REEP - What's On - TV & Radio Listings

Saturday 6 March

Life

7:00pm

5/10 - Birds The nature documentary looks at birds and reveals some of the extraordinary things that having feathers allows them to do. For the first time, a slow-motion camera captures the unique flight of the Marvellous Spatuletail Hummingbird and aerial photography takes us into the sky with an Ethiopian Lammergeier. Also featured are the spectacular massed gathering of pink flamingoes, the comic display of the Sage Grouse and the Vogelkop Bowerbird with its intricate beetle-decorated structures.

Sunday 7 March

Something Understood

6:00am

The Judas Kiss: Mark Tully explores the conflict between loyalty and betrayal. What circumstances force us to choose between loyalty and betrayal, and what determines our final choice?

Countryfile

6:00pm

Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury head for Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland to get a sneak preview of a spectacular plan to light all 73 miles of the iconic landmark as part of its 1,600th anniversary celebrations. Elsewhere John Craven investigates why culling certain species of animals can help to conserve others, and asks if the costs outweigh the benefits. James Wong looks at the future of food production and examines whether vertical farming - growing food on walls - could help feed our cities.

The Bible: A History

7:00pm

Seven figures from around the world offer their interpretations of the Bible and what it means to them. Theologian Dr Robert Beckford discusses one of the Bible's most controversial books, the Book of Revelation, which has long perplexed scholars with its complex circular narrative, images and symbols. Dr Beckford asks whether it should be taken as a literal prophecy of the Last Judgement, or as an allegorical text in which John calls on Christians to stand up to the oppressive Roman Empire.

Lambing Live

8:00pm

16 million lambs are born every year in the UK. In this groundbreaking new series, Kate Humble and Adam Henson broadcast live from a sheep farm in Wales to capture this amazing life and death drama as it happens. Over the past six months Kate's been learning the skills she needs to become a shepherd while Adam's been travelling the UK to explore the secret life of sheep. How many lambs will be born? How many will survive? Follow their stories as the series unfolds.

Wonders of the Solar System

9:00pm

Empire of the Sun. Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most stunning locations on Earth to describe how the laws of nature have carved natural wonders across the solar system. In this first episode Brian explores the powerhouse of them all, the sun. In India he witnesses a total solar eclipse, and in Norway he watches the battle between the sun's wind and Earth, as the night sky glows with the Northern Lights.

Monday 8 March

The Lakes

8:00pm

Observational documentary based in the Lake District presented by Rory McGrath. Farmer Thomas Ballantine Dykes and his wife Lynn are taking some of their rare breeds to market - if they can get them into the trailer, the Lake Wardens welcome a fleet of amphibious vehicles on a European tour, and there are some ghostly goings on at Muncaster Castle.

Costing the Earth

9:00pm

Fusion Future: For 50 years, nuclear fusion has been touted as the safe, cheap, limitless fuel of the future. In 2010 the future may finally arrive. Tom Heap investigates the real potential of fusion power.

Wednesday 10 March

Yellowstone

7:00pm

Autumn Series following America's wildlife in Yellowstone. Winter is around the corner and there are just two months for the animals to get ready or get out. Elk move down from the mountains to find food, and beavers repair dams before ice freezes their ponds. As the snow and ice return, many animals move out from the heart of Yellowstone, away from the protection of the national park. Here, their fight is not only to survive the cold, but also to find what little wild space remains in the modern world.

Thursday 11 March

Ramblings

3:00pm

Clare Balding explores the joys of group walking. 5: Clare meets members of the Shropshire Bereavement Walking Group for a therapeutic ramble.