*Stands for repeat programme
T Stands for Subtitled Programme
Video Plus+ Nos.
Monday 13th
T BBC1 9.15 - 10.00 am Animal Park: In Kenya , Ben runs in a marathon with wild animals to raise money for conservation. Back at Longleat, Kate follows the drama of a complicated birth? Can the veterinary team save a mum and calf?
VP 7316145
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - A big cat scientist is in for a big surprise when he tries to sedate two lions who have become cattle killers. Plus, what humans can learn from the engineering skills of termites.
VP 357
T BBC2 8.00 - 8.30 pm Tales from the Palaces: 10/10 The Future of the Past. This edition asks what lies in the future for these most stately of homes. The restoration of Hampton Court’s maze provides a puzzle, and there is pressure on the roof when the restored chimneys must be completed before the prestigious musical festival begins.
VP 7023
T Channel 4 8.00 - 9.00 pm Equinox Special - Beating Bird Flu -Equinox follows the story of three of the world’s top flu experts, from London, Washington DC and Atlanta, as they race to understand the virus and prevent a pandemic.
VP 2313
*T Channel 5 8.00 - 9.00 pm Angry Earth - Documentary about extreme natural disasters.
VP 7527348
Tuesday 14th
*T Channel 4 5.30 - 5.45 am Ancient Egypt - Series discovering the enduring legacy of the pharaohs, unlocking the potential for art and drama in the world of pyramids and mummies.
VP 6725581
T BBC1 9.15 - 10.00 am Animal Park
VP 7210917
*T BBC2 11.10 - 12.00 pm Horizon - Supervolcanos
VP 7864356
*T BBC2 Wales 1.30 - 2.00 pm Hands on Nature - Chris reveals the best places to spot wildlife on the UK’s waterways - from a four foot long sea monster in a Welsh river to one of nature’s great migration stores at Strangford Lough.
VP 44733
T BBC1 5.00 - 5.25 pm Serious Amazon
VP 1744288
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - Ben and Kate meet scientists who are trying to crack elephants’ communication code. Kate meets one of Africa’s most deadly snakes and Ben learns why, for some animals, late night drinking is not a good idea.
VP 337
T BBC2 Wales 7.30 - 8.00 pm A Farm in Peril - Documentary series following the survival struggles of a family farm over twelve turbulent months. The old year is dying and, in the hills of mid Wales, some family farms will be dying with it. Is it it worth struggling on or is there a brighter future elsewhere, over the border in Hereford England?
VP 801
Sorry the following programme is not being shown in Northern Ireland
T BBC2 800 - 9.00 pm Meltdown - a Global Warming Journey - Paul Rose investigates the truth about global warming and utilises computer technology to predict what it might mean for the future.
VP 4085
T BBC2 11.20 - 11.50 pm Climate Conspiracy or Global Catastrophe?: BBC4 on BBC2 - Dr Iain Stewart, a geologist at the University of Plymouth, looks at the sometimes contradictory “facts” quoted by newspapers and global warming sceptics over the past year, and investigates what foundation - if any - they have in truth.
VP 951135
*T BBC2 11.50 - 12.40 am Congo - 2/3 Spirits of the Forest
VP 184240
Wednesday 15th
*T Channel 4 2.05 - 3.50 am The Man Who Captured Nessie - Documentary exploring the legend of Frank Searle, the photographer who won international fame with his pictures of the Loch Ness monster before disappearing amidst a background of violence, intimidation and jealous rivalry
VP 5421554
*T BBC 1 3.10 - 3.40 am Sign Zone: Tales from the Palaces - The Great Resource
VP 90400738
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - Camel patrols help to save the endangered black rhino, a caracal needs to be caught and returned to the wild, and flocks of flamingo turn the Skeleton Coast pink.
VP 825
Thursday 16th
*T BBC212.25 - 1.15 am Sign Zone: Natural World - Ant Attack
VP 2232448
T BBC1 5.00 - 5.25 pm Serious Amazon
VP 1771332
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - Two fighting rhinos have escaped from a reserve and need to be recaptured. We meet the hyena whose is three times stronger than a great white shark, and a small bird with a big appetite.
