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Wonders of Life

Original Series

Episode 4: Size Matters

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

Brian travels across Australia to explore the physics of the size of life. He discovers that size has a profound effect on how you move, how you feed, even how long you live. Show more

Lucy Worsley reveals the myths and deceptions in the story of America following the United States' emergence as a superpower after the Second World War. Show more

Britain's Treasure Islands

Episode 2: Southern Ocean

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four HD

Stewart McPherson explores the UK Overseas Territories. He begins on the island of Tristan da Cunha, then visits the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctica. Show more

Bill Bailey's Jungle Hero

Episode 1: Wallace in Borneo

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Bill Bailey retraces the steps of his hero, naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, to understand how he came up with the theory of evolution independently of Darwin. Show more

Arena

Loretta Lynn - Still a Mountain Girl

Duration: 1 hour, 27 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for years

With contributions from her family and fellow musicians, now in her early eighties and still going strong, country music singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn looks back at her life. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Loretta Lynn
Executive Producer:
Anthony Wall
Participant:
Willie Nelson
Participant:
Sheryl Crow
Participant:
Garth Brooks
Participant:
Jack White
Participant:
Sissy Spacek
Production Company:
Yap Films
Production Company:
Thirteen Productions LLC

Brand

Arena

Wonders of Life

Original Series

Episode 4: Size Matters

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

Brian travels across Australia to explore the physics of the size of life. He discovers that size has a profound effect on how you move, how you feed, even how long you live. Show more

Lucy Worsley reveals the myths and deceptions in the story of America following the United States' emergence as a superpower after the Second World War. Show more

BBC Four HD

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