Svalbard can be a lonely place. Most of its residents have sacrificed the closeness of friends and family to live in this arctic paradise so visitors are a big deal. Christine's sister, Catherine gets to grips with Arctic life when she visits from northern England. Mary Ann's son, Vidda, who lives 1700kms away comes to her rescue as he's the only person she trusts in her kitchen. Pastor Leif's nephew, Leif Jone, an international opera singer, comes...

This program explores the seven recognized continents on our planet. It introduces the viewer to the topography of each region as well as the mega cities found across the globe. The continents are explored in order of size from largest to smallest.

Water covers most of our Earth’s surface area. In this program, we’ll discuss the characteristics of the sea and its impact on climates and coast lines. Topics include: Marine Plants, Sea Water Characteristics, Ocean Currents, Sea Water Temperature, Wave and Tide Formation, Tsunamis, The Sea Bed, and Underwater Gas and Petroleum Deposits.

In Uganda, Siwan quickly learns how important trees are for the survival of the vulnerable community of Mbale. Despite being 15,000km apart, with differing cultures, traditions and wealth, Uganda and California share one very important commonality—they are both on the frontline of the climate challenge.

Gordon Buchanan and the team return to Svalbard in September on the trail of Lyra and her cub Miki. They have been away for six weeks and don't know if either bear is still alive. Lyra's collar hasn't sent a signal for a month—finding her this time will be a huge challenge. But Gordon does find her —and Miki is alive. Times are tough though. Lyra is very thin and has been reduced to eating moss and seaweed. Gordon discovers that Lyra has been...

Isabella the air fairy needs Rachel and Kirsty's help to find her missing magic wand in order to rid Rainspell Island of hazardous smog.

Ade travels through the stunning water world of Bangladesh's Ganges delta, before heading into the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. The Bangladesh delta is stunning and lush - but it's also under threat from the increasingly extreme weather that climate change is causing. The cyclones rolling in from the Indian Ocean are an enormous problem for such a low-lying country: a quarter of Bangladesh is just a few feet above sea level. But Bangladesh...

The people on a remote Pacific island face the devastating effects of climate change. As an enormous flood threatens to engulf their paradise, who will decide to flee and leave their culture behind forever? And who will stay, hoping that God will save them? "I like my home. I have the sea, I have the crops. I could live," Satty says, surveying the aquamarine sea. Like Satty, Telo knows that the tribe's culture - its unique language and ancient dances...

A critical concern for the planet today is global warming and its probable consequences, and whether warming trends are occurring because of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere or a cyclical change in the weather. Explorers accurately measure the thickness of the Arctic ice as loss of sea ice contributes to ocean warming, the rise of sea levels, and affects polar species. Global warming kills coral reefs in the tropics and melts glaciers in Bolivia...

English endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh braves icy Arctic Ocean waters to raise awareness of global warming. Scientists chart how pollution and climate change in the Arctic are affecting the local wildlife, ecosystems and indigenous populations that depend on the world’s most pristine but least understood ocean.