![]() | The Vanishing Tattoo A gruelling journey deep into the jungle of Borneo takes renowned tattoo artist Thomas Lockhart and historian of tattoo lore Vince Hemingson in search of the last remaining traditional Iban tattoo art... |
![]() | Transplanting Memories Is it possible for transplant recipients to inherit memories, preferences and emotional traits from a donor they've never met? Growing evidence suggests they can. Transplanting Memories investigat... |
![]() | Tracks of the Hunter There's a fine line between life and death in one of Earth's most extreme environments - and Emmy® award winning cinematographer Larry Gray is about to walk that line. Dropped into Au... |
![]() | Manapouri - The Toughest Tunnel Remote and inaccessible, surrounded by towering mountains and riddled with unstable rock along five fault lines, New Zealand's Doubtful Sound must be one of the most treacherous places on Earth. Here ... |
![]() | NZ: Sanctuary Keepers Many of New Zealand's native creatures are critically endangered. Luckily there are fiercely determined people protecting the future of such unique wildlife: the farmer who fenced off half his propert... |
![]() | Inside New Zealand Inside New Zealand takes us into the homes of some real 'Kiwis'. We meet farmers from the Central South Island, a young winemaker from the Marlborough Sounds, a surfer girl from the western North Isla... |
![]() | Mountain Rescuers Join a dangerous race against time and the elements to rescue a trapped and injured alpine climber. When the Aoraki/Mt Cook Search and Rescue team are called, they're equipped, trained and ready t... |
![]() | Secrets of New Zealand New Zealand's stunning landscape is speckled with sparkling, turquoise lakes, plunging fiords and magnificent mountains, fringed by rugged coastline and rolling waves. It's an adventure playground tha... |
![]() | Treasure and Death - Secrets of a Moche Tomb A story of savagery, brilliance, mystery and splendour told through the eyes of archaeologists excavating the newly discovered Moche tombs, in the desert of Northern Peru. As the programme investigate... |
![]() | Yukon Quest - Spirit of the North Enter the toughest sled-dog race in the world - the Yukon Quest: it's a gruelling 1600 km of steep summits, frozen rivers and harsh sub-Arctic conditions. From Fairbanks, Alaska, mushe... |
![]() | South Pacific 1: Islands of War Every year, thousands of people flock to the crystal clear waters and white sands of the South Pacific islands, but few realise that these idyllic atolls conceal some of the bloodiest secrets of World... |
![]() | South Pacific 2: Secrets of Paradise The beautiful islands of the South Pacific are steeped in legend and romance but they also harbour dark secrets. Cannibalism in Fiji, mass graves in Vanuatu and the unexplained, 80 ton human-like moai... |
![]() | Turning Back Time On the tiny Pacific island of Vanuatu people are looking back to find their future. This remote nation is one of the last remaining places on Earth where true Stone Age culture and tradition persist. ... |
![]() | The Ant that Ate America An alien invader has put ashore in the southern USA, forming a rolling wave sweeping all before it. Humankind seems helpless as the red fire ant advances, destroying crops and maiming innocents with i... |
![]() | My Favourite Monkey More than those of any other primate, the lives of humans and macaques are intertwined. We both trace our origins to Africa and, after humans, macaques are the most widespread primate group on earth. ... |
![]() | Aleutians - Cradle of the 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 f... |
![]() | Bloody Suckers Vampires are real. Filmmaker Mark Ferns travels the world in search of the most flesh-crawling blood-feeders. Making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of science and his film, Mark submits to... |
![]() | Paradise Drowned - Tuvalu, the Disappearing Nation The waves lapping at Tuvalu's shore are harbingers of an uncertain fate. This Pacific island paradise has the dubious distinction of being the world's most endangered nation, suffering from th... |
![]() | Tropic Gothic There is a house in tropical Australia, surrounded by swamp and a deep rainforest. It was built to shelter humans, but its open doors and windows also allow nature to use it as a refuge. See bizarre a... |
![]() | Hotel Iguana The South American green iguana walked the tightrope of extinction for many years, until it found a safe haven in an unlikely sanctuary. A five-star hotel in Valencia, Venezuela, provides a genial env... |
![]() | Ice Worlds 1: Life at the Edge Polar bears and penguins may live at the opposite ends of the earth, but these two very different creatures share some remarkable survival strategies. Ice Worlds: Life on the Edge is an exploration of... |
![]() | Ice Worlds 2: Polar People Polar people carve out a living in the world's harshest environments. Ice Worlds: Polar People meets those who have made these remarkable and hostile places home - the Eskimos, Inuit, Saami an... |
![]() | Ice Worlds 3: Secrets of the Crystal Ball Locked beneath the polar ice caps lie the secrets of the earth's climatic past - and tantalising clues to our future. Ice Worlds: Secrets of the Crystal Ball embarks on a series of expeditions... |
![]() | International S.O.S. In an emergency, your only hope may lie in the hands of International SOS. This medical evacuation and intervention company has a global network of alarm centres and carries out 12,000 medical evacuat... |
![]() | The Pirate Patrols Piracy isn't a fantasy of eye-patches, peg-plegs and parrots, it's a dirty, dangerous fact of life on today's oceans. The infamous Straits of Malacca, between Indonesia and Malaysi... |
![]() | Adventure Central Heroes Six young thrill seekers gather in Queenstown, New Zealand to take on spectacular and dangerous challenges. Each member has chosen one extreme activity to learn and master in three months - from b... |
![]() | Adventure Central Adventure Central unfolds real life drama in a unique, action-packed format. Six young adrenalin-seekers, four from America and two from New Zealand, take on a huge array of challenges and personal od... |
![]() | Congo in the Bronx The creation of a rainforest in New York's world famous Bronx Zoo presented unique challenges. How to grow a dense tropical jungle in the heart of a concrete jungle? How to make it realistic and s... |
![]() | Into the Teeth of the Blizzard This is the incredible journey of three men who set out to walk 2800km across Antarctica to the South Pole and back, following in Captain Scott's ill-fated footsteps. Relying on superhuman gri... |
![]() | Single on Ice Filming in the world's most inhospitable environment, the Antarctic Peninsula, is full of tensions and triumphs. In this behind the scenes view, Emmy® award-winning cameraman Michael Sing... |