VP 413
T Channel 5 7.15 - 8.00 pm Rogue Raiders: Cheetahs -In South Africa’s Limpopo province, the cheetah is running out of time. Their habit of taking livestock is making the farmers grab their guns. Jake Willers joins forces with the woman who is trying to negotiate a ceasefire.
VP 9705603
ITV1 Granada 7.30 - 8.00 pm Locks and Quays - Fred Talbot concludes his journey through the interesting and varied canals and waterways of the North West, with a trip through the Northern Reaches and a look at the plan to take the canal right up to Kendal. Plus, the final stages of boatbuilding with the design team and a visit to North Wales for a 200th anniversary
celebration
VP 603
ITV1 Border & ITV Border Scottish 7.30 - 8.00 pm Out of Town Eric Robson and his trusty border head for secret corners of the northern landscape and elevate being cantankerous to an art form.
VP 603
ITV1 Carlton Central 7.30 - 8.00 pm Water world - The problems that faced paramedics when Jan suffered a heart attack aboard her canal boat, and how other boaters and ambulance crews saved Diane’s life. And the rebuilt flyboat Saturn is launched into the water in traditional and spectacular style.
VP 603
ITV1 Carlton West Country 7.30 - 8.00 pm The Forgotten Farm - Fern Britton narrates the series charting the ambitious plans for Holwell Farm on Dartmoor VP 603
ITV1 London 7.30 - 8.00 pm Tales from the Country - Tony Francis meets two very different wildlife watchers. One operating in the middle of London capturing the capital’s foxes at play and the other, a former stockbroker who gave up the square mile for the countryside where he is surrounded by hare, deer and badgers.
VP 603
ITV1 Meridian 7.30 - 8.00 pm The Way we Were - A nostalgic look back in time featuring vintage footage from the South and the memories of local personalities. This week it is Christmas time when there really was snow and winter lasted forever.
VP 603
ITV1 Tyne Tees 7.30 - 8.00 pm Out of Town Eric Robson and his trusty border head for secret corners of the northern landscape and elevate being cantankerous to an art form.
VP 603
ITV1 Wales 7.30 - 8.00 pm Great Welsh Roads - Not-so-Little Britain In today’s edition Mike Parker travels through wild Wales, from the Teifi Pools to Llyn Brianne, in search of monks, medieval poets and the only gay in the village.
VP 603
ITV1 West 7.30 - 8.00 pm - Caves - In this programme Chris visit’s the limestone hills of the Mendips, which are riddled with caves - including St Cuthbert’s Swallet, a complex cave on seven levels. He meets a man who dowses for caves and learns about the history of caving.
VP 603
ITV1 Yorkshire 7.30 - 8.00 pm The Way we Were
VP 603
Friday 15th
*T Channel 4 4.00 - 5.00 am Equinox Special: Beating Bird Flu
VP 78340
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - The game capture team are after a herd of wildebeest. Ben goes fishing for one of the ocean’s most dangerous sharks, and why a dustbin might help save the African penguin.
VP 901
*T Channel 5 7.30 - 8.00 pm Built for the Kill Night Stalkers - Nocturnal hunters including cats and owls
VP 5190098
T Channel 5 8.00 - 9.00 Nigel Marven’s Bloodsuckers - Intrepid wildlife presenter Nigel Marven offers himself up as the main course for some of the world’s most bloodthirsty parasites in a spooky wildlife special.
VP 7352036
Saturday 18th
T BBC2 4.30 - 5.00 am Education England’s Green and Pleasant Land Visiting the Lake District, Stourhead Gardens, Lacock Abbey and Kelmscott to see how images of England and Englishness have developed.
VP 1 8321
*T BBC2 3.30 - 4.30 pm Animal Park
VP 12031
T BBC2 Scotland 5 .15 - 5.45 pm Animal Park Wild in Africa The game capture team are after a herd of wildebeest. Ben goes fishing for one of the ocean’s most dangerous sharks, and why a dustbin might help save the African penguin.
