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Yellowstone

Yellowstone: Episode 3: Autumn

Episode 3

Episode 3: Autumn

Autumn

BBC Two - Yellowstone, Autumn

Elk move down from the mountains, and beavers repair their dams in preparation for winter.

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.

Over the summer, Yellowstone has flourished - in late August there are more living things here than at any other time of the year. But winter is around the corner, and there are just two months for all Yellowstone's animals to get ready or get out. 

An early dusting of snow is a sign for elk to start moving down from the mountains to focus on finding food in the valleys. Although the wolves are waiting for them, the male elk are distracted, their haunting bugle call boasting that they are fired up and ready to fight each other to the death for the right to breed. 

As temperatures fall further, beavers get busy in a rush to repair dams and stock underwater larders before ice freezes their ponds. Yellowstone's forests - the aspens, cottonwoods and maples - start to shut down for the winter, their colours painting the park a blaze of red and gold. Meanwhile, another tree is coming into its own, the whitebark pine. It offers up a bumper crop of pine nuts which fatten grizzly bears and squirrels alike. But its nuts are meant for another animal - the Clark's nutcracker, a small bird with a colossal memory and one that will reward the tree's efforts well by carrying its seeds far and wide, and even planting them.

As autumn ends, the snow and ice return and many animals now move out from the heart of Yellowstone and away from the protection of the national park. Their fight is not only to survive the cold, but also to find what little wild space remains in the modern world. All around Yellowstone, the human world is encroaching - it is now that the true value of the 'world's first national park' becomes clearer than ever.

Mike Kasic is a local sound recordist who got many of the natural sounds for the series, but in his spare time he dons snorkel and fins, and jumps into the raging waters of one of the USA's wildest rivers to explore Yellowstone from the point of view of the unique Yellowstone cut-throat trout. Whilst his exploits might seem strange to the other park users - fly fishermen and bison alike - in becoming a fish, Mike not only uncovers an enchanting hidden Yellowstone but finds out that things are not what they used to be for the cut-throat trout.

BBC Two

Knowledge, drama, comedy and the arts for a broad adult audience.

BBC Two is a lively channel of depth and substance, carrying a range of knowledge-building programming complemented by great drama, comedy and arts.

A natural history portrait of a year in Yellowstone.

Following the fortunes of America's wildlife icons as they face the challenges of one of the most extraordinary wildernesses on Earth.

A natural history portrait of a year in Yellowstone, following the fortunes of America's wildlife icons as they face the challenges of one of the most extraordinary wildernesses on Earth.

Yellowstone: 3/3

A Little Later

Vintage performances from the Later... with Jools Holland archives

A Little Later: Patti Smith

30/11/2007

Patti Smith

BBC Two - A Little Later, Patti Smith

Classic appearance from Patti Smith on Later... with Jools Holland.

BBC Two is a TV channel that started broadcasting on the 20th April 1964.

A Little Later... Patti Smith

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Two - Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes, Episode 1

Rick catches a ferry to Corsica where he discovers great sausages.

Rick Stein takes a culinary tour of the Mediterranean. Rick catches a ferry to the mountainous island of Corsica where he discovers great sausages and wonderful sheep's cheese.

Rick Stein discovers the many varied delights of Mediterranean food by visiting some of his favourite places in this all-important sea. In this episode, Rick catches a ferry to the mountainous island of Corsica where he discovers great sausages, wonderful sheep's cheese and the locals' passion for chestnuts.

Rick Stein discovers the many varied delights of Mediterranean food.

Rick Stein's Mediterranean Escapes: 1/6

Planet Earth

Planet Earth: Shallow Seas

Shallow Seas

BBC One - Planet Earth, Shallow Seas

Exploring tropical paradises and storm-ravaged icy polar seas.

From tropical paradises where the newborn calf takes his first faltering breaths to the storm-ravaged icy polar seas, the whales' great feeding grounds, we reveal seas of great contrast and surprise.

Shallow Seas follows a humpback whale and calf on their epic journey across the richest seas that fringe our coasts. From tropical paradises, where the newborn calf takes his first faltering breaths, to the storm-ravaged icy polar seas, the whales' great feeding grounds, we reveal seas of great contrast and surprise.

In tropical Indonesia we discover the richest coral reefs of all, home to creatures more of fantasy like the head-butting pygmy seahorse, flashing 'electric' clam and bands of 30-strong sea snakes, never filmed before, on the hunt.

In the baking deserts of Arabia, we uncover mysterious giant colonies of seabirds and in Australia ingenious surfing dolpins that have learned to hydroplane right up onto the beach to catch their fish.

New underwater timelapse photography reveals extraordinary events normally too slow to register - like plagues of sea urchins felling great aquatic forests of giant kelp and giant star fish on the rampage, monsters in their world.

And we witness the heart-stopping drama of gigantic bull fur seals attacking king penguins, who despite their severe weight disadvantage, put up one of the most spirited defences ever filmed. 
 



BBC One

An exploration of the wild and beautiful parts of our planet.

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

BBC Proms

The world's greatest classical music festival - stunning performances and collaborations.

