Ancient Worlds is about people and places, politics and economics, art and war, trade and technology, but above all it’s the story of the painful birth and difficult growth of a radical idea first tried and tested some six thousand years ago, and which we are still struggling with today; civilisation. Civilisation has not come easily; it’s something we’ve had to fight hard to achieve, and even harder to maintain, and the greatest threats to it have come from our own talents for destruction. But when we’ve managed to get it right, the benefits have been enormous.
　　When we talk about the ancient world we tend to think of rare and exotic artefacts or the monumental remains of epic architecture; but these are just the empty shells that got left behind when the tide of history turned! The living creatures, the civilisations, that once inhabited these shells were rarely if ever static or stately; they were dynamic, chaotic, and always threatening to spin out of control, because civilisation is based on an improbable idea; that strangers can live and work together in dense urban settings, forging new allegiances that replace the natural ties of family, clan or tribe. It’s an idea we’re still coming to terms with today, but one of the best ways to understand the challenges that are involved is to look at how our ancestors tackled them the first time around.
　　From ancient Iraq to Imperial Rome, Ancient Worlds examines how our ancestors struggled with the levers of religion and politics, art and culture, war and diplomacy, technology and trade in order to keep the complex machinery of their civilisations turning over. Their insights and blind-spots, their breakthroughs and dead ends, their triumphs and disasters are the milestones on the long and winding road that leads directly from their ancient to our modern world.

　　Biologist and extreme angler, Jeremy Wade, is on the hunt for freshwater fish with a taste for human flesh. Jeremy travels the globe risking life and limb, to investigate freshwater mysteries and uncover the truth about the dark secrets of our planet's rivers.

　　A man travels around the vast wilderness hunting various animals. He hunts everything from birds to bears. Once the animal is bagged he demonstrates how to process the game and cook it.

　　该片是英国传奇摇滚乐队齐柏林飞艇首次授权拍摄的纪录片，讲述他们如何在短短一年内克服重重困难，实现飞速崛起的过程。片中包括有着“史上最伟大鼓手”之称的约翰·伯纳姆独家专访，以及乐队成军前几位乐手青葱岁月的珍贵画面，当然更少不了的是震撼的摇滚乐现场。

　　《非洲》由《Life》原班人马打造，是一部大型原生态纪录片。镜头将跟随主持人David Attenborough一起穿越神奇的非洲大陆，探索那些从未被发现、被记录的生物物种和壮观的非洲奇迹。

　　Episode 1 - Ark of the Covenant
　　The hunt for the truth about the most famous lost treasure of them all. Did the Ark of the Covenant really exist? What it did look like? What was the power that it was said to hold? And what happened to it? Where is it now?
　　Episode 2 - Bust of Nefertiti
　　The extraordinary story behind one of the most famous images from the ancient world. Who was Queen Nefertiti? Who made the blue-crowned bust which turned her into a modern icon? Could the Nefertiti bust be a fake?
　　Episode 3 - Great Pyramid
　　Armed with a four and a half thousand year old diary, and a radical new approach. Engineer Peter James and leading archaeologist Mark Lehner set out to solve Ancient Egypt’s greatest mystery. How was the Great Pyramid built?
　　Episode 4 - Easter Island Heads
　　Unlocking the mysteries of the most recognizable statues on earth.  How were the thousand giant stone heads of Easter Island made, and why? Why did the Islanders topple all of them, except one?
　　Episode 5 - Blackbeard's Ship
　　Off the coast of North Carolina, nautical archaeologists, historians and scientists study the artifacts of a 300 year old shipwreck. Positively identified as Blackbeard’s flagship, our investigators set about to uncover what the ship’s remains can tell us about history’s most notorious pirate.
　　Episode 6 - Spear of Destiny
　　In a search that spans four countries and 20 centuries, we investigate the legend of the Spear of Destiny. First mentioned in the New Testament, the spear is said to have pierced the side of Jesus. Believed to have special powers, kings and conquerors from Charlemagne to Hitler tried to possess it.

