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Thailand: Earth's Tropical Paradise
1. The Secrets of the South
A look at southern Thailand - a place of spectacular natural beauty and wild parties.
Science & Nature
The Planets
The incredible life story of our solar system
Professor Brian Cox explores the unimaginable beauty and amazing history of the planets.
Science
DNA Family Secrets
The life-changing questions that reveal who we are
Stacey Dooley helps reveal lost heritage and track down relatives - before it’s too late.
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Nature
Earth's Great Rivers
Series 1: 1. Amazon
Revealing the animals, landscapes and people of the greatest river on Earth.
Science & Nature
Seven Worlds, One Planet
You won’t believe your eyes
Every corner of this incredible, unimaginable planet, with David Attenborough as a guide.
Science
8 Days: To the Moon and Back
The story of Apollo 11, told in the voices of the first men to step foot on the moon.
89 mins
Available for 5 months
Nature
Primates
Series 1: 1. Secrets of Survival
The strategies monkeys, apes and lemurs use to survive in the most unexpected places.
Nature
Chris Packham's Animal Einsteins
Staying smart to survive
The brainboxes and masterminds that have the upper hand in the natural world.
59 mins
Available for 11 months
Science
The Secret Science of Sewage
Is poo priceless?
Exploring the hidden value of human waste and how it could transform our future.
59 mins
Available for 11 months
CBBC
Planet Defenders
Ashwika and the Gibbons
Film-maker Ash is on a mission to help protect India’s only ape: the hoolock gibbon.
24 mins
Available for over a year
Nature
Attenborough's Life in Colour
More than meets the eye
Sir David Attenborough reveals a carnival of colour used by animals to woo, warn and wow.
Nature
Penguins: Meet the Family
One bird, 18 different faces
Penguins live on land and sea, but what lies behind their waddle? Liz Bonnin reveals all.
58 mins
Available for 8 months
Escape to Nature
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Nature
Life of a Mountain: A Year On Helvellyn
A love letter to the Lakes
Film-maker Terry Abraham captures a year in the life of the Lake District's popular peak.
89 mins
Available for over a year
The Social
The Social Presents: 1. Outdoor Life
A relaxing wander around Scotland’s beautiful outdoors.
29 mins
Available for 2 months
Nature
Serengeti: Series 1
Dramatic lives in the heart of a legendary land
Love and loss, tragedy and triumph – the high drama of its distinctive wildlife up close.
Nature
Penguins: Meet the Family
One bird, 18 different faces
Penguins live on land and sea, but what lies behind their waddle? Liz Bonnin reveals all.
58 mins
Available for 8 months
Lifestyle
Yorkshire Walks
Series 1: 1. Leyburn to Bolton Castle
Shanaz Gulzar takes time out to indulge in Wensleydale and its wonderful vistas.
29 mins
Available for 11 days
Documentary
Winter Walks
Series 1: Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay journeys into a world of snow-capped hills, blue skies and birdsong.
29 mins
Available for 8 months
Arts
The Joy of Painting
Happy little trees and soothing words with Bob Ross
30 minutes of bliss as the art sensation illustrates perfect, peaceful painting.
Nature
Winterwatch
1/8 The magic of the wildlife on our doorsteps
Wrap up warm and join the team for an exploration of seasonal beauty and natural wonder.
59 mins
Available for 9 months
Documentary
River Walks
Series 1: The Hodder
Stuart Maconie leads us down the River Hodder in the Forest of Bowland.
29 mins
Expires tomorrow 9pm
Nature
Iolo: The Last Wilderness of Wales
Series 1: Episode 1
Iolo Williams tracks pine marten and ospreys in the Cambrian Mountains of mid-Wales.
29 mins
Available for 4 months
Documentary
Wales: Land of the Wild
The nation’s stunning landscapes
It’s the first day of spring but winter has a sting in its tail – a blanket of snow.
59 mins
Available for 2 months
Our Planet Now
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Nature
A Perfect Planet
All episodes available now
Marvel at the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on Earth.
Documentary Film
I Am Greta
The future belongs to those who fight for it
The story of teen activist Greta Thunberg's global movement on the climate change crisis.
90 mins
Available for over a year
Nature
Countryfile
Plant Britain
The launch of an ambitious project to get us all planting to help combat climate change.
70 mins
Available for 7 months
Nature
Blue Planet II
Take a deep breath...
