Resources and Energy

Episode 2 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Professor Iain Stewart looks back at the 1950s, a time when the oil and gas fields of the Middle East became a ...

Episode 1 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

From the moment we first drilled for oil, we opened a Pandora's box that changed the world forever. It transfor...

04: Wind | Powering Britain

Keeley Donovan heads 75 miles off the Yorkshire coast to see the building of Hornsea One, which is currently the world's biggest offshore windfarm.

Energy | Bang Goes The Theory

Jem Stansfield, Liz Bonnin and Maggie Philbin investigate how close Britain might get to running out of electricity.

Svalbard | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

Simon Reeve explores Svalbard and its mineral resources and how this causes diplomatic tension for the primed real estate.

Fracking: The New Energy Rush | Horizon

Iain Stewart investigates a controversial energy rush for the natural gas found deep underground, sometimes right under the places pe...

Episode 2 | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

The second leg of Simon's journey takes him from the stunning fjords of Norway to Iceland - the original land of fire and ice.

04: The oil thieves | The Compass

We meet the people involved in Nigeria's vast illegal oil business.

01: Electric Cars | What They Really Mean for You

Investigating the controversial plans to change the cars we drive. Is it possible and what will it take?

01: The great white hope | The Compass

When Shell D'Arcy strikes black gold, there are celebrations on the Niger Delta creeks.

Why are we Still Searching for Fossil Fuels? | Panorama

Richard Bilton investigates why oil, coal and gas exploration is booming when almost every country in the world has c...

04: Canada | Arctic with Bruce Parry

Bruce travels to the far north of Canada to live with the Caribou people and witness their annual spring hunt. He then heads south to th...

Episode 3 | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered The World

Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil...

Greenhouse effect | Making Scotland's Landscape

An experiment that demonstrates the greenhouse effect.

03: Delay | Big Oil v the World

How the 2010s became another lost decade in the fight against climate change – as the move to natural gas delayed a transition to more renewa...

03: Black creeks | The Compass

How does oil pollution affect Ogoniland today?

Could Solar Solve the Energy Crisis? | Click

As the energy crisis ramps prices up ever higher, Click explores whether the latest generation of solar tech makes installation ...

Water and cotton production | Stacey Dooley Investigates

Stacey Dooley demonstrates how much water is required to create everyday garments made from cotton.

01: Biomass | Powering Britain

Keeley Donovan takes a behind-the-scenes look at Drax near Selby, which is Britain's biggest power station.

Arguments against wind turbines | Power to the People

Arguments for and against building more wind turbines in Scotland.

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.

Episode 1 | Hugh's War on Waste

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall wants to find out why the UK wastes so much food. He challenges supermarkets to drastically reduce the amount of ...

Fruit and Veg | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ed Balls, Ade Adepitan and Cherry Healey delve into the hectic world of Britain's imports and exports. Ed is at London G...

Episode 1 | Future of Food

George Alagiah travels the world to reveal a growing global food crisis. He investigates population growth, climate change, water shortages and wh...

Amazon deforestation | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

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

Feast to Save the Planet | Horizon

Gregg Wallace and mathematician Hannah Fry invite five special guests to a unique dinner party where they are scored on the environmental ...

Why Is Food So Expensive? | Panorama

Food prices are rising at their fastest rate in more than 40 years. As the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze budgets, Panorama ...

Crop to Shop: Jimmy's Supermarket Secrets

Jimmy Doherty explores the global logistics that bring fresh food from around the world to a shop near you, and uncovers the scienc...

Episode 1 | Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure

Strictly star Kelvin Fletcher has bought a 120-acre farm in the Peaks. With no experience, he sees his stress levels quickly rise ...

Episode 2 | Future of Food

George Alagiah travels the world to reveal a growing global food crisis. He discovers how a changing diet in the developing world is putting press...

The Coffee Trail with Simon Reeve | This World

Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the morning pick-me-up. He travels to the central highlands, where ...

Episode 2 | Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure

Rookie farmers Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz buy their first livestock - a flock of rare breed sheep. They set out to shear the...

S02E01: Farm | Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience

Rhod learns various jobs on a farm, including driving a tractor and mucking out the cowsheds.

Episode 3 | Kelvin's Big Farming Adventure

Pigs are next on the shopping list for Kelvin's growing farm, but while he's away pursuing his other passion of motor racing, it's...

Tanzania farmers | GCSE Bitesize Revision

The traditional cattle farmers of Tanzania are under threat from aid schemes that take up space to grow wheat.

Food waste | Horizon

Some startling facts are revealed about how much we waste food as a nation.

Importing Dutch tomatoes | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Ade travels to the Netherlands to see where we import most of our tomatoes from.

Sustainable meat production | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin discusses the importance of understanding the process behind the meat we eat (warning: this clip conta...

Cattle feedyard | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

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

Episode 3: The Batttle Continues | Hugh's War on Waste

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tries to change Britain's wasteful ways. He takes on Amazon, for all their packaging, and ...

