Place and Locational Knowledge
Animals Around the World | Little Human Planet
Animals Around the World | Little Human Planet
The team travel around the world to see all kinds of animals and creatures that live on our Little Human Planet.
Collecting Water in Mali | Little Human Planet
Collecting Water in Mali | Little Human Planet
In Mali, Africa, three-year-old Edjongon helps her mother collect water from a well.
Collecting Water in Samburu Land | Little Human Planet
Collecting Water in Samburu Land | Little Human Planet
We meet five-year-old Nintujigwa, who lives in Samburu Land in Kenya, Africa.
Collecting Yams in Yap | Little Human Planet
Collecting Yams in Yap | Little Human Planet
On an island in the Pacific Ocean, Putin helps her big sister and aunt collect yams.
Helping and Playing | Little Human Planet
Helping and Playing | Little Human Planet
The team travel around the world to see how children help and play in different places.
Helping in Mali | Little Human Planet
Helping in Mali | Little Human Planet
In Mali, Africa, four-year-old Mama Kayentan and his dad mend their home using mud.
Homes Around the World | Little Human Planet
Homes Around the World | Little Human Planet
The team travel around the world to see all kinds of different homes where children live.
In the Jungle of Brazil | Little Human Planet
In the Jungle of Brazil | Little Human Planet
In a village that lies deep in the Amazon jungle, the Matis children like to help and play.
Living in Ethiopia and North Canada | Little Human Planet
Living in Ethiopia and North Canada | Little Human Planet
We meet two six-year-old girls living in Ethiopia and North Canada.
Living in the Jungle Papua | Little Human Planet
Living in the Jungle Papua | Little Human Planet
Six-year-old Dua lives in tree house high above the ground in the jungle in Papua, Indonesia.
Living on the Ocean Malaysia | Little Human Planet
Living on the Ocean Malaysia | Little Human Planet
On the Pacific Ocean, the Bajau Laut families live on their boats.
My Life by the Rio Negro River | Little Human Planet
My Life by the Rio Negro River | Little Human Planet
Carlos Eduardo lives on a tiny island in Brazil.
My Life in Greenland and the Rio Negro | Little Human Planet
My Life in Greenland and the Rio Negro | Little Human Planet
Featuring Hanna from Greenland, and Carlos Eduardo who lives on the flooded banks of the Rio Negro, Brazil.
My Life in Mongolia | Little Human Planet
My Life in Mongolia | Little Human Planet
In Mongolia, four-year-old Shoree is a very busy girl, helping her family build a brand new home, called a ger.
Preparing for the Eagle Festival | Little Human Planet
Preparing for the Eagle Festival | Little Human Planet
In Mongolia, six-year-old Aisana is looking forward to dressing up in a beautiful outfit for a very special occasion i...
The Sing Sing Festival Papua New Guinea | Little Human Planet
The Sing Sing Festival Papua New Guinea | Little Human Planet
In Papua New Guinea, five-year-old Evelyn is busy getting ready for the colourful Sing Sing Festival.
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Earthquake reenactment | Fierce Earth
Earthquake reenactment | Fierce Earth
Zoe experiences a re-enactment of the aftermath of an earthquake and finds out what you should do up to 72hrs after to survive.
Earthquake simulator | Fierce Earth
Earthquake simulator | Fierce Earth
Dougal experience an earthquake simulator which mimics the sensation and can prepare you for future dangers.
Earthquake-proof building | Fierce Earth
Earthquake-proof building | Fierce Earth
Zoe and Dougal look at Japan's tallest building which took influence from an earthquake-proof pagoda built 400-years ago.
Edinburgh's secret volcanoes | Fierce Earth
Edinburgh's secret volcanoes | Fierce Earth
Edinburgh castle and the neighbouring hill, "Arthur's Seat" sit in fact on long dormant volcanoes.
Famous volcanoes | Fierce Earth
Famous volcanoes | Fierce Earth
Around three-quarters of the worlds volcanoes are found around the Pacific Ocean and as such is known as the "ring of fire".
Living near a volcano | Fierce Earth
Living near a volcano | Fierce Earth
A volcano's lava is full of minerals that make the ground perfectly fertile for growing food. Dougal visits the Italian island of Stromb...
Mount Etna | Fierce Earth
Mount Etna | Fierce Earth
Dougal explores the hidden tunnels created by the volcano under the surface of Mount Etna.
