The Difference

3 Episodes

Genetic research is forcing leading scientists to look again at racial differences. This series finds out what modern genetics can tell us about the differences between population groups.

Equinox

3 Episodes

Revealing how science influences the contemporary world. Equinox programmes cover an eclectic range of subjects, often examining everyday phenomena from an unusual viewpoint.

The Elephant: Life after Death

1 Episode

A stunning investigation of what happens when an elephant dies in the wild and the life cycle that it feeds, from vultures and leopards to flies and beetles

Leonardo's Machines

2 Episodes

Is it possible that the Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci was hundreds of years ahead of other scientists, and had actually developed the means with which people could fly?

Big Snake

1 Episode

The prize: $50,000. The challenge: capture the world's largest snake, alive. Enter Robert Twigger - poet, martial artist and rap artist - who believes he's the man to do it. Shame he's scared of snakes...

The Mystery of the Cocaine Mummies

1 Episode

Documentary questioning whether mummies found with high levels of cocaine provide proof of early trade routes between Egypt and South America

The Anatomists

3 Episodes

A three-part history of the science of anatomy, from the ancient practice of human vivisection in the Greek Empire to the endemic grave robbing of 19th-century Britain

Timesigns

4 Episodes

Time Team's Mick Aston turns archaeological detective to reveal the hidden stories of ancient landscapes