BBC Earth

Weather controls the distribution of freshwater around our planet. In turn, shapes the lives of animals across the globe, rising to an incredible diversity of species and habitats.

Having learnt where a hippos aggression comes from Steve wants to find out if we can live alongside hippos that kill up to 500 people a year. He visits St.Lucia, a town where hippos roam the streets.

Xander has a close-up encounter with a cobra, and travels north to Tamil country where he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years.

Chris Packham explores one of the darkest periods in Earth's history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died.

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

Having learnt where a hippos aggression comes from Steve wants to find out if we can live alongside hippos that kill up to 500 people a year. He visits St.Lucia, a town where hippos roam the streets.

Paddy and Chris head to Sweden to get back to nature and embody 'friluftsliv'. It can lower stress and improve mental health, but can they embrace nature to get the reboot needed?

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

Xander has a close-up encounter with a cobra, and travels north to Tamil country where he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years.

Stanley Tucci explores Bologna, seen by many as the food capital of Italy. He breaks open a fresh cheese wheel with Massimo Bottura and meets the niece of Federico Fellini.

The rollercoaster has been sending our hearts racing and stomachs dropping for over a century. Hannah gets the inside story on the UK's newest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster: Thorpe Park's Hyperia.

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

Xander has a close-up encounter with a cobra, and travels north to Tamil country where he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years.

The rollercoaster has been sending our hearts racing and stomachs dropping for over a century. Hannah gets the inside story on the UK's newest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster: Thorpe Park's Hyperia.

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

Xander has a close-up encounter with a cobra, and travels north to Tamil country where he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years.

Paddy and Chris head to Sweden to get back to nature and embody 'friluftsliv'. It can lower stress and improve mental health, but can they embrace nature to get the reboot needed?

The rollercoaster has been sending our hearts racing and stomachs dropping for over a century. Hannah gets the inside story on the UK's newest, tallest and fastest rollercoaster: Thorpe Park's Hyperia.

Xander has a close-up encounter with a cobra, and travels north to Tamil country where he helps dig up mines remaining after the bitter civil war that raged for 30 years.

Chris Packham explores one of the darkest periods in Earth's history: the worst mass extinction the planet has ever seen, when as much as 90% of all species died.