2012年第30届伦敦奥运会开幕式：奇幻岛屿

　　Simon Reeves makes another "round the world" trip following the tropic of Capricorn which is parallel (but shorter) to the equator in the Southern hemisphere. Again each episode is a rapid visit to one or more countries, in (Austral)Asia, Latin America or Africa, exploring strategic issues as well as daily life for locals, tourists and planners. Written by KGF Vissers

　　这是一部关于世界上最有标志性的三座热带岛屿的终极指南。
　　三座非常有标志性的岛屿，与大陆隔绝，生态系统自成一体。对与世隔绝的人以及岛上的野生生物而言，这些岛屿是如同天堂一般的存在，但是进入桃花源记中的理想世界是需要付出代价的。
　　世界上五分之四记录在案的灭绝都发生在岛屿之上，在这个快速改变的世界，岛屿可用来评估这颗星球的健康程度。在这部纪录片中，我们可以跟随镜头一起探索在这些岛屿上的野生动物、历史以及文化。

　　To save our great cities from catastrophic flooding, engineers are raising some of the biggest sea defenses in history. Venice MOSE Wall, Delta Flume, Japan Tsunami Barrier, New Jersey Storm Defense.
　　为了救这些超级城市于灾难性的洪水之中，工程师在着手有史以来阵仗最大的沿海防洪项目——威尼斯莫斯墙，代尔夫特三角洲引水槽，日本防海啸堤坝，新泽西州风暴防御。

　　BBC最新纪录片，讲述地球的力量如何改变了人类的历史。2010年1月19日首播，共播出了5集：'Water'，'Deep Earth', 'Wind', 'Fire'，'Human Planet'。节目中，Iain Stewart教授带领观众探究几个世纪以来，地质学、地理学和气候是如何影响人类生活的。
　　我们的星球拥有惊人的力量，但却很少在教科书中被提起。这个系列节目第一次通过电视展现地球的神奇力量对人类发展的影响。节目将历史故事的讲述和炫目的摄影镜头紧密结合，给我们呈现一幅原汁原味的人类历史图景。
　　Iain Stewart tells the epic story of how the planet has shaped our history. With
　　spectacular images, surprising stories and a compelling narrative, the series discovers the central role played in human history by four different planetary forces.
　　Episode 1: Water
　　Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. This time he explores our complex relationship with water. Visiting spectacular locations in Iceland, the Middle East and India, Iain shows how control over water has been central to human existence. He takes a precarious flight in a motorised paraglider to experience the cycle of freshwater that we depend on, discovers how villagers in the foothills of the Himalayas have built a living bridge to cope with the monsoon, and visits Egypt to reveal the secret of the pharaohs' success. Throughout history, success has depended on our ability to adapt to and control constantly shifting sources of water.
　　Episode 2: Deep Earth
　　Iain Stewart tells the epic story of how the planet has shaped our history. With spectacular images, surprising stories and a compelling narrative, the series discovers the central role played in human history by four different planetary forces. In this first episode, Iain explores the relationship between the deep Earth and the development of human civilisation. He visits an extraordinary crystal cave in Mexico, drops down a hole in the Iranian desert and crawls through seven-thousand-year-old tunnels in Israel. His exploration reveals that throughout history, our ancestors were strangely drawn to fault lines, areas which connect the surface with the deep interior of the planet. These fault lines gave access to important resources, but also brought with them great danger.
　　Episode 3: Wind
　　Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. Iain sets sail on one of the fastest racing boats ever built to explore the story of our turbulent relationship with the wind. Travelling to iconic locations including the Sahara desert, the coast of West Africa and the South Pacific, Iain discovers how people have exploited the power of the wind for thousands of years. The wind is a force which at first sight appears chaotic. But the patterns that lie within the atmosphere have shaped the destiny of continents, and lie at the heart of some of the greatest turning points in human history.
　　Episode 4: Fire
　　Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. Iain explores man's relationship with fire. He begins by embarking on an extraordinary encounter with this terrifying force of nature - a walk right through the heart of a raging fire. Fire has long been our main source of energy and Iain shows how this meant that the planet played a crucial role in Britain's industrial revolution, whilst holding China's development back. Along the way he dives in a mysterious lake in Oregon, climbs a glacier of salt, crawls through an extraordinary cave in Iran and takes a therapeutic bath in crude oil.
　　Episode 5: Human Planet
　　Series in which Professor Iain Stewart looks at how four geological forces have shaped human history. He explores the most recently established force, humans. It's easy to think of the human impact on the planet as a negative one, but as Iain discovers, this isn't always the case. It is clear that humans have unprecedented control over many of the planet's geological cycles the question is, how will the human race use this power?

