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The island of Hawaii, also called "Big Island", is the largest of the archipelago of the same name. It is home to the very active Kilauea volcano. Around the crater, a few rare walkers enjoy the grandiose landscapes, like the New Yorker Jade Chen.

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A journey through the different islands of the Hawaiian archipelago.

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Present on the coast but also inland, dunes are shaped by the wind and are in perpetual movement. These extraordinary landscapes made of infinite grains of sand are ephemeral and inhospitable. Yet the environment they offer is astonishingly diverse.

Present on the coast but also inland, dunes are in perpetual movement, creating extraordinary ephemeral landscapes.

Dunes: Europe's Moving Landscapes

Up to 700 sharks gather at Fakarava every winter in a sea channel 100 meters wide and just 30 meters deep - making it the highest number of sharks in any given spot in the world. Scientists are trying to work out why the predators are gathering together, and whether they could be cooperating to hunt.

Sophisticated hunting strategies and a complex social life: new insights into the gray reef shark...

700 Sharks

Can your love life be more animalistic? But which animal exactly? Choose carefully... Welcome to another mad escapade with the irreverent Professor Mustache. 

How to Die Clever

Can your love life be more animalistic? But which animal exactly? Choose carefully... 

Animal Love Lives

Dinosaurs weren't big naked lizards. Professor Mustache explains that they had feathers. You know, like a cute, huge, killer Easter chick. Cheep cheep!

Dinosaurs weren't big naked lizards. They had feathers

Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?

Does it bother you to know that there are a myriad of dust mites in your bed? Professor Mustache talks us through all the bugs that live, eat, and die on your skin.

Does it bother you to know that there are a myriad of dust mites in your bed?

The Mighty Mite

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At the heart of the stunning archipelago of Hawaii lies the islands of Maui and Molokai. Maui is very popular with surfers: Archie Kalepa has been enjoying the big waves there for many years. The island's music and dance are also very famous. The second island, Molokai, is much quieter: with a single hotel, it has been protected from tourism.

Maui and Molokai

At the heart of the stunning archipelago of Hawaii lies the islands of Maui and Molokai, which are mirror images of each other...

The third-largest island in the archipelago, Oahu, is home to Honolulu, the capital of the 50th US state. On the south coast, it is famous for its Waikiki district, separated from the rest of the city by a canal, It boasts a port and a heavenly beach.

Oahu

Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, is famous for its district of Waikiki, with its port and its dreamy beach.

Discover Hawaii with its constellation of stunning scenery and the people that call it home. People like Angela Tillson, who works for an agency that scouts out film locations. On Mount Waialeale, Lucas Behnke fights to protect exceptional flora and fauna, while Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama manages a family farm, where she grows taro, a tuber used in traditional recipes that she hopes to pass on to the next generation.

Kauai

Discover Hawaii with its constellation of stunning scenery and the people that call it home.

Costa Rica is unique with an abundance of ecosystems, rich in flora and fauna. Thanks to a proactive and innovative ecological policy, it is today one of the few countries in the world to see its forest cover grow significantly year on year. This documentary is a journey into the heart of a true sanctuary of biodiversity.

A Sanctuary of Biodiversity

Costa Rica is unique with an abundance of ecosystem rich in flora and fauna. This documentary is a journey into the heart of a true sanctuary of biodiversity.

Wild Costa Rica

At the crossroads between China and India is Indonesia, an archipelago bursting with potential. The biggest Muslim country in the world became a democracy after years of dictatorship. It successfully curbed threats from Islamic extremists and enjoys the most dynamic economy in the region. Indonesia could well become a major player in international politics.

Indonesia: An Archipelago With Potential

At the crossroads between China and India, is Indonesia, an archipelago bursting with potential

Mapping the World

In the early 1990s, the wilds of Kenya inspired Walt Disney Studios to create one of their most famous productions: The Lion King.

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Kenya: Home of the Lion King

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Every spring in Sardinia, locals organise a parade in honor of Sant'Antioco, one of the patron saints of the island. In the churches, altars are decorated with cloths adorned with sea silk. These golden threads were once made from the filaments of the large pen shells, but the species is now critically endangered and with it, the skill of crafting sea silk into precious fabrics.

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The  large pen shells that produce sea silk are critically endangered, as is the ancient art of sea silk embroidery.

The Silk of the Sea

Emberá Chamí live in the Andes Mountains, a region famous for its high quality coffee. Ostracised by conservative Colombian society, the trans women of this ethnic group find refuge on a coffee plantation that enables them to earn a living. among a community of like-minded peers.

The Indigenous Trans Women of the Andes

Ostracised by conservative Colombian society, a group of trans women find refuge on a coffee plantation.

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In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Cook Islands are considered by many to be one of the most beautiful places on the planet. However, even this Eden is threatened by the consequences of climate change.

The Cook Islands are threatened by the consequences of climate change

Cook Islands - Welcome to Paradise!

A journey into the heart of the Andes to discover its landscapes and unique wildlife: salt deserts, high grasslands and prehistoric forests are populated by impressive animals like bears, pumas and condors.

Extreme Nature

The Andes

Alaska's bears must adapt to the changing climate. The documentary follows the lives of several bear families over two years, revealing how grizzlies on mainland Alaska and Kodiak bears on Kodiak Island are coping with a warming planet.

How grizzlies on mainland Alaska and Kodiak bears on Kodiak Island are coping with a warming planet.

