Britain's Great Rivers : Tues 7 May 2024

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Attenborough's Life in Colour

BBC One

Sat 14 Oct 2023
(4:25pm-5:25pm) Spain 5:25pm-6:25pm

David Attenborough explores the many ways animals use colour, with cameras built specifically for this series revealing a world normally invisible to human eyes.
The peacock's tail has evolved entirely to impress females and is one of the most extreme colour ornaments in the natural world, while mandrill baboons signal their strength
and status with striking red and blue face masks, the brighter the colours, the higher ranking the male

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Countryfile

BBC One

Season 2023 Episode 41 of 52

Sun 15 Oct 2023
(6:15pm-7:15pm) Spain 7:15pm-8:15pm

Joe Crowley and Charlotte Smith head to The Wash in Norfolk to witness the Snettisham Spectacular, when thousands of wading birds take to air as the incoming high tide
forces them from their feeding spot on the mudflats. Also, Tom Heap investigates why more than a hundred horses were killed last year jump racing,
and how sport plans to overhaul its safety, and Adam Henson drives a herd of cattle two miles along the beaches of the Jurassic coastline

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Africa

Season 1 Episode 4 of 6

BBC Four

Wed 18 Oct 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm

David Attenborough describes some of the wildlife spectacles of southern Africa, starting out in a little-explored rainforest discovered less than a decade ago
by scientists who spotted it on satellite maps. There, thousands of butterflies dance for the right to mate, while on a tiny island off Mozambique, green turtles emerge from eggs
and begin a hazardous journey to the water - with pied crows and hungry crabs eager to get them. Cameras also capture one of the largest gatherings of great white sharks on the planet as
30 of the predators circle around a dead whale

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All Creatures Great and Small

Channel 5

Season 4 Episode 3 of 6

Thurs 19 Oct 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm

When new vet Richard Carmody joins the practice, James feels his place by Siegfried's side is threatened.
Conflicts come to the surface at Mrs Pumphrey's community tea party. Drama, starring Nicholas Ralph

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Down the Mighty River with Steve Backshall

BBC Four

Sat 21 Oct 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm

The naturalist travels down the Baliem River in New Guinea from its source to the sea, hoping to encounter the ancient tribes and dangerous wildlife that live long its banks
and in the surrounding jungle. He begins his journey inland at Lake Habbema, and braves some of the world's fiercest white water rapids. Along the way, he stays in a village
belonging to the Dani tribe and ventures into some previously unexplored caves

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Countryfile

BBC One

Season 2023 Episode 42 of 52

Sun 22 Oct 2023
(5:15pm-6:15pm) Spain 6:15pm-7:15pm

Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith attend Cheffins' Agricultural Machinery Auction in Cambridgeshire, the ultimate trading floor for agricultural machines and a window into the ever-changing mechanics of farming.
Charlotte helps farmers William Wombwell and Chris Haylock to get their machines gleaming before they go under the hammer. Plus, Tom Heap investigates the perfect storm
of factors contributing to the 'death' of Lough Neagh, the UK's largest lake

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Australia: Earth's Magical Kingdom

BBC Four

Season 1 Episode 1 of 3

Wed 25 Oct 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm

Travelling from the peaks of the Snowy Mountains to tropical Queensland, cameras reveal how animals have learned to thrive across the continent's harsh and beautiful extremes.
The nation's unique wildlife includes a tree-dwelling kangaroo, a spider that survives underwater and a bird that gathers burning sticks and embers from bush fires to drop
into dry grass to spread a curtain of flame that flushes out insects and small prey. Narrated by Barry Humphries

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All Creatures Great and Small

Channel 5

Season 4 Episode 4 of 6

Thurs 26 Oct 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm

James and Helen are keeping a secret, and following a visit to the Crabtree's Farm, Carmody is challenged with learning how to be a vet outside of his books.
The new farmers have a worrying illness amongst their herd and James wants to help them in any way he can

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Down the Mighty River with Steve Backshall

BBC Four

Season 1 Episode 2 of 2

Sat 28 Oct 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm

In the conclusion of the two-part programme, the naturalist travels down the Baliem River's lower gorge, one of the most dangerous stretches of white water in the world surrounded by jagged rock walls.
His exploration of the surrounding jungle leads to an encounter with a tribe that has had little contact with the outside world. As he concludes his trek in the river's coastal reaches,
he faces a crisis of conscience as he witnesses a traditional crocodile hunt

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This Farming Life

BBC Two

Season 6 Episode 10 of 12

Tues 31 Oct 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm-10:00pm

Robert calls out the vet for a ewe in urgent need of care on his croft in the Cairngorms National Park, while Nikki and Ollie head to a local hotel to sample
a new dish made from their own rabbit meat. In South Ayrshire, with lambing behind them the Barclays begin preparing their best sheep for show season

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All Creatures Great and Small

Channel 5

Season 4 Episode 5 of 6

Thurs 02 Nov 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm

The war is getting closer, James is about to embark on a new journey. He desperately wants things in order and Carmody trained up to support Siegfried.
But James is frustrated at Carmody's inability to drive and he keeps missing opportunities to spend precious time with Helen

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Steve Backshall's Extreme Mountain Challenge

