Volcano Countdown

Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces shaping Earth, rumbling beneath every continent. From North America and Europe to the Pacific and East Asia, eruptions occur on schedules scientists are still struggling to understand. Historic disasters, from Vesuvius in 79 AD to the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption, reveal their devastating potential. Yet volcanoes also create land, fertile soils, and the conditions for life. VOLCANO COUNTDOWN travels the globe to uncover the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.

Wild Science

WILD SCIENCE takes a deep dive into the fascinating world of Earth's most fearsome predators. With a scientific eye, the series digs through the past, present and future lives of some of the world's most awe-inspiring creatures. With cutting edge CGI, stunning wildlife footage and an in-depth scientific zoological perspective, each episode sheds light on the intricate behaviors, survival strategies and unique superpowers of each animal. From the depths of the ocean to the heart of the savannah, this series explores the wonders of the animal kingdom, delving deep into the science behind their remarkable existence.

Spacetime Capsule

SPACETIME CAPSULE explores China’s pioneering technological advancements, creating a record of human civilization intended for potential interstellar communication. Across three episodes, the series showcases breakthroughs in astronomy, AI, neuroscience, and space exploration, tracing humanity’s journey through curiosity, innovation, and communication. It also highlights efforts to secure Earth’s future, from solar power and nuclear fusion to synthetic food production. SPACETIME CAPSULE celebrates our evolution from early humans to a spacefaring species.

Dances With Cranes

DANCES WITH CRANES follows the incredible journey of the whooping crane, one of the world’s rarest and most ancient birds, predating humans by tens of thousands of years. Once nearly extinct, with fewer than 20 remaining in the 1940s, these majestic creatures are still fighting for survival. This film explores the remarkable efforts of scientists who will go to any length to save them—whether performing mating dances or jumping from helicopters to study them in the wild. Over the course of a year in the life of three whooping crane chicks, we witness the challenges of bringing a species back from the brink of extinction, from the early conservation efforts to new threats posed by climate change. DANCES WITH CRANES tells a story of resilience, dedication, and the fight to protect an ancient species.

Bugs That Rule The World

BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD is an exploration of the planet’s most populous – yet most underappreciated – creatures: insects. Through the eyes of dedicated scientists and enthusiasts, this series uncovers the extraordinary world of bugs, revealing their ingenious adaptations, strange behaviors, and why they truly “rule the world.” From essential pollinators like bees and butterflies to the unseen work of nature’s cleanup crews, insects are vital to life on Earth. Using macro cinematography, the series captures their vibrant colors, complex anatomy, and fascinating behaviors - from intricate mating dances to dramatic life cycles. With a growing global insect crisis, BUGS THAT RULE THE WORLD highlights the critical roles bugs play in our ecosystems and warns of the dire consequences of their decline. This captivating journey shows that while insects are all around us, we still have so much to learn about our tiny, powerful fellow Earthlings.

Countdown To The Future

Showcasing a shocking connection between a past prophetic vision of the world and present-day scientific analysis in every episode, COUNTDOWN TO THE FUTURE features dramatic computer imaging, live-action dramatizations, and expert testimony from the world’s leading thinkers to explore the validity of these modern-age prophecies that many believe will come true in our lifetime.

Innovation Nation

What will the future look like, and who are the people inventing it? INNOVATION NATION travels the globe and offers an exciting, in-depth, and visually stunning look at the scientific discoveries and brilliant ideas that shape our planet and our future.

