Our large brains give us the evolutionary edge over other species, yet almost everything we've learned was handed down from our primal ancestors. We're able to solve complex problems and work together to build strong communities…but being so smart also means we sometimes cheat and steal to get what we want, indulge too much in life's pleasures, and don't always get along. Doesn't this sound familiar? We have far more in common with our primate cousins than we may think. As we delve more into their lives, what we're finding out is surprisingly human. THE REAL APES OF THE PLANET is an intimate view of our family - the primates – like you've never seen them before.
Raging Planet is a spectacular weather and geology series built around a backbone of fascinating science. Covering dramatic weather in high definition, Raging Planet brings you up-close and personal to lightning, volcanoes, floods, avalanches, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards and sea storms.
In this series, naturalist Chris Packham reveals the natural world in a way that you’ve never seen it before. For him, what is really beautiful about nature is not the amazing animals and plants that we share the planet with but the hidden relationships between them.
Professor Iain Stewart explores the importance of oil and how the world has become so reliant on it in little over the span of a human lifetime.