The German Alpine Road

A springtime journey by rail through South Africa, from Pretoria to Durban.

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.

Naranbadrakh Batkhuu wants to revive the age-old relationship between Mongolians and their horses.

To cope with long freezing winters, Icelanders have taken up knitting

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

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

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

In northern Burma, villagers rebuild the bamboo bridge that connects them to the mainland

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

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

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

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.

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

The wetlands of southern Louisiana, a paradise for birds, are threatened by climate change.

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.

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

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

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.