BBC Four HD

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

BBC FOUR is the BBC channel for people who want more. More depth, more range, more to stimulate the mind.

The story of a giant otter cub, who was rescued and is being raised by Brazilian naturalist Carolina Vargas. Sancho has to be bottle-fed, shown how to catch fish, and taught to outsmart the many predators of the Pantanal, the world's biggest wetland.

Simon King, wildlife cameraman and `Springwatch' presenter, sets off on an adventure to the Shetland Isles to live, through the changing seasons, with his family. Simon and his wife Marguerite and two-year-old Savannah, settle into a wild remote cottage, but the winter weather...

David Attenborough looks for crucial clues that help to explain how and why we have come to dominate life on Earth. He traces back the African origins of humans to nearly three million years ago, and along the way he goes into caves in Southern France where stone-age people...

Meg Steinheil is discovered bound and gagged, with the bodies of both her husband and mother found nearby. Commissaire Cochefert and Detective Jouin are suspicious of her witness statement.

A torn-up card provides police with a lead in the case of the Steinheil home invasion, but their resources are stretched when a gunman attempts to assassinate Alfred Dreyfus.

After a long break, Martin Scarsden returns to his hometown in the hopes of spending a quiet holiday with his new partner, Mandy Bond. But his plans take a turn when his mate Jasper Speight is found dead and the only witness and suspect is Mandy.