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A rare tour inside the legendary innovation powerhouse Bell Labs, home to world‑changing 20th century inventions.

In Sri Lanka's caves, butchered monkey bones reveal a hunting tool that helped our early ancestors survive.

Tech Now heads to Finland to meet the engineers designing icebreaker ships navigating through Arctic sea ice.

An ancient kitchen discovered in Turkey's Karahan Tepe offers a glimpse into prehistoric cooking and daily life.

The Travel Show heads to Whistler as it kicks off its 60th season to see the high‑speed world of its ski lifts.

Tech Now experiences Lego's new Smart Brick, designed to bring physical play to next level.

The peculiar shape of the coco de mer has inspired legends involving walking trees and aphrodisiac properties.

The BBC visits Uzbekistan's remote mountains as the first international film crew searching for snow leopards.

Join the world-leading sleep expert to bid goodnight to sleep anxiety and rediscover the joy of restful nights.

Join the youngest judge in Dragons' Den history and creator of Diary of a CEO as he shares 16 principles to make your business a success.

Join health guru Tim Spector as he teaches you about the different aspects of gut health, nutrition and healthy eating habits.

Go beyond recipes and uncover the art of cooking with the youngest chef ever to be granted three Michelin stars.

Understand how to read people and build lasting confidence with former US Secret Service agent Evy Poumpouras.

Learn practical time management skills that will give you more time for what's important with best-selling author Oliver Burkeman.

Join the bestselling author to learn the craft of extraordinary writing and become inspired by her masterpieces.

Shake up the party with cocktail-making techniques from one of the world's best mixologists, Ago Perrone.

Level up your singing skills with the vocal coach behind stars like Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter.

Join the creative mind behind iconic designs and album covers as she explains the rules of great graphic design.

A simple on-the-go therapy could help ease anxiety, stress and reduce the impact of traumatic memories.

Technology to get us around was a big theme at CES 2026. Tech Now tests out some of the latest innovations.

In the village of Magome, a 16th-century discipline leads to a sharper focus on the present moment.

Black holes are one of the mysteries of the universe where all the laws of nature as we know them stop working.

A research paper predicts AI autonomy by 2027 could lead to human extinction within a decade.

There is no wavelength of light for magenta, so how do we see it?

We find out what we gained when Homo sapiens mated with Homo neanderthalensis many thousands of years ago.

Tech Now goes behind the scenes in Silicon Valley to unveil new tech tracking electrons like never before.

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak was accidentally discovered by Bulgarian soldiers digging up shelters in 1944.

At Tsodilo Hills in Botswana, archaeologists uncovered perfectly crafted stone tools that puzzled them.

The groundbreaking fossil finds reveal how Homo sapiens are 100,000 years older than previously believed.

Witness what passengers saw from inside the Hindenburg, the moment the massive airship erupted in flames.

A mysterious 1892 death at a California hotel sparked ghost stories that still intrigue visitors today.

One month after the famous discovery, photographer Harry Burton recreated the first view of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Discover how quirky clips paved the way for viral humour, proving randomness never goes out of style.

It starts nearly 40 years ago, when a teenage girl is pulled out of obscurity and thrust into the spotlight.

The actress reveals that she had a dialect coach when she was on the series because her accent was so strong.

Katty Kay speaks to Jane Wurwand about her theory about what jobs are best protected from AI replacement.

Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry and John Bishop tell Rachel McAdams why they love her films.

The venerable nun Sunjae shares how we can feel calmer and more supported, just through the act of eating.

We trace skydiving's origins and reveal the pivotal innovations that shaped today's parachute culture.

Japan's popular hot spring baths come with a unique requirement: full nudity for anyone entering the onsen.

Swedish death cleaning helps people in the later years of their life find peace and meaning in letting go.

The actor's Madame Tussauds waxwork is so lifelike that it was able to unlock his phone with Face ID.

Father penguins have developed a solution to help distinguish their child from identical chicks in the colony.

River dolphins in Mocajuba in Brazil are known to play with people without guarantee of reward.  

Sloth bears are the world's deadliest bear and for humans, outrunning them is usually not an option.

Under the surface of the ocean, 100,000 towering mountains dot the Earth. Their violent currents are key to life.

Hyena mother-to-be Tandala spots an opportunity to steal food from a wild dog pack, but she's in for a shock.

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards crowned the funniest animal photos of the year 2025.

Scientists had a conversation with Twain, the humpback whale. It's the first ever recorded chat of its kind.

Watch as weaverbirds build intricate nests along the Blue Nile to attract a mate.