There are seven billion humans on Earth, spread across the whole planet. Scientific evidence suggests that most of us can trace our origins to one tiny group of people who left Africa around 70,000 years ago. In this five-part series, Dr Alice Roberts follows the archaeological and genetic footprints of our ancient ancestors to find out how their journeys transformed our species into the humans we are today, and how Homo Sapiens came to dominate the planet.

Islands can be home to the most extreme examples of life and the some of the most dramatic landscape...

The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites each ...

A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled...

Bill Pullman introduces and narrates this four-part documentary on the world's first national park, ...

Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic series from Jon Favreau and the p...

Coast Australia follows renowned Scottish archaeologist and historian Neil Oliver on his very first ...

Mankind The Story of All of Us is an epic 12-hour television event about the greatest adventure of a...

Three-part series that looks at a year in Alaska, revealing the stories of pioneering Alaskans, both...

A fresh look at humankind’s relationship to the planet’s wildest places and most fascinating species...

See It Now is an American newsmagazine and documentary series broadcast by CBS from 1951 to 1958. It...

Australian host Steve Irwin and his wife Terri run a wildlife refuge. Their shared passion is educat...

A four-part documentary series on ocean life around the world.

The four-part series takes an awe-inspiring look at the world around us, shot with ultra-high-defini...

Continuing the compelling saga of the heartstring-tugging, dramatic tale of survival revolving aroun...

Ronan Donovan, our expert guide and National Geographic photographer, takes the audience on an intim...

Geologist Iain Stewart explain in three stages of natural history the crucial interaction of our ver...

The Earth’s continents are instantly recognizable. These iconic landmasses seem permanent and uncha...

The first months of an animal's life are crucial - if they lose their mothers, they'll need help. Me...

The seven episodes explore North America: where civilization collides with untamed wilderness. Just ...