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Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

From colossal farms in America to the destruction of the Amazon, Liz Bonnin investigates how our hunger for meat is killing our planet. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Liz Bonnin
Director:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Tom Watt-Smith
Production Company:
Raw TV

Horizon

2010-2011

Episode 14: Are We Still Evolving?

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Dr Alice Roberts follows a trail of clues from ancient human bones to the frontiers of genetic research to discover if we are still evolving, and where we might be heading. Show more

Regimental Stories

Episode 5: The Coldstream Guards

Duration: 30 minutes

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

A look at how the Coldstream Guards, who now serve as a bodyguard to the Queen, are still motivated by a history which stretches back to the English Civil War. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:
Sean Pertwee
Director:
Olly Bootle
Series Producer:
Graham Cooper
Executive Producer:
Chris Granlund

Duration: 1 hour

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

Anita Rani and Justin Rowlatt continue their epic car journeys across China, heading for their final destination, the financial mega-city of Shanghai. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Justin Rowlatt
Presenter:
Anita Rani
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Producer:
Olly Bootle
Director:
Olly Bootle

Duration: 58 minutes

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

Available for years

Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put dinosaur skeletons back together, with muscles, accurate postures and even, in some cases, the correct skin colour. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Alice Roberts
Executive Producer:
Jonathan Renouf
Producer:
Olly Bootle
Director:
Olly Bootle

Horizon

2012-2013

Episode 13: Little Cat Diaries

Duration: 30 minutes

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

A closer look at the cats who stood out in the experiment conducted in The Secret Life of the Cat, where 50 felines were fitted with GPS collars to track their every movement. Show more

Horizon

The £10 Million Challenge

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Series exploring topical scientific issues. To celebrate its 50th birthday, Horizon invites the public to play a role in tackling the greatest challenges facing science today. Show more

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

In the final episode, Ade heads to Scandinavia. As he travels across the region, he learns about winter temperature rises, sees Copenhagen's attempt to go carbon neutral and meets Greta Thunberg. Show more

Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

Series 1

The Solomon Islands and Australia

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Ade sees the damage that climate change is causing, and finds out how we can fight it – and whether eating sea urchin gonads will help. Show more

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

In the first episode of this two-part series, Simon Reeve travels from the islands of the Aegean to Greece's capital, Athens, meeting an extraordinary cast of characters. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Director:
Olly Bootle
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Genres

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Europe

Simon Reeve continues his Australian adventure. He travels from Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory, across to the Cape York Peninsula, and on to the Great Barrier Reef. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Producer:
Olly Bootle
Director:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Dictatorland

Series 1

Episode 1: Kazakhstan

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

From golden handprints of the president to the scene of a massacre, in Kazakhstan Ben Zand experiences the sinister and bizarre sides to living in a dictatorship. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Zand
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Mike Radford

Dictatorland

Series 1

Episode 2: Belarus

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Ben Zand visits Belarus. To find out what life is like in a dictatorship, he bathes in the rumoured source of the president's powers and comes face to face with the KGB. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Zand
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Mike Radford

Dictatorland

Series 1

Episode 3: Tajikistan

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Ben Zand visits Tajikistan. From enforced beard shaving to being tracked down by the police, he experiences the sinister and bizarre side to living in a dictatorship. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ben Zand
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Mike Radford

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS EuropeLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North America

On the second leg of his journey around the Caribbean Sea Simon Reeve visits the beautiful island of Barbados and travels along the coast of South America. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Simon Reeve
Director:
Olly Bootle
Producer:
Olly Bootle
Series Producer:
Matt Brandon
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Africa with Ade Adepitan

Series 1

Episode 2

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Ade Adepitan embarks on the second leg of his journey around Africa. This time he is in Central Africa, travelling from Gabon to Uganda, via the Democratic Republic of Congo. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ade Adepitan
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Director:
Adnan Ahmed
Producer:
Adnan Ahmed

Africa with Ade Adepitan

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Documentary series. Ade Adepitan embarks on the first leg of his journey around Africa. He travels from Cape Verde to Senegal and the Ivory Coast, before finishing in Nigeria. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ade Adepitan
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Director:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall

Africa with Ade Adepitan

Series 1

Episode 3

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

Ade begins this leg of his journey in Tanzania, in Selous Game Reserve. He is on the lookout for elephants but numbers in this park have fallen by 90% over the last few decades. Show more

Africa with Ade Adepitan

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 59 minutes

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

Available for years

The last leg of Ade Adepitan’s tour sees him travelling from the beaches of Mozambique, through South Africa. At Paradise Island, Ade finds an abandoned hotel. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ade Adepitan
Series Producer:
Olly Bootle
Executive Producer:
Sam Bagnall
Director:
Olly Bootle

Horizon

2013-2014

Episode 2: Monitor Me

Duration: 1 hour

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

Available for years

Horizon explores the boom in health-related apps and gadgets, as well as how technology is helping medical professionals monitor fitness and health in unprecedented ways. Show more