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Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 12^th Aug 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 14^th Jun 2020, 02:15 on BBC Four

Series combining photography and human drama as it reveals 12 remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive in Earth's natural wonders. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Olivia Colman
Series Producer:: Arif Nurmohamed
Executive Producer:: Mark Hedgecoe
Producer:: Matt Barrett
Director:: Matt Barrett
Producer:: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
Director:: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
Photographer:: Robin Cox
Photographer:: Simon de Glanville
Photographer:: Johnny Rogers
Sound:: Nick Allinson
Sound:: Grant Covacic
Sound:: Simon Forrester
Sound:: Stuart Wareing
Re-recording mixer:: Danny Finn
Colourist:: Ross Baker
On-line editing:: Alan Jones
Film Editor:: Doug Moxon
Film Editor:: Gerard Evans
Film Editor:: Louise Salkow
Production Assistant:: Naomi Buchanan
Production Assistant:: Ruth Carter
Production Coordinator:: Fiona Dorman
Production Coordinator:: Katy Engels
Production Manager:: Jenni Shaw
Assistant Producer:: Michael Duffy
Assistant Producer:: Kate Pringle
Director:: Dina Mufti
Director:: Rob Sullivan
Special thanks:: Conservation International

Earth's Natural Wonders

Series 1

Episode 1: Extreme Wonders

Earth's Natural Wonders: Series 1

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Aug 2015, 21:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Sun 7^th Jun 2020, 02:30 on BBC Four

Series combining photography and human drama to reveal twelve remarkable places, uncovering the stories of people fighting to survive, and even triumph, there. Show more

Contributors

Narrator:: Olivia Colman
Producer:: Matt Barrett
Director:: Matt Barrett
Producer:: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
Director:: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan
Photographer:: Simon de Glanville
Photographer:: Johnny Rogers
Photographer:: Will Edwards
Photographer:: Barrie Britton
Sound:: Nick Allinson
Sound:: Simon Forrester
Re-recording mixer:: Danny Finn
Colourist:: Katherine Jamieson
On-line editing:: Alan Jones
Film Editor:: Doug Moxon
Film Editor:: Gerard Evans
Film Editor:: Louise Salkow
Production Assistant:: Naomi Buchanan
Production Assistant:: Ruth Carter
Production Coordinator:: Fiona Dorman
Production Coordinator:: Katy Engels
Production Manager:: Jenni Shaw
Assistant Producer:: Michael Duffy
Assistant Producer:: Kate Pringle
Director:: Rob Sullivan
Director:: Nicolas Brown
Director:: James Aldred
Executive Producer:: Mark Hedgecoe
Series Producer:: Arif Nurmohamed
Special thanks:: Cenderawasih Bay National Park
Special thanks:: Conservation International
Special thanks:: Indonesia Department of Forestry
Special thanks:: Sabah Government and Wildlife Dept
Special thanks:: Sarawak Government/Tourism Board
Special thanks:: Sarawak Forestry Department
Special thanks:: The Peregrine Fund

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FactualScience & NatureNature & Environment

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The Sky at Night

Black Holes: Searching for the Unknown

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 14^th Aug 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Aug 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 3 months

The Sky at Night team investigate the science of black holes and discover the incredible techniques being used to uncover their secrets. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Lintott
Presenter:: George Dransfield
Presenter:: Pete Lawrence
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Series Producer:: Kate Pringle
Director:: Lydia Bird

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The Sky at Night

Question Time Special

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 9^th Oct 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: Thu 12^th Oct 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 1 month

A special Question Time edition of the programme, recorded at the University of Exeter as part of the British Science Association’s Science Festival. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Dallas Campbell
Panellist:: Chris Lintott
Panellist:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Panellist:: Pete Lawrence
Panellist:: Claire Davies
Panellist:: Hannah Wakeford
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Producer:: Simon Winchcombe
Producer:: Kate Pringle
Director:: Victoria Simpson

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The Sky at Night

The Sky at Night Meets The Infinite Monkey Cage

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 13^th Nov 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Nov 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 days

