The Secrets of Mount Olympus
Sunday 21 July 07:30 pm
Once the residence of the gods in Greek mythology, Mount Olympus was celebrated by ancient peoples for its supernatural phenomena. Today, scientists are going to seek rational explanations of events which gave birth to myths, thanks to an exploration of the highest part of the mountain, towering 2917 meters above the Aegean Sea.
Mysteries Of The Cosquer Caves
Sunday 21 July 08:30 pm
“The entry to the most important underwater decorated cave in Europe hides 35 meters under sea level in Southern France. The paintings discovered 20 years ago, date back 30,000 years and are threatened by rising waters. A full-sized replica of the cave is being constructed to preserve them.”
Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes – Season 2
Monday 22 July 07:30 pm Double episodes
Robson Green is back, taking the roads less travelled to discover people and places that are truly extraordinary. He’ll be joined by friends, family and a host of famous faces as they escape for the weekend to relax, recharge and reset.
Season Two, Episode One: Kevin Whately
Robson heads to Northumberland to meet his acting hero, Kevin Whately. The pair have a go at sand art, travel to sea in a rowing boat and test their musical skills on the Border pipes.
Episode Two: Angela Lonsdale
Robson is reunited with long-time acting pal Angela Lonsdale for a weekend break in Northumberland. The pair try outdoor swimming and a laughter yoga session.
The Great Climate Fight
Monday 22 July 08:30 pm Double episodes
A world without climate change is possible, and the solutions could benefit us all, but to get there, we need politicians to act. Kevin McCloud, Mary Portas and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall take the fight to the heart of British government, demanding change that could unlock a greener economy, create cheaper energy, and lower utility bills.
Episode One: Kevin, Mary and Hugh hear from some of the country’s foremost climate experts that the government’s performance on climate change is appalling. Fired up by the government’s fearmongering on net zero, Kevin heads to the Swedish town of Vaxjo to find out what a carbon free life looks like.
Episode Two: Mary discovers the government are giving oil and gas more than £2 billion in tax breaks every year, and tries to hold Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to account. Hugh can’t get a meeting with the Energy Secretary to discuss the blocks to onshore wind, so starts a poster campaign calling him out.
The Man Who Died
Tuesday 23 July Midnight (Wednesday morning) Double episodes
Finnish Mushroom entrepreneur Jaakko sleepwalks through life until a dodgy diagnosis, an affair and threats from the local mushroom mafia turn his world upside down.
Soon he begins to feel gloriously alive for the first time in years, spurred on by his near-death experience, and pursuit of the mafia.
Stars Jussi Vatanen, Saara Kotkaniemi, and Elias Westerberg.
D.I. Ray – Season 2
Wednesday 24 July 9:45 pm
Starring Parminder Nagra (ER, Bend It Like Beckham, 13 Reasons Why) and Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones).
Two months after her suspension from the force, DI Ray returns to homicide to investigate the brutal shooting of a young nurse and the head of a notorious crime syndicate outside a Birmingham hospital. The shooting sends shockwaves throughout the city. All signs point to a gangland turf war, but as DI Ray begins to pull at the threads, new evidence comes to light that suggest a far more complex mystery.
Headhunters
Wednesday 24 July 11:10 pm Double episode
Oslo 2002. Roger Brown lies to secure a job as a headhunter and falls in love with Diana, who works for a Norwegian oil company in London. Roger needs rent money to afford an expensive apartment in order to impress Diana and teams up with the petty criminal Ove Kjikerud to steal a painting.
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes
Thursday 25 July 7:30 pm
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes tells the story of the disaster and its consequences entirely through new interviews of those who were there, and extraordinary and immersive archive, shot at great risk in the hours, days, weeks and months after the accident by a handful of cameramen given access to the plant. These cameramen lived side by side with the “liquidators” who went to incredible and often fatal lengths to try to prevent another explosion and make the reactor safe.
Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes is the full, unadulterated true story of what happened in one of the most memorable but least understood tragedies of the twentieth century.
The Head – Season 2
Thursday 25 July 11:25 pm Double episodes
Arthur is released from prison and continues his research aboard the Alexandria, a cargo ship in Point Nemo, in the middle Pacific Ocean. There, a new expedition of scientists, including his daughter Rachel, have discovered an algae that is capable of slowing down climate change.
The Shelter
Friday 26 July 10:55 pm Double episodes
Victoria, an anthropology professor, arrives at her ex-husband’s family farm in the state of Morelos in Mexico, where her children are spending the summer with her in-laws, Sofia and Leonardo.
