True stories of various people who found themselves in situations in the wild that tried their abilities to survive. Survival expert Creek Stewart hosts and gives tips and training on survival skills.
Dr Xand van Tulleken tells how an extraordinary heatwave struck London in the summer in 1858 and a terrible stench began to rise from the River Thames.
Paul Whitehouse travels around England and Wales looking at the pressures affecting our rivers and waterways from water companies, intensive agriculture and growing population. Paul explores what is going on beneath the surface, why our rivers and waterways are in decline and what needs to be done to protect them.
Adventurer and conservationist Steve Backshall has first-hand, free-diving encounters with mighty Sperm whales and intelligent, caring humpback whales; smart but deadly Orcas; and ingenious Bottlenose Dolphins across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Using cutting-edge technology, from diver propulsion vehicles to tiny, high-quality drone cameras and split-rig cameras to film above and below the surface simultaneously, Backshall and the team capture never-before-seen behaviors and provide an immersive experience.
Do you want to know what your future holds? A life beyond 150 years old? A world where computers can read our emotions? A planet transformed by unlimited clean energy? Mathematician Hannah Fry will explore these questions and more.
The documentary focuses on the warmth and human connections of small and medium-sized vendors. In an uncertain era, it showcases examples of innovative personal employment, survival skills, resilience, and the beauty of ordinary life, allowing viewers to see how peers band together for warmth, embodying the values of trade and camaraderie. It encourages optimism and courage, stimulates empathy and soothes emotions.
Uncovering the hidden lives and experiences of Fred West first three victims his first wife, Rena Costello, her daughter Charmaine and her friend Anne McFall, when he was living in Glasgow in the early 1960s.