Fashion's Dirty Secrets | Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley uncovers the shocking environmental impact caused by an insatiable appetite for cheap clothing.

03: Food, Fire and Water | Supersized Earth

Dallas Campbell examines what it takes to keep seven billion humans alive with food, energy and water.

Episode 2 | War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita

Hugh and Anita's attempts to solve our plastic problems continue. Anita tackles bathroom plastics whilst Hugh learns that micr...

Episode 3 | War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita

In this final episode, Anita looks at single-use toys whilst Hugh reveals the plastics industry's plans to dramatically increa...

03: Laying the Foundations | Building the Olympic Dream

With nine billion pounds to spend on creating an Olympic Park, London 2012's bosses face some big challenges.

S02E01: A Week in a Toxic Waste Dump | The Insider: Reggie Yates

Documentary in which Reggie Yates heads to Ghana to live on one of the largest electronic waste dumps in the...

The Green Energy Scandal Exposed | Panorama

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK’s renewable energy. Reporter Joe Crowley investig...

The future of farming | Countryfile

The use of robotics and sustainable practices mean that his farm can supply strawberries all year round in the UK. It focuses on James D...

Sustainability and Style | The Conscious Closet

What is greenwashing? What really happens to our old clothes? Is vegan leather worth the hype? And why is fast fashion so che...

Sustainable Cities: food sustainability | Human Planet: Change and Sustainability

The approaches cities use to secure reliable, eco-friendly food supplies.

The Secret Science of Sewage | Horizon

George McGavin and Zoe Laughlin investigate the revolutionary science finding vital renewable resources and undiscovered life in sewage.

03: Delay | Big Oil v the World

How the 2010s became another lost decade in the fight against climate change – as the move to natural gas delayed a transition to more renewa...

S04E01: Britain's Embarrassing Emissions | Mischief

Rebecca Wilcox has an embarrassing problem - her carbon dioxide emissions, but she's ready to do something about them. Bu...

Tidal power | Countryfile

Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury head for Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland to examine why strong tidal currents make it the perfect location for a...

Arguments against wind turbines | Power to the People

Arguments for and against building more wind turbines in Scotland.

The Black Desert | Short Circuit

A schools programme examining the environmental impact of the Gulf War on the environment in Kuwait.

Dyson Farm | Rick Stein's Food Stories

On a cutting-edge farm run by James Dyson, Rick meets robots picking strawberries that grow all year round.

02: Doubt | Big Oil v the World

Even as the science grew more certain, the oil industry continued to block action to tackle climate change in the new millennium.

01: Denial | Big Oil v the World

The story of what the fossil fuel industry knew about climate change more than four decades ago, as scientists working for Exxon reveal how ...

The Secret Life of Landfill: A Rubbish History

Dr George McGavin and Dr Zoe Laughlin chronicle the history of rubbish and explore how what we throw away tells us about the w...

Episode 1 | Thames Water: Inside the Crisis

With exclusive access inside Thames Water, this is the story of Britain’s most beleaguered water company as it battles for surviv...

Bangladesh: Flooding in Bangladesh | Primary Geography

Eils Hewitt explores how the inhabitants of Bangladesh have adapted their lives and homes to cope with the effects of ...

Dark Waters (2019)

Past ties drag corporate lawyer Rob into conflict with a company blamed for polluting a local stream. But as the case goes on, Rob discovers that the scop...

Water: A Thirsty World | Primary Geography

Investigating water use in two very different places - southern Nevada and Bangladesh - and compares the issues facing each. From ...

Episode 2 | Thames Water: Inside the Crisis

As unprecedented storms test aging infrastructure, Thames Water’s CEO searches for emergency funds.

03: Mongolia | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

In her final journey of the series, Kate Humble travels deep into the Gobi Desert to live with an extended family of cashmere ...

Damming the Nile

The world's longest river flows from Lake Tana in Ethiopia, through Sudan and into Egypt and is vital to all three. But who controls the water? Alastair Lei...

07: Water: Global Differences | World 2000

Challenges the myth that we are running out of water and looks at water resource management.

Floods in Bangladesh | Primary Geography

A report about the severe floods which occur in Bangladesh each year. Severe floods can have a devastating effect on a community and...

Water shortages in Bangladesh | Primary Geography

A report about the difficulties of obtaining clean water in Bangladesh. In the monsoon season, up to 20cm of rain can fall ...

Techniques used in Bangladesh to improve access to toilets and sanitation | The Toilet: An Unspoken History

An exploration of the methods used to improve access to toilets a...

Water usage and conservation in Bangladesh | Primary Geography

During the monsoon season, up to 20cm of rain per day falls in Bangladesh. The country is crossed by hundreds ...

Bangladesh: Clean Water in Bangladesh | Primary Geography

Presenter Eils Hewitt looks at the provision of clean water in urban Dhaka.

Flint (2020)

Documentary filmed over five years exploring the untold story of the man-made disaster that continues to haunt America. Narrated by Alec Baldwin.