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Last broadcast: 22 March 2009
Recreating extraordinary real-life stories of human endurance against the odds, these gripping dramas revisit the agonising dilemmas faced by real people in extreme situations
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Last broadcast: 08 March 2009
Tony Robinson presents this spectacular five-part series investigating the history of natural disasters, from the planet's beginnings to the present day
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Last broadcast: 08 March 2009
In the first weeks of February 2009, Britain suffered its worst snow falls in 18 years. This film explores the possible factors behind the highly unusual weather.
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Last broadcast: 22 February 2009
Based on Jared Diamond's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Guns, Germs and Steel traces humanity's journey over the last 13,000 years, from the dawn of farming to the realities of life in the 21st century
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Last broadcast: 21 January 2009
This innovative series tells the story of eight battles to design and build the fastest cars, ships, planes, boats and trains
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Last broadcast: 04 December 2008
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?
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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
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Controversial anatomist Dr Gunther von Hagens and pathologist Professor John Lee explore the beauty beneath our skin in a fascinating series of anatomy classes
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In this three-part series, Dr Gunther von Hagens explores the impact that accidents and assaults have on the human body, while demonstrating what medical staff can do to try to preserve life
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Dr Nick Middleton of Oxford University investigates some of Britain's most extreme weather conditions, to find out how they are caused and why they are so dangerous
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Seconds into its tenth mission, the space shuttle Challenger exploded in the skies over Florida, killing all seven crew members. This is the story of how, despite every warning, that tragedy came to pass.
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Coming soon in the autumn season, Tony Robinson examines how changes in climate have affected humans throughout history and asks what we can learn as we face our own climate crisis today
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Eleven people take part in the ultimate eco-challenge: living on a rubbish dump in South London for three weeks. This thought-provoking series challenges them to live using what others throw away.
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In this three-part series the world's leading astronomers and cosmologists reveal extraordinary new discoveries about the shape and structure of the universe and what lies beyond its edge
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Professor Richard Dawkins confronts the epidemic of irrational, superstitious thinking with logic, observation and evidence - in other words, through reason
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Revealing how science influences the contemporary world. Equinox programmes cover an eclectic range of subjects, often examining everyday phenomena from an unusual viewpoint.
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Using ground-breaking photography techniques and revolutionary 4D scanning, the amazing survival strategies of sharks, kangaroos and penguins in the womb are revealed
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What if you could catch obesity as easily as you catch a common cold? Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar believes that he's found a virus, ad-36, that could be infecting over 30% of Americans.
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Documentary series featuring true stories of men and women who suddenly found themselves face-to-face with the raw, ferocious power of the elements
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This True Stories documentary is Oliver Hodge's inspiring account of the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce sustainable housing in the Nevada desert
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The charismatic professor Allan Chapman, brings together the history of astronomy and religion in the most explosive of ways
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Featuring a series of arresting art installations and mind-boggling statistics, The Human Footprint follows the average life journey from the cradle to the grave
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An examination of the Enfield Poltergeist, a still unexplained phenomenon from 1977, which includes eyewitness testimony and extraordinary footage of apparently paranormal activity
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If humans suddenly vanished off the face of the earth, what would happen to the planet? A visually compelling film about the possibilities of a world without us.
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Twenty years after A Brief History of Time became an unlikely global bestseller, Professor Stephen Hawking takes viewers on a journey through the universe to explore the mysteries of physics
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