What to watch on Earth Day 2025

The Americas

Two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks narrates The Americas, an epic 10-part television event from the Emmy-winning producers of Planet Earth and Blue Planet, exploring the worlds and wildlife of North and South America. 

Catch up on DStv Stream and watch new episodes, Sundays at 18:00 on M-Net Channel 101. 

Sue Perkins Into Alaska

Showcasing America’s final frontier at its most extreme and quirky, Sue Perkins Into Alaska follows the beloved UK comedian and TV presenter on a daring adventure at the edge of civilisation. Meeting locals from homesteaders to gold prospectors, Sue’s adventure is full of heart, humour, and challenges. Does she have what it takes to survive the Alaskan way of life?  

Catch up on DStv Stream and watch new episodes, Fridays at 19:00 on BBC Earth Channel 184.

Secrets of the Penguins

From the Emperor Penguins’ revelatory bonds of friendship to the gritty resolve of Gentoos and Rockhoppers, and the astonishing ingenuity of the migrant penguins that reached deserts and far beyond, their incredible traditions and societies echo ours in ways we never dreamed possible – until now.  

Stream on Tuesday, 22 April at 18:00 on National Geographic Wild Channel 182.

Extreme Weather Specials

Catch the special Earth Day marathon from 18:20 on Discovery Channel 121:

• Deadliest Catch, winner of 16 Emmys 
• Homestead Rescue, about city slickers trying to survive off grid 
• In the Eye of the Storm (above), which captures the epicentre of shocking natural disasters in real-time like never before 
• Marooned with Ed Stafford, presented by a former British Army captain who, in 2010, became the first recorded human to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, earning himself a spot in The Guinness Book of Records.