Top Picks for Kids

New discoveries of dinosaur fossils are completely changing what we know about the animals that lived on our planet millions of years ago.

Why do animals produce light of their own? For centuries, we could only marvel at the mystery of bioluminescence. Now we can begin to reveal the amazing truth about these living lights. Sir David Attenborough is our guide, as we venture into a world he describes as "utterly unlike our own".

This series sheds light on the kind of life that existed in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods beginning 250 million years ago.

The Bronze Age saw the rise of urban societies, vast trading empires and military might. How did this come about, and why did it end?

Big cat populations are shrinking fast, but now we have the means to view them in more detail than ever.

Witness the Earth's dramatic history. Thanks to new technologies, paleontologists can now recreate the missing branches of the tree of life.

They’re out there, all alone in the vastness of space. Join the space probes, and their parents back on Earth, to explore our solar system.

Nature follows a number of intricate and subtle mathematical rules to produce the patterns, shapes, and colors that we find so mesmerizing.

Whales have long been a profound mystery to us. They live in a world so removed from our own that we can barely imagine their lives. Their environment is different, their senses are different, their relationships are different. How might such almost alien creatures see the world?

Photographer Martin Dohrn has rigged special cameras in order to capture the hectic and complex world of Bristol -- in his backyard! Watch as he slows down the almost imperceptible movements of the insects that populate his garden from fascinating bee species to active spiders and more.

More beautiful than butterflies, more spectacular fliers than hummingbirds, and with intriguing behavior as complex as mammals or birds. They’ve been flying around for hundreds of millions of years, crossing paths with dinosaurs before we mammals were even a twinkle in the eye of evolution.

In the Swiss Jura, tiny wood ants build heated cities, farm aphids, brew antibiotics, and fight acid wars—yet thousands of nests choose peace. Attenborough explores a billion-strong society that may be rewriting evolution’s rules of cooperation.

Join astronaut Chris Hadfield - a YouTube sensation for his performance of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” aboard the International Space Station - along with hitchhikers Michio Kaku (and others) on a joyride across our Solar System, scaled down to the size of the continental United States.

Professor Art Shapiro reveals the secrets behind another collection of mind boggling visual illusions.

In this award-winning film, David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before. Acrobats of the air - flying jewels - iridescent partners of countless plants: hummingbirds are amongst the most remarkable creatures on our planet.

An original series that tells the often unknown stories of the men and women who have defined America and its place in the world.

Five times, apocalyptic events have swept nearly all life from the face of the Earth. What were the catastrophes? What did these prehistoric creatures look like? How did our distant ancestors survive and give rise to the world we know today?

Can you believe your eyes? You may have 20/20 vision, but as Prof. Shapiro shows you may not be seeing what is "really" there.

Wildlife expert and photographer, Casey Anderson, introduces us to some amazing wildlife in Yellowstone!

Facing jaw-dropping surprises and creative challenges, a team of dedicated experts is building out-of-this-world dens for children.

Jesse, Julia, and Ian have turned their love for gaming into a popular gaming channel and show that games aren't just for kids.

Join Dr Chris, Dr Xand and Dr Ronx for awesome lab experiments, intriguing injuries, Brilliant Bodies and a serious dose of Ouchology.

Jesse, Julia, and Ian have turned their love for gaming into a popular gaming channel and show that games aren't just for kids.

Operation Ouch! is back with twin brothers Dr Chris and Dr Xand Van Tulleken and Dr Ronx Ikharia.

Identical twin brothers and doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken present the human body in detail, with real patients and situations.

We go behind the scenes and follow the real-life challenges of some of the UK's most promising young gymnasts.

The Pet Rescuers follows the adventures and challenges of a devoted team on a mission to give abandoned pets another chance at a happy life.

Facing jaw-dropping surprises and creative challenges, a team of dedicated experts is building out-of-this-world dens for children.

Facing jaw-dropping surprises and creative challenges, a team of dedicated experts is building out-of-this-world dens for children.

We go behind the scenes and follow the real-life challenges of some of the UK's most promising young gymnasts.

We go behind the scenes and follow the real-life challenges of some of the UK's most promising young gymnasts.