BBC Dinos 24/7
United States
BBC Dinos 24/7 is a cable channel available in the United States that focuses entirely on prehistoric life. Its programming consists of documentary series and specials about dinosaurs, paleontology, and the geological eras in which these animals lived. Content draws heavily from the BBC’s natural history library, including programs originally produced for BBC Earth and other factual strands. Episodes typically examine dinosaur behavior, fossil discoveries, and the science behind extinction events. The channel does not carry news, sports, or entertainment programming; its schedule is built around long-form factual content aimed at viewers interested in natural history and earth sciences.
Viewers can access BBC Dinos 24/7 through most major cable and satellite providers in the United States. The channel also offers a live stream through select online TV services that carry the full linear feed. TV guide listings for the channel are published by local providers and typically repeat episodes across different time slots to accommodate various viewing schedules. No on-demand library or companion app is currently associated with the channel.
Schedule
00:51 - 01:51
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Risky Rocks
Series, History, Science
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how earthquakes and faults have shaped human history by bringing both life and death.
01:51 - 02:51
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Architecture
Series, History, Science
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how rocks have influenced the architecture of the Mediterranean, from the pyramids of Egypt to the squares of Ancient Greece.
02:51 - 03:52
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Art
Series, History, Science
Tracing the history of cave paintings.
03:52 - 04:52
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Beliefs
Series, History, Science
Dr Iain Stewart examines how the rocks beneath our feet played a crucial role in determining the beliefs of ancient civilisations.
04:52 - 05:52
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Water
Series, History, Science
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how ancient civilisations learned to exploit the water around them, from the flooding of our Stone Age ancestors' hunting grounds to the fall of the Roman Empire.
05:52 - 06:53
Journeys From the Centre of the Earth
Salt
Series, History, Science
Dr Iain Stewart looks at how salt has played a crucial role in the history of the Mediterranean, from the ice ages to the preservation of food and dead bodies in ancient Egypt.
06:53 - 07:29
Walking with Beasts
Sabre Tooth
Series, Documentary, Science, Docudrama, Animals, Nature
Revealing the exotic, oversized creatures that inhabited South America one million years ago, such as the deadly smilodon, the largest of all sabre tooth cats.
07:29 - 08:04
Walking with Beasts
Mammoth Journey
Series, Documentary, Science, Docudrama, Animals, Nature
Looking at the depths of the Ice Age, following a group of mammoths who have been forced to travel south with the advent of winter. On a dangerous journey across the Alps, many become trapped in bogs or fall victim to predators. However, their most formidable enemies are waiting...
08:04 - 09:06
Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur
Special, Documentary, Nature
David Attenborough tells the story of the discovery and reconstruction in Argentina of the world's largest known dinosaur, a brand-new species of titanosaur. Measuring 37m long - close to four London buses put end to end - and weighing 70 metric tons, it now holds the record as...
09:06 - 10:05
Ancient Powers
Origins
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
In a brutal world where nature is both friend and foe, the ancient powers are just beginning. They must use all their skill and ingenuity to shape their territory and establish their cultures.
10:05 - 11:06
Ancient Powers
Building Your Empire
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
In an unpredictable world, the ancient powers must lay down the foundations of their societies to show their strength, protect their people and ultimately build their way to glory.
11:06 - 12:05
Ancient Powers
Making Money
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
To pay for armies and other costs, the ancient powers had to tax territories and monetise their assets. But in this world of commerce, ancient societies stored their wealth in different ways.
12:05 - 13:03
Ancient Powers
Kill or Be Killed
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
In a world where enemies watch for weakness, the ancient powers must use all their strength and cunning to defend their people, conquer new lands, and rise to the challenge of the battlefield.
13:03 - 14:02
Ancient Powers
Law and Order
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
In an unruly world, the ancient powers must lead their people, create ways to govern and keep rebellion at bay. To achieve this, they may invent caste systems, organise gladiatorial games or turn to gods.
