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The residents living in the Arctic wilderness are pushed to new limits. Subsequently, Jessie Holmes recovers from a near-death accident.

Gregg Wallace travels to York in order to discover how one of the world's largest chocolate factories produces a staggering seven million bars a day.

Adventurer Cyril Chauquet investigates marine predators like barracudas and sharks in the dangerous waters of African wilderness.

Rick Stein begins his adventure in the beautiful city of Venice where he cooks some of his favourite Venetian dishes like tiramisu and gnocchi with spider crab.

The residents living in the Arctic wilderness are pushed to new limits. Subsequently, Jessie Holmes recovers from a near-death accident.

Steve Backshall and crew turn up the heat in Namibia, searching for deadly animals in one of the hottest places on the planet.

Steve Backshall and his adventurous crew are hot on the trail of some of Africa's big cats like leopards and lions in Namibia.

Gregg Wallace travels to York in order to discover how one of the world's largest chocolate factories produces a staggering seven million bars a day.

Actor Stanley Tucci travels across Italy to discover the secrets and delights of the country's regional cuisines, exploring the diverse culinary traditions of the land and sea.

Rick Stein begins his adventure in the beautiful city of Venice where he cooks some of his favourite Venetian dishes like tiramisu and gnocchi with spider crab.

The host discusses various methods in which Earth and its natural resources like volcanoes, water bodies and other environmental phenomena mould themselves in order to support life.

Sue tries to hunt primitively and Andy takes the new puppies to his sled team. Meanwhile, the Hailstones take baby Wade to snare rabbits.

Bears rank among the heaviest and most intimidating predators roaming the planet. Interestingly, these powerful beasts possess surprising intelligence that aids their survival in the wild.

Competition for food becomes fierce as lion numbers rise, a lioness risks her life to feed her five cubs and a Xudum's newborn leopard cubs face a fatal threat.

The spy creatures infiltrate a hippopotamus pod, a nursery of red flying foxes and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

Ben Fogle visits former financier Jon Watkinson who quit the rat race in order to opt for a more peaceful lifestyle on an island in Laos.

Ben meets an old widow who left the urban safety and convenience of Europe in exchange for an isolated camp in the Australian bush.

Ben Fogle meets Justin, who has been living in his grandfather's cabin in the woods of the Appalachians for years and admires the courage it took him to gracefully bow out of the rat race.

Gregg Wallace explores a high-scale bakery churning out a quarter of a million Cherry Bakewells daily. As he follows the production line, he gains insights into the detailed art of industrial baking.

Gregg Wallace follows the production of water-resistant jackets, from the arrival of long rolls of undyed cotton to their dispatch at a clothing factory in South Shields.

Gregg Wallace follows the production of croissants from the arrival of 21 tonnes of butter to their dispatch at an enormous factory in France.

Gregg Wallace follows the production of pocket-sprung mattresses, from the arrival of hard steel to soft bedding heading out of dispatch, at a massive factory.

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.

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.

In order to survive, animals need a place to live that provides the necessities of life, shelter from the elements and a refuge from enemies.

Rick Stein begins his culinary adventure in West Bengal by asking the meaning behind the term curry. Later, he savours British-influenced dishes in Chennai.

Rick Stein wanders Mumbai's vibrant streets, tracing the origins of the bombil fish that made Bombay Duck famous, blending culture, cuisine, and captivating coastal flavors.

Rick Stein arrives in the southern town of Madurai in Tamil Nadu where he samples the famous sambar before taking a road trip across the spice laden Western Ghats to the land of coconuts, Kerala.

After hearing a series of negative reports, Romesh explores Haiti to discover whether his preconceptions about the Caribbean country are correct.

For years all that most people in Britain have heard about Ethiopia is famine. Now, comedian Romesh Ranganathan is heading to East Africa to discover if this reputation is justified.

Antarctica is the most hostile of all Earth's frozen worlds. Yet even here, amongst some of the most challenging conditions on the planet, life finds a way not just to survive, but thrive.