We're All Plastic People Now

It's in the air, it's in the water, it's buried in our soil and hidden inside the food we eat. In an era of throw-away ease, convenience has cost us our well-being. Plastics have been found inside our bodies - in our colons, our brains, in developing embryos and even in breast milk. The film explores world renowned scientist's research on plastic found in our bodies, as well as the possible connection between plastic pollution and dementia. Awards: 2023 Suncoast Emmy: Environment/Science - Long Form Content

Jaguar Journals

JAGUAR JOURNALS is an exciting new five-part series led by biologist, conservationist and animal tracking expert Lizzie Daly. Lizzie joins forces with Oncafari, an extensive 10-year jaguar research project, on their mission to monitor, study and conserve the world’s most elusive big cat. Combining beautiful natural history and innovative science, the series tracks five key jaguar characters as they survive and thrive in the Brazilian wetlands. Delving into a decade of data, Lizzie works with passionate scientists who spend their lives getting to know wild jaguars on a first-name basis, with a mission to document new animal behaviours and understand the complex social structure within the densest jaguar population on the planet.

Dynamic Planet

The earth is heating twice as fast as it was four decades ago and the implications for our planet and everything living on it are huge. As temperatures rise, icecaps and glaciers melt, oceans warm, forests burn, weather patterns change and the world as we know it transforms. Ancient connections between plants, animals and people are undermined. Filmed over three years, this exciting new series travels to the extremes on all seven continents to meet an extraordinary group of people and animals living and working on the front line of climate change. They reveal how science, nature and tradition can prepare us for the future. Awards: Best Factual Series: SILBERSALZ Science and Media Awards 2024 Nominations: Non-Fiction - Environmental & Natural History: Realscreen Awards 2025 (TBA February 2025)

Neu Earth

Neu Earth is a place and a time where humanity has triumphed against climate change. What does Neu Earth look like? The answer unfolds through the investigations of a future historian living in 2050 and looking back in time. Key global innovations become apparent: controversial cloud manipulation experiments, the enhancing of photosynthesis to create food and energy, and innovations in construction with bamboo and fungi. Efforts to capture carbon dioxide directly also loom large. The future historian discovers the origins of an atmospheric filtration system, and the development of methods to capture carbon by land, soil and sea.

World's Biggest Beasts

Before man ruled the world, Earth was a land of giants. Count down the biggest beasts of their kind to ever roam the planet in this eye-opening special, and uncover the secret lives of these supersized species. Birds with plane-length wingspans, dinosaurs rivalling a Boeing 737; this stunning CGI special goes in search of the truth behind these monsters, counting down the ten largest and most extraordinary finds.From handling the recently unearthed bones of a dinosaur far larger than previously known, to analysing the flight technique of a giant seven-metre bird – uncover the unique adaptations that allowed each animal to thrive.

Ice And Fire: Tracking Canada’s Climate Crisis

In the last 150 years, humans have become a geological force of nature, challenging and changing the face of our planet. Using satellite data to create earth-scale infographics, scientists are now able to collect data with pinpoint accuracy, and in the process are uncovering sobering outcomes for our environment over the coming generations. While these scenarios are catastrophic, this information has also allowed experts to create tools to combat climate change with even more innovative and durable solutions. By strapping on their boots and doing the trailblazing fieldwork required to accurately measure climate change, these scientists are bringing the fight directly into our own backyards – and to the world itself.

Apocalypse Plan B

As the world begins to panic about global warming, what was once unthinkable is now becoming undeniable, and a perilous chapter opens in the climate crisis debate. Narrated by Jane Fonda, the film journeys to the edge of science and science-fiction to meet the prophets of “geo-engineering” who hope to avert climate doom by dimming the sun, duplicating volcanoes, transforming ocean clouds and re-greening billions of acres of the world’s landscape. Are they desperate delusions that distract us from reality, or do they bring real hope for the future? Nominations: 2024 Canadian Screen Awards: Best Nature or Science Documentary Program Or Series

Wild Canadian Weather

From the award winning natural history filmmaker Jeff Turner comes an epic new 4k nature series following stories of extreme weather as it forges the landscape, rules the life cycles of wildlife, and pushes humans to their limits. WILD CANADIAN WEATHER explores the ways in which landscapes, wildlife and people have been shaped by four key weather elements - Wind, Rain, Cold and Sun. From polar vortex blizzards to raging forest fires, the natural world has evolved and adapted to survive under some of the most extreme and dangerous weather conditions on the planet. This series weaves together stories of how different species harness the incredible power of the weather to migrate, hunt, escape danger, and reproduce. WILD CANADIAN WEATHER is an intimate and dramatic exploration of life in one of the most intense and challenging climates on the planet.

