Open Doors

OPEN DOORS gives viewers unique access to the behind-the-scenes inner workings of two of the world’s most luxurious and storied hotels. From Toronto to Monaco, OPEN DOORS shares real stories; live the scandals, rub elbows with the royals, and watch the drama unfold.

Walking The Nile With Levison Wood

Follow Levison Wood’s expedition as he walks the length of the River Nile from source to sea. His nine-month, seven million step journey takes him through jungles, savannah, deserts, cities and war zones in some of the continent’s most remote and spectacular locations. Along the way, he encounters modern Africa, its people and its wildlife face-to-face, and at ground level.

Wild France With Ray Mears

Ray Mears explores the geography, flora and fauna of six dramatic French landscapes. The high mountain ranges of the Alps, the coastal waters of the Brittany, the chestnut forests of the Cevnnes, the caves and gorges of the Ardeche, the wet-lands of Camargue and the rolling lavender plains of Provence’s unique maquis landscape. Across the series Ray explores the dramatic physical geography of each region; its topography, its climate and its extreme weather conditions. He tracks down and identifies the key wildlife species that live there and how they have adapted. He introduces us to animals with an ancient history with the land such as wolves and vultures as well as more unexpected and exotic wildlife such as pink flamingos and dolphins.

Expat

EXPAT takes viewers to exotic and legendary locations, where expatriates are creating new lives for themselves. These modern day explorers and long-term travellers have all faced challenges and have fascinating stories to tell. This series is about the expats - the true heroes of the show - and they are just a sampling of the ever-increasing number of people who choose to pick up their entire lives and move abroad. Following in the success of its inaugural season, this innovative program is back with 12 new episodes that push the envelope of what anyone could ever have dreamed.

Red Chargers

Over the past decade a handful of courageous men and women have made their way to Nazaré, Portugal, in search of the biggest waves in the world. What they found is something far greater. Told through the experience of some of the top names in big wave surfing, including Garrett McNamara, Maya Gabiera, Andrew Cotton, Hugo Vau and many more, this gripping series features adrenaline-fuelled pursuits, stunning cinematography, thought-provoking and some of the most thrilling surfing action ever captured on film as they compete in the first ever Red Chargers big wave competition. As these world-renowned athletes break records and risk their lives to test the limits of what is possible in this historic season-long competition, they find camaraderie, community and life-changing friendship through their shared passion for chasing big waves and big dreams.

Scotland's Scenic Railways

Meet the people who work the railway and safeguard these iconic routes through coastal towns and rural villages, a breath-taking Highland landscape voted the world's most beautiful railway. This programme meets the people who work on the railway and those who safeguard these iconic routes. We follow in Harry Potter’s footsteps on The Jacobite steam train across the magnificent Glenfinnan Viaduct. We join YouTube sensations, Geoff and Vicki, who have visited all 2,567 of Britain’s railway stations and now travel on the Caledonian Sleeper on a 24-hour return journey to the UK’s highest station and we join two hundred lucky passengers aboard the last tour of a steam train as she says goodbye to traveling the lines after 50 years.

Great Australian Walks

Join TV presenter, actress, singer, writer and comedian Julia Zemiro as she reveals a treasure-trove of untold stories on some of Australia’s greatest day walks. Along the way, Julia meets with experts and locals, First Australians and new Australians who reveal surprising and inspiring stories about Australia. Each episode follows Julia as she embarks on a one-day walk with a bounty of incredible views and vistas from across the east coast of the country: from the rainforest to the coast, mountains to valleys, rural to urban, bush to bays.

World’s Most Beautiful Railway

This series travels the length and breadth of Scotland’s dramatic landscapes to meet the train crews, the engineers and the volunteers who keep the railways running. We transport viewers back in time as we ride the vintage steam trains. We take to the air to trace the route taken by Queen Victoria and we receive a Royal welcome as we visit a newly refurbished station. We ride the ‘Hogwarts Express’ at it travels across the iconic Glenfinnan viaduct and we meet the steam train crew who delight the thousands of tourists each year who come to follow in the footsteps of Harry Potter, and follow engineers on the Forth Bridge as they carry out essential checks while dangling on ropes underneath one of the world’s most famous Unesco Heritage Sites. Filmed on location from the stunning wilderness of the moors, forests and fields of Scotland we see the breath-taking views that delight Scotland’s rail passengers from their train window.

My Top 10

MY TOP 10 follows host Tara Gaucher as she explores one of the most fascinating destinations in the world, Iceland. In this one-hour television special, Tara counts down her favorite experiences in the country that became one of the most traveled spots of 2013. From glacier hiking, snorkeling, and ice-climbing to exploring the countryside, Tara leads us on a journey through the beauty of Iceland.

Bad Trip

If there is one thing we all look forward to, it's our next relaxing vacation. But what happens if your vacation goes horribly wrong? BAD TRIP takes a closer look at perfectly planned vacations that take a turn for the worse. From bug-infested hotel rooms, broken-down cruise ships, and food poisoning at the worst possible time, these travellers have confronted the dark side of travel - and lived to tell the tale.