06: The Human Race | Bellamy Rides Again

06: The Human Race | Bellamy Rides Again

Biology | BBC One | 1991 | 29'13''

Having examined the earth's life-support systems, David Bellamy turns his attention to the human beings who depend upon them. Every ...

05: The Sulphur Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

05: The Sulphur Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC One | 1991 | 29'15''

Caked from head to foot in volcanic mud, tramping the bogs of Scotland and wallowing in tropical mangrove swamps, David Bellamy l...

04: The Phosphorus Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

04: The Phosphorus Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC One | 1991 | 29'14''

David Bellamy dances his way through an aerobics class to show how phosphorus helps turn food into energy. Then he sits in the...

03: The Nitrogen Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

03: The Nitrogen Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC One | 1991 | 29'16''

David Bellamy begins his trip around the nitrogen cycle in the Surrey hospital where he languished as a child suffering from acu...

02: The Water Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

02: The Water Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Biology | BBC One | 1991 | 29'10''

David Bellamy finds water in the desert, in the rainforest, in a tropical lagoon and on top of a glacier in the Alps. He wades in w...

Nutrients from decay support new life | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Nutrients from decay support new life | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Biology | BBC Four | 2015 | 6'20''

Spec references J247: . Showing how plant is broken down by animals and microorganisms into ...

What happens if fungi doesn’t break down wood? | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

What happens if fungi doesn’t break down wood? | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Biology | BBC Four | 2015 | 5'02''

Spec references J247: B4.1b, B4.1c J250: B4.1b, B4.1c. Evolution of trees 300...

Decomposition by bacteria | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Decomposition by bacteria | After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Biology | BBC Four | 2015 | 3'58''

Spec references J247: B4.1a, B4.1b. How bacteria decompose dead animals, including how bacteria communic...

The carbon cycle 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision

The carbon cycle 2 | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Biology | BBC Two | 2010 | 1'17''

Spec references J247: B4.1c J250: B4.1c. Description of the carbon cycle.

02: Civilisations | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

02: Civilisations | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Four | 2021 | 52'13''

This episode travels to the Congo, Egypt, China and Mexico to reveal how water changed humanity's footprint on the planet.

01: Pulse | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

01: Pulse | H2O: The Molecule That Made Us

Biology | BBC Four | 2021 | 52'15''

Documentary series that explores the importance of water to human civilisation. How H2O causes deserts to bloom, creates rivers in...

02: Water | How Earth Made Us

02: Water | How Earth Made Us

Biology | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'58''

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

After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

After Life: The Strange Science of Decay

Biology | BBC Four | 2015 | 1'29'07''

Dr George McGavin examines the fascinating science of decay when a unique experiment involving a rotting kitchen and garden is captu...

01: The Carbon Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

01: The Carbon Cycle | Bellamy Rides Again

Biology | BBC One | 1991 | 29'20''

Naturalist David Bellamy examines the six elemental cycles vital to life. This episode covers carbon, on whose cycle the earth's f...

The carbon cycle | GCSE Bitesize Revision

The carbon cycle | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Biology | BBC Two | 2010 | 2'44''

Spec references J247: B4.1a, B4.1b, B4.1c J250:B4.1a, B4.1b, B4.1c. Description of the carbon cycle.

Carbon in the ocean | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Carbon in the ocean | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Biodiversity and human impact | BBC Four | 2020 | 5'24''

Dr Helen Czerski explains how carbon is incorporated into the ocean and how the increase in carbon intake is impac...

Carbonate silicate weathering cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Carbonate silicate weathering cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Biology | BBC Four | 2020 | 2'25''

Professor Chris Jackson examines how carbon dioxide is brought down from the atmosphere and ends u...

Volcanoes and the carbon cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Volcanoes and the carbon cycle | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

Biology | BBC Four | 2020 | 3'36''

Professor Chris Jackson explains the important role that volcanoes play in the carbon cycle.
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