Rebellion

With global temperatures continuing to rise at an alarming rate, climate change protests are growing, becoming some of the largest demonstrations in history. REBELLION reveals the moments that sparked the global climate crisis movement. From 15-year-old Greta Thunberg’s “School Strike for Climate” outside of the Swedish parliament, to Academy Award winning actress and activist Jane Fonda’s multiple arrests during some of the biggest climate change protests in US history, the people’s resistance continues to be fierce. Through the streets of Delhi, and up the steps of Congress, REBELLION is the story of a generation marching in revolt.

Brink Of Disaster

Across North America and the rest of the world, hurricanes, storm surges, earthquakes and sea level rise, create danger around the globe and lead to natural catastrophes. Our man made metropolises are at constant risk of destruction by these elemental forces. BRINK OF DISASTER shows just how devastating they can be and what the latest science and technology do to help.

Volatile Earth

Throughout the history of our planet, natural disasters have ravaged the earth and threatened the very existence of mankind. In this extraordinary series, leading natural disaster experts identify the most extreme catastrophes to have hit Earth in the last 50,000 years, uncovering the dramatic reality of the world’s worst volcanic eruption, mega-tsunami, and hurricane. From the ancient debris left in their wake, scientists piece together exactly what happened. How big was the disaster, what did it destroy, and how did it permanently change our planet? Using cinema grade CGI we recreate each disaster in terrifying detail, and illustrate what might happen should these epic events occur today.

The Science Of Success

We used to think that success took talent, hard work and luck. Now scientists have discovered an extraordinary thing: success depends a lot less on ourselves, rather is a collective response to our performance. All those self-help books that tell you what to do are wrong because you have little to do with your own success. THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS reveals an exciting, new understanding of how society works, and offers insights into how to achieve success. These discoveries have profound implications for society as well — the outcome of elections, the products we buy, the choices we make — they are all determined by hidden principles. In the age of Big Data, where we can track achievements like a GPS tracks our movements, scientists have identified the drivers of success. And even more astoundingly, they are able to predict it.

The Machine That Feels

Scientists see AI technology as an opportunity to address inequities and make a better, more connected world. But it also has the capacity to do the opposite: to stoke division and inequality and disconnect us from fellow humans. THE MACHINE THAT FEELS shows viewers what they need to know about a field that is advancing at a dizzying pace, often away from the public eye. What does it mean when AI makes art? How is it possible that AI creates sophisticated neural networks that mimic the human brain? Can AI interpret and understand human emotions and what does it mean to be human in a world filled with machines that feel? This special seeks to answer and investigate these questions, and more.

Australia On Fire: Climate Emergency

Journeying into the firestorm, this is the dramatic and terrifying story of the battle to save Australia from the bushfires ravaging the country. First-hand accounts from frontline firefighters reveal what it is like to face an unpredictable enemy. With the wildlife death toll at millions, reporter Kylie Morris examines the long-term impact of the fires on animal population and ecology. Extraordinary drone footage reveals the extent of the devastation and the injured koalas and kangaroos left helpless by the fires. We also hear from those who only just escaped with their lives and those who have returned to their destroyed homes, some of whom have lost everything – belongings, livelihoods and loved ones. With extreme record-breaking temperatures and drought said to have super charged the bushfires, the film also explores the wider concerns around climate change. Is this disaster a glimpse into a future world where temperatures have risen to dangerous levels?

Prince William: A Planet For Us All

Prince William joins conservation heroes great and small to protect the natural world. With exclusive access across two years, this film is an intimate portrayal of Prince William, following him on a global mission to champion action for the natural world and celebrate the pioneering work of local heroes. His mission to give nature a voice has felt even more personal since he became a father and he wants to leave behind a better world for future generations. We see him join conservation heroes great and small to protect the natural world close to home.