Preparing for an earthquake | Fierce Earth
Preparing for an earthquake | Fierce Earth
Zoe and Dougal are in Japan to find out to survive if your in an earthquake zone.
Stromboli volcano | Fierce Earth
Stromboli volcano | Fierce Earth
Dougal gets up to the top of the live volcano Stromboli in Sicily and sees it erupt.
Types of volcano | Fierce Earth
Types of volcano | Fierce Earth
Dougal demonstrates different types of lava flow, particularly if the volcano is covered in rock and can add pressure and erupt.
UK International Search and Rescue | Fierce Earth
UK International Search and Rescue | Fierce Earth
Clare and Mike try out some search and rescue training at a centre in Lincoln where there are fake dilapidated buildings.
What is a volcano? | Fierce Earth
What is a volcano? | Fierce Earth
Dougal explains how a volcano erupts.
What is an earthquake? | Fierce Earth
What is an earthquake? | Fierce Earth
The team explain what an earthquake is and how they occur.
Rivers
River Landscapes: Part 1 | Physical Environments
River Landscapes: Part 1 | Physical Environments
Rivers shape the landscapes around them, created by the power of water. Derek Mackay explains how rivers change from source ...
River Landscapes: Part 2 | Physical Environments
River Landscapes: Part 2 | Physical Environments
Rivers shape the landscapes around them, created by the power of water. Derek Mackay explains how rivers change from source ...
Introduction to the Amazon river | Earth's Great Rivers
Introduction to the Amazon river | Earth's Great Rivers
An introduction to the river Amazon, including it's source in Peruvian glaciers.
My Life by the Rio Negro River | Little Human Planet
My Life by the Rio Negro River | Little Human Planet
Carlos Eduardo lives on a tiny island in Brazil.
Introduction to the Mississippi river | Earth's Great Rivers
Introduction to the Mississippi river | Earth's Great Rivers
An introduction to the Mississippi river, including it's source in the Rockies.
The River Nile and early agriculture | How Earth Made Us
The River Nile and early agriculture | How Earth Made Us
Iain Stewart explains the important role that the Nile played in early Egyptian agriculture.
Mississippi floodplain | Earth's Great Rivers
Mississippi floodplain | Earth's Great Rivers
In the last 1,000 miles of its journey, the Mississippi flows out into a vast natural floodplain.
Underwater spring | Earth's Great Rivers
Underwater spring | Earth's Great Rivers
An underwater spring introduces crystal clear water into the Amazon.
When the Amazon reaches the sea | Earth's Great Rivers
When the Amazon reaches the sea | Earth's Great Rivers
The meeting of the Amazon and the Atlantic ocean produces an extraordinary ecosystem.
Baby Alligators in Atchafalaya Swamp | Earth's Great Rivers
Baby Alligators in Atchafalaya Swamp | Earth's Great Rivers
Baby alligators - so small that they could easily become a meal for some here in the largest swamp in the USA. Bu...
Natural resources
Renewable Energy | Around Scotland
Renewable Energy | Around Scotland
A house powered by three different forms of renewable energy.
Wave power | Around Scotland
Wave power | Around Scotland
An exploration of renewable energy source, wave power, on the island of Isla.
Renewable Energy | Climate Change: The Facts
Renewable Energy | Climate Change: The Facts
Methods of producing renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Scottish wind farms | Making Scotland's Landscape
Scottish wind farms | Making Scotland's Landscape
Professor Iain Stewart discusses wind power in Scotland.
Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Sustainable cities | Planet Oil: The Treasure That Conquered the World
Professor Iain Stewart visits Masdar in Abu Dhabi, a city that relies on renewable energy.
Arguments against wind turbines | Power to the People
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
Problems with renewable energy | Power to the People
Local residents fight against the introduction of power lines and renewable energy sources into the landscape.
Inside a wind turbine | Powering Britain
Inside a wind turbine | Powering Britain
What a wind turbine looks like inside.
Storing renewable energy | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Storing renewable energy | Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Dr Tara Shine and Dr Enass Abo-Hamed explain how we can store renewable energy.
Aluminium and hydroelectric power | The Great British Countryside
Aluminium and hydroelectric power | The Great British Countryside
The valleys of the Scottish Highlands, created by an ice age 2.5 million years ago, are crucial in the prod...
Liquid Air Energy Storage | Bang Goes the Theory
Liquid Air Energy Storage | Bang Goes the Theory
A demonstration of how liquid air energy storage would function.