GCSE Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds) (9-1) – J384

1.1a Record-breaking heat and extreme rainfall

Nick Miller examines recent developments in extreme weather caused by climate change.

1.1a El Niño

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

1.1a What is a hurricane?

The team explain what a hurricane is and why most of the start in the Atlantic ocean.

1.1a Can the movement of sea water affect climate?

A demonstration of how the movement of sea water can affect climate.

1.1a How hurricanes are formed by Earth's rotation

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

1.1b Effects of Hurricane Milton

Effects of tropical storms as seen through this update on Hurricane Milton.

1.1b Wildfires in the UK

Experts and eye-witnesses talk about wildfires in Surrey during heatwaves in 2020.

1.2a The Cause: Plate Tectonics

Iain Stewart explains how the earth is divided into plates and how movement between these plates produces earthquakes.

1.2a Plate tectonics

Professor Iain Stewart explains how plate tectonics cause volcanos and earthquakes.

1.2b Aftershock: The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

More than 30,000 people are known to have been killed in the earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria. Panorama asks if more ...

1.2c Early warning systems

Dougal is on the Italian volcanic island of Stromboli, who have installed an early warning system to measure the volcano and prevent any further d...

1.2c Earthquake proof bridge

The new Bay Bridge in San Francisco has been designed to withstand the impact of an earthquake.

1.2c Earthquake proof buildings and liquefaction

Iain Stewart investigates how Japanese buildings have been designed to withstand earthquakes.

2.1a Unexpected bones in London from inter-glacial periods

Unexpected bones in London from Inter-glacial periods

2.1a Is the Earth warming?

Dr Hannah Fry explains how we have come to the statistic that the earth has warmed by 0.85 degrees Celsius since the 1880's.

2.1a Ice and climate change

Dr Gabrielle Walker investigates the ability of ice to preserve carbon dioxide and thus demonstrate how our climate has changed over time.

2.1b Can volcanoes impact the Earth's climate

A demonstration of how volcanoes can impact the earth's climate.

2.1b Global climate change

A series of 10 video clips illustrating two major themes from the geography curriculum: urbanisation and climate change. Uses timelapse photograph...

2.1b A manmade disaster on a global scale

David Attenborough introduces the evidence that climate change is caused by human activity.

2.1b Deforestation

Demonstration of the vast scale of deforestation to grow palm oil.

2.1b Amazon deforestation

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

2.1b Meat, methane and carbon emissions

Different meats are studied for their different carbon footprints and a scientist has an intriguing development on methane production...

2.1b Carbon dioxide and climate change

Dr Tara Shine demonstrates how increased burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution produces more carbon dioxide, which i...

2.1b Food choices and carbon footprint

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

2.1c Record-breaking heat and extreme rainfall

Nick Miller examines recent developments in extreme weather caused by climate change.

2.1c Rising temperatures and British agriculture

The impact of rising temperatures on British agriculture.

2.1c Reporting from the climate frontlines

As the world reels from fires, floods and heatwaves, researchers are more certain than ever that human activity is making them worse.

3.1b Three Billion Years in the Making | British Isles: A Natural History

Alan Titchmarsh travels Britain to discover why our islands are so diverse, peeling back the layers...

3.2a Hardraw Force

Hugh Dennis visits a waterfall in the Yorkshire Dales that has created a gorge in the landscape.

3.2a Coastal erosion

The erosion of the coastline and destruction of homes by storms.

3.2a Holderness coastline

Ever visited the coastline and wondered how caves or arches were created? Primary Geography investigates.

3.2a Life on the Edge

The residents of Hemsby don't want to leave, but their houses are on the edge of a cliff. This is their story of surviving one of the most dramatic cas...

3.2a Welsh coast

A feature on the geography of West Wales.

3.2a River landscapes

Rivers shape the landscapes around them, created by the power of water. Derek Mackay explains how rivers change from source to mouth.

3.2b Yorkshire coast

How the erosion and deposition of the North Sea is impacting the Yorkshire coast.

