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Groundbreaking missions and the latest research are finally uncovering the long-hidden secrets of Mars. From ancient water flows to possible traces of life, scientists are piecing together the planet's dramatic past. As powerful new technology scans its surface and atmosphere, experts confront extraordinary questions: Did Mars once support life? And could humanity one day make the Red Planet its second home? A stunning exploration into the evolving mysteries of our nearest planetary neighbor.

In the final arc of the season, Nathan Fielder pushes the boundaries of simulated reality to a disturbing new level. What begins as a controlled exercise in human rehearsal quickly unravels, as the participants lose sight of where the performance ends and real life begins. Nathan’s interventions grow increasingly invasive, blurring the lines between creator and subject, until the emotional weight of the experiment turns on him. With each scene, the series peels back another layer of reality, revealing unsettling truths about identity, manipulation, and control. By the final episode, the line between authenticity and artifice collapses—leaving viewers questioning everything they’ve witnessed.

Step into the Beatlemania Era: Beatles '64 takes you back to February 1964, when four young musicians from Liverpool turned the United States upside down. Relive the frenzy of their iconic debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, watched by over 73 million viewers, and feel the pulse of their groundbreaking performance at the Washington Coliseum. Featuring rare, never-before-seen footage captured by acclaimed filmmakers Albert and David Maysles, digitally restored, this documentary unearths the Beatles’ meteoric rise to superstardom and the cultural revolution they ignited.
Experience History Reimagined: With fresh insights from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, and audio remixed using cutting-edge technology by Giles Martin, Beatles '64 brings the spirit of the era to life like never before. Explore the personal dynamics of the Fab Four as they navigate a whirlwind of fame, fan hysteria, and musical innovation. Accompanied by a vibrant soundtrack featuring their timeless hits, this film immerses you in an extraordinary moment when music and culture collided, changing the world forever.

In every ocean… just beyond our shores…lives an animal with characteristics we think of as ‘human’ – intelligent, social, curious, gentle, and fierce. They build cities, use tools, and collaborate with other species to hunt. They have personalities – some are bold, while others shy. These animals can change their skin colour, texture, and body shape in a blink of an eye and see in wavelengths beyond our vision. Recent studies reveal octopuses’ consciousness, sophisticated decision-making, and unique personalities. On tropical reefs, in frigid waters, from the shoreline to the deep sea and everywhere in between, the octopus have made a home. Join us as we reveal ‘Secrets of the Octopus’.
In the first chapter, whether transforming their body shape and color to disappear or mimicking their deadliest enemy, Octopus use shape-shifting superpowers to survive.

On 20th and 21st of December 1980, Dire Straits played at the Rainbow Theatre, London. Both nights were recorded for broadcasting on BBC2 television. Cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb concert they played and band members talk about their music and the pressures and the consequences of success.
Rehearsals took place at the Whood Wharf studio in London as well, between March 4-7, 1980, as well as interviews Less than a year later, before the recording sessions for ‘Making Movies’ ended (after Mark admitted that he wished they would continue indefinitely), David would leave the band, never to return.

With the Doomsday Clock the closest it's ever been to midnight, Jane Corbin investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons across the globe. She visits Los Alamos, home to the United States’ nuclear weapons development facility and the historic home of Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project.
In Scotland, she reveals the strategy behind Britain’s nuclear deterrent, and speaks to campaigners in Suffolk fighting against US weapons they fear will be based on UK soil. Jane also discovers how many of the global agreements and safeguards that have constrained the spread of nuclear weapons since the 1970s are breaking down.
This is a story told by the scientists, investigators and diplomats who set the clock and have fought to ensure that the ultimate deterrent has not been used in over 70 years.