VP 226296
*T BBC2 6.45 - 7.45 pm Planet Earth - Mountains
VP 674079
Sunday 19th
T BBC2 3.00 - 3.30 am Unearthing the Woodwide Web - A look at some recent startling discoveries about fungi - revelations which could provide scientists with solutions to economic and environmental problems.
VP 91971
T BBC2 3.30 - 4.00 am Education Life on a Thread - Biologists and computer scientists are beginning to understand how mathematics and physics contribute to the amazing abilities of spiders.
VP 24628
T BBC2 4.00 - 4.30 am Galapagos Research in the Field - How animal physiologists are working to help ensure the survival of the unique fauna of the Galapagos Islands.
VP 81161
T BBC2 4.30 - 5.00 am Ever Wondered? Fascinating questions answered - Helen Lederer finds out what happens to rubbish after its thrown away and Terry Hall explores the influence of the environment on people’s lives.
VP 92600
T BBC2 5.00 0 5.30 am Norfolk Broads Conservation v Commercialism - A consideration of how a balance can be maintained between competing interests of conservation and tourism in the sensitive environment of the Norfolk Broads
VP 46987
T BBC2 5.30 - 6.00 am Landscape Mysteries - The Riddle of the Yorkshire Tracks - Strange markings in the rocks on the North Yorkshire coast are the starting point for an investigation into a forgotten story from Britain’s industrial past. Present Aubrey Manning discovers that at the beginning of the 17th century, long before the industrial revolution, the now deserted coastline south of Whitby was dominated by Britain’s first chemical industry.
VP 61890
*T Channel 5 5.10 - 5.30 am Wildlife SOS
VP 7017971
*T Channel 5 5.30 - 6.00 am Animal Airport - Behind the scenes look at Heathrow Airport’s Animal Centre, which plays host to over half a million animal visitors every year. Centre manager and passionate zoologist Rob Quest treats some chameleons who have arrived from Ghana in a badly dehydrated state. An Air Canada flight arrives with 12 thoroughbred racehorses aboard and a cage containing 76 cockatoos en route to America has to be cleaned out.
VP 7972258
T BBC2 11.30 - 12.30 pm Country File - John Craven discovers why the Shropshire town of Ludlow has developed an international reputation for locally-produced traditional food and drink. Sarah Mukherjee investigates how the Netherlands dealt with an outbreak of avian flu in 2003. Plus, a guided walk through the Purbeck Hills in Dorset.
VP 22180
T ITV1 2.45 - 3.45 pm Crocodile Hunter Diaries - Future Footprints
VP 393600
*T BBC2 5.30 - 6.10 pm A Wild Spring Day Documentary about a spring day on the Hebridean islands of Colonsay and Oronsay. The islands are alive with wildlife, as seasonal migrants such as the corncrake have arrived from Africa and residents such as otters and the red-billed chough hunt for food. For the hundred or so people who live and work on the islands, spring is a great time of year - oyster fishermen can now work in calmer waters, and farmers are busy with new lambs.
VP 306797
*T BBC2 6.00 - 7.00 pm Animal Park
VP 26838
*T BBC2 North West 6.10 - 7.00 pm Natural World Portillo Goes Wild in Spain
VP 117345
*T BBC2 Wales 6.20 - 7.00 pm A Wild Spring Day
VP 199074
T ITV1 Wales 600 - 6.30 pm Celtic Monsters Omens of Death
VP 703
T Channel 6.00 - 6.55 pm 4 Time Team The archaeological acumen of the Time Team is tested against the clock, shedding fascinating light on important aspects of Britain’s past. They travel to what could be a Neolithic settlement in the Sussex Downs in Essex. Initially discovered in 1923, the site is littered with remains of 6000-year-old flint mines
VP 840161
T BBC1 9.00 - 10.00 pm Planet Earth - Fresh Water this edition takes an epic journey following the descent of the planet’s mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. Breathtaking river scenery is revealed by a revolutionary helicopter camera mount from the world’s highest and broadest waterfalls to the awe-inspiring spectacle of the 10,000 strong flocks of greater snow geese in flight.
VP 9635
T Stands for Subtitled Programme
Video Plus+ Nos.
