Ultimate Processes
Francesca Chiorando hits the racetrack for a test drive in one of the fastest motorsport cars in the world, a hand-built Prodrive Aston Martin.
2026-01-15 15:16:38 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 16:17:56 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Ultimate Processes
Francesca Chiorando is in the UK to visit custom electric guitar makers Crimson Guitars and the iconic Marshall Amplification factory in Milton Keynes.
2026-01-15 14:15:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 15:16:38 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
The Re-Inventors
Rockets, 100 pounds os explosives, and a "wheel of fiery death". For the Re-Inventors it's just another day, another danger.
2026-01-15 13:46:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 14:15:20 +0000 UTC(29m)
The Re-Inventors
Can Matt and Jeremy get this bizarre one-wheeled bike in gear, or will hey need to put the brakes on the whole thing?
2026-01-15 13:16:40 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 13:46:00 +0000 UTC(29m)
The Re-Inventors
Da Vinci, an artist who also made a machine gun. We will see if it was usable or not.
2026-01-15 12:47:19 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 13:16:40 +0000 UTC(29m)
Women Make Science
From the laboratory to Africa, Dr Sheila Ochugboju takes her scientific knowledge to Kenya turning parasitic problems into scientific solutions.
2026-01-15 12:13:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 12:47:19 +0000 UTC(33m)
Women Make Science
Three women scientists take on Ecuador's endangered spider monkeys and empower indigenous women, in a scientific area usually dominated by men.
2026-01-15 11:40:29 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 12:13:56 +0000 UTC(33m)
Women Make Science
In a country where girls are often kidnapped and forced to marry, a defiant all-girls space-tech school are building Kyrgyzstan's first satellite.
2026-01-15 11:06:51 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 11:40:29 +0000 UTC(33m)
Bright Now
Worldwide, depression afflicts more than 300 million people, making it the leading global cause of disability. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in the world for those aged 15-24 years. Now there may be a new tool in fighting that depression.
2026-01-15 10:49:17 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 11:06:51 +0000 UTC(17m)
Bright Now
It was discovered on October 19th, 2017 and it was recognized as the first known object of its type. It is unique since it is the first known object that came from our solar system. But while we observed it, the mystery surrounding it grew.
2026-01-15 10:35:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 10:49:17 +0000 UTC(13m)
Bright Now
Adaptations in the oceans most colorful invertebrates. Nudibranchs, or sea slugs, have a remarkable range of adaptations to survive in the ocean.
2026-01-15 10:24:39 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 10:35:52 +0000 UTC(11m)
Angry Planet
Filming the volcanoes, mudpools and geysers in the geothermic wonderland of New Zealand's north island, we learn that a new island is being created by an undersea volcano 1000 miles north in Tonga
2026-01-15 09:55:34 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 10:24:39 +0000 UTC(29m)
Breakthrough
Scientists have concluded that "meg" was able to achieve its gargantuan proportions by starting its carnivorous diet early -- in the womb.
2026-01-15 03:52:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 04:13:34 +0000 UTC(21m)
Breakthrough
Archeologists and geneticists are uncovering surprising details about one of the most mysterious civilizatiions in Pre-Incan South America.
2026-01-15 03:33:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 03:52:03 +0000 UTC(18m)
The Ship Sinkers
What fate awaits ships that were once proud vessels at bay, but have now turned into floating junkyards? While one option is to cut them up for scrap, another alternative is to use them to bolster marine biodiversity by turning them into artificial reefs. The old naval ships are sunk to an underwater resting place by ship sinkers.
2026-01-15 02:35:50 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 03:33:52 +0000 UTC(58m)
Heavy Metal Monsters
What do you do if you're logging more than 100 miles from the nearest road? You bring in the big guns – and they don't come much bigger than the Boeing Vertol heavy lift helicopter.
2026-01-15 02:08:28 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 02:35:50 +0000 UTC(27m)
Heavy Metal Monsters
A dedicated team of engineers is determined to keep the lights on for the isolated community of Slate Falls, Ontario and to do it they depend on a truly unique machine. The remarkable pole-setter is adapted from the body of a Hitachi 240 excavator!
2026-01-15 01:41:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 02:08:28 +0000 UTC(27m)
Earthrise
Earthrise meets some of the lawyers and campaigners who are putting polluters in the dock and forcing systems change through the courts.
2026-01-15 01:07:29 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 01:41:06 +0000 UTC(33m)
Earthrise
We discover rich landscapes threatened by industrial development and the fight to save these precious ecosystems.
2026-01-15 00:33:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 01:07:29 +0000 UTC(33m)
Quick Connections with Alie Ward
From dissecting stolen corpses and peering into microscopes, the secret structure of the brain and nervous system is exposed. Could this lead to a race of superhumans?
2026-01-15 00:20:16 +0000 UTC→2026-01-15 00:33:41 +0000 UTC(13m)