Secrets of Skin episode 6 - Sensing

Secrets of Skin episode 6 – Sensing

Secrets of Skin episode 6 – Sensing: Professor Ben Garrod explores how some snakes can see using heat, how crocodiles feel through their jaws and how some animals use electricity to navigate their world – and it is all only possible because of remarkable adaptations to their skin.     Whether animals live on land, in the sea, or in subterranean communities, skin is critical in allowing them to sense the world around them, be it to find food, navigate harsh environments or avoid danger. Even the toughest of animals, crocodilians, have a surprisingly sensitive side when it comes to […]

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The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2019 episode 3

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2019 episode 3

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2019 episode 3: Four more celebs expose their soft centres in the Bake Off tent, from shortbread to selfie Showstoppers. Johnny Vegas, Big Narstie, Jess Phillips, Katarina Johnson-Thompson.       Celebrities join Matt Lucas in the tent aiming to impress judges Paul and Prue as they bake for Stand Up To Cancer. The bakers will take on one Signature, Technical and Showstopper challenge set by the show’s judges, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, and at the end of each episode, one person will be named star baker. Hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas will

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Secrets of Skin episode 5 - Defence

Secrets of Skin episode 5 – Defence

Secrets of Skin episode 5 – Defence: What is the most toxic animal on earth? How are porcupine quills helping us in medicine? Why is a rhino armour plated, and it is not to protect them from lions? Professor Ben Garrod discovers the complex ways, from camouflage to deadly toxins, in which the skin helps defend animals against threats of all kinds. From the barbed quills of the North American porcupine to the battering ram of a rhino’s horn, the skin has developed an impressive armoury of weapons and warnings to keep predators at bay.     With experiments and

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Springwatch 2022 episode 8

Springwatch 2022 episode 8

Springwatch 2022 episode 8: We take a look at the beauty of a green, iridescent, overlooked invertebrate as well as a fascinating insight into the family dynamics of the long-tailed tits in spring.     Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan take us behind the scenes in Norfolk, showing us the inner workings of our live nest cameras. Iolo Williams is searching out seals on the Isle of Mull, and Megan McCubbin continues her seabird spectacle, looking at the spring visitors to Coquet Island on the Northumberland coast. Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, sometimes known collectively as The Watches, are annual BBC

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The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 10

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 10

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 10: Carole Baxter and Brian Cunningham are at Beechgrove to provide some great garden advice. Carole is back in the 6×8 greenhouse to review the season’s growing so far, including an update on the cordon tomatoes. Brian and Carole then continue with the revamp that began with the removal of a conifer from the top of the garden, finishing the job by planting between the branches of the alder banking they created earlier in the series.     Meanwhile, at his allotment in Joppa, George Anderson gets stuck into thinning out his seedlings, and there

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The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2019 episode 2

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2019 episode 2

The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2019 episode 2: Comedian James Acaster, actor Russell Tovey, TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal and actress Michelle Keegan face three baking tasks set by judges Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood, starting with topped flapjacks for the signature challenge and a tricky technical. They are then asked to create their `happy places” out of meringue for the showstopper challenge. Who will flap at the first hurdle and who will battle their way through to be crowned star baker? Presented by Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding.       Celebrities join Matt Lucas in the tent aiming to

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Secrets of Skin episode 4 - Communication

Secrets of Skin episode 4 – Communication

Secrets of Skin episode 4 – Communication: Why are male mandrill faces (big bold primates from West Africa) red and blue? How are birds’ feathers so colourful? What do ringtail lemurs do to talk to one another? Their skin holds the key. As Professor Ben Garrod explores how animals communicate with one another, he uncovers a myriad more wonderful ways.     Skin has evolved in some remarkable ways to enable animals to communicate with each other, from vibrant displays of colour to skin pouches to amplify sound. Ben shows how animals have evolved to use skin to make themselves

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Secret France episode 1

Rick Stein’s Secret France episode 1

Rick Stein’s Secret France episode 1: Rick Stein embarks on a new journey through the byways of France, from the Channel to the Mediterranean, always on the look out for things where we, the British, could learn from the French to enhance our lives.     Rick’s journey begins in the Norman port of Dieppe with turbot straight off the boats, followed by a forage for sea herbs along the Bay of the Somme, inspiring him to cook a memorable seafood gratin. He then heads for southern Champagne, loved by Renoir, whose wife also happened to be a formidable cook.

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Springwatch 2022 episode 7

Springwatch 2022 episode 7

Springwatch 2022 episode 7: We’re covering a whole host of wildlife bases, from reptiles to mammals, birds to insects. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, while Iolo Williams continues to bring the very best behaviours from Mull’s wild residents.     Meanwhile, Megan McCubbin has her eyes set on exploring Coquet Island, a seabird sanctuary just off the coastline of north east England that is home to roseate terns, puffins and much more. Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, sometimes known collectively as The Watches, are annual BBC television series which chart the fortunes of

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Secrets of Skin episode 3 - Protection

Secrets of Skin episode 3 – Protection

Secrets of Skin episode 3 – Protection: How does a giraffe stay cool? What are different porcupine quills teaching us about medicine? What makes some people more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes than others? All the answers and more lie in the secrets of how skin protects us from a hostile world. When it comes to protecting our delicate insides, skin is like an external suit of armour. Animals have adapted ways of protecting themselves from everything a hostile planet has to throw at them.     Hippos produce their own sunscreen to protect themselves against the dangers of

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Springwatch 2022 episode 6

Springwatch 2022 episode 6

Springwatch 2022 episode 6: Springwatch delves deeper into some sensational badger behaviour, while a remarkable young man shows us why he was driven to create a haven for hedgehogs at his local allotment. We get an exceptional window into the lifecycle of the cuttlefish in the shallow waters of England’s south coast, and, of course, we have all the live action from our nest cameras in Norfolk.     Iolo Williams continues his wildlife exploration of Mull with hen harriers and otters, and Megan McCubbin hopes to get a sneaky view of a stoat hunting in Hauxley Nature Reserve. Springwatch,

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Bake Off The Professionals episode 3 2022

Bake Off: The Professionals episode 3 2022

Bake Off: The Professionals episode 3 2022: Liam Charles and Stacey Solomon welcome back the best teams from last week for chocolate week. In their first challenge, the teams must make 24 chocolate cylindrical desserts and 24 desserts celebrating the honeybee. For the showpiece challenge, the teams construct dramatic chocolate showpieces along with 48 chocolate bars, which includes a moving part, inspired by the theme of ancient mythology, all in just five hours.       Chocolate week has been many a patissier’s nemesis. It’s a tricky substance to work with because it can get stuck in the moulds, melt,

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