Series about early European explorations of Earth's wildernesses looks at the Canadian Arctic, a place of sublime beauty where expeditions often disappeared without trace. Show more

Series about European explorations of wildernesses looks at central Australia's deserts, seen as a place of death and silence by the first white explorers. Show more

Series about explorations of Earth's wildernesses. How early Europeans penetrated the vast forests of central Africa and encountered a variety of animals, plants and minerals. Show more

Documentary telling the story of how Darwin came to write On the Origin of Species, which took 20 years of personal struggle as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed. Show more

Documentary looking at the unique culture that grew up in the Clyde shipyards of Scotland, where the Queen Mary, the Queen Elizabeth and the QE2 were built. Show more

Michael Portillo visits Germany, Europe's economic powerhouse, and debt-stricken Greece. Is this the moment the Eurozone becomes more united, or will it be pulled apart? Show more

Documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall, who became accepted by a group of wild African chimpanzees and whose work transformed our understanding of man's closest relatives. Show more