The world's greatest classical music festival. Stunning performances, unique collaborations and the sheer joy of live music. Relive 2023's highlights before the new season begins.

BBC Proms: 2009 Season

BBC Proms: 2009: Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra

29/08/2009

Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra

2009

BBC Radio 3 - BBC Proms, 2009, Prom 59: Tonhalle Orchestra

The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich plays music by Schubert, Mahler and Golijov.

The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under conductor David Zinman plays music by Schubert, Mahler and Golijov, live from the Royal Albert Hall.

The Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under conductor David Zinman plays music by Schubert, Mahler and Golijov. American soprano Dawn Upshaw is the soloist in the UK premiere of Golijov's acclaimed new work 'She Was Here' based on four Schubert songs, and Upshaw returns at the end of Mahler's Fourth Symphony to give the angel's-eye view of Heaven. The concert begins with Schubert's overture written as incidental music to the play Rosamunde. This live prom from the Royal Albert Hall is introduced by Clive Anderson.

BBC Proms: 2009

BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Selected coverage from the classical concerts of the Proms' 115th season.

BBC Proms 2009

David Zinman conducts the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra as they play music by Schubert, Mahler and Golijov. See p48.

In Love with Barbara

26/10/2008

BBC Four - In Love with Barbara

Drama inspired by the life of the prolific author of romantic fiction, Barbara Cartland.

Drama inspired by the prolific author of romantic fiction, Dame Barbara Cartland, whose own life was blighted by the heartbreak of divorce and the death of her beloved brother.

Drama inspired by the life of arguably the most prolific author of the 20th century, Dame Barbara Cartland, which looks beyond the pink facade to tell the story of what made her the resilient and renowned Queen of Romance. 

Despite her devotion to true love, her own life was blighted by heartbreak, with her first marriage ending in a scandalous society divorce. In the aftermath of this humiliation, she successfully campaigned to have her beloved brother Ronald elected to parliament, but he was killed at Dunkirk before he could fulfil his promise. 

In the 1970s, at the height of her commercial powers, Cartland formed an unlikely friendship with Lord Louis Mountbatten and they collaborated on a romantic novel.

BBC Four

Knowledge, arts, music and culture from the UK and the world.

BBC Four reflects arts, music and culture with an ambitious range of intellectually and culturally enriching programmes, taking an expert and in-depth approach to its subjects.

drama exploring the life of novelist Barbara Cartland.

All the Small Things

All the Small Things: Episode 6

Episode 6

BBC One - All the Small Things, Episode 6

As the competition dawns, emotions are running high and Esther faces an impossible choice.

Drama. Kyle surprises everyone by wanting to move his relationship with Grace onto another level, and Esther faces an impossible choice as the day of the competition dawns.

Kyle surprises everyone when he wants to move his relationship with Grace onto another level. When the two disappear altogether, rehearsals for the North West Choral finals are put on hold. 

Thrown together by the crisis, Esther and Michael have the opportunity to remember what they miss about their life together, but Layla will not let Michael go without a fight. 

As the day of the competition dawns, emotions are running high and Esther faces an impossible choice...

Uplifting drama series from the writer of Cutting It about family and community.

Uplifting drama series from the writer of Cutting It about family and community, played out with rousing choruses, joyous harmonies and booming basslines.

All the Small Things: 6/6

Heroes

Drama series about people dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Drama series about people across the world dealing with the newly discovered superpowers they possess

Heroes: Series 1: Episode 9: Homecoming

Episode 9

Episode 9: Homecoming

Series 1

Homecoming

BBC Two - Heroes, Series 1, Homecoming

Claire's high school homecoming celebration turns into a frightening night for many.

Drama series about people dealing with newly-discovered superpowers. Claire's high school homecoming celebration turns into a frightening night for many.

Drama series about people all over the world dealing with the newly-discovered superpowers they possess. As HRG tries to protect his daughter by any means, Claire's high school homecoming celebration turns into a frightening night for many. Nathan and Simone work together to find Isaac's painting for Peter, but this key to the future could lead to tragedy. Hiro travels back in time to right an upsetting wrong. As Niki puts a goal in sight, Micah spends time with his dad.

Heroes: Series 1

Sci-fi drama in which a range of ordinary people discover they have special powers

Heroes: 9&10/23

Heroes: Series 1: Episode 10: Six Months Ago

Episode 10

Episode 10: Six Months Ago

Six Months Ago

BBC Two - Heroes, Series 1, Six Months Ago

The clock turns back six months for the Heroes.

Drama series about people dealing with newly-discovered superpowers. Mohinder's father arrives in New York to try and find individuals with extraordinary abilities.

Drama series in which people all over the world deal with the newly-discovered superpowers they possess. As the clock turns back six months for the Heroes, Mohinder's father arrives in New York to begin his quest to find individuals with extraordinary abilities. Peter celebrates his graduation from nursing school and learns that Nathan plans to prosecute a case that could mean trouble for the entire Petrelli family. Hiro attempts to be a hero and change the future for someone important.

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