Japan: Between Earth & Sky

Japan Delish

September 2025 •English

"Japan Delish" is a banquet of foods from overseas adopted by the Japanese. From fare steeped in tradition to its many modern variations, uncover the delicious histories at the heart of every dish.

Japan with Sue Perkins

September 2025 •English

From sumo wrestling to robots, Japan's traditions and high-tech innovations fuel host Sue Perkin's cultural exploration in this docuseries.

Gacha Gacha - Überraschendes aus Japan im Taschenformat

September 2025 •French

Iran From Above

September 2025 •French

Around the four corners of the country,1- The mountains 2- The deserts 3- The plains: showing Iran's most symbolic places and telling stories of it's people.

Gion Matsuri - the Rebirth!

September 2025 •Japanese

Marking a 1150 year anniversary in 2019, the Kyoto Gion Matsuri was subsequently suspended for two years due to outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Live coverage of the Yoiyama evening on July 16th and the next day's Yamaboko parade is accompanied by a set of special documentaries explaining the festival history and the activities during the pandemic.

Emperor Akihito

September 2025 •English

Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary series chronicles the life of a former "divine child" who became the symbol of the Japanese State when he ascended the throne in 1989.

Thailand from Above

September 2025 •English

Thailand is not just a vacation destination, it is a wealth of culture and beauty. From the dramatic mountains of the North to the very tip of the Malay Peninsula in the South, travel the length and breadth of Thailand in this unique aerial adventure. Discover glimmering coastlines, hidden Khmer temples, luscious mangrove forests, and the traditional majesty of Thailand's historic capital.

Our Guy in Japan

September 2025 •English

Truck mechanic and motorcycle racer Guy Martin goes on an off-beat 2500-mile journey around Japan to find out how it really works.

Explore Japan

September 2025 •English

Japan continues to thrive as it incorporates cultural elements of music, fashion, cuisine, sports, arts and science from around the world. People’s encounters trigger the fusion of Japan’s and the world’s diverse culture, unceasingly producing a myriad of new phenomena and events. This series will feature how various culture in modern Japan and overseas blend together and influence each other.

The Pyramids: Solving The Mystery

September 2025 •French

The construction of the Egyptian pyramids remains an enigma, an unsolved mystery. But today, Egyptologists and archaeologists have developed a new tool which uses aerial and satellite images to provide valuable fresh clues about the position, construction, and evolution of these edifices. This series sets out to decode the mysteries of the pyramids' construction, and to recreate Egypt as it was more than 5000 years ago.

Europe from Above

September 2025 •English

Using the very latest in drone and aerial photographic technology, tour across countries and their seasons, getting a unique view from above.

Barakan Discovers

September 2025 •English

Peter Barakan is a broadcaster and a 45-year resident of Japan. In this series, he discovers how Japan is changing.

Japanese Language and People

September 2025 •English

A ten-part series on Japanese language and culture.

From City to City

September 2025 •

"Talent" Chip Tsao went to London, Greenwich, Wales, Oxford, Cambridge, England, to analyze the British people's living habits, academic development, economic conditions, etc .; and went to Warsaw, Gdansk, Krakow to know a country with a hundred years of blood and tears. Eason Chan visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Fukuoka in Japan to learn about the cultural differences; Social worker Shiu Ka-chun went deep into Finland's Turku, Helsinki, Nokia and other places to experience the local customs through living with locals. They will introduce the details of each famous city from a social, historical, and cultural perspective, bringing different connotations, depths, and education.

Egypt From Above

September 2025 •English

A spectacular aerial journey across Egypt reveals how the River Nile was the key to the ancients' empire and why it is still important today.

James May: Our Man in…

September 2025 •English

James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He’ll see the sights, meet the locals, and eat the noodles in a bid to truly understand the Land of the Rising Sun.

Lost in Tokyo

September 2025 •Italian

Britain From Above

September 2025 •English

An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective. Join host Andrew Marr as he discovers how each and every one of us is interconnecting making Britain what it is today. Britain looks very different from the skies. From a bird's eye view of the nation, its workings, cities, landscapes and peoples are revealed and re-discovered in new and extraordinary ways. Cutting edge technology allows you to see through cloud cover, navigate the landscape and witness familiar sights as never seen before.

Begin Japanology mini

September 2025 •English

Trivia on aspects of Japan's unique culture and products that reflect the aesthetic sense and values of the Japanese people.

Austria from Above: Jewels of the Country

September 2025 •German

Georg Riha is and will remain the master of aerial shots. In this series, Riha uses aerial shots only. In shootings that took several years he flew over almost all of Austria and shows the country's most beautiful places from the aerial perspective during the course of a year.