Variables | Science in Action

Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

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

06: Coasts | Blue Planet II

The wildlife series narrated by David Attenborough explores the planet's coasts. They are the most changeable of the ocean worlds, but they offer...

Amazon deforestation | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin witnesses the devastation of the Amazon rainforest from the sky.

Can Scientists Save the World? | Panorama

Richard Bilton meets the scientists trying to save the world from the consequences of climate change and investigates whether they...

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...

Cauldron of Life | Galapagos

Liz Bonnin joins a scientific team aboard the research vessel the Alucia on an expedition across the Galapagos Island.

Keeping cool | Nature's Microworlds

The Namaqua chameleon has developed an ingenious tactic to avoid the heat of the Namib desert.

Extinction: The Facts

With a million species at risk of extinction, David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, including puttin...

The pollination process | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough describes the process of pollination and how this helps plants reproduce.

Cotton production and the Aral Sea crisis | Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley visits the Aral Sea Basin in Kazakhstan, which has almost entirely dried up due to cotto...

02: Growing | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough continues his incredible journey into the world of plants. Remarkable time-lapse photography reveals how new leav...

03: Coral Reefs | Blue Planet II

The wildlife documentary series narrated by David Attenborough reveals the ingenious ways life exists in the undersea cities of tropical reefs.

Desert amphibians | Life in Cold Blood

Spadefoot toads can stay underground in a state of suspended animation for years, but when they emerge they must feed and breed before...

How hurricanes are formed by Earth's rotation | Learning Zone

Physicist Helen Czerski explains that hurricanes happen because the earth is rotating. She shows how, because t...

The smallest fox with the biggest ears! | Super Cute Animals

The fennec's ears help it to survive in the heat of the desert dunes.

01: Introduction | The Blue Planet

David Attenborough narrates a natural history of the oceans. We travel to the depths of the seas to reveal a spectacular variety of life, ...

01: Travelling | The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough begins his incredible journey into the world of plants with a look at how plants move from place to place.

Cattle feedyard | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin visits a cattle feedyard, a mass factory farm, that contains about 50,000 cows.

Environmental impact on the Aral Sea | Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley visits the Aral Sea Basin in Kazakhstan, which has almost entirely dried up due to cotton pro...

Importance of marine protected areas | A Perfect Planet

Spec references J247: B6.1b, B6.1c, B6.1d J250: B6.1b, B6.1c. How an increase of carbon dioxide and overfishing impac...