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Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

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Earth review: BBC tells terrifying story of our planet’s Great Dying

This epic TV series kicks off with Inferno, the story of our planet’s biggest mass extinction. Host Chris Packham probes how Earth lost up to 90 per cent of its species in an event which began 252 million years ago

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Netflix invents new green-screen filming method using magenta light

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

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Christopher Paolini on the 5 space operas that inspired his new novel

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Prehistoric Planet 2 review: Attenborough returns to ancient Earth

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Prehistoric Planet 2 review: Attenborough returns to ancient Earth

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A protester in Hong Kong had their face swapped with that of an actor via an artificial intelligence for the BBC documentary Hong Kong's Fight for Freedom

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BBC documentary used face-swapping AI to hide protesters' identities

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Ghostwatch interview: Writer of cult paranormal TV show tells all

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Ghostwatch interview: Writer of cult paranormal TV show tells all

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The Peripheral review: William Gibson’s noir debuts on Amazon Prime

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The Peripheral review: William Gibson’s noir debuts on Amazon Prime

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The Elon Musk Show review: Searching for the man who is Elon Musk

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The Elon Musk Show review: Searching for the man who is Elon Musk

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Ancient footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park.

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Ice Age Footprints review: Ancient humans’ arrival in North America

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Prehistoric Planet

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Prehistoric Planet review: David Attenborough’s dinosaur magic

David Attenborough and Hollywood talent combine in Prehistoric Planet documentary to conjure up dinosaurs as never before

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Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough review

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Breaking Boundaries review: Attenborough on climate change facts

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Sweet Tooth Review: An eccentric mix of sci-fi and fantasy

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Intergalactic review: A promising prison-break drama set in 2143

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