Universum

Follow Baratunde Thurston, bestselling author and podcaster, as he explores the country’s diverse landscapes to see how they shape the way we work, play and interact with the outdoors. From coal miners turned beekeepers in Appalachia to Black surfers catching waves in L.A., uncover a deeper understanding of our passionate and complex relationship with the natural world.

Follow six women who specialize in animal communication and have made it their mission to help humans communicate with their furry, feathered and scaly friends. The animal whisperers meet animals from across Québec and use their talents to improve their well-being.

Professor Robert Winston meets Lucy, the first upright ape, and follows her ancestors on the three-million-year journey to civilisation.

Peek into the gorilla habitat at Cleveland Metroparks, where two new babies are adapting to life in the troop.

Discover the remarkable ways animals of all shapes and sizes are adapting to make the most of opportunities in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet - our cities.

“300 Million Years” relates the dramatic history of how the continent of Europe came to be and the first humans to call it home.

Our planet’s lakes make up a huge freshwater reserve delicately balanced between the water that feeds them and the rivers they feed.

A new perspective on wildlife at night. A team of biologists and specialist camera crew explore the length of South and Central America to find out how animals have adapted to life in the dark.

This documentary series reveals the importance of our National Wildlife Refuge system, unique to the United States, and the hard work entailed in animal and habitat conservation. The system maintains millions of acres of wilderness and wetlands for endangered species and those animals that thrive in numbers. Refuge brings this beauty to you in spectacular high definition videography.

Akvariet

An intimate and powerful experience, looking at some of the planet’s most fearsome animals in their own unique neighborhoods.

Series which tells the story of how people came to understand the natural order of the plant world, and how the quest to discover how plants grow uncovered the secret to life on the planet.

A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest human-bear encounters ever seen on television.

Examines the diversity of wildlife found in three very different environments in the wilds of Northern Scandinavia.

Explore six of the last untouched locations on earth. The documentary series presents life as nature intended, following the unique way wildlife has adapted to these environments and continues to rise to new challenges over the course of a year.

David Attenborough celebrates the amazing variety of the natural world in this epic documentary series, filmed over four years across 64 different countries.

The natural world is full of amazing stories, but sometimes animals act in ways that seemingly go against all their instincts. This heart-warming series examines the cases of animals that have struck up unusual relationships.

Discover everything about your feline friend. This series highlights the frisky, feisty and contagiously cute behaviors that helped these cheeky creatures overtake dogs as the most popular pet in America. Learn about the various breeds, their genetic history, famous felines and quirky cat facts.

Big Bear Week

Bees are disappearing fast, with 46% of species having declined in the past 10 years; Jimmy Doherty looks at the reasons why, and rallies the people of Peterborough to bring back the bees.