BBC Four

Season 1 Episode 1 of 2

Sat 4 Nov 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm

Part one of two. The naturalist leads a team of rock climbers across Venezuela's tepuis - sheer-sided mountains surrounded by jungle. In the first episode,
he attempts an ascent of a rockface that has never been climbed previously to discover what kind of animals live at the summit.
However, to get there he will have to brave wildlife, rapids and a run-in with a rickety biplane

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Wife on Strike

Channel 5

Season 1 Episode 1

Mon 6 Nov 2023
(9:00pm-10pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm

People who do the majority of household chores down tools for a week, leaving their families to do all the domestic jobs. In the first programme,
two women from London put their partners to the test as they go 'on strike', with the pair of them heading to a hotel where they monitor
just how their other halves are getting on via footage from their homes

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All Creatures Great and Small

Channel 5

Series 4 Episode 6
The Home Front

Thurs 9 Nov 2023
(9:00pm-10:00pm) Spain 10:00pm - 11:00pm

In the series finale, Helen feels redundant at Skeldale, and Mrs Hall worries for Siegfried.
Both women are about to learn where they truly belong.

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Shop Smart, Save Money

Channel 5

Series 1 Episode 7

Frid 10 Nov 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Ortis and Angellica help a couple with decorating solutions and kitchen equipment for their baking hobby. Plus the best value sewing machines, and tips on saving water.

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Wife on Strike

Channel 5

Mon 13 Nov 2023
(9:00 pm - 10:00 pm) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm

Two more couples swap who does the household chores, with Luke taking over from his husband David, who wants him to prove that he's willing to share the load
and take on more responsibility around the house before considering having a child with him. Nikki feels like she does more than her husband Stuart gives her credit for,
but puts their kids to work to tackle the jobs he usually does

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This Farming Life

BBC Two

Tues 14 Nov 2023
(7:00 pm - 8:00 pm) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm

The Barclay boys are at the Royal Highland Show, where they show their pedigree Beltex and finest Suffolks before going head to head in the Young Handlers competition.
It's also a major event for budding young farmers Rachel and Camy, who are pinning their hopes on their Cheviot lamb Patch. Back in Moray,
Nikki and Ollie prepare a show of their own as they open their gates to the public

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This Farming Life

Series 4 Episode 8

Together TV

Tues 28 Nov 2023
(9:00pm-10:15pm) Spain 10:00pm - 11:15pm

Emma Gray sells sheepdog Meg for a world record-breaking price. Matt and Dani face the new farm's first cattle TB test. Joyce fights to save a poorly ewe.

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The Yorkshire Dales and the Lakes

Series 1 Episode 3

More 4 TV

Wed 29 Nov 2023
(5:50pm-6:55pm) Spain 6:50pm - 7:55pm

John and William Dawson of Bleak Bank Farm face a crux moment in the farming calendar as they must gather in 2000 sheep across a 3500-acre expanse of the Dales.

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Rare Breed: A Farming Year

Series 5 Episode 2

Together TV

Sat 9 Dec 2023
(7:30pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:30pm - 9:00pm

As February comes around, the farmers prepare for new arrivals, while one family sends bulls to Scotland.
Original air date 2017-01-17

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Secrets of the Aquarium

Series 1 Episode 5
OMG These Animals Are So Smart

BBC Two

Tues 12 Dec 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm - 10:00pm

Marcus installs a shark cage to allow visitors a close encounter, and a new octopus arrives from Portugal. Amelia has problems
that threaten an ambitious project to replant the seagrass meadows.
Original air date 2023-12-12

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Winter On The Farm

Series 1 Episode 3

Channel 5

Wed 13 Dec 2023
(8:00pm-9:00pm) Spain 9:00pm - 10:00pm

Rob and Dave Nicholson scan their sheep to see if they are expecting lambs for springtime. Jules Hudson discovers the mental health benefits of walking in the forest.
Documentary
Original air date 2023-12-13

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Villages by the Sea

Series 4 Episode 10
Johnshaven

BBC Two

Thurs 14 Dec 2023
(7:00pm-7:30pm) Spain 8:00pm - 8:30pm

Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village. When its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy in the late 18th century,
it had to diversify into the flax and jute trade. Category Documentary / History
Original air date 2023-12-14

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Great Continental Railway Journeys

Series 5 Episode 5
Riga to Tampere

Yesterday TV

Sat 16 Dec 2023
(5:00pm-6:00pm) Spain 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Armed with his 1913 `Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide', Michael Portillo ventures to the northernmost reaches of Europe where he braves the freezing temperatures of the Baltic Sea,
and finds peace paddling a canoe on the Lakes of Finland. Documentary
Original air date 2016-10-18

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Countryfile
Country Lore

BBC One

Sun 17 Dec 2023
(7:00pm-8:00pm) Spain 8:00pm - 9:00pm

As we head into winter, the days are getting shorter, the weather is turning colder, trees are losing their leaves, and wildlife is taking shelter. The countryside might appear dormant,
but there is still lots to see, especially if you know what to look for! John Craven is in Oxfordshire where he learns about the signs provided by clouds,
the behaviour of birds and a canon of country lore that might be of use at this time of year. Category Agriculture / Animals / Environment
Original air date 2023-12-17