BBC Earth idag – Tv-tablå 17 oktober

Steve heads to Zambia for the first time, where he hears hippo communication on a whole new level, spots a high-diving croc and meets some incredible sniffer dogs.

Newcomer Cody Allen hopes to learn the intricacies of dog mushing, while for Erik Salitan fur trapping is an important source of income.

Five hundred employees and some mind-boggling machines convert a tanker full of sugar from Norfolk into a hundred million individual sweets within just 24 hours.

Zoe Ball is in Kettering to share with busy beautician Lucie some clever digital detox tricks that could improve family life, reduce stress and even boost her brain power.

Michael travels through Austria and the Czech Republic, exploring a dark era in history. At Prague Central Station, Michael meets a woman who, as a young girl, travelled by train to safety in London.

Michael Portillo makes a scenic journey from Stockholm to Abisko. He celebrates Midsummer in Marielund, decorates a Dala horse in Mora and takes a dip in one of the country’s 96,000 lakes.

Shaun Ryder joins Bill for a Somerset stroll through the Avalon Marshes, Chew Valley and Ham Hill, while they chat about the ups and downs of Shaun's life.

The icy adventures continue for the hardy characters living in rural Alaska.

The icy adventures continue for the hardy characters living in rural Alaska.

The icy adventures continue for the hardy characters living in rural Alaska.

Dr Michael Mosley and the 30 other patients enrolled in the trial are diagnosed with chronic, but common sleep disorders. They must now embrace their strict, personalised eight-week treatment regime.

The Airplane is the machine that gave us our greatest superpower - the ability to fly. But how we got here is a story full of passion, danger and death.

The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, whilst leopard mum Xudum reveals her new-borns with danger looming nearby.

Lion numbers continue to grow, but there's not enough food to go around. A lioness mum risks her life to feed her five cubs. And Xudum's new-born leopard cubs face a deadly threat.

Alaskans brave the dangers of the Arctic to prepare for Dark Winters return.

As Lucy and her Indigenous team begin their unique 50-day journey into virgin Amazon rainforest, they can hear the whistling of the deadly bushmaster snake.

As Nasa prepares Space Shuttle Columbia for its 28th mission, excitement and trepidation build amongst the astronauts and their families as they count down to launch.

Josh and Oli find an emergency shelter as Super Typhoon Mangkhut rages through the night in the Philippines, while in North Carolina, Hurricane Florence refuses to move on.

More stories of the brave and hardy people who live below zero in Northern Canada.

Ben learns grizzly bear protection and storm navigation with a couple who live in a Mongolian-style yurt in the Alaskan wilderness.

The team witness a baby boom in the delta. Lioness Matho must protect her cubs alone, whilst leopard mum Xudum reveals her new-borns with danger looming nearby.

Lion numbers continue to grow, but there's not enough food to go around. A lioness mum risks her life to feed her five cubs. And Xudum's new-born leopard cubs face a deadly threat.