　　理查德·哈蒙德主持的《理查德·哈蒙德：看不见的世界》带领我们超出人眼视觉极限的平行宇宙世界，本片利用顶尖科技来探索极限以外的世界。

　　共三集：1.隐匿的王道 2.生命中的化合 3.生命的火花
　　The Cell In a three-part series, Dr Adam Rutherford tells the extraordinary story of the scientific quest to discover the secrets of the cell and of life itself. Every living thing is made of cells, microscopic building blocks of almost unimaginable power and complexity. “I am normally not a lover of scientific docu’s but this one I found I had to watch all 3 parts back to back”.
　　The Hidden Kingdom
　　The first part explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the earliest discoveries of the existence of cells, and how scientists came to realize that there was, literally, more to life than meets the eye.
　　The Chemistry of Life
　　This episode explores how scientists delved ever deeper into the world of the cell, seeking to reveal the magic ingredient that can spark a bundle of chemicals into life. Their discoveries have brought us to the brink of being able to create life for ourselves.
　　The Spark of Life
　　The final part reveals how our knowledge of cells has brought us to the brink of one of the most important moments in history. Scientists are close to repeating what has happened only once in four billion years - the creation of a new life form.

　　See Australian television personality Todd Sampson put brain training to the test as he undergoes a radical brain makeover in a three-part documentary series on the revolutionary new science of brain plasticity.

　　这是三架飞机改变世界的旅程：SR-71黑鸟、DC-3和空中客车A380。每一架非凡的飞机都有与之匹配的非凡故事，包括大型堵住、特立独行的人物和威胁生命的挑战。这一切尽在纪录片《改变世界的飞机 Planes That Changed the World》。
　　SR-71黑鸟侦察机能够以三倍音速飞行在8,000英尺高空，且接近大气的边缘。不过，它最伟大的遗产是当世界陷入核战争边缘时维护了世界和平如今看来，这仍然是世界最快的载人飞机之一。通过采访与之建造和驾驶相关的男性和女性了解它卓越的历史。
　　一个圆形机身，后掠机翼，今天的每架飞机都存在着DC-3的印记，创建于20世纪30年代颠覆性的航空杰作，不过效果显著，并且是革命性的创作。DC3促进了当时仍然不景气的经济。在诺曼底登陆中扮演了重要角色，通过它的高可靠性，高地形适应性，和经济性，一直影响着当今航空界。
　　起因于要具有波音天空女王之称的波音747相同任务，建造世界上首个超大飞机，双层甲班喷气机。建造它不是一件小事，如果失败意味着空客的结束。这是一个A380的故事。从它的规划，到它的建造，再到它的首次试飞。这是一次高风险的挑战，工程和后勤都会面临前所未有的挑战，这种庞然大物能飞离地面本身是一个奇迹，任何风险都会导致事故发生。

　　世间万物各有大小。仰望浩瀚星空，地球不过是沧海一粟；对于虫蚁，人类又如同巨人，遮天蔽日。宇宙是如何决定一切事物的大小的？万物的大小是否重要？本片带着这些问题，大开脑洞，进行了一系列无法实际操作的思维实验：在木星那么大的地球上生活会是什么样？我们如果变成巨人，或者是蚂蚁一样大又会有什么变化？还有我们习以为常的太阳，把它放大或缩小一些对我们将产生什么影响？在两期节目中，我们将把这些天马行空的幻想用科学手法进行模拟，用科学的分析解释万物大小的重要之处，极具趣味性。

史蒂芬霍金教授，丹尼尔乔治教授及克里斯多夫盖福一起脑力激荡，究竟人类有没有可能，又该如何到达更远的其他星球？