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For millions of years humans were hunter gatherers. They didn't hunt for pleasure, they hunted for survival. They didn't study their quarry, they understood it. They didn't live off the natural world, they lived with it. There are only a few places in the world where this relationship still exists. Hayden Turner's goal is to find these places and learn from these hunters before their lifestyle and their knowledge disappears forever. We're going hunting... tribal style. From the arid plains of Tanzania to the malaria-infested mountains of New Guinea; from the remote Spice Islands of Indonesia to the steamy jungles of the Amazon; and deep into the worlds dark heart, Central Afriica

Wings have evolved four times in the history of life on planet Earth. Insects, Pterosaurs, Dinosaurs and Bats. This series looks at these amazing evolutionary developments and the advantages which these features provide to the organism which has them. Life conquers the air.

Sex is a necessity for most species to survive. As evolution continues, are we approaching a time when sex will no longer be a necessity? How is this possible?

Donald Sutherland narrates.

Life is in a race against Time to survive: from the time of birth to death. Every living thing has to cram in growing up, feeding and reproducing throughout its lifetime. Caught in the cycle of sun and the moon, life adapts as a slave to these clock. From jellyfish that commute in their thousands to soldier crabs that march back and forth on a beach, they all move to the celestial timepiece of the planets.

Director Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland) and producer Ridley Scott (Alien, Gladiator) team up to offer this candid snapshot of a single day on planet Earth. Compiled from over 80,000 YouTube submissions by contributors in 192 countries, Life in a Day presents a microcosmic view of our daily experiences as a global society. From the mundane to the profound, everything has its place as we spend 90 minutes gaining greater insight into the lives of people who may be more like us than we ever suspected, despite the fact that we're separated by incredible distances.

They have inhabited our planet for millions of years, and yet no living creature seems more alien to us. Award-winning cameraman Wolfgang Thaler and Bert Hoelldobler, a leading ant authority, bring us face-to-face with the mysterious world of these social insects. Special macro film technology introduces us into the fascinating world of ants as no film did before.