In a special episode to mark the end of another season, The Sky at Night teams up with Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage to talk all things amateur astronomy. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Lintott
Presenter:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Presenter:: Pete Lawrence
Presenter:: George Dransfield
Presenter:: Brian Cox
Presenter:: Robin Ince
Presenter:: Dara O Briain
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Executive Producer:: Sasha Feachem
Producer:: Kate Pringle
Producer:: Lydia Bird

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The Sky at Night

The UK Space Race

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 12^th Jun 2023, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 15^th Jun 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 5 months

The Sky at Night team investigates the science and engineering helping the UK to blast into space. Chris visits a rocket company near Glasgow to find out how rockets are built. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Lintott
Presenter:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Presenter:: Pete Lawrence
Presenter:: Danielle George
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Series Producer:: Kate Pringle

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The Sky at Night

The Search for Alien Life

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Apr 2023, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 13^th Apr 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

The Sky at Night team investigate the latest science used in the hunt for extraterrestrial life, including a major mission to Jupiter's icy moons. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Lintott
Presenter:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Presenter:: George Dransfield
Presenter:: Pete Lawrence
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Series Producer:: Kate Pringle

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The Sky at Night

Will an Asteroid Destroy Earth?

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th May 2023, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th May 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 6 months

The Sky at Night team explores the threat of an asteroid impact on earth and meets the space scientists who are developing methods of planetary defence that sound like the stuff of science fiction. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Lintott
Presenter:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Presenter:: Pete Lawrence
Presenter:: George Dransfield
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Series Producer:: Kate Pringle

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The Sky at Night

The Very Large Telescope

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 11^th Sep 2023, 21:30 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Sep 2023, 19:00 on BBC Four

Available for 2 months

The Sky at Night team travels to the heart of Chile's Atacama Desert to explore one of the most advanced observatories in the world - the Very Large Telescope, or VLT. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Series Producer:: Kate Pringle
Director:: Francine Jarvis
Producer:: Lydia Bird

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The Sky at Night

Is There Anybody out There?

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 10^th Jul 2023, 22:00 on BBC Four HDLatest broadcast: Fri 14^th Jul 2023, 01:10 on BBC Four HD

Available for 4 months

The team investigates the controversial world of alien communication. If we discover aliens, how would we contact them, and should we communicate with them at all? Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Chris Lintott
Presenter:: George Dransfield
Participant:: Doug Vakoch
Executive Producer:: Steve Crabtree
Series Producer:: Kate Pringle

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Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook

Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook

Series 1

Episode 3

BBC Two

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 8^th Mar 2017, 21:00 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Wed 19^th Aug 2020, 15:15 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Gabriel Weston explores extraordinary cases that are helping uncover the mysteries of the human body, including a man who feels no pain and a woman who can smell Parkinson's. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Gabriel Weston
Executive Producer:: Jacqueline Smith
Producer:: Kate Pringle

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Incredible Medicine: Dr Weston's Casebook: Series 1

The Truth About...

Episode 15: Getting Fit

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 31^st Jan 2018, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Fri 26^th Mar 2021, 00:25 on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Michael Mosley teams up with scientists whose latest research is turning common knowledge about fitness on its head to separate fact from fiction. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Mosley
Executive Producer:: Paul Overton
Producer:: Kate Pringle
Producer:: Emma Hatherley

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The Truth About...

The Truth About...

Episode 18: The Menopause

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 26^th Nov 2018, 21:00 on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: Mon 26^th Nov 2018, 22:45 on BBC One Scotland HD

Mariella Frostrup shares her own experience of the menopause and brings this great taboo out into the open, investigating how the latest science can explain what it is. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Mariella Frostrup
Producer:: Kate Pringle
Director:: Kate Pringle
Executive Producer:: Paul Overton

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FactualHealth & Wellbeing

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The Truth About...

The Truth About...

Cosmetic Treatments - Part 2

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 1^st Sep 2020, 20:00 on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: Thu 24^th Sep 2020, 00:30 on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Michael Mosley and Mehreen Baig look at non-invasive procedures for the body, including fat freezing, fat heating and the growing use of anabolic steroids for body enhancement. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:: Michael Mosley
Presenter:: Mehreen Baig
Director:: Kate Pringle
Producer:: Kate Pringle
Executive Producer:: Paul Overton

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The Truth About...