Jo Shinner

Soft Cell star in this programme about Eighties pop. Drink, drugs, break-ups and breakdowns rewarded Marc Almond and Dave Ball after they conquered the world with Tainted Love. The duo remember the hits and splits.

Famous recluse J. D. Salinger has hidden from the world since "The Catcher in the Rye" took the world by storm. Banned in schools, and horrifically inspiring the killing of John Lennon, the book had repercussions no one could have foreseen and which seemed to drive the author further into hiding.

David Attenborough, Hans Zimmer and Dave unite for a special Natural History event – Planet Earth: A Celebration. The special one-hour programme brings together eight of the most extraordinary sequences from Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II including racer snakes vs iguana, surfing bottlenose dolphins and rare footage of the Himalayan snow leopard. Featuring new narration from David Attenborough, new compositions and arrangements from Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and the team at Bleeding Fingers and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, accompanied by Brit and Mercury Award-winning UK rapper Dave. In these extraordinary times, there is one thing that can offer solace to everyone – the wonder of the natural world.

Biologist Patrick Aryee explores the fascinating secrets behind what makes small animals successful, from a little lemur to a tiny armadillo.

Biologist Patrick Aryee explores the fascinating secrets behind what makes small animals successful, from a little lemur to a tiny armadillo.

A look back over Madonna's career from a British perspective.

A look back over Madonna's career from a British perspective.

With the scarily skinny silhouettes of some celebrities making the headlines, Louise Redknapp, a petite size 8, confronts the current obsession with being dangerously thin. She attempts to drop to a UK size 4, the elusive American size 0, in just 30 days. Along the way, she is subjected to a grueling boot-camp fitness regime, talks body image with one time anorexia sufferer Mel C and visits the Rhodes Farm Clinic for eating disorders, where she witnesses how lethal the current trend can be.

Set in three of the most seasonally changeable landscapes on earth - Svalbard, Okavango and New England - this series showcases the stunning transformations that occur each year, revealing the unique processes behind them and showing how wildlife has adapted to cope with the changes.

How do you cope when you suddenly become surrogate parents to 21 orphaned chimps? Jim and Jenny Desmond have chimps overrunning their home and even their bed.

Explore phenomenal female animals: the rebel matriarchs, powerful leaders and dangerous lovers of the natural world.

Plus d'un millier de satellites scrutent en permanence notre planète depuis l'Espace. Ces outils nous offrent des images d'une précision extraordinaire et nous permettent d'observer la Terre dans ses moindres détails. Elles capturent les merveilles de notre monde, sa richesse de vie exceptionnelle et témoignent de la vitesse étonnante à laquelle notre planète est en train de changer.

La grande famille des chiens et des canidés est d'une diversité exceptionnelle. Elle compte 37 espèces différentes, dont les loups, les renards, les lycaons, les dholes, les chacals, les fennecs, ou encore les dingos. Ces animaux intrépides ont conquis presque tous les milieux de la planète, du pôle Nord glacial au désert caniculaire, de la cime des arbres au coeur des villes. Cependant, malgré leur ingéniosité et leur adaptabilité, de nombreux canidés sont aujourd'hui menacés d'extinction, comme le loup d'Ethiopie ou le renard du Brésil. Leurs habitats ne cessent de se réduire au profit de terres de cultures.