Kodiak Brown Bears - Alaskan Giants

On the shores of Lake Chagan, in the Chinese province of Jilin, fishermen defy temperatures up to -30°C to install their huge nets under the ice. This ancient Mongolian technique allows them to fish tens of tons of fish which are then auctioned and can reach exorbitant sums.

The Ice Fisherman

On the shores of Lake Chagan, in the Chinese province of Jilin, fishermen defy temperatures up to -30°C

360° GEO: Lake Chagan

In Peru, every year, the people who live in remote mountain villages gather to build the Inca bridge of Q'eswachaka, a traditional structure of woven grass, and the last of its kind. This ancestral know-how inherited from the Incas, and the enduring spirit of community, enables the villagers to pull off a stunning feat of engineering, time and again.

In Peru, every year, villagers build the Inca bridge of Q'eswachaka from woven grass, and the last of its kind.

The Inca Grass Bridge of Q'eswachaka

Indigenous people of Canada's Pacific Coast, the Haida, are fighting to preserve their traditions and language. Exploited and oppressed for many years, and decimated by diseases introduced by Europeans, there's only around two thousand Haida left.

Fighting to Save Canada's First Nations Languages

There's only around two thousand Haida Canadians left, and their language and culture is in danger of disappearing forever.

The Voice of Haida People

A documentary in two parts looking at the high altitude country of Nepal. This episode visits the tea-growing region of Ilam, the temples of Janakpur, and the Kathmandu valley.

From Ilam to Kathmandu

Nepal - Home of the Gods

On a Thai island close to Myanmar, Macaque monkeys have created tools to live in their unique environment. A study of a fascinating species.

On a Thai island close to Myanmar, Macaque monkeys have ingeniously created tools to live in their unique environment. A study of a fascinating species.

Macaque Monkeys in Thailand

Saudi Arabia is reputed to be one of the richest and most conservative nations on the planet. But how do its citizens live today?

Saudi Arabia: The West

Unknown Arabia

Journalist Sineb El Masrar goes to Crete, "the island of the gods". After some shopping in the old town of Chania, she explores the south of the island by bike. In the village of Kouses, Sineb visits the spice shop of Yannis Giannoutsos, who cultivates his own aromatic garden. Before leaving for Archanes to learn sirtaki, the famous Cretan dance, the journalist visits the site of an experimental scientific project to combat drought.

Crete

Journalist Sineb El Masrar goes to Crete, "the island of the gods".

A Mediterranean Journey

In Lebanon, two German journalists explore Beirut, still scarred by years of civil war. The journey continues in the north of the country, in Tripoli, to meet Lea Baroudi, the initiator of the MARCH reconciliation project between Lebanon’s communities.

Lebanon

In Lebanon, two German journalists explore Beirut, still scarred by years of civil war. 

The three smalles states on the Persian Gulf could not be more different: Qatar is the richest country on Earth, conservative, and attached to its traditions whereas Bahrain is cosmopolitan and liberal. Kuwait is particularly pristine with some of the best food in Arabia.

Small Neighbours: Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait

The three smalles states o fthe Arabian peninsular, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, could not be more different.

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In the age of global warming, snow, or rather the lack of it, is becoming a major issue in the northern hemisphere. Snow is crucial for mountain ecosystems with many plants depending on it for survival. This documentary shows how less snowfall is affecting plant and animal species in Europe and North America.

Snow is crucial for mountain ecosystems with many plants depending on it for survival. This documentary shows how less snowfall is affecting plant and animal species in Europe and North America.

Longing for Snow

What if the Greeks hadn't invented democracy? This is a two-part documentary about animal species that make decisions collectively. In this first episode: on the African continent, in many animal societies, the leader consults the members of his or her group before making a decision. This discovery calls into question our beliefs about the animal world, which aren't governed by "law of the jungle" after all. 

Democracy in the Animal Kingdom (1/2)

What if the Greeks hadn't invented democracy? This is a two-part documentary about animal species that make decisions collectively

Group Decisions

In Europe, animals in Greece may have been voting for far longer than people. Scientists discovered ten years ago that these species, each in their own way, have systems for making group decisions. This suffrage - more universal than we thought - helps the survival of the group.

Animal Democracies (2/2)

In Europe, animals in Greece may have been voting for far longer than people

The Parliament of Animals

"Here was our home," says farmer Rahim Shorkar, and points to the water. “There were streets, schools and concrete buildings. We had everything." The river brings rich sediments that make the land fertile, but the Jamuna's generosity comes at a cost. Islands - known as chars - pop up at the river's whim. But they disappear just as quickly, and the people of the Jamuna must jump from island to island. 

Islands pop up at the river's whim. But they disappear just as quickly, leaving locals scrambling...

Chars in Bangladesh

A documentary in two parts looking at the high altitude country of Nepal. This episode visits the Annapurna range where the snowy peaks reach heights of over 8,000 meters, the sacred Buddhist complex at Lumbini, and the border city of Bhimdatta.

From Manang to Bhimdatta

Nepal - Home of the Gods (2/2)

Single mothers Anulawathi, Thushari and Jega drive tuk-tuks to earn money to support their families. In Sri Lanka, most drivers are men, but these women are breaking the mold for the sake of their children's futures.

Sri Lankan Women Behind the Wheel

Single mothers Anulawathi, Thushari and Jega drive tuk-tuks to earn money to support their families.