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Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

Three-part series in which Professor Richard Fortey investigates why islands are natural laboratories of evolution and meets some of the unique and remarkable species that live on them. Examining some of the crucial influences on natural selection that are normally overlooked - like geology, geography, isolation and time - the series reveals that there is much more to evolution than 'survival of the fittest'. Charting the lifecycle of islands - from their birth and colonisation to the flowering of evolutionary creativity that often accompanies their maturity, and what happens when an island grows old and nears its end - Fortey encounters wild lemurs in the rainforest of Madagascar, acid-resistant shrimps in the rock pools of Hawaii, and giant wolf spiders in Madeira as he searches for the hidden rules of island evolution.

Nature's Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution

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The pull

Can you love a human trafficker? Is migration the problem? Or is migration the solution? What happens to migrants after they're deported from the Netherlands? And does Africa also have anti-foreigner populists like Donald Trump or Geert Wilders? In "De Trek," correspondent Bram Vermeulen travels across the African continent to speak with key figures rarely heard in the migration debate. Human traffickers, drowning victims, deportees, and African foreigner-haters. From South Africa to Nigeria, from Niger to Senegal. Four countries, four key figures.

The pull

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Million Dollar Genius

This series profiles people who had simple ideas that they, through hard work and perseverance, turned into highly successful products. Each hour long episode includes multiple inspirational stories that contain their share of drama but end with big payoffs for the inventors. Those profiled include the creator of the Java Jacket, the cardboard sleeve that is ubiquitous on coffee cups, and the inventor of the Rollerblade, whose subsequent idea for a collapsible garden hose made him additional millions. Each tale begins with the "light bulb moment" when the idea was first conceived, continuing through the development and eventual marketing of the product that resulted from the initial thought.

Million Dollar Genius

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Two in a Million

Imagine living with one of the rarest medical conditions in the world? Imagine if doing simple, everyday tasks were an enormous challenge for you? What if there were no one you could confide in who could truly understand the pain, struggles and isolation you experience every single day? Now, against all the odds, a new documentary series – Two In A Million – brings together two inspirational individuals, who share the same rare medical condition, for the very first time.

Two in a Million

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