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First transmitted in 1961, David Attenborough visits Joy and George Adamson in Kenya and meets Elsa the lioness and her cubs shortly before Elsa's death. Show more
Series following wildlife in Yellowstone. Winter approaches, and the animals have two months to get ready. As the snow and ice return, many move away from the national park. Show more
Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest
Episode 2: Survival
1 hour on BBC Four HD
Jago Cooper reveals how a cultural tradition that began over 10,000 years ago survived against the odds, following European contact, disease, land theft and oppression. Show more
Alice Roberts joins the team excavating a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village in the Cambridgeshire Fens that has been called the British Pompeii due to its state of preservation. Show more
Drawing on 45 years of Horizon archive, Dr Kevin Fong presents a documentary showing how the intriguing possibility of life on Mars has fuelled man's quest to visit the Red Planet. Show more
Philippa Gregory tells the interweaving stories of the women who were decisive figures in the Wars of the Roses - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. Show more
Timeshift documentary about Ladybird books, which once informed people on such diverse subjects as how magnets work and what to look for in winter, but also helped to teach many to read. Show more
Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of the remarkable life of Ada Lovelace - a 19th-century countess whose work helped give rise to the modern era of computing. Show more
Masters of the Pacific Coast: The Tribes of the American Northwest
Episode 2: Survival
1 hour on BBC Four HD
Jago Cooper reveals how a cultural tradition that began over 10,000 years ago survived against the odds, following European contact, disease, land theft and oppression. Show more