Planet Earth - Season 1 Episode 5 Deserts

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air...

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure is a 1999 BBC television documentary presented by Michael Palin. It records Palin's travels as he visited many...

The untold true story behind the Cold War race to put man into space.

Richard Hammond reveals secret animal abilities from the natural world, and discovers how those same animals have inspired a series of unlikely human...

Deep in the Gulf region is one of the world's last great wildernesses - a mysterious and magical landscape hidden to the world for decades. Observe...

Discover the remarkable ways animals of all shapes and sizes are adapting to make the most of opportunities in the newest and fastest changing...

Audiences are invited to look back at The 2010s, a turbulent era marked by political and social upheaval, culminating in the single most dramatic...

This four-part docuseries investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse. John and Lorena...

It's the land we love and the land we think we know. We see America's breathtaking landscapes and wildlife as timeless, but the truth is very...

David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.

David Attenborough travels to the end of the earth, taking viewers on an extraordinary journey across the polar regions of our planet.

Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men...

A documentary series that gives a historical account of the events of World War II, from its roots in the 1920s to the aftermath and the lives it...

The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council...

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations...

David Attenborough looks at the extraordinary ends to which animals and plants go in order to survive. Featuring epic spectacles, amazing TV firsts...

A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on...

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

A covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront,...