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Explore the hidden mysteries along the Ganges, venturing into its wildest reaches to uncover ancient secrets, untamed landscapes, and surprising, awe-inspiring encounters.

This is TV Show - Cooking Category.

While Gergg Wallace enjoys pouring molten hot sample of iron into moulds at a foundry in France, Cherry Healey is in South Africa visiting one of the largest iron ore mines in the world.

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

The first hurdle in life is infancy. Vulnerable, naive but determined, some young animals face their biggest challenges in the initial days of their life.

Stanley Tucci goes to Rome in search of the famous four pastas. He orders rigatoni all'amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a variety of cheeses and sausages made from local sheep and pigs.

In the Philippines, Steve touches noses with a monitor lizard, encounters 30 tarantulas and scours the jungle in the dead of night for a pangolin.

Steve reveals that all dogs are descended from wolves. He further explains that wolves are incredible hunters and many of their deadly attributes are prominent in the canine world.

Gregg Wallace follows the production of pastry snacks at an enormous bakery, from the arrival of two tonnes of swedes to their dispatch.

Simon visits one of the remotest regions of the Amazon, with the Waiapi people, who cling on to their traditional way of life, which is under threat from logging and mining interests.

The filmmaker explores the river's path from the Himalayan foothills to the Terai, where towering grasslands grow thick enough to hide elephants.

Explore what makes the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet.

Steve and the team are in the frozen north of Norway as he highlights how animals face serious challenges while trying to survive in sub-zero temperatures.

The filmmaker explores the Ganges as it reaches the Bay of Bengal, shaping the world's largest delta and revealing the powerful connection between land, water and life.

Stanley Tucci goes to Rome in search of the famous four pastas. He orders rigatoni all'amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a variety of cheeses and sausages made from local sheep and pigs.

Simon starts his journey at the world-famous ruins of Machu Picchu, one of the glories of the ancient Inca civilization situated in Peru.

In the journey towards adulthood, a moment comes for all animals when they must strike out on their own. Follow them as they embark on their first big hunt.

Adventurer Robson Green travels to north-eastern parts of Australia to tackle the barramundi, the milkfish, and the giant trevally.

This is Documentary - Nature Category.

Stanley Tucci goes to Rome in search of the famous four pastas. He orders rigatoni all'amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a variety of cheeses and sausages made from local sheep and pigs.

The filmmaker explores the Ganges as it reaches the Bay of Bengal, shaping the world's largest delta and revealing the powerful connection between land, water and life.

In the journey towards adulthood, a moment comes for all animals when they must strike out on their own. Follow them as they embark on their first big hunt.

The hosts explore the largest fresh milk processing plants on earth to see how they get milk from cow to carton in less than 24 hours.

Steve and the team are in the frozen north of Norway as he highlights how animals face serious challenges while trying to survive in sub-zero temperatures.

Adventurer Steve Backshall returns home to explore animals like gannet, sand lizard, slow worm and smooth snake that inhibit the wild terrains of the UK.

Stanley Tucci goes to Rome in search of the famous four pastas. He orders rigatoni all'amatriciana, samples carbonara and tries a variety of cheeses and sausages made from local sheep and pigs.

Hannah discovers how the motor in Dyson's vacuum spins faster than that of a race car.

Simon starts his journey at the world-famous ruins of Machu Picchu, one of the glories of the ancient Inca civilization situated in Peru.

Paddy enjoys the holidays at a Belgian sweet factory while Cherry learns how white chocolate is made for Paddy's seashells.

Presenter Paddy McGuinness makes a nostalgic visit to the Warburtons bread factory in his hometown of Bolton, where he had a Saturday job more than 30 years ago.

Adventurer Robson Green travels to north-eastern parts of Australia to tackle the barramundi, the milkfish, and the giant trevally.

This is Documentary - Nature Category.

The filmmaker explores the Ganges as it reaches the Bay of Bengal, shaping the world's largest delta and revealing the powerful connection between land, water and life.

Stanley Tucci explores Bologna, seen by many as the food capital of Italy. The region of Emilia-Romagna is home to globally renowned protected food products.