14:02 - 15:01
Ancient Powers
End Game
Series, Documentary, Ancient history
Though the ancient powers have endured for centuries, their destruction is close at hand. However, some will leave lasting legacies that will continue to shape the world long after their downfall.
15:01 - 15:36
Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs
Water Dwellers
Series, Documentary, Nature, History, Science, Animals, Miniseries
Part 1/3. As life starts evolving in the oceans, our bizarre earliest ancestors battle against 3m long sea scorpions and giant carnivorous fish. Their ability to survive will determine the shape of life on Earth and whether humans will exist at all. As our amphibian ancestors...
15:36 - 16:12
Walking with Beasts
New Dawn
Series, Documentary, Science
Special effects-filled documentary beginning 49 million years ago. The world is heavily forested and birds rule the planet, preying on small mammals. Whales have not yet evolved, and their ancestors walk on the land.
16:12 - 16:47
Walking with Beasts
Whale Killer
Series, Documentary, Science
A pregnant basilosaurus, an 18-metre, carnivorous whale which lives in the Tethys Sea, is forced to kill the young of a smaller whale to ensure the survival of her unborn calf.
16:47 - 17:22
Walking with Beasts
Land of Giants
Series, Documentary, Science
Going back 25 million years to the time of the indricothere, which was the largest mammal ever to live on dry land, being seven metres high and weighing 15 tons! The only threat to an adult would have been the hyaenodon which was the size of a rhino and had jaws that could crush...
17:22 - 17:58
Walking with Beasts
Next of Kin
Series, Documentary, Science
The beginnings of mankind can be traced back 3.2 million years to Ethiopia and the advent of Australopithecus, a type of ape which, like humans, was bipedal. These early members of the human family faced many dangers, including the sabre-toothed cat, malaria, and the 14-tonne...
17:58 - 18:58
Science of Walking With Beasts
Triumph of the Beast
Series, Science
This episode explains how the 120-million-year reign of the dinosaurs ended when mammals became the fastest and fiercest creatures on the planet.
18:58 - 19:58
Science of Walking With Beasts
The Beast Within Us
Series, Science
A look at the science that has proved Darwin's idea that intelligent, sophisticated humans have an ancestral connection with the ape.
19:58 - 20:57
Walking With Cavemen
First Ancestors
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Miniseries
The lives of cavemen were nasty, brutish and short, but somehow they evolved over 3.5 million years into Homo sapiens.
20:57 - 21:57
Walking With Cavemen
Blood Brothers
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Miniseries
Two very different species compete for survival in Africa 2,000,000 years ago.
21:57 - 22:31
Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs
Water Dwellers
Series, Documentary, Nature, History, Science, Animals, Miniseries
Part 1/3. As life starts evolving in the oceans, our bizarre earliest ancestors battle against 3m long sea scorpions and giant carnivorous fish. Their ability to survive will determine the shape of life on Earth and whether humans will exist at all. As our amphibian ancestors...
22:31 - 23:05
Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs
Reptile's Beginnings
Series, Documentary, Nature, History, Science, Animals, Miniseries
Part 2/3. Millions of years before the dinosaurs, a world full of giant sabretooth reptiles and huge armoured herbivores was obliterated when global temperatures soared and vast deserts blanketed the land. As the environment recovered, populations of one species of tough reptile...
23:05 - 23:42
Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs
Clash of Titans
Series, Documentary, Nature, History, Science, Animals, Miniseries
Part 3/3. The struggle for survival moves onto land in the shape of early reptiles such as Petrolacosaurus. In the Carboniferous swamps, insects and arthropods have taken over and grown into giants, from the giant spider Mesothelae to millipede-like monsters. As the swamps dry...
23:42 - 00:19
Walking with Dinosaurs
New Blood
Series, Docudrama, Animals, History, Documentary, Science
The life of the first reptilian carnivores on Earth, told through computer animation.