Episodes
Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
August 31, 2005
The hair-raising journey to discover the secret lives of these ancient crawlers. They have been roaming our planet for more than 350 million years and survived to become the giants of the spider kingdom. And they have a reputation to match – their name alone provokes fear and loathing.
Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
September 14, 2005
Earth Energy
October 19, 2005
Change of Heart
October 26, 2005
The Secret Life of Babies
November 2, 2005
Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
November 9, 2005
Port Hope: A Question of Power
November 16, 2005
Everyday Einstein
June 18, 2006
Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)
June 25, 2006
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)
July 2, 2006
Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.
Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
July 9, 2006
Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
July 16, 2006
A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
July 23, 2006
Examining how bees communicate.
Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)
July 30, 2006
Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.
Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)
August 6, 2006
In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.
When Less Is More
August 13, 2006
Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
December 6, 2006
Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
June 10, 2007
Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands. With winds of over 150 mph, 5 metre storm surges and torrential rain, the destruction caused by hurricanes makes them one of the most feared forces of nature.
Build Green
June 17, 2007
In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain – along with dirt, straw, and sewage – your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.
Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
June 24, 2007
The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.
Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
July 22, 2007
Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.
Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
July 29, 2007
The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.
Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch
August 12, 2007
Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.
Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
August 19, 2007
Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.
Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
September 9, 2007
Geologic Journey: The Rockies
September 16, 2007
Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield
September 23, 2007
Geologic Journey: The Appalachians
September 30, 2007
Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast
October 7, 2007
