BBC Earth HD

Starting a mile above sea level in Colorado's state capital Denver, our train, the Rocky Mountaineer makes its way through the state of Utah.

Jon and his brother Lee search a vast expanse of tundra.

Ben learns to oyster pick, brew beer, trade fish and dance with the locals with voluntary castaway Dave Glasheen on a remote Australian island.

A lone monk is on his life's mission to recreate the tea cakes of famous sage Lu Yu from the early Tang Dynasty. In an austere nunnery near Wuhan, the nuns experience every stage of tea-making.

Ben Fogle meets Rhona Mitra who has swapped her home in Hollywood for a remote farmhouse in Uruguay.

Native Glaswegian Susan rejected retirement for a remote region of Africa, where she has set up both a school and a mountain-top restaurant.

As the warm season continues, Alaskans contend with the annual environmental changes that shift the daily struggles and rewards of their environment.

There are about 2,000 thunderstorms taking place on Planet Earth at any given time. Despite their exhilarating beauty, they can be deadly.

Ben learns grizzly bear protection and storm navigation with a couple who live in a Mongolian-style yurt in the Alaskan wilderness.

More stories of the brave and hardy people who live below zero in Northern Canada.

This episode looks at the impact of wildfires and the deadly infernos they cause. Wildfires show no signs of stopping and their inexorability on this planet is truly terrifying.

The excavation begins with the discovery of a large brick-built oven. It's a mystery as it is too big to be just for a private residence.

Dr. Rebeca Atencia releases the first two chimps to their new semi-wild existence on the sanctuary's new islands, then sets out to rescue an illegally kept pet.

Starting on the treacherous Tea Horse Road stretching from southern China into Tibet, India and beyond. We discover the healing wonder of matcha tea in an ancient Japanese temple.

The dig continues and the all-Italian team of archaeologists discover the remains of a horse harness. As they cannot find any remains of the horse they wonder if it managed to escape Pompeii as the eruption began.

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons covered in volcanoes. He encounters alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice - eruptions so violent they reach into space.

Ben meets Jaimie, an eccentric inventor originally from Vermont who lives with his family on a group of islands he has bought off the coast of Panama.

The last few weeks of summer are upon Alaskans, bringing the need for hunting, fishing and harvesting bounty in the Arctic.

Looping around Andalucía, the luxury Al Andalus train takes in some of the most staggeringly beautiful cities in Spain.

Starting on the treacherous Tea Horse Road stretching from southern China into Tibet, India and beyond. We discover the healing wonder of matcha tea in an ancient Japanese temple.

The dig continues and the all-Italian team of archaeologists discover the remains of a horse harness. As they cannot find any remains of the horse they wonder if it managed to escape Pompeii as the eruption began.

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons covered in volcanoes. He encounters alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice - eruptions so violent they reach into space.

Ben meets Jaimie, an eccentric inventor originally from Vermont who lives with his family on a group of islands he has bought off the coast of Panama.

The last few weeks of summer are upon Alaskans, bringing the need for hunting, fishing and harvesting bounty in the Arctic.

Looping around Andalucía, the luxury Al Andalus train takes in some of the most staggeringly beautiful cities in Spain.

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons covered in volcanoes. He encounters alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice - eruptions so violent they reach into space.

The Arctic Vets team do whatever it takes to save the lives of sick animals.

Leaving chic 21st century Nice behind, the Train des Pignes, or the 'Pine Cone Train', takes us back to the Provence of the past.

More stories of the brave and hardy people who live below zero in Northern Canada.

Steve goes in search of the deadliest cats in Africa in the carnivore capital of Zambia. He gets up close to the rulers of the Savannah - the lions and leopards.

Steve heads to Zambia for the first time, where he hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs.

Steve heads to Suriname, a country with more forest than anywhere else on earth. He kayaks upriver in search of some deadly critters.

Tea is sustenance for mind, body and soul - the very lifeblood of humanity. The tribal De'ang people high in the mountains of Yunnan Province believe themselves to be literally made of tea.

Tea ceremonies of the past inform present day rituals - including a breath-taking outdoor tea ceremony for 100 people on the banks of a river in Taiwan.

A lone monk is on his life's mission to recreate the tea cakes of famous sage Lu Yu from the early Tang Dynasty. In an austere nunnery near Wuhan, the nuns experience every stage of tea-making.

The Bahamas gets pounded by 200mph winds during category 5 Hurricane Dorian, the most intense cyclone the country has ever seen. A mother and her baby are forced to swim through shark infested waters.

The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, whilst leopard mum Xudum reveals her new-borns with danger looming nearby.

Steve takes a special journey to meet the most trafficked animal on earth - the pangolin. He meets the people working tirelessly to save them.

Steve heads down in a deep-sea submersible to explore the ocean depths like never before. He then travels to the Natural History Museum to meet some of the weirdest animals from the deep.

Simon Reeve voyages across the Coral Triangle, a remote wilderness of tropical reefs and jungle-clad islands described as the Amazon of the seas.

The dig continues and the all-Italian team of archaeologists discover the remains of a horse harness. As they cannot find any remains of the horse they wonder if it managed to escape Pompeii as the eruption began.

Sue repurposes a snow melter. Ricko repairs his cabin. Jessie builds a new dock. The Hailstones go beachcombing.

Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons covered in volcanoes. He encounters alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice - eruptions so violent they reach into space.

Steve takes a special journey to meet the most trafficked animal on earth - the pangolin. He meets the people working tirelessly to save them.

Steve heads down in a deep-sea submersible to explore the ocean depths like never before. He then travels to the Natural History Museum to meet some of the weirdest animals from the deep.