　　过去的遗物隐藏着秘密，刻在黄金、石器和鲜血之上，我们可以解锁，这是历史最伟大宝藏的秘密。一座和到来同样突然地消失的古城发生了什么？一张耶稣时代的藏宝图，有60个藏宝处，它们在哪儿？培尔-拉美西斯，消失在历史中的城市，神秘的命运终于被揭开。年轻国王图坦卡蒙的墓穴带着吸引了全世界想象力的黄金宝藏，然而墓穴满是阻碍学者们的谜团。基督教的终极遗物无缘无故就失踪了，我们的调查员会在古文献和掩埋的废墟中查找线索，来揭开全新的发现。希腊哲学家柏拉图记录的传说，亚特兰蒂斯，真的存在吗？

　　过去的遗物隐藏着秘密，刻在黄金、石器和鲜血之上，我们可以解锁，这是历史最伟大宝藏的秘密。一座和到来同样突然地消失的古城发生了什么？一张耶稣时代的藏宝图，有60个藏宝处，它们在哪儿？培尔-拉美西斯，消失在历史中的城市，神秘的命运终于被揭开。年轻国王图坦卡蒙的墓穴带着吸引了全世界想象力的黄金宝藏，然而墓穴满是阻碍学者们的谜团。基督教的终极遗物无缘无故就失踪了，我们的调查员会在古文献和掩埋的废墟中查找线索，来揭开全新的发现。希腊哲学家柏拉图记录的传说，亚特兰蒂斯，真的存在吗？

　　This series of Nazi Megastructures follows a team of experts on a dark journey from the Arctic Circle to Southern Italy, from the Death Camps of Poland to the inside of Hitler’s rolling HQ aboard his personal train, as they uncover a Nazi world that has been hidden for decades.  Using drama reconstructions, carefully crafted CGI and rarely seen archive, each episode unravels the personal stories of the men who designed, built and operated Hitler’s terrifying mega weapons.
　　
　　Episodes include…
　　Hitler's War Trains
　　Hitler's Railways of Death
　　Hitler's Italian Fortress
　　Hitler's Arctic Fortress
　　Hitler's Propaganda Machine
　　Hitler's Luftwaffe
　　Executive Producer: Erika Dodd
　　Produced by: Simon Breen

　　本部纪录片以真人现实中生活进行科学测试，讲述男性与女性之间性的奥秘，揭秘两性之间令人吃惊的真正区别。本节目共分为第一集《脑性别》、第二集《吸引力》和第三集《爱》三个部分，分别从男女大脑构造的不同、异性相吸的大脑秘密和人类大脑中的爱情生产线三个方面来讲述两性之间的奥秘。本部纪录片让我们意识到，男性与女性之间的区别从人类诞生时已产生，而我们要做的就是重新定义两性的概念与找到两性差异下为之平衡的方法。
　　由英国BBC出品的性教育纪录片《两性奥秘》，打破了我们一贯对男性与女性千篇一律的固有定义，在社会上引起巨大争议。

　　From spy dolphin to spy tuna and turtle, for the first time an underwater menagerie of spy creatures infiltrate the secret world of dolphins. Swimming alongside some of the most captivating and clever animals on the planet, these new spies are always on the move – catching the waves with surfing bottlenose dolphins and speeding with a megapod of spinner dolphins.
　　From the team at John Downer Productions that brought you the unforgettable Penguins – Spy In The Huddle, this is one of the nation’s favourite animals seen as never before.
　　John Downer says: “Unlike Penguin-cams, this time our spy creatures had to keep pace with fast-moving dolphins, often out in the deep ocean. The dolphins were very curious about their new neighbours and allowed them into their lives.”
　　A new two-part series, narrated by David Tennant, the series producer is John Downer and the producer is Rob Pilley.

　　Stephen Fry探寻同性恋群体的生活以及人们在接纳同性恋过程中遇到的困难，他参加了同性婚礼，观看了同性恋游行，还去到同性恋的禁地-乌干达，与官员激辩，他拜访了所谓的同性恋治疗大师，他还去到了好莱坞了解出柜对明星的影响。

