BBC UKTV
George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces
From Thursday 6 March at 18:05
Series 10 (8 episodes)
Architect George Clarke invites viewers to let their imaginations run wild as he celebrates the extraordinary world of small design spaces and unique builds: secret hideaways, space-saving retreats, eco-friendly bolt holes and reconditioned vehicles. He shows that with careful planning, cunning design and masses of imagination, the seemingly unachievable is conceivable. The tenth series sees George visit a Norwegian Vikinginspired longhouse, discover how a Victorian ladies’ loo has been turned into a romantic getaway, and attempt to build his own, ultimate indoor-outdoor living project with friend Will.
Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific
From Friday 14 March at 21:00
Series 1 (3 episodes)
Martin Clunes embarks on an epic, ocean-wide adventure in search of the real Pacific in this visually stunning documentary series. His voyage is inspired by reading a book his father gifted him as a child about the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific, and Martin has always yearned to follow in those explorers’ footsteps.
Attenborough’s Global Adventure
From Monday 17 March at 21:00
Series 1 (3 episodes)
Whilst many assumed David Attenborough would retire in his mid-eighties, he instead launched a new era of natural history film-making, revisiting iconic locations and using advanced technologies to tell stories about the natural world. Embarking on a seven-year journey across the globe in order to explore the rise of life on the planet – from the explosion of first life on the seabeds hundreds of millions of years ago, to life today. Travelling to the idyllic shores of the Galapagos, the deepest caves in Borneo and the underwater worlds of the Great Barrier Reef, Sir David seeks to understand how the natural world has thrived in what might otherwise seem like impossible environments.
Father Brown
From Thursday 27 March at 19:00
Series 9 (10 episodes)
Based on the short stories by G K Chesterton, the popular detective programme returns for a ninth series as the sleuthing cleric solves more crimes in his community. This series features the 100th episode, titled The Red Death, which finds Lady Felicia and her husband Monty hosting a lavish masked ball counting down to 1954 – only for their plans to be undone when the Minister of Defence is murdered by a masked figure. With the estate locked down and a killer in the midst, Father Brown and the gang must find the real perpetrator. He also faces a race against time to unmask a mystery attacker before pernicious newcomer Lord Hawthorne has him hounded out of the parish… for good!
BBC Earth
Inside the Factory
From Tuesday 11th March at 19:00
Series 9 (6 episodes)
Top Gear’s Paddy McGuiness, Cherry Healey and Ruth Goodman get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in the world to reveal the secrets behind the epic-scale production of our favourite products. This series sees Paddy head back to the Warburtons factory where he worked as a teenager, to look into the production of sliced bread. Elsewhere, Paddy and Cherry visit a factory that produces three million books every week and makes 20,000 hardback copies of Pride and Prejudice.
Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating
Tuesday 11 March at 20:00
We now eat an extraordinary range of ultraprocessed foods, which are the product of brilliant advances in industrial chemistry and scientific research. This insightful programme – a personal view on the subject by Dr Chris van Tulleken – features interviews with former food industry insiders who talk openly about the way in which popular foods have been designed to be irresistible. We find out how food companies go to extraordinary lengths to ensure their products connect with consumers – from using brain scans to assessing the deliciousness of ice cream to carefully engineering the sound of a crunch.
Treasures Decoded
From Thursday 20 March at 19:00
Series 1 (5 episodes)
Using forensic testing and experimental archaeology, this series unlocks secrets that have remained hidden for centuries and sheds new light on moments in history that have long been shrouded in myth-making and controversy. Is the golden raft found in a remote Columbian cave the key to a legendary city of gold? Is the Turin Shroud the world’s oldest photograph? Do we have the first piece of ancient scripture to mention a sexual relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene? Can we finally say whose face adorns the great Sphinx? This series takes viewers on a riveting journey of discovery and revelation.
Big Adventures: Into Thailand with Sue Perkins
From Friday 21 March at 19:00
Series 1 (3 episodes)
Heading off the beaten track, Sue Perkins explores three fascinating regions of Thailand. Sue begins her journey in magnificent Northern Thailand where she explores the breath-taking beauty of the Thai Highlands. Sue then heads south to the enticing turquoise waters of Phuket, the country’s largest island. Making her diving debut in the tropical waters of the Andaman Sea, she learns how destructive humans can be to the fragile coral reefs – and participates in the world’s most scenic litter picking exercise. The final part of Sue’s adventure sees her pay a visit to the country’s heady and exotic capital, Bangkok.