Reef Rescue

In the last 30 years the climate crisis has wiped out roughly half of the planet’s coral. But new science reveals that some corals – so called “super corals” – are unexpectedly surviving the world’s worst bleaching. Weaving together exquisite underwater expeditions, a global reef mapping mission, cutting-edge genetic engineering and evolution research in Australia, Hawaii, Florida, and the South Pacific, REEF RESCUE follows the story of an international team of scientists who are “assisting evolution” to develop corals that can survive in the oceans of our future.

The Lucy Mission: Origins Of The Solar System

Lucy’s mission tells the story of NASA’s new space probe, due to explore the mysterious Trojan asteroids that follow Jupiter around the Sun. This documentary dives into the heart of this human and scientific adventure, from the onset of the project to launch time, exploring the discovery of these intriguing planetary bodies and unravelling the controversial theories about the birth of our solar system.

The Good Drug

THE GOOD DRUG delves into our historical, societal and scientific relationship with psychedelic substances. The film takes you on an accessible and entertaining journey, exploring the new discoveries being made about historical uses, the political motivations that have led to public attitudes of today, and the modern research for their therapeutic properties for a host of mental health issues. Analyzing evidence from top experts across the fields of neuroscience, archeology, philosophy and psychiatry, the film allows the audience to decide for themselves whether psychedelics have the potential to be good.

Ice Age: A Frozen World

This three-part factual thriller, fronted by naturalist and explorer Steve Backshall and wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan, takes viewers on a gripping journey into the heart of the Ice Age using stunning location filming from around the world, breath-taking virtual production and expert interviews. The series will unravel the hidden secrets of the Ice Age and how it created the world we now live in- from the rise of the mega beasts, woolly mammoths and sabre tooth cats, to the David and Goliath story of Neanderthals versus Homo Sapiens and the ultimate irony that global warming could trigger the next Ice Age.

How To Build A Human

HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN explores the technology and ethics of Artificial Intelligence, and whether it is still science fiction, or close to becoming a reality. Some of the world’s leading experts attempt to build an artificial human based on actress Gemma Chan (star of the hit sci fi series Humans) for a ground-breaking scientific stunt that will test just how far away we are from ‘synthetic’ humans. Could science fiction be our reality much sooner than we think?

Super Scary Plane Landings

The average person now flies out on two holidays per year. But as many have learned – and filmed on phones and personal cameras – arriving in one piece is not as easy as we like to think. We want safe travel to faraway holiday havens, but that means pilots flying ever more perilous journeys, landing on runways sandwiched between ocean and mountains or inches from skyscrapers or even on water. This special shows eyewitness footage of some of the most frightening airplane landings ever captured on camera.

Strangest Things

STRANGEST THINGS takes viewers on a riveting journey to uncover the world’s most remarkable and mysterious objects, hidden away in museums, laboratories, and storage rooms across the globe. Using cutting-edge 3D graphics and the latest technology, the series delves deep into these artifacts, revealing their smallest details and secrets. From ancient relics to bizarre, lost items, STRANGEST THINGS brings forgotten histories back to life, even reconstructing damaged objects to unlock their hidden stories. This series is an extraordinary exploration of the unbelievable, the ancient, and the truly strange.

Lift The Ice

We have long suspected that our cryosphere is hiding world changing scientific discoveries, historical mysteries, precious resources, rare viruses and even the key to the search for life elsewhere in the universe. But we’ve never been able to see all this - until now. These secrets are melting and a new world is emerging that will change our lives forever. This six-part adventure series unpicks the greatest mystery on earth today – what will be revealed when we LIFT THE ICE? Across six very personal journeys of discovery, we will follow a team of leading cryosphere experts as they climb, dive, rappel, ice axe and tunnel their way to the heart of an emerging global warming story - solving scientific and historical puzzles while showing you the very real future of the human race along the way.