Monday 13th
T BBC1 9.15 - 10.00 am Animal Park: In Kenya , Ben runs in a marathon with wild animals to raise money for conservation. Back at Longleat, Kate follows the drama of a complicated birth? Can the veterinary team save a mum and calf?
VP 7316145
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - A big cat scientist is in for a big surprise when he tries to sedate two lions who have become cattle killers. Plus, what humans can learn from the engineering skills of termites.
VP 357
T BBC2 8.00 - 8.30 pm Tales from the Palaces: 10/10 The Future of the Past. This edition asks what lies in the future for these most stately of homes. The restoration of Hampton Court’s maze provides a puzzle, and there is pressure on the roof when the restored chimneys must be completed before the prestigious musical festival begins.
VP 7023
T Channel 4 8.00 - 9.00 pm Equinox Special - Beating Bird Flu -Equinox follows the story of three of the world’s top flu experts, from London, Washington DC and Atlanta, as they race to understand the virus and prevent a pandemic.
VP 2313
*T Channel 5 8.00 - 9.00 pm Angry Earth - Documentary about extreme natural disasters.
VP 7527348
Tuesday 14th
*T Channel 4 5.30 - 5.45 am Ancient Egypt - Series discovering the enduring legacy of the pharaohs, unlocking the potential for art and drama in the world of pyramids and mummies.
VP 6725581
T BBC1 9.15 - 10.00 am Animal Park
VP 7210917
*T BBC2 11.10 - 12.00 pm Horizon - Supervolcanos
VP 7864356
*T BBC2 Wales 1.30 - 2.00 pm Hands on Nature - Chris reveals the best places to spot wildlife on the UK’s waterways - from a four foot long sea monster in a Welsh river to one of nature’s great migration stores at Strangford Lough.
VP 44733
T BBC1 5.00 - 5.25 pm Serious Amazon
VP 1744288
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - Ben and Kate meet scientists who are trying to crack elephants’ communication code. Kate meets one of Africa’s most deadly snakes and Ben learns why, for some animals, late night drinking is not a good idea.
VP 337
T BBC2 Wales 7.30 - 8.00 pm A Farm in Peril - Documentary series following the survival struggles of a family farm over twelve turbulent months. The old year is dying and, in the hills of mid Wales, some family farms will be dying with it. Is it it worth struggling on or is there a brighter future elsewhere, over the border in Hereford England?
VP 801
Sorry the following programme is not being shown in Northern Ireland
T BBC2 800 - 9.00 pm Meltdown - a Global Warming Journey - Paul Rose investigates the truth about global warming and utilises computer technology to predict what it might mean for the future.
VP 4085
T BBC2 11.20 - 11.50 pm Climate Conspiracy or Global Catastrophe?: BBC4 on BBC2 - Dr Iain Stewart, a geologist at the University of Plymouth, looks at the sometimes contradictory “facts” quoted by newspapers and global warming sceptics over the past year, and investigates what foundation - if any - they have in truth.
VP 951135
*T BBC2 11.50 - 12.40 am Congo - 2/3 Spirits of the Forest
VP 184240
Wednesday 15th
*T Channel 4 2.05 - 3.50 am The Man Who Captured Nessie - Documentary exploring the legend of Frank Searle, the photographer who won international fame with his pictures of the Loch Ness monster before disappearing amidst a background of violence, intimidation and jealous rivalry
VP 5421554
*T BBC 1 3.10 - 3.40 am Sign Zone: Tales from the Palaces - The Great Resource
VP 90400738
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - Camel patrols help to save the endangered black rhino, a caracal needs to be caught and returned to the wild, and flocks of flamingo turn the Skeleton Coast pink.
VP 825
Thursday 16th
*T BBC212.25 - 1.15 am Sign Zone: Natural World - Ant Attack
VP 2232448
T BBC1 5.00 - 5.25 pm Serious Amazon
VP 1771332
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - Two fighting rhinos have escaped from a reserve and need to be recaptured. We meet the hyena whose is three times stronger than a great white shark, and a small bird with a big appetite.
