The German Alpine Road

This documentary showcases the best of France’s mythic holiday region, going beyond the glamour and clichés. 

A journey of discovery through Japan’s northernmost main island passing fields of flowers and smoking volcanoes.

Discover the German Alpine Road for nearly 500 kilometres of spectacular scenery and cultural discoveries.

Icelandic fishermen are fishing for a new and unusual marine creature: The sea cucumber.

A rail journey through the northernmost Baltic state takes in the country’s vast forests, medieval towns and traditional songs.

A trip through Hungary from west to east by rail taking in the famous Lake Balaton, the country’s most important music festival and the largest herd of buffalo in Hungary.

The Blackfoot people of Alberta, victim of persecution in the past, are now striving to revive their heritage and traditions.

Pioneers of the skies: Women helicopter pilots fly dangerous missions across Canada’s vast territory.

A journey north from Cape Town through one of South Africa’s most unspoilt and beautiful regions.

From Rosslare in the southeast via Dublin to Howth runs probably the most beautiful train route in the Republic of Ireland. 

Said to drive away evil spirits, the pagan tradition of kukeri is alive and well in Bulgaria.

Tightrope walking is an artform that requires life-long dedication and goes to the limits of what is humanly possible. 

Cannabis farming has a long tradition in northern Morocco: some 300,000 families have long made a living from growing the plant.

 In the last few hundred years they have become increasingly endangered but new protection and resettlement schemes are ensuring a comeback.

As the first all-female rap collective in India, Wild Wild Women are making waves on the Mumbai music scene.

Albanian shepherds want to revive their old traditions, but will they be able to pass them on to the next generation?

At the far western tip of France, a champion kitesurfer has a mad idea: Brave the perilous currents and winds of the Iroise Sea to reach a legendary lighthouse.

Faced with more frequent and violent natural disasters caused by climate change, animals and plants are adapting. A surprising and inspiring documentary about nature's survivors.