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Ifor ap Glyn sets out to understand the appeal of islands as holy retreats in a journey that takes him to the Lake District, Lindisfarne and the Western Isles in Scotland. Show more
Mark Miodownik shows how plastics have brought luxury to the masses and reveals how the next generation will take its inspiration from nature and could help rebuild the human body. Show more
Olivia Horsfall Turner looks at two of the most radical civil engineering projects proposed in the last century - a ship canal in Scotland and the Channel Tunnel. Show more
Alan Whicker looks at the changing face of Hong Kong and the struggle that Bali has had to preserve its unique charms after the 2002 and 2005 bombings. Show more
Explorer Bruce Parry travels to the Amazon rainforest to live with the Matis, a tribe once devastated by western disease who are determined to preserve their culture. Show more
Wildlife documentary. David Attenborough narrates the lives of four growing tiger cubs using footage collected by hidden-camera-carrying elephants. The cubs learn to hunt. Show more
Ifor ap Glyn sets out to understand the appeal of islands as holy retreats in a journey that takes him to the Lake District, Lindisfarne and the Western Isles in Scotland. Show more
Mark Miodownik shows how plastics have brought luxury to the masses and reveals how the next generation will take its inspiration from nature and could help rebuild the human body. Show more
Olivia Horsfall Turner looks at two of the most radical civil engineering projects proposed in the last century - a ship canal in Scotland and the Channel Tunnel. Show more