VP 413
T Channel 5 7.15 - 8.00 pm Rogue Raiders: Cheetahs -In South Africa’s Limpopo province, the cheetah is running out of time. Their habit of taking livestock is making the farmers grab their guns. Jake Willers joins forces with the woman who is trying to negotiate a ceasefire.
VP 9705603
ITV1 Granada 7.30 - 8.00 pm Locks and Quays - Fred Talbot concludes his journey through the interesting and varied canals and waterways of the North West, with a trip through the Northern Reaches and a look at the plan to take the canal right up to Kendal. Plus, the final stages of boatbuilding with the design team and a visit to North Wales for a 200th anniversary
celebration
VP 603
ITV1 Border & ITV Border Scottish 7.30 - 8.00 pm Out of Town Eric Robson and his trusty border head for secret corners of the northern landscape and elevate being cantankerous to an art form.
VP 603
ITV1 Carlton Central 7.30 - 8.00 pm Water world - The problems that faced paramedics when Jan suffered a heart attack aboard her canal boat, and how other boaters and ambulance crews saved Diane’s life. And the rebuilt flyboat Saturn is launched into the water in traditional and spectacular style.
VP 603
ITV1 Carlton West Country 7.30 - 8.00 pm The Forgotten Farm - Fern Britton narrates the series charting the ambitious plans for Holwell Farm on Dartmoor VP 603
ITV1 London 7.30 - 8.00 pm Tales from the Country - Tony Francis meets two very different wildlife watchers. One operating in the middle of London capturing the capital’s foxes at play and the other, a former stockbroker who gave up the square mile for the countryside where he is surrounded by hare, deer and badgers.
VP 603
ITV1 Meridian 7.30 - 8.00 pm The Way we Were - A nostalgic look back in time featuring vintage footage from the South and the memories of local personalities. This week it is Christmas time when there really was snow and winter lasted forever.
VP 603
ITV1 Tyne Tees 7.30 - 8.00 pm Out of Town Eric Robson and his trusty border head for secret corners of the northern landscape and elevate being cantankerous to an art form.
VP 603
ITV1 Wales 7.30 - 8.00 pm Great Welsh Roads - Not-so-Little Britain In today’s edition Mike Parker travels through wild Wales, from the Teifi Pools to Llyn Brianne, in search of monks, medieval poets and the only gay in the village.
VP 603
ITV1 West 7.30 - 8.00 pm - Caves - In this programme Chris visit’s the limestone hills of the Mendips, which are riddled with caves - including St Cuthbert’s Swallet, a complex cave on seven levels. He meets a man who dowses for caves and learns about the history of caving.
VP 603
ITV1 Yorkshire 7.30 - 8.00 pm The Way we Were
VP 603
Friday 15th
*T Channel 4 4.00 - 5.00 am Equinox Special: Beating Bird Flu
VP 78340
T BBC2 6.00 - 6.30 pm Animal Park: Wild in Africa - The game capture team are after a herd of wildebeest. Ben goes fishing for one of the ocean’s most dangerous sharks, and why a dustbin might help save the African penguin.
VP 901
*T Channel 5 7.30 - 8.00 pm Built for the Kill Night Stalkers - Nocturnal hunters including cats and owls
VP 5190098
T Channel 5 8.00 - 9.00 Nigel Marven’s Bloodsuckers - Intrepid wildlife presenter Nigel Marven offers himself up as the main course for some of the world’s most bloodthirsty parasites in a spooky wildlife special.
VP 7352036
Saturday 18th
T BBC2 4.30 - 5.00 am Education England’s Green and Pleasant Land Visiting the Lake District, Stourhead Gardens, Lacock Abbey and Kelmscott to see how images of England and Englishness have developed.
VP 1 8321
*T BBC2 3.30 - 4.30 pm Animal Park
VP 12031
T BBC2 Scotland 5 .15 - 5.45 pm Animal Park Wild in Africa The game capture team are after a herd of wildebeest. Ben goes fishing for one of the ocean’s most dangerous sharks, and why a dustbin might help save the African penguin.
