Night
In this episode of Animal Super Senses, we find out more about the animals that live in the shadows and the adaptations they need to survive.
2025-12-29 20:26:02 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 20:53:57 +0000 UTC(27m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Sky
Animals that live life on the wing, have a vast expanse of the sky to navigate, find mates, locate food, and avoid predators.
2025-12-29 19:57:48 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 20:26:02 +0000 UTC(28m)
Underwater
While all life began in the oceans, human beings now rely on technology to navigate the seven seas.
2025-12-29 19:29:54 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 19:57:48 +0000 UTC(27m)
Sense of Timing
In this episode, we examine how every animal has what could be called a sense of rhythm - the human-animal included.
2025-12-29 19:01:35 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 19:29:54 +0000 UTC(28m)
Sixth Sense
There's a whole world, and more than one spectrum of sensations that animals are aware of, which surpass humans.
2025-12-29 18:34:19 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 19:01:35 +0000 UTC(27m)
Superhuman Senses
This episode is all about "superhuman" senses - animal sensory systems that can detect magnetic fields, electric fields (electroreception), and infrared radiation.
2025-12-29 18:05:21 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 18:34:19 +0000 UTC(28m)
Taste and Smell
We examine how things taste, and how vital scent is from the animal perspective. But their sense of smell will also detect the scent of odorants carried through the air
2025-12-29 17:37:33 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 18:05:21 +0000 UTC(27m)
Wild Christmas
Christmas tradition, symbolism, and history are full of characters from the natural world. There is perhaps no animal more closely bound to Christmas as the reindeer.
2025-12-29 16:39:07 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 17:37:33 +0000 UTC(58m)
Wild Christmas
Christmas tradition, symbolism, and history are full of characters from the natural world. There is perhaps no animal more closely bound to Christmas as the reindeer.
2025-12-29 11:00:03 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 11:58:30 +0000 UTC(58m)
A Clash of Empires
As the balance of power shifts from the Chinese Empire to Great Britain, China is once again the world's biggest importer of silver–thanks to new high-tech industries
2025-12-29 09:38:04 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 11:00:03 +0000 UTC(1h21m)
The China Trade
China has always been an economic powerhouse. Spin back just over two hundred years to see what "addictive" goods are at the heart of China's trade with Great Britain.
2025-12-29 08:31:08 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 09:38:04 +0000 UTC(1h6m)
The Silver Rush
Discover what happens when the King of Spain's supply of silver meets the Emperor of China's tax demands. This story places China at the center of globalization.
2025-12-29 07:29:43 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 08:31:08 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Episode 3: The Industrial Revolution And Modern Warfare
How do prehistoric forests link to the development of steam engines, and the rise of modern industry?
2025-12-29 06:31:21 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 07:29:43 +0000 UTC(58m)
Episode 2: The Age Of Discovery
Columbus has no idea that because of Earth's geology and geography he won't get to his destination…or how that failure made his voyage one of the most influential.
2025-12-29 05:33:08 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 06:31:21 +0000 UTC(58m)
Episode 1: The Rise Of Civilization
About 8,000 BC, in a few select places some people begin to experiment with a new way of harvesting energy. They're growing their own crops.
2025-12-29 04:34:47 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 05:33:08 +0000 UTC(58m)
Episode 1: The Rise Of Civilization
About 8,000 BC, in a few select places some people begin to experiment with a new way of harvesting energy. They're growing their own crops.
2025-12-28 22:35:45 +0000 UTC→2025-12-28 23:34:06 +0000 UTC(58m)
Miners: Fodder of The Industrial Revolution
University of Glasgow, England, 1763. A young engineer tries, in vain, to fix a steam engine before finally understanding what is wrong with it.
2025-12-28 22:06:54 +0000 UTC→2025-12-28 22:35:45 +0000 UTC(28m)
Carthage: Rome's Rival
In 814 BC, the exiled Phoenician queen Dido founds the city of Carthage on the African Coast. But in the third century BC she finds herself opposed to the Roman Republic.
2025-12-28 21:38:04 +0000 UTC→2025-12-28 22:06:54 +0000 UTC(28m)
Augustus: Emperor of the Republic
Caesar proclaims himself dictator for life. However, on March 14, 44 BC, he is assassinated by conspirators in the name of the Republic.
2025-12-28 21:09:09 +0000 UTC→2025-12-28 21:38:04 +0000 UTC(28m)
Apartheid: The Spiral of Fear
After months on the run, the Black leader Nelson Mandela is arrested by the South African police and incarcerated on Robben Island, a fortress-like jail off Cape Town.
2025-12-28 20:40:08 +0000 UTC→2025-12-28 21:09:09 +0000 UTC(29m)