Meet the incredible creatures that live beneath the waves, with Sir David Attenborough.
Nature
Extinction: The Facts
What happens next is up to every one of us
A million species are at risk of extinction. David Attenborough fears the consequences.
58 mins
Available for 5 months
Science & Nature
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Planet Earth - Engine Earth
For billions of years, volcanic activity has driven climate change, but now it's humans.
59 mins
Available for 8 months
Nature
Climate Change - The Facts
David Attenborough explores the science of, and potential solutions to, climate change.
58 mins
Available for over a year
Food
Veganville
Can vegans convince Merthyr to go meatless?
Four vegans try to spread their message in Wales, but it isn’t as easy as they had hoped.
Nature
Attenborough's Life in Colour
More than meets the eye
Sir David Attenborough reveals a carnival of colour used by animals to woo, warn and wow.
Current Affairs
Panorama
Britain’s Wild Weather
Justin Rowlatt visits communities around Britain battered by this year’s extreme weather.
58 mins
Available for 7 months
Generation Activism
Climate Change. Passionate about the environment
Robin goes on hunger strike to campaign against the proposed Heathrow expansion.
6 mins
Available for 5 months
Current Affairs
Panorama
Australia Burning
Panorama hears from the people living in the path of last year's bush fires in Australia.
29 mins
Available for 5 months
The Wonders of Medicine
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Lifestyle
Hospital and Home: Our Lives
Four staff from University Hospital Southampton tell the story of their lockdown year.
25 mins
Available for 11 months
Documentary
Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up to Infertility
Time to talk tackle
Using his own experiences, Rhod Gilbert sets out to raise awareness of male infertility.
59 mins
Available for 9 months
Current Affairs
Panorama
The Race for a Vaccine
Panorama tells the inside story of the development of the Oxford vaccine against Covid-19.
59 mins
Available for 8 months
Documentary Film
Storyville
Locked In: Breaking the Silence
Xavier Alford shares his fears on the life-changing illness that's slowly paralysing him.
77 mins
Available for over a year
Documentary
Critical: Inside Intensive Care
Series 1: Episode 1
Life and death in the intensive care unit of Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital.
59 mins
Available for 8 days
Lifestyle
Children's Ward
When your child is taken ill, every second counts
Heartwarming stories from Wrexham Maelor, one of the busiest children's wards in Wales.
Documentary
Junior Doctors: On The Front Line: Series 1
In at the deep end
Six junior doctors, all in their twenties, begin placements at Salford Royal Hospital.
Lifestyle
Ambulance Australia: Series 1-2
Beyond blue lights
Behind the scenes of Australia’s busiest ambulance service, in its biggest city.
Documentary
The Unshockable Dr Ronx
Swapping scrubs for the streets – with nothing off limits
From smelly discharge to spotty crotches, the doc gets people talking about their health.
39 mins
Available for 10 months
Documentary
Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
The cutting edge of medicine
Go beyond the theatre doors of Royal Papworth, the UK's leading heart and lung hospital.
Documentary
Hospital
Candid, challenging, courageous
Staff at the Royal Free London Hospital try to resume normal service after the pandemic.
Documentary
Living Differently
Box Set. People achieving great things – against the odds
They’ve all got serious conditions – but it doesn’t stop them exploring their passions.
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Winterwatch
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Nature
Winterwatch
1/8 The magic of the wildlife on our doorsteps
Wrap up warm and join the team for an exploration of seasonal beauty and natural wonder.
59 mins
Available for 9 months
Nature
Springwatch
2020: Episode 1
A dramatic, exciting and different Springwatch – live from locations close to home.
Science & Nature
Autumnwatch
Watch the season unfold across the UK
Wrap up in an autumn blanket of wondrous wildlife, seasonal beauty and natural wonder.
Nature
Winterwatch
2/8 Surviving the harshest of seasons
Iolo Williams is looking at a feral flock of barnacle geese at the RSPB Ynis Hir.
59 mins
Available for 9 months
Nature
Springwatch
2020: Episode 2
Following the fortunes of bird families in the Somerset levels and the Brecon Beacons.
59 mins
Available for 2 months
Science & Nature
Autumnwatch
There's a blizzard of birds
The latest on Chris' multi-coloured badger family and learn about Great Orme's goat rut.
59 mins
Available for 6 months
Nature
Winterwatch
3/8 Senses of the season
Michaela looks at some of the strategies animals employ when they hibernate.
