Resources and Energy

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...

Energy | Bang Goes The Theory

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

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 ...

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.

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...

Svalbard | Scandinavia with Simon Reeve

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

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...

Greenhouse effect | Making Scotland's Landscape

An experiment that demonstrates the greenhouse effect.

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.

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...

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 ...

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 ...

03: Nuclear | Powering Britain

Keeley Donovan meets the people working at Heysham 1 and Heysham 2 power stations in Lancashire, Britain's biggest operational nuclear site.

03: Black creeks | The Compass

How does oil pollution affect Ogoniland today?

Arguments against wind turbines | Power to the People

Arguments for and against building more wind turbines in Scotland.

Problems with renewable energy | Power to the People

Local residents fight against the introduction of power lines and renewable energy sources into the landscape.

Episode 3 | Future Earth

Carl Nasman explores the challenges we face in the transition to renewable energies and explores some of the solutions. He finds out how the United ...

Rural Power | Countryfile

Ellie Harrison heads to Bethesda, in north west Wales, to see how the village has transformed itself into a growing community of energy self-suffic...

08: Energy | World 2000

Are we running out of energy resources?

Amazon deforestation | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

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

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.

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 | 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

04: Kenya | Jimmy's Global Harvest

Jimmy visits Kenya and meets farmers who use ingenious new ways to combat pests.

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.

Cattle feedyard | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

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

Impacts of climate change on food security in the UK and Kenya | Future of Food

Climate change impacts and food security .

01: Brazil | Jimmy's Global Harvest

In Brazil, Jimmy learns how to produce food on poisoned land, and sees biofuel use in action.

Food waste | Horizon

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

Food choices and carbon footprint | Horizon

Hannah and Mike detail how environmental scientists calculate a food produces carbon footprint.

Importing food from abroad | What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day

Cherry find out how all our fresh food is bought and traded with the rest of the world.

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...

Pig farming and water pollution | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?

Liz Bonnin investigates the polluting impact of pig manure from factory farms.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Arnold Schwarzenegger on Climate Change

Terminator star and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sits down with Tom Heap to discuss his journey to becoming an en...

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

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

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.

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 ...

Growing Up Green

Documentary investigating life as a young person growing up at the Findhorn Foundation, a remote Scottish community focused on spirituality and sustainable ...

Problems with renewable energy | Power to the People

Local residents fight against the introduction of power lines and renewable energy sources into the landscape.

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...

Landfill: Britain's Toxic Secrets | Panorama

Every year, millions of tonnes of waste are dumped in landfill sites, but how safe are they? Reporter Amber Haque investigates a...

03: Stealing Africa | Why Poverty?

With reference to Zambian copper mines, Christoffer Guldbrandsen investigates the dark heart of the tax system employed by multi-nationals...

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 3 | Shop Well for the Planet?

A young family are challenged to cut their carbon footprint and save money. Can they be convinced that being green doesn't have to cost...

The Secret Life of Your Clothes | This World

Documentary in which Ade Adepitan explores the afterlife of some of the clothes we donate to charity shops. He follows the trail...

The Secret Science of Sewage | Horizon

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

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Episode 2 | Thames Water: Inside the Crisis

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

07: Water: Global Differences | World 2000

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

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 ...

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.

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...

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...