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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Documentary which follows the singer of US rock band Eels, Mark Everett, as he travels across America to learn about the father he never knew, quantum physicist Hugh Everett III. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Mark Everett
Executive Producer:
Andrew Thompson

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 1: Life from Light

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

How plants have driven the greatest changes to the Earth. Prof Iain Stewart shows how they first harnessed light from the sun and created our life-giving atmosphere. Show more

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 3: The Challenger

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart explains how grass fought its enemy, the forests, how it transformed ocean life and how it triggered human civilisation. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Christopher Eccleston narrates a docudrama about the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed more than 50 million people. Told using powerful personal testimony. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Richard Bright

A History of Scotland

Series 1

Episode 1: The Last of the Free

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary series. At the dawn of the first millennia, there was no Scotland or England. Neil Oliver reveals how the Gaelic Scottish Kingdom - Alba - was born. Show more

Scotland from the Sky

Series 2

Living off the Land

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 6 months

In this edition, Jamie Crawford uses aerial images to discover how the Scots have lived off the land over the centuries. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

David Malone's documentary delves into the secrets of ocean waves, revealing that waves are not made of water, that some waves travel sideways and more. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Malone
Producer:
David Malone
Director:
David Malone
Executive Producer:
Greg Lanning

Men of Rock

Episode 3: The Big Freeze

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In the final episode of the series, Iain Stewart finds out about daredevil scientist Louis Agassiz, who first imagined the world had been gripped by an ice age. Show more

Inside the Animal Mind

Episode 3: Secrets of the Social World

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Chris Packham uncovers why the most intelligent animals on the planet are also the most social as he swims with dolphins and meets deceitful chimps. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

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

How to Grow a Planet

Episode 2: The Power of Flowers

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC HD

Documentary series. Professor Iain Stewart explains the role of the earliest flowers in sculpting the earth and driving the evolution of all animals. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Iain Stewart
Producer:
Nigel Walk
Director:
Nigel Walk
Series Producer:
Andrew Thompson
Executive Producer:
Mark Hedgecoe

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Art critic Matt Collings explores the most famous equations in science and realises that concepts of beauty and elegance have been used by many scientists to advance their work. Show more

The Culture Show

The Secret Life of Mary Poppins

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Victoria Coren Mitchell explores the complex life of Mary Poppins author PL Travers, looking at her 20-year battle with Walt Disney, whose 1964 film version she loathed. Show more

Britain Beneath Your Feet

Series 1

Episode 1: Building Britain

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Documentary exploring Britain from below. Dallas Campbell reveals how we can only understand the world around us by discovering the hidden wonders beneath our feet. Show more

How to Stay Young

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken investigate how much of the way we age is down to genetics and how much of it is down to the way we live our lives. Show more

How to Stay Young

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Angela Rippon and Dr Chris van Tulleken investigate what can give brains a boost, including how injections of young people's blood may help beat dementia. Show more

Operation Iceberg

Series 1

Episode 2: Life and Death of a 'Berg

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Chris Packham, Helen Czerski and a team of explorers and scientists investigate the mysterious forces that can destroy an iceberg. Show more

Operation Iceberg

Series 1

Episode 1: Birth of a 'berg

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Scientists and explorers travel to the Arctic to reveal the unknown world of icebergs, starting with the birth of an iceberg at Greenland's Store glacier. Show more

Horizon

2017

Volcanoes of the Solar System

Duration: 11 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

Horizon follows an international team of volcanologists in Iceland as they draw fascinating parallels between the volcanoes on Earth and those elsewhere in the solar system. Show more