Britain's Most Luxurious Trains

Step inside a world of fine dining, silver service and opulent, vintage carriages to experience the UK’s most stunning scenery in BRITAIN'S MOST LUXURIOUS TRAINS. From the highlands of Scotland to the lush mountains of Wales, the azure shoreline of the English Rivera to the rugged terrain of the Yorkshire Dales, each episode transports viewers along a different route aboard a unique and characterful, luxurious train. Guest share their own personal reasons for experiencing the unforgettable journey and go behind the scenes to understand how this unique luxury travel experience is put together and stays on track.

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.

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.

Walking The Himalayas With Levison Wood

British explorer Levison Wood takes on a new challenge and walks the length of the world’s highest mountain range from Afghanistan in the west to Bhutan in the East. His four-month journey of some 4 million steps sees him trekking 1,700 gruelling miles across the roof of the world, teaming up with local guides and meeting monks, soldiers and nomadic tribes, as he passes through some of the most remote, beautiful, and perilous regions on earth - places few outsiders ever get to see.

Wild Australia With Ray Mears

Ray Mears explores the geography, flora and fauna of six spectacular Australian landscapes: the calm waters of the Great Barrier Reef, the teeming billabongs of the Wetlands, the Eucalyptus forests of the Bush, the ancient heartland of the Rainforest, the dramatic shoreline of the Southern Coast and the scarlet sands of the red desert. In each episode Ray explores the dramatic physical geography of the region, and its extreme weather conditions. He tracks down and identifies the key wildlife species that live there and discovers how they have adapted to the conditions. He introduces us to rare and extraordinary creatures like the tree kangaroo, the prehistoric giant Cassowary bird, the comical and bizarre duck billed platypus and the stranger still weedy sea dragon.

Searching for Secrets

Every great city has its secrets, you just have to know where to search for them…Scratch the surface of any city, and you’ll discover a secret history packed with fascinating stories, remarkable characters, and surprising twists. And more often than not, it’s right there in plain sight. If we only knew where to look. In SEARCHING FOR SECRETS, a cast of local guides, bloggers and historians, takes us on an extraordinary journey around some of the world’s most iconic cities…from the eerie catacombs of Paris, to the hustle and bustle of London’s west end. From New York’s iconic Statue of Liberty, to the graffiti covered remains of the Berlin Wall. With the help of intriguing clues and objects, we journey back in time to reveal the secret history of the cities we know and love, and shine new light on the exciting, and often surprising stories that helped shape them.

Britain's Scenic Railways At Christmas

BRITAIN'S SCENIC RAILWAYS AT CHRISTMAS follows the railway workers, volunteers and travellers who share their experiences of Britain’s most scenic railways with both warmth and humour during this festive time of year.

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.

From Russia to Iran: Crossing the Wild Frontier

Levison Wood crosses the mighty Caucasus mountain range that lies between Russia and Iran. Levison is taking a new approach to exploring: making his way by any means necessary. Traveling with the locals and living as they do, Levison’s epic, 2,600-mile journey takes him through five countries, crossing the wild lands on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia and visiting some of the most fascinating and diverse people’s on earth.

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.