59 mins
Available for 9 months
Nature
Springwatch
2020: Episode 3
Live from their home bases, the team share the latest stories from the wildlife cameras.
59 mins
Available for 2 months
Science & Nature
Autumnwatch
Why getting out into nature is good for us
Chris catches up with a mob of white-tailed eagles, released on the Isle of Wight.
59 mins
Available for 6 months
Nature
Winterwatch
4/8 Hidden treasures
Chris gives an update on the badgers and the spawning salmon in the River Ness.
60 mins
Available for 9 months
Nature
Springwatch
2020: Episode 4
At the end of the first week of Springwatch, the team review what has taken place so far.
59 mins
Available for 2 months
Science & Nature
Autumnwatch
Catching up with the Scottish seal colony
The amazing hydraulic power of spiders' legs and an exclusive on the giant vulture.
59 mins
Available for 6 months
The Truth About...
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The Truth About...
Improving Your Mental Health
How the latest science can help us gain greater control over our mind and wellbeing.
57 mins
Available for 9 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About...
Getting Fit at Home
We've swapped the gym for the lounge, but what exercises should we do and how often?
58 mins
Available for 9 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About...
Boosting Your Immune System
There's plenty of products that claim to boost our immune system, but what really works?
58 mins
Available for 8 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About...
Cosmetic Treatments - Part 2
Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig look at non-invasive procedures for the body.
58 mins
Available for 4 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About Cosmetic Treatments
Part 1
Non-invasive facial procedures are on the increase, but do they work and are they safe?
58 mins
Available for 4 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About...
19. Antibiotics
Angela Rippon looks into the ways scientists are trying to fight antibiotic resistance.
58 mins
Available for 7 days
Documentary
The Truth About...
The Menopause
Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and investigates what it is.
58 mins
Available for 7 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About... Getting Fit
Separating fact from fiction
Michael Mosley examines new research that is transforming our understanding of fitness.
57 mins
Available for 7 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About... Looking Good
Cosmetics under the microscope
Cherry Healey investigates claims made by the beauty industry about their products.
58 mins
Available for 7 months
Science & Nature
The Truth About...
12. Sleep
Michael Mosley explores what happens if we don't get enough sleep and how to get more.
58 mins
Expires tonight 2:25am
Documentary
The Truth About... Meat
How much is too much?
Chris Bavin wants to know if he can keep meat in his diet and still stay healthy.
59 mins
Available for 7 months
Documentary
The Truth About... Healthy Eating
Some surprising truths
Fiona Phillips teams up with leading scientists to investigate healthy eating and drinking
58 mins
Available for 7 months
Sir David Attenborough
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Nature
Blue Planet II
Take a deep breath...
Meet the incredible creatures that live beneath the waves, with Sir David Attenborough.
Science & Nature
Seven Worlds, One Planet
You won’t believe your eyes
Every corner of this incredible, unimaginable planet, with David Attenborough as a guide.
Nature
Frozen Planet
Discover the ends of the earth
Inhospitable, remote, yet teeming with life. It's a different world on the same planet.
Nature
Life Story
Series 1: 1. First Steps
Fur seals and flightless barnacle goose chicks fight to survive the challenges of infancy.
Nature
Africa
It’s like nowhere else
Vast deserts, verdant plains and vibrant jungles - it's the world's wildest continent.
59 mins
Available for 8 months
Nature
Planet Earth II
Say hello to the wonders of the world
Islands, mountains, cities - discover incredible creatures, wherever they live.
Nature
A Perfect Planet
All episodes available now
Marvel at the great forces of nature that support, drive and enable life on Earth.
Nature
Climate Change - The Facts
David Attenborough explores the science of, and potential solutions to, climate change.
58 mins
Available for over a year
Nature
Life on Earth
The original wildlife epic, 40 years on
The story of life, from the first primitive cells to the plants and animals around us.
Nature
Life
The incredible challenges animals face to survive
David Attenborough looks at epic spectacles and amazing examples of wildlife behaviour.
Nature
Planet Earth
The splendour and surprises of Earth's amazing life
Join Sir David Attenborough on a breathtaking journey around the planet.
Science & Nature
The Blue Planet
Enter the planet's otherworldly underwater kingdoms
Giant creatures, alien lifeforms, microscopic colonies - it's all here under the waves.
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