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Ben travels to Southeast Asia to meet 31-year-old Jon Watkinson, who quit a career in finance for life in a handmade bamboo hut on a remote island on the Mekong River in Laos.

Ben hand-rears rescue animals and finds out about the invasive cane-toad when he meets Barbara Walker, a photographer from Switzerland who settled in one of the world's most challenging places.

Ben ventures deep into the Appalachian Mountains in eastern America to meet 25-year-old Justin Burke, who rejected his privileged upbringing to live in the wilderness.

The last leg of Joanna Lumley's journey takes her by dhow to Zanzibar, the spice island of Africa where merchants from around the world have left their mark on the architecture, religion and music.

In Summer, there is 24 hour daylight in the Poles. The land becomes green and productive, and there is an abundance of food for the baby animals.

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

A behind-the-scenes look at the Tesla automotive manufacturing facility, where the world's strongest robots produce 2000 cars a week.

Revealing the secret behind the construction of Airlander 10, the world's largest aircraft which combines elements of planes, helicopters and airships and is able to stay airborne for five days.

On the banks of the River Thames stand two beautiful buildings... for sewage. These are the old Victorian pumping stations of Crossness and Abbey Mills, and need to be linked with London's super sewers.

From the barren Australian outback to the remote, dry deserts of Namibia, mammals use their ingenuity, incredible intelligence and remarkable resilience to beat the heat.

Gregg Wallace visits an enormous factory in York to learn how millions of peppermint-flavoured bubbly chocolate bars are produced every year.

From the barren Australian outback to the remote, dry deserts of Namibia, mammals use their ingenuity, incredible intelligence and remarkable resilience to beat the heat.

Jess Fostekew and her good friend and fellow comedian Desiree Burch take on an utterly insane trip across Colorado's Rocky Mountains in a Wild West adventure.

Was the prophet Jonah really swallowed by a whale before saving a city? There's more truth to the tale than you think.

Gregg Wallace visits an enormous factory in York to learn how millions of peppermint-flavoured bubbly chocolate bars are produced every year.