Scotland's Scenic Railways

Meet the people who work the railway and safeguard these iconic routes through coastal towns and rural villages, a breath-taking Highland landscape voted the world's most beautiful railway. This programme meets the people who work on the railway and those who safeguard these iconic routes. We follow in Harry Potter’s footsteps on The Jacobite steam train across the magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct. We join YouTube sensations, Geoff and Vicki, who have visited all 2,567 of Britain’s railway stations and now travel on the Caledonian Sleeper on a 24-hour return journey to the UK’s highest station and we join two hundred lucky passengers aboard the last tour of a steam train as she says goodbye to traveling the lines after 50 years.

Extreme Africa

Africa’s diverse terrain is as awesome as it is deadly. With scalding volcanic fields, scorched-earth deserts, and violent waterways, discover what lives in some of the world’s most inhospitable places and see how these species have adapted to thrive where others would perish.

Aleutians: Cradle of Storms

This is the absorbing story of an island chain and its people who have endured and survived wave after wave of invaders. We reveal the storm-lashed islands, the 9000 year culture forever changed by fur-seeking outsiders, and the story of the impact on the Native Aleuts as the violence of a world at war arrives on their islands.

Creature Mania

This action-packed half hour show is made up of ten short, pacy segments that keep young viewers engaged and interested in all the crazy creatures we have to explore. From archive footage to energetic host Alfie engaging with kids and pets in the studio, CREATURE MANIA is a colourful, varied and utterly hilarious show for all the animal lovers out there – leaving nothing and no one behind!

Walking The Nile With Levison Wood

Follow Levison Wood’s expedition as he walks the length of the River Nile from source to sea. His nine-month, seven million step journey takes him through jungles, savannah, deserts, cities and war zones in some of the continent’s most remote and spectacular locations. Along the way, he encounters modern Africa, its people and its wildlife face-to-face, and at ground level.

Red Chargers

Over the past decade a handful of courageous men and women have made their way to Nazaré, Portugal, in search of the biggest waves in the world. What they found is something far greater. Told through the experience of some of the top names in big wave surfing, including Garrett McNamara, Maya Gabiera, Andrew Cotton, Hugo Vau and many more, this gripping series features adrenaline-fuelled pursuits, stunning cinematography, thought-provoking and some of the most thrilling surfing action ever captured on film as they compete in the first ever Red Chargers big wave competition. As these world-renowned athletes break records and risk their lives to test the limits of what is possible in this historic season-long competition, they find camaraderie, community and life-changing friendship through their shared passion for chasing big waves and big dreams.

Reef Wrecks

There are more than 3 million known shipwreck sites in the world. Some hold riches - others reveal lost history. But the most spectacular wrecks are the ones that simply refuse to die. They are known as Reef Wrecks. Reef Wrecks are the true treasures of the underwater world - part of the Ocean’s endless cycle of life – suspended in time – marking a new beginning for the sea creatures that surround them.

Land of Primates

Africa is home to the widest range of primates in the world. From lemurs and bush babies, to tarsiers and pottos, and most famous of them all, apes and monkeys, join us as we profile some of the cutest, cleverest and most charismatic animals on the continent.

Orangutan Jungle School

A docu-soap following the hilarious antics, triumphs, and tragedies of a gang of orphan orangutans as they progress through a unique forest school system. They don’t know it yet, but these curious youngsters are destined for great things if they graduate from this school with a difference…the chance to live free in the wild. Along the way they endure all the embarrassments, tears, tantrums and teenage crushes that come with growing up orangutan.

John Torode's Middle East

Chef John Torode goes on an incredible journey to track down the best food in the Middle East- hunting down the most inspiring local cooks and discovering the distinctive flavours of each country’s cuisine. Cooking on location with local chefs, each episode sees John recreate three sumptuous dishes. JOHN TORODE’S MIDDLE EAST is a gorgeous gastronomic exploration of the region’s most dazzling destinations.