Cracked: The Perplexing World of Egg Donation

CRACKED reveals the world of egg donation at a time when fertility rates are collapsing. Infertile potential parents are desperate to find egg donors with the right traits, the right ethnicity. But donating an egg is not simple and invites multiple risks. Through intimate stories of couples searching for donors, a Hollywood actor who had her child through egg donation, and frank confessions from a donor who is helping scores of families welcome babies, the film explores the economics, emotional costs and ethics of egg donation. It illuminates how rapid advances in reproductive science have left countries, cultures and laws struggling to catch up and both egg donors and those yearning for babies walking on eggshells.

One Planet, One Chance

In this adventurous and breathtaking series, we follow renowned conservation photographer and filmmaker Joakim Odelberg on his expeditions to different corners of the world, on a mission to gather facts and raise awareness about some of our habits and the impact our lifestyle has on the ecosystem, man, nature, animals and our planet.

Coextinction

After a mother orca carries her dead calf for 17 days, two filmmakers spring into action, joining Indigenous leaders and scientists in a final attempt to save the last 73 Southern Resident orcas from extinction. Moving beyond a traditional wildlife documentary, COEXTINCTION takes audiences deep into the oceans and forests to witness the complex systems of interconnectedness linking together ecosystem collapse, centuries of injustice against Indigenous peoples, and the frontlines of the world’s most pressing environmental threats. No species goes extinct in isolation.

Ancient Earth: Dinosaurs Of The Frozen Continent

Deep under Antarctica’s blanket of ice lies traces of a lost world of Dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. Great forests once covered the now frozen Antarctic continent; gargantuan Titanosaurs roamed its valleys, and proto-mammals darted through the undergrowth. It was also home to the largest carnivore of its day, the Cryolophosaurus – Antarctica’s T-Rex. This two-part series follows paleontologists on a journey of exploration to uncover fossil evidence of these ancient animals and plants that once thrived here. They quest to unravel the mysteries of how these creatures survived in a land located in the polar circle, where it is dark for four months a year.

The Stroke Doc

A sudden stroke is like a brush fire in the brain, burning over a million neurons per minute. For the victim, every passing second without intervention means more debilitating neurological damage. Or even death. THE STROKE DOC is the story of Dr. Mike Tymianski, who thinks he has discovered the holy grail of stroke drugs, and his 8-year long high-stakes medical drama that takes place in the back of an ambulance, in hospitals and emergency wards around the world. Here, success is measured on an MRI read in the middle of the night, and failure would spell the loss of decades of research and millions of dollars. Is this drug just another in a long line of failed stroke drugs? Or is Dr. Tymianski on the cusp of an enormous medical innovation?

Aging Well Suzuki Style

David Suzuki is 83. That’s three years beyond the life expectancy for the average Canadian male, so he’s ahead of the game. While he admits that he’s officially old, he’s also quick to point out that “aging is not a disease... it’s just a natural part of life". While everyone would love to live a long life, Suzuki is more interested in living a longer, healthier one - so he’s taking a journey to discover if he’s still alive because of the choices he’s made, or if he’s just been lucky to have inherited good genes. *David Suzuki won the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award, Canadian Screen Awards

Man Made Marvels: Ancient China

Giant Buddha Four times the size of Mount Rushmore and twice as high as Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Leshan’s Giant Buddha is one of the world’s ancient wonders. Crafted over a thousand years ago on an inaccessible site in a place where carving anything should be impossible, the mighty Buddha has survived war, fire, earthquakes and extreme weather. But can it survive the modern world? China's Forgotten City With a history defined by the rise and fall of powerful dynasties and immortalized by some of China’s greatest architectural and engineering innovations, predecessors of modern day Xian have provided a blueprint for many of the world’s great cities. Using the best technology and science available, today’s Xian’s residents are rediscovering and restoring a city laden with ancient man made marvels.

