Follows the first 48 hours following the explosion at the nuclear power plant, charting the safety test that led to the disaster, the heroic efforts to prevent a second even worse explosion, and the evacuation of 50,000 people from the nearby city of Pripyat. Featuring contributions from first-hand witnesses, including the chief operator and medical personnel, historians and professors of radiochemistry.
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The cloud forests in the Andes of Ecuador are among the most species-diverse landscapes on Earth. These beautiful forests are under threat. They have to give way to fields and cow pastures. But there are conservationists who want to stop the clearing of the cloud forests.
S1E2 • Paradise Preserved • 2019 • Environment
Stacey Dooley travels the world to uncover the hidden costs of the addiction to fast fashion. She sees for herself how toxic chemicals released by the garment industry pollute waterways that millions of people rely on. She witnesses the former Aral Sea, once one of the largest bodies of fresh water, now reduced almost entirely to dust. These are shocking discoveries likely to make you think twice about whether you really need those new clothes.
Stacy Dooley Investigates • 2018 • Environment
Rip currents can appear without warning, turning an ideal beach outing into a horrific scene of chaos and panic. But groundbreaking new research could teach thousands of potential victims how to spot and escape these silent killers before it's too late.
Breakthrough • 2019 • Environment
As scientific studies confirm sea level changes throughout the globe, major coastal cities like Miami are now fighting back against these rising tides, before it's too late. Parts of Miami Beach are under serious threat, with major economic and social dangers looming large.
2 • Science Breakthroughs • 2017 • Environment
Craig Reucassel tackles one of our planet's biggest challenges: climate change, exploring where our energy comes from, health effects of transport and travel emissions plus the carbon footprint of what we eat.
S1E1 • Fight For Planet A: Our Climate Challenge • 2020 • Environment
In the ancient geological sites of North America, Graham envisions an apocalyptic event that may have changed the Earth
S1E8 • Ancient Apocalypse • 2022 • Environment