　　非洲，人类诞生的地方。20万年来，人类一直在这辽阔大陆上安身立命。这块位处世界中央的不动陆地，似乎自盘古初开以来就一直存在。但事实并非如此，科学家正逐步拆解，非洲大陆的惊人历史。只要找对地方，就会发现许多有关线索，揭示非洲大陆不为人知的动荡岁月。从失落已久的远古大陆分裂出来，非洲见证了开天辟地的威力，一股力量亦令这片大陆面目全非。这段沧桑岁月，带来了非洲大陆今天的种种面貌。野生动物，贫穷与财富，甚至古文明。现时非洲大陆处于转变的关头。那股创造出这片大陆的力量将会摧毁它 。
　　澳洲，它在我们印象之中是偏远孤绝。看似千百万年恒久不变，但其实澳洲有一段截然不同的历史。科学家开始探索钻研，在炙热的沙漠焦土下，发现到一些能揭示过去的蛛丝马迹。它们写在石上，藏于大地中，我们无意中找到一些很特别的东西。令人非常兴奋，甚至在现存的动物身上。这些线索揭示出澳洲与别不同，叫人惊讶的历史。历史怎样模塑出现时的澳洲大陆？推动独特生物的演化过程？形成独一无二的矿物？甚至塑造出种种环境，让人类可在这片恶劣大地安身立命。
　　美洲，包括北美洲与南美洲。两片大陆组成一连绵不断的陆块，这里遍地黄金，是接近十亿人的居所。两块大陆合而为一称为新世界。但科学家在这两块大陆，发掘出其出乎意料的历史。在岩石里，在壮观的地形上，甚至野生物种中，藏有远古世界的痕迹。揭示美洲大陆怎从远古大陆分出来，以及美洲大陆历史怎推动物种演化，缔造出我们认识的今天的美洲。
　　亚欧大陆，地球上最大的大陆。从葡萄牙西岸一直延伸至…俄罗斯的太平洋海岸，人口46亿。科学家开始揭示这块巨型大陆…形成的过程。因为只要找对地方，就发现到远古留下来的线索。它的地形，这是地球表面最壮观的地形之一。种种证据表明亚欧大陆，是在一连串巨大碰撞中诞生。好像汽车慢慢碰撞，惊世的碰撞，最终导致文明的诞生。改变地球上各种生命的进程，而且一直延续至今。

　　贫富不均对社会有什么影响？穷人真能掌握自己的未来？国际非营利组织STEPS INTERNATIONAL 所推动的《为什么贫穷？》（Why Poverty?）跨媒体计划，参与协同制作工作，与全球同步播出一系列探讨21世纪贫穷问题的纪录片。
　　《为什么贫穷？》是由总部位于丹麦的国际非营利组织STEPS INTERNATIONAL推动的非商业计划。Steps曾在2007年推动过《为什么要民主？》（Why Democracy?）。而《为什么贫穷？》即以此为基础，希望用影片刺激大众讨论贫穷问题；计划共同发起人还有英国广播公司（BBC）和丹麦广播公司（DR），这两家电视台也是本计划的主要合作伙伴和推动者。
　　这计划邀请了来自世界各地的纪录片导演，以“为什么贫穷”为共同题目，拍摄了每集一小时共八集的纪录片，让世界共同思考贫穷问题，探讨全球10亿赤贫人口的过去与未来。本系列纪录片于2012年11月起全球播放，台湾PTS与英国BBC、美国PBS、日本NHK、香港RTHK等在内的70余家电视台均加入联合播出，估计观众总数超过 5 亿人。
　　第1集　Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty / 当我们穷在一起：动画贫穷史
　　第2集　Welcome to the World / 人之初 性本穷
　　第3集　Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream / 有钱有庇护：金钱、权力和美国梦
　　第4集　Land Rush / 耕者无其田
　　第5集　Give Us the Money / 摇滚救贫穷
　　第6集　Stealing Africa / 生财有“盗”
　　第7集　Solar Mamas / 太阳能妈妈
　　第8集　Education, Education / 出路

　　2011年5月，一场巨大的龙卷风席卷密苏里州乔普林。通过令人心跳加速的第一手录像资料，这部纪录片带我们走进致命的龙卷风。

　　讲述英国平民在闪电战期间的经历。

　　一个人与动物之间能够建立多深的联系，是我们每个人通过亲身经历才能体会到的。同样，我们也逐渐明白，与我们共享这个星球生命的生物拥有一种强大的力量——将我们引向内心真相的力量。然而，当听到“宠物”这个词时，大多数人会想到猫或狗。但加雷斯却不是这样——他是一个情感疏离且活跃过度的城市人，放弃了自己的都市生活，成为了一只穿山甲的“代理父母”，并为它取名为库鲁。库鲁原本在约翰内斯堡面临死亡威胁，却因被救助而获得了新生，而加雷斯也在库鲁的陪伴下找到了新的生活意义。曾拍摄奥斯卡获奖纪录片《我的章鱼老师》的这位导演，再次带来了一部感人至深的故事，讲述了人与动物之间的友谊，提醒我们全新的开始总是可能的。或许，这甚至适用于这个被人类深深伤害的星球。