VP 226296
*T BBC2 6.45 - 7.45 pm Planet Earth - Mountains
VP 674079
Sunday 19th
T BBC2 3.00 - 3.30 am Unearthing the Woodwide Web - A look at some recent startling discoveries about fungi - revelations which could provide scientists with solutions to economic and environmental problems.
VP 91971
T BBC2 3.30 - 4.00 am Education Life on a Thread - Biologists and computer scientists are beginning to understand how mathematics and physics contribute to the amazing abilities of spiders.
VP 24628
T BBC2 4.00 - 4.30 am Galapagos Research in the Field - How animal physiologists are working to help ensure the survival of the unique fauna of the Galapagos Islands.
VP 81161
T BBC2 4.30 - 5.00 am Ever Wondered? Fascinating questions answered - Helen Lederer finds out what happens to rubbish after its thrown away and Terry Hall explores the influence of the environment on people’s lives.
VP 92600
T BBC2 5.00 0 5.30 am Norfolk Broads Conservation v Commercialism - A consideration of how a balance can be maintained between competing interests of conservation and tourism in the sensitive environment of the Norfolk Broads
VP 46987
T BBC2 5.30 - 6.00 am Landscape Mysteries - The Riddle of the Yorkshire Tracks - Strange markings in the rocks on the North Yorkshire coast are the starting point for an investigation into a forgotten story from Britain’s industrial past. Present Aubrey Manning discovers that at the beginning of the 17th century, long before the industrial revolution, the now deserted coastline south of Whitby was dominated by Britain’s first chemical industry.
VP 61890
*T Channel 5 5.10 - 5.30 am Wildlife SOS
VP 7017971
*T Channel 5 5.30 - 6.00 am Animal Airport - Behind the scenes look at Heathrow Airport’s Animal Centre, which plays host to over half a million animal visitors every year. Centre manager and passionate zoologist Rob Quest treats some chameleons who have arrived from Ghana in a badly dehydrated state. An Air Canada flight arrives with 12 thoroughbred racehorses aboard and a cage containing 76 cockatoos en route to America has to be cleaned out.
VP 7972258
T BBC2 11.30 - 12.30 pm Country File - John Craven discovers why the Shropshire town of Ludlow has developed an international reputation for locally-produced traditional food and drink. Sarah Mukherjee investigates how the Netherlands dealt with an outbreak of avian flu in 2003. Plus, a guided walk through the Purbeck Hills in Dorset.
VP 22180
T ITV1 2.45 - 3.45 pm Crocodile Hunter Diaries - Future Footprints
VP 393600
*T BBC2 5.30 - 6.10 pm A Wild Spring Day Documentary about a spring day on the Hebridean islands of Colonsay and Oronsay. The islands are alive with wildlife, as seasonal migrants such as the corncrake have arrived from Africa and residents such as otters and the red-billed chough hunt for food. For the hundred or so people who live and work on the islands, spring is a great time of year - oyster fishermen can now work in calmer waters, and farmers are busy with new lambs.
VP 306797
*T BBC2 6.00 - 7.00 pm Animal Park
VP 26838
*T BBC2 North West 6.10 - 7.00 pm Natural World Portillo Goes Wild in Spain
VP 117345
*T BBC2 Wales 6.20 - 7.00 pm A Wild Spring Day
VP 199074
T ITV1 Wales 600 - 6.30 pm Celtic Monsters Omens of Death
VP 703
T Channel 6.00 - 6.55 pm 4 Time Team The archaeological acumen of the Time Team is tested against the clock, shedding fascinating light on important aspects of Britain’s past. They travel to what could be a Neolithic settlement in the Sussex Downs in Essex. Initially discovered in 1923, the site is littered with remains of 6000-year-old flint mines
VP 840161
T BBC1 9.00 - 10.00 pm Planet Earth - Fresh Water this edition takes an epic journey following the descent of the planet’s mightiest rivers from their mountain sources to the sea. Breathtaking river scenery is revealed by a revolutionary helicopter camera mount from the world’s highest and broadest waterfalls to the awe-inspiring spectacle of the 10,000 strong flocks of greater snow geese in flight.
VP 9635
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