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An in-depth look at Russia's most natural wonders including Siberia, Kamchatka, the Artic, Caucasus, Primorye, and the Urals.

In 3000, Earth is infested by powerful alien insects. As man-nature tensions escalate, an eccentric entomologist, Dex Hamilton, assembles a team to protect humanity while preserving the bizarre creatures.

Could any of the Romanov family have survived or escaped their prison in remotest Russia in 1917? This programme explores the latest science and newly-discovered documents behind one of history's greatest mysteries.

Infrared cameras, sensors and computerized test dummies allow engineers to exactly calculate the incredible physics and physiology that produce martial arts' devastating force-at last, separating myth from reality.

Footage of two tiger families living in the mangrove swamps of the Bay of Bengal.

Ultimate Journeys brings the wonders of the world to light, as you've never seen them before. These stunning high definition specials transport you to the most extreme places on the planet, from the icy depths of Antarctica, to heavenly peaks of Chile; the coral jungles of Micronesia to the sky scrapers of Shanghai and a tour of Vietnam by motorbike. It's a global adventure like no other.

A 70th anniversary television event, Singapore 1942- End of Empire tells the story of those early shocking days of the Pacific War when belief in security and comfort from empire collapsed. For the first time this momentous 20th century battle, and its equally dramatic aftermath, will be told from a multi-national perspective, revealing new and challenging insights into a battle that turned our world upside down. Whilst the Japanese victory confirmed how useless it was for Australians to rely on Britain for their defence, post-war Australians looked to another great protective power - the United States - to align itself with. And Asian nations would rapidly determine their own destiny and seek a tumultuous independence.

Sifting through writings, relics and ruins, historians piece together the time before, during and after the Roman invasion of Britain.

Paranormal activity has always drawn the curiosity of even the most skeptical minds. That mysticism depends on faith that such eventsare beyond the realm of science. From ghosts to telekinesis, 5th Dimension examines these bizarre occurrences through the lens of science. Many of these happenstances can be discredited, but perhaps there are still phenomena that cannot be explained.

We hear about new technology every day - we see it all around us and we use it in our homes and offices, but how does it work? This is the series that tells you what is happening in different fields of technology. From virtual autopsies to giant robotic arms to an artificial uterus to the inner workings of an eco-house, this is the series that gives you the lowdown on how everything works.

Underwater photographers dive alongside Great White sharks.

life is hard for inhabitants of luangwa valley during the dry season with intence competition for food and water supplies dangerously low as well as outwitting their predators

From the cute to the curious, we capture the vital first days of baby animals all over the globe.

Journey deep into the heart of the Amazon the largest rain forest and longest river on earth. Dense jungle with a huge array of animal and plant species, from the elusive jaguar to leaf-cutter ants.

Undercover agent, escape artist, daredevil and high wire gymnast, this is a one-hour special with a difference: we reveal the humble mouse as you've never seen it before. Unusual camerawork, covert photography and cinematic style build a slick and spectacular specialist dossier of a miniaturized world that literally spans the globe.

Amidst the pristine but freezing waters surrounding the white continent, a unique insight into the mysterious daily lives of Leopard Seals and discover some never-before-filmed behaviors of these highly intelligent predators. "Killer Seals" will reveal how Leopard Seals hunt penguins underwater or on land, charging unwary trespassers on the ice, be they penguin or human!

Climate change in the Arctic holds a frightening perspective, but some in the region see the potential in a warmer world. One chapter of a two-part documentary aiming to make sense of the Arctic dilemma.

High in the mountains of Taiwan, is the remote village of Smangus. Inhabited by a unique group of indigenous people called the Tayal, Smangus is the only place in Taiwan that now practices common ownership of land and property. This is a place where nature and man have found balance. Now, witness every part of the lives of these people, through pain and joy, and experience the unique bonds formed with the ancient trees around them, in a film that documents A Year In The Clouds - a year amongst the sacred forests of this tribe.

This program travels back thousands of years to the rise and fall of five ancient civilizations - the Egyptians, Greeks, Celts, Romans and Incas - to reveal the mysteries behind their ancient Gods.

The Swamp Pride is on its knees. Its mighty male was killed by poachers, leaving three mothers and their cubs defenseless in one of the toughest landscapes for a lion in Africa. Busanga Swamp is a quagmire, even in the dry season. Hunting in shoulder-deep water is all but impossible, and deadly hippos and crocodiles patrol the ever-present waters. Keeping cubs alive here is hard work, but for these lionesses it just got even harder: two massive young male lions are hunting them down. The males want to claim the Swamp Pride and its territory as their own, but to take over a pride they must kill its cubs. The mothers must fight tooth and claw to make sure that doesn't happen.

History often turns upon small but crucial events, which seem obscure at the time but come to be appreciated later as having the quality of fate. This outstanding six-part series examines several of these pivotal moments within the context of 20th-century Communism, exposing the machinations of those behind the scenes and underscoring the importance of their actions.