Last Day Of The Dinosaurs

Take a seat for the story of the most dramatic event in Earth’s history; a fully immersive thrill-ride of mega-tsunamis, terrifying meteor showers, off-the scale earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, firestorms, bitter acid rain and a chilling nuclear winter. For these are the last days of the dinosaurs, and you are eyewitness to every beat.

Naked Science

Each episode of NAKED SCIENCE tackles the science of one of the biggest mysteries of our time - whether that's looking into the anatomy of a hurricane, exploring the outbreaks of tornadoes, looking to distant planets or examining the Earth's atmosphere. NAKED SCIENCE digs deep and below the surface of any fascinating natural phenomena.

Blue

BLUE takes us on a provocative journey into the ocean realm, witnessing a critical moment in time when the marine world is on a precipice. Half of all marine life has been lost in the last 40 years. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish. Featuring passionate advocates for ocean preservation, BLUE takes us into their world where the story of our changing ocean is unfolding. BLUE shows us there is a way forward and the time to act is now.

Jewels of the World

From the raw natural beauty of Yosemite National Park to the historical riches of ancient Rome and Santorini, JEWELS OF THE WORLD will show the majesty of our planet like never before, by capturing its breathtaking splendour and beauty in immersive 3D. Also available in HD.

Know-It-All Guide To...

From the robot that measures the crunch of a Dorito, to the fascinating Scoville Heat scale that accurately measures the spiciness of your hot sauce, THE KNOW-IT-ALL GUIDE TO… uncovers all of the “are you kidding me?” facts, tricks, and taste science that make our favourite foods so irresistible.

Volcanic Odysseys

Travel to the places where the Earth’s inner fury explodes. In this fascinating and adrenaline-fuelled exploration of the globe’s mightiest mountains, fearless adventurers travel to the most eruptive volcanoes on the planet.

Oasis Earth

Ever image what it feels like to look at Earth from space? Join the crew of the space shuttle Endeavour and take a thrilling journey to experience the beauty – in awesome High Definition – of our planet from 233 kilometres above Earth.

Dino Hunt

The world's best palaeontologists reveal prehistoric mysteries by using CGI technology to bring dinosaurs "back to life." DINO HUNT offers a unique glimpse into the birth and death of the largest beasts to ever walk the Earth.

Hubble's Canvas

HUBBLE’S CANVAS reveals that we live in a universe where masterpieces abound and where a powerful telescope can reveal the incredible beauty in every faint, glowing patch scattered around the sky. From its lofty perch high above Earth’s atmosphere, the Hubble Space Telescope can see both nearby and distant objects with unwavering clarity. Its images not only transmit data, but also form a direct connection between the human spirit and the most powerful forces in nature. The remarkable story of one of mankind’s most stunning scientific achievements, HUBBLE’S CANVAS provides key insights and fills our eyes with images of breathtaking beauty that will change your view of the universe forever.

Cosmic Vistas

As scientific discoveries bring a greater understanding of the universe around us, this new, updated series brings a fresh, informative and stunning entry into space. This new COSMIC VISTAS series takes you on a breathtaking journey to unveil the wonders of space like never before. Each episode dives into three extraordinary stories of achievements in the race to better understand space, using stunning new imagery to transport viewers across the cosmos. From mighty human missions to the captivating mysteries of distant worlds, the series explores the Universe’s secrets, inviting us to reflect on our origins, our place among the stars, and the limitless possibilities of what we can achieve. The new series can be used as a companion piece to the original COSMIC VISTAS, which is still relevant for the science and space loving audience!

Cosmetics Coming Clean

Cosmetics are changing. Brought about by a storm of protest from concerned consumers and an influx of scientific research, the stuff you put on your face is changing its makeup. With stories from organic boutique producers and the labs of major manufacturers, this documentary will examine the shifting tide of current cosmetics, always with an eye on how science separates fact from fear.