu and other exotic catches.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

In Panama, Robson fishes for yellowfin, oysters, dorado and peacock bass.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Simon revisits the incredible characters he's met while travelling the globe.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

In Panama, Robson fishes for yellowfin, oysters, dorado and peacock bass.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Simon revisits the incredible characters he's met while travelling the globe.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

In Panama, Robson fishes for yellowfin, oysters, dorado and peacock bass.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

In Panama, Robson fishes for yellowfin, oysters, dorado and peacock bass.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

Simon revisits the incredible characters he's met while travelling the globe.

Australia, a land cast adrift at the time of the dinosaurs. Isolated for millions of years, the weird and wonderful animals marooned here are like nowhere else on Earth.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

In Panama, Robson fishes for yellowfin, oysters, dorado and peacock bass.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Simon revisits the incredible characters he's met while travelling the globe.

Heading across to India and the Maldives, Robson fishes for frogfish, manta rays, groupers and others with the help of local anglers.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Denise Welch joins Robson for a day in Allendale. They unwind by painting and pony trekking and relax during an open air sound bath.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Heading across to India and the Maldives, Robson fishes for frogfish, manta rays, groupers and others with the help of local anglers.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Denise Welch joins Robson for a day in Allendale. They unwind by painting and pony trekking and relax during an open air sound bath.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Heading across to India and the Maldives, Robson fishes for frogfish, manta rays, groupers and others with the help of local anglers.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Denise Welch joins Robson for a day in Allendale. They unwind by painting and pony trekking and relax during an open air sound bath.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Ben travels to the small remote island of Flores in the Azores - home to Magnus, Lucy and one-year-old Frey, who live in an off-grid cottage on a steep sloped mountain.

Heading across to India and the Maldives, Robson fishes for frogfish, manta rays, groupers and others with the help of local anglers.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Denise Welch joins Robson for a day in Allendale. They unwind by painting and pony trekking and relax during an open air sound bath.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Denise Welch joins Robson for a day in Allendale. They unwind by painting and pony trekking and relax during an open air sound bath.

Europe - a continent transformed by mankind, where extraordinary animals are found in surprising places.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Heading across to India and the Maldives, Robson fishes for frogfish, manta rays, groupers and others with the help of local anglers.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Denise Welch joins Robson for a day in Allendale. They unwind by painting and pony trekking and relax during an open air sound bath.

Over in the United States, Robson heads to sea to catch bull shark, blue tilapia, remora and many other fish.

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria, with its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres.

In Germany, floods tear through central European towns and villages. In Nepal a landslide threatens local communities. In California, wildfires tear through the states forests and farms.

Over in the United States, Robson heads to sea to catch bull shark, blue tilapia, remora and many other fish.

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria, with its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres.

In Germany, floods tear through central European towns and villages. In Nepal a landslide threatens local communities. In California, wildfires tear through the states forests and farms.

Over in the United States, Robson heads to sea to catch bull shark, blue tilapia, remora and many other fish.

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria, with its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres.

In Germany, floods tear through central European towns and villages. In Nepal a landslide threatens local communities. In California, wildfires tear through the states forests and farms.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

With winter tightening its grip, Alaskans buckle down and ready themselves for the long months ahead.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

Adventurer Ryan Pyle tests himself against mother nature in the desert valleys of southern Jordan.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.

Scandinavia's extremes have been shaped by ice and fire, but it's the sun that reigns here. Polar bears, musk oxen and arctic foxes must survive from the polar night to the midnight sun.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

In Germany, floods tear through central European towns and villages. In Nepal a landslide threatens local communities. In California, wildfires tear through the states forests and farms.

In Hong Kong, an old WW2 detention centre is transformed into a university. And in Wisconsin, USA, and old polluting power station is re-engineered into a spacious student facility.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

Patrick is in British Columbia to observe the annual salmon run, which plays a crucial role in ensuring the species' survival while also sustaining the entire rainforest ecosystem.

In the planet's most densely populated continent, animals live at extremely close quarters with people, from tigers making a home in town to elephants stopping traffic for food.

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

The race to Lombok is well underway and less than five hours separate the teams. Leaving Nara City, they must cross their first border into South Korea to reach the second checkpoint in Sokcho.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Marking the 60th anniversary of Japan's famous Shinkansen, rail enthusiast Paul Carter ventures along a new coastal rail route.

In the heart of Asia lie vast arid lands. These deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile, they push life to the limit. The animals that live here are some of the earth's toughest.

The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.

Kate walks a rugged and scenic route along Ayrshire's coast, the birthplace of Scotland's National Bard, poet Robert Burns.

In the heart of Asia lie vast arid lands. These deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile, they push life to the limit. The animals that live here are some of the earth's toughest.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Marking the 60th anniversary of Japan's famous Shinkansen, rail enthusiast Paul Carter ventures along a new coastal rail route.

The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.

Simon Reeve travels through the glorious Lake District National Park and the county of Cumbria, with its magnificent mountains, glacial valleys and 16 iconic lakes and meres.

Simon revisits the incredible characters he's met while travelling the globe.

In the heart of Asia lie vast arid lands. These deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile, they push life to the limit. The animals that live here are some of the earth's toughest.

The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.

Changing Planet: Coral Special will embark on the third year of this 7-year project examining the issues facing the planet's most threatened ecosystems.

In the heart of Asia lie vast arid lands. These deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile, they push life to the limit. The animals that live here are some of the earth's toughest.

With exclusive access, the BBC follows an international team of experts on an expedition to a war zone to go in search of the Northern White Rhinoceros. An animal that little is really known about.

Robson meets up with acting pal Mark Benton. The pair leave the horsepower behind for actual horse-drawn caravans and clip-clop along the lanes of the Eden Valley.

Marking the 60th anniversary of Japan's famous Shinkansen, rail enthusiast Paul Carter ventures along a new coastal rail route.

The teams enter south east Asia, starting the third leg from Vietnamese capital Hanoi. They must race over 2,000km through Vietnam and into the Kingdom of Cambodia to reach Phnom Penh.

In the heart of Asia lie vast arid lands. These deserts and dry grasslands are so hostile, they push life to the limit. The animals that live here are some of the earth's toughest.

North America - a land of change where pioneering animals make the most of surprising opportunities.