　　地球上最强大的气候现象—季风，让南亚形成了奇异迷人的野生动物和生态文化。季风横扫这一片广袤的区域，为干旱的地方带来暴雨。所有的生命—包括人和动物，都由这一疯狂的气候系统主宰。从澳大利亚北部海岸，到世界屋脊喜马拉雅，从印度北部狂风肆虐的沙漠，到婆罗洲茂密的赤道雨林，本系列纪录片展开了一次奇异的季风大陆穿越之旅。一路上，它提供了这一区域不同地区多种多样的野生动物和文化，记录它们非同一般的生活，以及它们在疯狂的气候条件中求生的经历。这是过去几千年中，在季风气候阴影下，人和动物共同生活并成长的故事。纪录片最后展望了这一片魔幻季风大陆的未来。

　　BBC2017开年巨作——纪录片《荒野间谍（Spy in the Wild）》。该片由BBC金牌纪录片大师John Downer和其团队出品，是『动物卧底』系列的又一次里程碑式力作。
　　"Spy in the Wild" uses 34 realistic animatronic creatures, equipped with UHD cameras to observe wildlife activity from closer than ever before.
　　The amount of work and time that went into this project is quite remarkable. The cameras were built specifically for this project by film maker John Downer and his team at John Downer Productions. The raw stats behind the production of Spy in the Wild are enough to make your eyes water. The crew covered 330,000 miles travelling to 31 locations in 21 countries, stretching from the Arctic to the Antarctic and all places in between. Spy in the Wild took three years to shoot, over 800 filming days. The crew captured more than 8000 hours of material, and every hour-long programme is distilled from 1250 hours of footage.

　　《荒野间谍》将野生动物纪录片制作提升到全新的高度，带领观众感受自然界最宏大的戏剧时刻与情感体验。精心设计的高科技摄像机能够模仿动物形态，与观察对象别无二致，并融入它们联系紧密的群体之中。这种独特的拍摄方式可以前所未有地捕捉到一些闻所未闻的动物行为和特征。
　　在第二季的节目中，制作团队利用独创的动物间谍探索自然界中的聚集现象。为什么大批动物会一年一度地相聚？这些聚集活动与季节性的气候变化有怎样的关系？置身于动物群中又是怎样一番感受？
　　从寒风刺骨的极地到烈日炎炎的热带，动物间谍们从陆地、海洋和天空三个角度，参与世界各地的动物聚集活动。观众可以跟随它们，成为大猩猩家族的一员，目睹繁殖季节考拉之间激烈的冲突，或者体验科莫多巨蜥为争夺权力展开的殊死搏斗。

　　三位离散了19年的双胞胎，在经历了一阵新闻娱乐真人秀狂欢之后，竟然发现了一个黑暗的学术阴谋。

　　Joanna Lumley embarks on the world’s greatest train journey for this epic new three-part documentary series, The series sees Joanna travel from East to West, departing from Hong Kong across 5777 miles of both Asia and Europe, through seven time zones, taking in an immense panorama of vistas and cultures, people and places, before her final arrival in Moscow. Everything about this legendary journey is of epic proportions. It cuts across three distinct countries, cultures, landscapes and languages and crosses some of the worlds most geographically challenging, yet resource rich and scenically splendid regions. Joanna will be hopping on and off the train visiting people and places as she travels.

　　David Attenborough再次联合BBC推出全新纪录片，由《行星地球》团队倾力打造，全方位展现动物在觅食过程中的戏剧性一刻，并首次披露南美水濑，座头鲸的猎食行为，更借用了电影、戏剧中的片段，力求给观众一个具有说服力的印象。
　　摄制组的足迹遍布雨林，冻土层，海洋，草原，极地，典型生态环境一网打尽，还记录了各路科学家以及环保人士对保护濒危动物所做出的努力。
　　由《地心引力》的作曲家Steven Price作曲。