First Peoples

David Attenborough's Natural Curiosities

November 2024 •English

Sir David shines the spotlight on some of nature’s evolutionary anomalies and reveals how these curious animals continue to baffle and fascinate.

Kingdom of Plants

November 2024 •English

Sir David discovers a microscopic world that’s invisible to the naked eye, where insects feed and breed, where flowers fluoresce and where plants communicate with each other and with animals using scent and sound.

Darwin's Dangerous Idea

November 2024 •English

Andrew Marr explores how Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has taken on a life of its own far beyond the world of science.

David Attenborough's Rise of Animals: Triumph of the Vertebrates

November 2024 •English

David Attenborough embarks on a remarkable 500 million-year journey revealing the extraordinary group of animals that dominate our world, and how their evolution defines our human bodies.

Journeys from the Centre of the Earth

November 2024 •English

Geologist Dr Iain Stewart presents a series showing how the rocks beneath our feet have shaped the human history of the Mediterranean.

Mankind Decoded

November 2024 •English

Mankind Decoded is the intriguing story of how 12 timeless forces have shaped human history in extraordinary ways. Find out how the implacable forces of nature have compelled us to adapt or die; how new technologies have transformed our existence; how our need for food brought forth civilization; and the desire for luxuries changed our world.

Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero

November 2024 •English

Bill meets wildlife in Borneo and Indonesia to tell the story of Darwin's rival Wallace.

Tales from the Jungle

November 2024 •English

Documentary series about famous anthropologists.

Voyage of Darwin’s Beagle

November 2024 •English

Beagle: In Darwin’s Wake is a commemoration of 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin’s book “On The Origin of Species”. Almost 180 years after Charles Darwin’s journey circumnavigating the world, a crew of authors, artists, and scientists follow in his footsteps. Journalist and presenter Lex Runderkamp, biologists Dirk Draulans and Sarah Darwin (who is the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin), the artist Anthony Smith and the writer Redmond O’Hanlon are accompanied by a number of invited guests whose backgrounds are compatible with the theme of each of the 8 episodes. The series was initiated by the Dutch-Flemish state broadcaster VPRO. The crews 8 month long voyage on board of the clipper Stad Amsterdam began from the English port of Plymouth on September 1, 2009 and traced the route of the HMS Beagle’s 5 year voyage (1831-1836).

James Brown: Say It Loud

November 2024 •English

Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age of 16 for breaking into a car in the Jim Crow-era South, to an entertainment legend whose groundbreaking talent and unique perspective catapulted him to become a cultural force.

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

November 2024 •English

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

Mammals Vs. Dinos

November 2024 •Japanese

Latest research has revealed that first mammals and first dinosaurs appeared on earth at about the same time and that the ancestral mammals underwent dramatic evolution while challenging the dinosaurs. It was these struggles that created the basic nature of all present mammals, including humans.

Prehistoric Autopsy

November 2024 •English

A journey into our evolutionary past, piecing together the bodies of our prehistoric family.

Kingdom of the Oceans

November 2024 •French

A four-part documentary series on ocean life around the world.

Mankind: The Story of All of Us

November 2024 •English

Mankind The Story of All of Us is an epic 12-hour television event about the greatest adventure of all time—the history of the human race. It takes 10 billion years for the ideal planet to form and 3 billion more for the right conditions to emerge before it finally happens: mankind begins. From there unfolds a fast-paced story told here through key turning points—stepping stones in our journey from hunter-gatherer to global citizen. It’s a tale of connections—why some ideas take hold and spread around the globe, and how the lives of people in one part of the world are shaped by events in another.

Ape-Man

November 2024 •English

Series exploring the origins of human life, from African beginnings to Ice Age artists.

Naked Science: Evolution

November 2024 •English

Evolution Earth

November 2024 •English

Traveling to the far corners of the world, we discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. We witness nature’s remarkable resilience, as our perception of evolution and its potential is forever transformed.

Six Schizophrenic Brothers

November 2024 •English

An account of the Galvin family of Colorado Springs, CO, and how schizophrenia ripped through their family, affecting six of 12 siblings.

Adventure

November 2024 •English

Long-running travel programme