Episode 2 | Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey

Episode 1 | Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Kate Humble and Dr Helen Czerski follow the Earth's voyage around the sun for one complete orbit, travelling first from July...

02: Atmosphere | Earth: The Power of the Planet

Dr Iain Stewart reveals the natural forces that shaped the earth. He traces the history of the atmosphere, from the ozone lay...

01: Wind | Wild Weather

Series in which Donal Macintyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather. This edition uses 3-D graphics to illustrate how wind and weather syst...

01: Wind: The Invisible Force | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond investigates how wind actually starts. He walks into the centre of a man-made tornado and v...

03: Temperature: The Driving Force | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond investigates the crucial role temperature plays in all weather. He builds a dust storm...

02: Wet | Wild Weather

A series in which Donal Macintyre goes in search of the world's wildest weather. In this programme, he learns about floods and the world's wettest pla...

02: Water: The Shape Shifter | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond investigates the role water plays in the weather. He tries to weigh a cloud, finds out how r...

02: Water | How Earth Made Us

Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. He investigates how water has influenced the ...

03: Weather | A Perfect Planet

How weather controls the distribution of freshwater on Earth, which in turn shapes the lives of animals in diverse habitats around the globe.

Rainfall | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Why does water fall as rain? Richard Hammond demonstrates the effect of water on other physical objects.

Episode 3 | Orbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey

Kate Humble is in the Arctic, where spring arrives with a bang. Helen Czerski chases a tornado to show how the earth's angle...

Tornado rotation | Dangerous Earth

Dr Helen Czerski explains what creates the rotation of a tornado.

Episode 3 | The Great British Weather

Alexander Armstrong, Chris Hollins and Carol Kirkwood are live in Greenwich Park as they take a look at the sun and the unique role it ...

02: The Sun | A Perfect Planet

From the frozen poles to the searing deserts, this episode shows how animals have come up with strategies to survive the uneven amounts of sun...

Bang Goes the Winter Weather | Bang Goes the Theory

A special hour-long edition of the science programme sees Liz, Dallas and Jem get under the bonnet of Britain's recent we...

El Niño | Journeys into the Ring of Fire

Iain Stewart explains the causes and impacts of the warmer waters created by the El Niño effect.

Measuring Tornadoes | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond measures the wind speed of a tornado.

Measuring Wind Speed | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond explains how the 'Dominator' measures the wind speed of a tornado.

Tornado | Wild Weather with Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond explains what causes a tornado.

03: Wind | How Earth Made Us

Professor Iain Stewart sets sail on one of the fastest racing boats ever built to explore the story of our turbulent relationship with the wind.