3.2b Rivers Severn

A feature on the River Severn.

4.1a Sahara sand storm

Deserts are shaped by violent sand storms, forcing animals who live there to adapt.

4.2a Species of tree

In the New Guinea rainforest, different species of tree fight for sunlight.

4.2a Ecosystems

Vivid examples of how our land and atmosphere behave, with a look at earthquakes, glaciation, rivers, coasts and deserts.

4.2b Amazon deforestation

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

4.3a Winter in Antarctica

During the winter, Antarctica doubles in size; however, the frozen surface hides a great secret.

4.3a Antarctica

Steve's journey finally comes to an end at the land of extremes - the least inhabited, remotest, highest, driest, coldest and windiest continent on the planet.

4.3b Arctic Live

Gordon Buchanan, Kate Humble and Simon Reeve follow the story of the Arctic. Tonight, Simon travels to an unspoilt corner of Greenland that could become a h...

5.1a Living in the city

Documentary in which Andrew Marr looks at how people live in five of the world's biggest megacities: London, Dhaka, Tokyo, Mexico City and Shanghai.

5.1b Urban sprawl

Ade Adepitan visits residents of Mexico City that have built their own housing.

5.2a Rural to urban migration

Migration from rural environments to the Lagos slums.

5.2a Challenges and opportunities

How people are adapting to life in Lagos informal settlements, which includes sorting through and recycling everything in the Olusosun rubb...

5.2b Waste management strategies

Andrew Marr explores new systems to deal with waste from megacities.

5.2b Megacity transport crisis

Andrew Marr explores solutions to megacities' transport crisis, such as London's bike scheme.

6.1a Wealth distribution

Using 3D graphics, Hans Rosling demonstrates the world's wealth distribution.

6.1a Lifespan and income

Using 3D graphics, Hans Rosling maps shifting statistics about lifespan and income since 1800.

6.1a Average number of babies born per woman

Using 3D graphics, Hans Rosling demonstrates the change in life expectancy and the average number of babies born per woman, in t...

6.1a Child survival

The impact that better healthcare is having on child survival rates and thus population.

6.1b British colonialism and Kenyan tea

Simon Reeve investigates the colonial history that has shaped both the landscape and tea trade in Kenya.

6.1b Trade, Debt and Aid

Global creation and distribution of wealth, effect of fair trade and international debt.

6.2a Misconceptions of today's Ethiopia

Romesh Ranganathan discusses with Mike, his guide and an anthropologist, the misconceptions people hold about Ethiopia and the legacy...

6.2c 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? Alastai...

7.1a Introduction to the UK

Series introducing National Curriculum themes of rivers, weather, settlements and environmental change by looking at the varied geography of the ...

7.1b UK population growth

Example of population change in the UK in 2024.

7.1b How do we pay for the care of our elderly?

Should the state pay for social care for the elderly or should people sell their homes and be responsible for funding their o...

7.2b Harry Potter worth £4bn to London

The Harry Potter franchise is worth about £4bn to the London's economy, according to the London School of Economics (LSE).

7.1a Introduction to the UK

Series introducing National Curriculum themes of rivers, weather, settlements and environmental change by looking at the varied geography of the ...

7.1b UK population growth

Example of population change in the UK in 2024.

7.1b How Do We Pay For the Care of our Elderly?

Should the state pay for social care for the elderly or should people sell their homes and be responsible for funding their o...

7.2b Harry Potter worth £4bn to London

The Harry Potter franchise is worth about £4bn to the London's economy, according to the London School of Economics (LSE).

8.1a Food, fire and water

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

8.1a The fishing industry

The devastating impact of the fishing industry on ocean ecosystems.

8.1a Animal feed production

Liz Bonnin explores the impact that animal feed production is having on insect biodiversity.

8.2c Tomorrow's food

Chris Bavin visits the world's leading robotic farm, and Shini Somara is immersed in the restaurant of the future in Shanghai.

8.2c Food waste

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

8.2c Permaculture

Rebecca Hosking investigates permaculture in a small farm in the mountains of Snowdonia.