Planet Earth Live follows the critical stages and events in the lives of some of the Earth’s most captivating animals as they happen.

A season of shows celebrating Britain's cool capital city which this year plays host to the Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee:

Raymond Blanc teaches home cooks how to elevate their dishes from the ordinary to the sublime, step by step.

Ty Pennington and his Extreme Makeover design team continue to make more deserving families’ dreams come true.

Each week a different multi-millionaire searches for people whose lives he or she can change for the better.

A brilliant detective tormented by the darker side of humanity, Luther shines a light where others fear to tread, into the hearts and minds of psychopaths and killers, and the shadowy spaces of his own soul...

Amateur chefs attempt to wow each other with their culinary and dinner party hosting skills.

Of course, with personality clashes at almost every dinner party, it’s often not just the champagne corks that go with a bang as insults are traded, homes are snooped around, and the flowing wine loosens the diners’ tongues… Excellent!

Look forward to Graham Norton's usual irreverend take on everything from showbiz gossip to the unique quirks and obsessions of his studio audience as well as top notch celebrity anecdotes from his all-star guests.

The Arctic is on the point of enormous, irreversible change, and this stunning series highlights what that means to those who make their lives there. It’s the story of the winners and losers in the last great wilderness.