Natural World
Thousands of years ago, tar slicks entombed the most spectacular animals ever to walk the continent.
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Live & Upcoming Programmes
Walking with Beasts
A herd of mammoths head south for winter, running a gauntlet of ice-age hunters.
2026-01-11 13:44:34 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 14:19:04 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
The largest of all the sabre tooth cats roamed South America one million years ago.
2026-01-11 13:10:16 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 13:44:34 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
Three million years ago, Ethiopia was home of the ape-man Australopithecus and the sabre-toothed Dinofelis.
2026-01-11 12:36:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 13:10:16 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
Twenty five million years ago lived the Indricotheres - the largest land mammals of all time.
2026-01-11 12:01:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 12:36:06 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
In the sea, 36 million years ago the most monstrous mammals can be found.
2026-01-11 11:27:28 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 12:01:42 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Beasts
Forty-nine million years ago, the world was heavily forested and birds ruled the planet.
2026-01-11 10:53:09 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 11:27:28 +0000 UTC(34m)
Ice Age Giants
What finally killed all the woolly rhinos, mammoths, sloths and sabre-toothed cats?
2026-01-11 09:44:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 10:53:09 +0000 UTC(1h8m)
Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 Special
In 1991, scientists discovered a perfectly preserved Allosaurus body and named him Big Al. This is his story.
2026-01-11 02:36:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 03:10:26 +0000 UTC(34m)
Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 Special
Nigel Marven is on the trail of the dinosaur with the biggest claws of all time.
2026-01-11 02:02:28 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 02:36:26 +0000 UTC(33m)
Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 Special
Computer animation is used to simulate dinosaurs in a walk alongside the biggest ones that ever lived.
2026-01-11 01:28:29 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 02:02:28 +0000 UTC(33m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
The Hittites ruled an empire from Hattusha, lost for 2,500 years until its rediscovery.
2026-01-11 00:27:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 01:28:29 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
Tucume, South America's largest pyramid city, has 26 structures and a history of sacrifice and neglect.
2026-01-10 23:25:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 00:27:06 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Lost Cities of the Ancients
Piramesses, the grand capital of Ramesses II, was lost to time until scientists found it in the desert.
2026-01-10 22:23:16 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 23:25:11 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Ancient Powers
Our ancient powers have endured for centuries, but destruction is close at hand.
2026-01-10 21:23:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 22:23:16 +0000 UTC(59m)
Ancient Powers
In an unruly world, our ancient powers must lead their people and create ways to govern.
2026-01-10 20:25:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 21:23:55 +0000 UTC(58m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
We shed fresh light on the mysteries of King Tutankhamun's tomb.
2026-01-10 15:30:45 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 16:29:09 +0000 UTC(58m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
After a short reign, Tutankhamun falls dangerously ill.
2026-01-10 14:33:37 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 15:30:45 +0000 UTC(57m)
Tutankhamun: Life, Death and Legacy
Exploring the life of Tutankhamun, the 19-year-old boy king of ancient Eygpt.
2026-01-10 13:36:17 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 14:33:37 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ice Age Giants
What finally killed all the woolly rhinos, mammoths, sloths and sabre-toothed cats?
2026-01-10 12:27:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 13:36:17 +0000 UTC(1h8m)