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Treasures Decoded - S2

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Treasures Decoded - S2

Mondays at 21:50, starts 1 June

Using cutting forensic science and experimental archaeology, Treasures Decoded unlocks secrets that have remained hidden for centuries. It sheds new light on moments in history that have long been shrouded in myth and controversy.

Earth's Great Rivers - S1

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Earth's Great Rivers - S1

Tuesdays at 21:00, starts 2 June

Embark on the ultimate river voyage down three of the world's most epic rivers - the Amazon, the Nile and the Mississippi. This series reveals the astonishing wildlife and breathtaking landscapes of these legendary waterways from their source to their mouth. The latest filming technology reveals their true characters in a way not seen before.

Great Rift - Africa's Wild Heart

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Great Rift - Africa's Wild Heart

Thursdays at 20:10, starts 4 June

Visible from space, Africa's Great Rift Valley runs four thousand miles from the Red Sea to the mouth of the Zambezi - a diverse landscape of erupting volcanoes, forest-clad mountains, spectacular valleys, rich grasslands, vast lakes and mighty rivers. Home to the greatest concentration of animals on Earth - lions, crocodiles, elephants, hippos and flocks of flamingos - and pastoralists such as the Maasai - this is a land in constant geological turmoil.

Toughest Place To Be

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Toughest Place To Be

Thursdays at 21:45, starts 4 June

This series takes three ordinary people with ordinary jobs, and asks them to clock on with the locals in places that are wildly different from those they are used to: an ambulance paramedic in Guatemala City, a bus driver in Manila and a midwife in Liberia, West Africa.

Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

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Climate Change: Ade on the Frontline

Fridays at 20:05, starts 5 June

Climate change is testing human ingenuity to the limits. In many parts of the world, it’s already too late for prevention. This remarkable series asks: what’s being done in this battle for survival, and is it working? Ade Adepitan travels to the frontline of the battle against climate change. He meets the ordinary people facing rising sea levels, drought, and forest fires, to see how they’re fighting to save their way of life and adapt to their new world.

World's Most Dangerous Roads - S1

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World's Most Dangerous Roads - S1

Fridays at 21:45, starts 5 June

Humans have built roads in some of the most dangerous and inhospitable places on Earth - from the Andes to the Himalayas. What possesses us to explore and traverse these life-threatening parts of our world?

Hidden India

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Hidden India

Monday - Wednesday at 18:25, starts 8 June

A stunning series celebrating the diversity and flavours of the Indian subcontinent, travelling from the roof of the world in the north to the great rivers and deserts at its heart and the rainforests of the south. This is a land where the natural world has been woven into people's lives.

Green Planet

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Green Planet

Mondays at 21:00 , starts 8 June

Step into a magical hidden world full of remarkable new behaviour, emotional stories and surprising heroes. Presented by Sir David Attenborough. Plants live secret, unseen lives. Using specialist cameras, this spectacular series allows us to travel beyond the power of the human eye, to look closer at their interconnected world, showcasing over two decades of new discoveries.

Wild South America

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Wild South America

Weeknights at 18:25, starts 22 June

An exploration of the exciting, diverse and unique wildlife that inhabits the dramatic landscapes of the vast South American continent. It is a land of great extremes, stretching from the Antarctic to the Equator. It has the planet's greatest river system, longest mountain chain, biggest and richest rainforest and driest desert.

Supervolcano

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Supervolcano

Thursday - Friday at 20:05, starts 25 June

The year is 2020 and the world faces the ultimate threat. Not nuclear war or a terrorist attack, but the eruption of a gigantic 'supervolcano' simmering beneath Yellowstone Park. This powerful, reality-based thriller explores the environmental, political, economic and social impact of such a cataclysmic event.

Penguins - Spy in the Huddle

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Penguins - Spy in the Huddle

Monday - Wednesday at 18:20, starts 29 June

Discover what it really means to be a penguin as the latest spy cameras give us a whole new perspective on the behaviour and extreme survival tactics of these incredible and hugely charismatic birds.

Wild Patagonia

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Wild Patagonia

Monday - Wednesday at 19:15, starts 29 June

Patagonia - a mysterious and intangible place at the southern tip of South America, stretching across Chile and Argentina, made up of strange landscapes, huge mountain ranges and windswept plains. This series brings this little-known region and its surprising wildlife to the screens.

Expedition Tiger

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Expedition Tiger

Monday - Wednesday at 20:05, starts 29 June

Join the first ever expedition to venture high into the Himalayas in search of big cats. Closed to outsiders for years, Bhutan is a forgotten world. No one knows how many tigers prowl the jungles and mountains here, but if the rumours of a healthy population are true, it will give credence to a proposed 2000-mile long 'tiger conservation corridor': an ambitious project that would allow the last remaining big cats to move freely between Burma, India and Nepal.

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BBC Studios is launching a French language BBC Earth channel on CANAL+’s Francophone platform. This new feed makes the channel’s globally acclaimed natural history and factual programming available fully in French for the first time across 19 French-speaking Sub-Saharan African countries on the CANAL+.

BBC Earth in French will launch on the 27th April 2026

The channel will be available on Channel 203 on the CANAL+ Francophone service

Access to BBC Earth in French depends on your CANAL+ subscription package. Pricing varies by region and subscription tier. Viewers should check with their local CANAL+ provider for the most accurate, up-to-date pricing information.

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BBC Earth French aims to inspire audiences by sharing the incredible wonders of our universe. The channel showcases the work of the world’s greatest documentary filmmakers and seeks to take viewers on a captivating journey of discovery. From the smallest organism observed under a microscope to the vast, infinite expanses of space, BBC Earth presents thrilling action, breathtaking ideas, and the wonder of being human.

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